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Weather's looking v' promising for the weekend and one can't let Herr Ptolemyx keep hogging the show with his rideouts can one? ; so, I'm putting one together for this Sunday, weather permitting with (mostly) good roads and and as traffic-free as possible, with a coffee and snack stop along the way - or maybe two .

DETAILS: Meet at Cafe Earth, Tedburn Road EX4 2HD AT 09.45 hrs for a 10.00 hrs start. Please be fueled up and ready to go.
Lunch stop at Greedy's in Torrington, finish either Morrisons or Wetherspoons in Tiverton depending on what folks want.
Drop-off system if more than a handful of peeps - Ptolemyx to be T.E.C.
Route approx 100 miles:https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Cafe+ ... FQAw%3D%3D

You have a TEC volunteer....should more than a couple of us come out to play.

Rider list so far:
Moi.
Ptolemyx
Gallbladder (Andy S)
Jug (?)

Any more for the soiree in the sun?

All being well... will confirm tomorrow but it looks like I'm still stuck here for the weekend so may as well enjoy it.

Just for something new, we could finish for a wind down coffee and debrief at the Tiverton canal cafe. If they're open. Whadyathink boss?

ptolemyx wrote: ↑Mar 20th, '26, 05:34 Just for something new, we could finish for a wind down coffee and debrief at the Tiverton canal cafe. If they're open. Whadyathink boss?

Looks like the only parking is a pay & display that applies to motorcycles.

The Canal Barge was still closed last weekend. The Canal Tea rooms is open though, till 3 on a Sunday

Us skinflints aren't going to pay parking. Wivvaspoons for dishwater masquerading as coffee then. No, we don't do McDs.

Well, if it's a spoons I may as well have a curry then.

Looks like 'spoons to finish then, cos it's Brian's faveritt innit! 🏍.

I'll stop for a chat then fook off to somewhere decent then

Weather's still looking good for tomorrow folks. Can't wait to get into a decent rideout at last . See you at the cafe .

Yup, see you at the cafe.

Eight of us had a grand day out. Thanks for orgamanizing Phil

I have one complaint - as TEC I didn't see a single incident of crap riding by any of the group for my amusement

Nice ride out.
Many thanks Robbo for organising and Brian for TEC duties.

My clutch was vague and spongy for most of the ride so when I got home I took the lid of the reservoir and sure enough it had indeed got low enough that it was sucking in air. So I topped it up and pumped it a few times, it burped a few air bubbles, and just like that I have a nice clutch feel again.

ptolemyx wrote: ↑Mar 22nd, '26, 16:15 I have one complaint - as TEC I didn't see a single incident of crap riding by any of the group for my amusement

I found the roads were pretty scary in places on a lot of those roads, with potholes and gravel on the bends..
I think that made us all focus harder on not messing up, which is probably why it was uneventful for you to watch.