2009 motorcycling highs and lows
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From: Richard Smith on 1 Jan 2010 06:33 "The Older Gentleman" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:1jbl7s9.uqqhbr1mlsbn2N%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk... > Just thinking. > > My highs this last year: > Surviving. Elefant, Slovenia, Chimay were all good. Often, mishaps simply lead to new and rewarding endeavours - when Bonwick's satnav dumped us in the wrong country, I enjoyed a hundred-mile flat-out rant across the Low Countries to make the ferry. This was much more fun than simply turning up at the ferry port on time. Plus, it wasn't my fault. Slovenia: a three-figure solo blast across Austria in the gathering gloom, knowing there was food, booze and company at the end, and the reciprocal run the following day in blazing sunshine. The girl at the filling station near Ziri, struggling to communicate in correct English (and getting it right). Being described as a responsible adult. The dirndl-attired babes(ish) in the beer hall in Traunstein. Other stuff. > > The lows > Having to spend most of Saturday sorting out the chain on the VFR in May. Faceplanting the autobahn - but the blast home the next day was good. Once I crossed the lines back into France, it was sunshine all the way.
From: mark on 1 Jan 2010 06:46 In message <7q50saFqroU1(a)mid.individual.net>, Nige <ni(a)btinternet.com> writes >On 01/01/2010 00:18, mark wrote: >> In m > >> >> My youngest girl turning into a bloody teenager :( >> > >Carrie? Now you mention it....... -- Mark Roberts
From: Champ on 1 Jan 2010 07:27 On Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:01:51 +0000, Salad Dodger <salad.dodger(a)idnet.com> wrote: >Pithiviers. Pip's joy at simply being there was most uplifting. Wasn't it just. >>The lows >The speed and efficiency of the MIB. Who? -- Champ We declare that the splendour of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Champ on 1 Jan 2010 07:36 On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:15:42 +1300, BrianNZ <brian(a)itnz.co.nz> wrote: >stephen.packer(a)gonemail.com wrote: >> The Older Gentleman <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> BrianNZ <brian(a)itnz.co.nz> wrote: >>> >>>> It seems most of the Pomgolian highlights happen out of their own country?? >>> Misbehaviour "doesn't count in Foreign" >> >> The fines do though- I think the total for the Alps trip was: >> Germany - �1300 >> Switzerland- 1420CHF (approx �1000) >> France - �90 >> >> However no threat to license or liberty. Marvellous. >Shite! Thats a bit steep! No threat to licence is a good thing but you >loose liberty doing the overtime to pay the fines. Ah, but it was split between a number of us. I think the worst was Steve who had 90 + 350 + 260 ish -- Champ We declare that the splendour of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Salad Dodger on 1 Jan 2010 08:00
On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:27:26 +0000, Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: >On Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:01:51 +0000, Salad Dodger ><salad.dodger(a)idnet.com> wrote: >>>The lows >>The speed and efficiency of the MIB. > >Who? Motor Insurer's Bureau. |