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ddubya wrote:Hi all,

Just had the 'final details' for Sunday from DAAT.

Parking is in the coach park at Trago. Are we meeting up to go on the ride together or are we just doing are own thing

You still on for a 0900 hrs meet at the Services? I'll deffo be there if so, possibly gaulblader also.

Hi Robbo,
Have been keeping my eye on the weather.
It doesn't look good for the places mentioned in the info we had the other day.
Went over the moor last week and some are the roads are a little 'gravelly'.
I'm probably going to 'wimp out'
Hopefully catch up with you another time.
Ride safe.

Ill be at the sevices come rain or shine
Does look like textile weather though :/ (at the moment)

Ddub - No problem. I'm leading the Rural Rideout from Taunton on the 16th August, p'haps catch you then?

Balki - That's a deffo on the textiles. See you at 0900 hrs - top car park?

just ride straight down to teignmouth dubs, you don't have to do the ride. plus, if you get there early, no queues for the food.

We will be going still but as on a 125 for a giggle may have to leave a bit earlier.
Hope to see you guys out and about though

Robbo87 wrote:Ddub - No problem. I'm leading the Rural Rideout from Taunton on the 16th August, p'haps catch you then?

Balki - That's a deffo on the textiles. See you at 0900 hrs - top car park?

Yep normal place (top carpark - right as soon as you enter)

No rain forecast now for Sunday.

See you on the den, I'll be one of the people telling you where to park.

Sadly I had to pull out at the very last second!
I got there with no problems, parked out, got my T-Shirt and got a coffee and breakfast.
As I was there early I was in the first group of riders to leave.

The bloody bike wouldn't start! Whiiiiir CLUNK it went. I know the noise.. It means the battery is low/flat!
But.. I'd riding it all the way only a couple of hours before!

The guy next to me suggested using the car park slope to bump-start the bike. I tried and YES! It fired to life!
Woo!
Rode back around and retook my position with the bike idling nicely - although it sounded very rough...
Almost time to leave, and I remembered I hadn't turned the lights on yet. Flicked them on and.. Bike instantly died!

Deep breath and run it back down the slope to bring it back running.
It was this point that I realised I'd have to abandon the ride and just take it home. Teignmouth sea front is well known for it's lack of Motorbike-starting slopes...

So I started scared the second marshall by not taking the right roundabout exit, headed onto the A38 and took it nice and easy home.

The engine is sounding VERY rough, so I'll have to take a look at it tomorrow.

I'm upset because I'd been looking forward to a ride over the moors.

Still, they got my donation, so I've done my part

Don't worry to much as got to Postbridge and the heavens opened,
As on the 125 we cut a left at 2 bridges and headed back to Ashburton and then to Teignmouth.

Head from a few people that it was worse after that closer to tavistock.
Shame as is such a nice event for a great cause.

Will hope next year's is a bit better weather wise.

and to finish....