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Been a while but about time we had an early brekkers ride out to beat the traffic and take in some lush roads.

NOW MEETING AT EXETER MOTORWAY SERVICES. TOP CAR PARK BY THE COSTA DRIVE THROUGH. NOW LEAVING AT 0730HRS!!!!!!!!!!

Some of you will have done this before but for anyone who hasn't, we'll be going on a ferry, no pass port required, travelling through one of the worlds most expensive neighbourhoods and having breakfast on the Quay. Be like being in Monaco...

Absolutely no land speed records on this one, will be sensibly progressive. around 80miles out, not sure how much the ferry is but a few of your finest English pounds. Breakfast on the quay at Poole, Dorset then back to Exeter in time for a late lunch time, ish...

Fuel stops and coffee en route

looking at around 170 miles +- ish.

See some of you there!!!!!

Great to see you posting a ride Nick. Must be summer now
Would have deffo' joined you but I'm away this weekend
Ready for the next one though

I've gotta pass on this one too Nick. I'm also away this weekend. TIP: Watch for innocuous looking white vans on the A35 Bridport by-pass, near the Eype/picnic area turning. It's a 50 mph limit and after crawling behind grandma's Nissan Micra at 25 mph for miles it's a tempting bit of road. The lovely people in the aforementioned white van are only there for your safety of course and will be happy to inform you about it in a NIP in the post about two weeks later. They're there quite a bit, especially Sundays.

sorry bud I am away for the weekend. Have a good run and bun . Get it

I might be able to make it.... will confirm either way

I’ll be there

Change of start... Exeter M5 junction 30 services. Top of the main car park by the Costa drive through. LEAVING 0730hrs!!!!

Would love to, mate - but the pace is gonna be a bit of a stretch for me tiddler, going by last Sunday's ride. 3 mins of redlining in 6th trying to keep up does nothing for my mechanical sympathy

AndyW wrote: ↑Apr 17th, '24, 12:10 I might be able to make it.... will confirm either way

Sadly not
Weather looking good, have a good one.

Yessssssss

Well done Nick that was an amazing sunny steady ride even if we did have to rescue are the little Brazilian friend at the end.

What happened to him?

That'll do wonders for your tyre filling it with petrol fumes.... hope the guy doing the puncture repair/tyre change doesn't have a fag hanging out his gob!

Probs not as it's no longer 1957.