French Run report

I think I'm first back. Great time had by all, only brakdown was DNC's
1200 bandit which spat its chain, taking out the clutch pushrod and
which was, amazingly, repaired by a French bike shop, so he was only a
few hours late.

Lots of booze, lots of rides on other people's bikes (I likes ZX12Rs, I
does), and I'll let others add their own comments....

 

Bah. Beaten by 7 minutes.

All I'm going to say, other than "if that fucker falls off its stand
one more time I'm going to cry", is...

Paging Prawn.

 

<Shuffles feet, looks down, hands in pockets...>

 

All the usuual things that tend to happen

Ignorance is bliis, isn't it. ;-)

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, prawn

Oh dear...

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets
and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, The Older

Ho yuss. Another great weekend, in excellent company.

The "Four Countries Before Dinner" run was a great success, thanks to
all involved.

Sign me up for the autumn one!

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets
and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

<looks at sky, whistles nonchalantly>

 

You think?

 

Dinner? Wasn't it supposed to be breakfast?

 

With added chicory. Bleeurgh.

I learned three things yesterday:

1. when following a GSXR1000, if the rider doesn't brake for a bend,
don't take this to mean that you don't have to.

2. Germany shuts on a Saturday.

3. Erm .... BANG!

GL1500s do spanking KSBs in tunnels.
And outside Luxembourg Post Offices.

Not many.

--
| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C
|_\_____/_| ..75073../..18420.../..3184./.19406
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4
'^' RBR Landmarks: 12 Pts: 220 Miles: 914

 

"If I never see another badly surfaced hairpin again, it'll be too soon."

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Salad Dodger

Yeah, I wonder where they got it?

Mm-hmm. Mind you, it at least gives you the chance to see the novel
sight of Monz with both wheels on the deck.

They'd all fucked off to Luxembourg for the cheap petrol and fags.

They do, they do, they do. It's the 3' green flame and huge cloud of
smoke that's the most impressive though. Fucking fuel injection, I was
*well* jealous.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets
and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, ogden

From what I heard, you didn't see that one.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets
and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Me too. I'm coming on this one, or I'll resign.

 

Oh, not at all. I was referring to, well, all the hairpins with really
shitty surfaces. There must have been hundreds of the fuckers!

The one you're talking about, you cocked up in exactly the same way
as I'd cocked one up about twenty minutes before, and certainly not
as badly as the bend where I ended up in the gravel looking down a
ravine.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Cab

Christ yes, I was really, really hoping you'd be on this one.

It's your round.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets
and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

so does I..


and I'll let others add their own comments....

Good start to the holiday as the ferry that was already late, was
further delayed by someone being very inconsiderate and falling down
dead at the bar. After a few people had stepped over him, they thought
it might be a good idea to close the bar, and lock us all in while
they sorted him out.

Typical ukrm- get locked in a bar that isn't serving.

oh and thanks to Dr DNC et al for sorting out my sunstroke.

 

Fat chance.

 

Sunstroke? **** right off. It was a hangover.

 

Sunstroke? **** right off. It was a hangover.[/QUOTE]

Hoho!