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Sorry mate - gotta go down to Plymouth to look at a car at 10am. Have a good ride, guys

Looked a good day to get out, despite the dodgy forecasting.

Gotta make the most of the dry roads and relative warmth while you can

I'm the same whenever I go to the Midlands

Sorry, I'll be in Norfolk

Robbo87 wrote: ↑Aug 15th, '25, 09:23 The coffee there is the main reason I drink tea.

Should be fine with that, Bri

Bri - I'll be in Exeter until about 2pm so could possibly meet you at J27 services and go from there, probably around the same time as you were heading there anyway? Your route is pretty much the same idea I had

I did mine online and went through Glos force as they were the cheapest

Especially on the electric "mountain bikes" that are just unregistered, uninsured and unrestricted motorcycles with token pedals. Boils my piss that a regular motorcycle costs over £100 to tax and MOT, £100's to insure and you get fined if you speed, whereas peeps on ebikes are as quick A ...

Blackgold wrote: ↑Aug 9th, '25, 16:24 See you there.

Now remember - the throttle works both ways. You can only do one speed awareness course

Leather and lace sounds like Red5's ideal meet

Sorry mate - I'm up in Cheshire for a long weekend

Same here, with Green Flag. Had to use them a couple of times for the van, twice on a bike and once in the car and I've never had to wait more than an hour for them to attend. Plus, when I told them I was on a bike they made sure they sent a suitable vehicle for recovery

I always take an extra moment before committing to which hose to choose, and haven't had the misfortune to have ever misfuelled, despite regularly swapping between petrol and diesel vehicles

Being inexperienced shouldn't put you off joining any ride outs. It's the only way you're going to improve, by following other, more experienced riders and if the pace is more than you're comfortable with, just mention it at one of the coffee/toilet/arthritis stops. I think we'd all like to see peop...