Morning Ride Out Saturday 15th August

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You are of course welcome along to any Southwestbikers rideout, however your bike must be in good mechanical order (we don’t want anything falling off of it including you), taxed and have a current MOT. You must have a valid motorcycle licence and current motor insurance. You are in charge of your motorcycle at all times and SWB will not accept any responsibility for actions you take or any accidents you may have. Always ride within your own capabilities and do not put others at risk. Remember, while you are on a Southwestbikers rideout you are representing the site and what it stands for.
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How early do we start?

Leave Bridge at 6am. Maximum riding and lets make it to Boscastle
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Leave Bridge at 7am and get as far as we can but have a bit more time in bed
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Leave Bridge at 8am sensible times for getting out of bed any riding we can bag is "all good"
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Total votes: 5

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Re: Morning Ride Out Saturday 15th August

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Make sure that you leave enough to stop the chickens getting out
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Re: Morning Ride Out Saturday 15th August

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tony volusia wrote: Aug 19th, '20, 15:14 the state of that road i wonder if you could put a claim in against the highways dept
maybe worth a try as you got the photo of it
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Re: Morning Ride Out Saturday 15th August

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just think if everyone just abandoned the idea of claiming or reporting dangerous roads in the end nobody would bother to ride out anymore as it would be to costly keep repairing your bikes yourself
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Re: Morning Ride Out Saturday 15th August

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tony volusia wrote: Aug 19th, '20, 21:03 just think if everyone just abandoned the idea of claiming or reporting dangerous roads in the end nobody would bother to ride out anymore as it would be to costly keep repairing your bikes yourself
Exactly what Devon and all of the other Highways Agencies would love to see.
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We would all be on off roader bikes with crazy Suspension and comfy Seats.
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Re: Morning Ride Out Saturday 15th August

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With some of Devon's roads not sure there's much difference from being off-road.
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Re: Morning Ride Out Saturday 15th August

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maybe there should be a joint venture from all clubs in the southwest to make this point and get the roads sorted
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tony volusia wrote: Aug 19th, '20, 21:03 just think if everyone just abandoned the idea of claiming or reporting dangerous roads in the end nobody would bother to ride out anymore as it would be to costly keep repairing your bikes yourself

oh I report faults at every opportunity ,and keep on doing it they must have me listed as a PITA
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Re: Morning Ride Out Saturday 15th August

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is there a site where you can search to see if a fault has already been reported?
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yes go here , https://www.devon.gov.uk/roadsandtransp ... a-problem/ start as though you are reporting a problem then when it comes to the mark it on the map page it shows you what has been reported already where it says track an existing problem you need a reference number to get it to work
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Re: Morning Ride Out Saturday 15th August

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Back to Roy's ingenuity, he's more a baling twine sort of bloke. Only he will have made the baling twine, not bought it. The important bit being because he can...
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