Im never going to be able to look at a BMW without thinking of a fat barmaid. Glad your home safe Eric . nice to see ya again mate
Home now and enjoying a coffee with wifey Good ride home with a bit of a build up of traffic as I was about to join the A5 so swung right through Whittington, Ellesmere and Whitchurch. BIG thanks to Ade and Mick for stepping up and organising this years GMU BIG thanks also to Jez and Sprinter for organising and procuring the provisions BIG thanks again to Sprinter and Andy for cooking the meals BIG thanks to Mr & Mrs Chiari1 for doing the washing up BIG thanks also to Rich for organising the raffle which is always entertaining and his two lovely assistants To friends old and new it was good to meet up It just gets better and better. Roll on The Triumph Forum GMU 2019
Home now after an incident free sprint home , dropped the bike in the bunkhouse carpark but the ride home was incident free !!!! Wanna say it was a pleasure to meet you all and we had a really enjoyable evening , many many thanks again to all involved with the organising , getting provisions and Jim and Andy who where stars in the kitchen it was nice to put faces to names at last , have a safe journey folks and I both hope and look forward to meeting you all again Kel & Dwyn Ps Dilli its chiari1 ( kee are ee ) not friggin chair1 but you're still a superstar
Just got back, the home made GPS route worked well. The bike's looking a bit grubby now but it was worth it.... Thanks to all who were involved in the organising and ensuring it all ran ok, it was an excellent weekend and I'll definitely be wanting to go to next years GMU !
Back home safe and sound. Rich accompanied Judith and myself and then set off for home after a coffee break. Thanks to everone who made this a GMU a great success.
Good to meet up again - thanks to everyone for organising food and rideouts and everything. Bloody loved it! Good run down to South Wales via the rest if the Elan Valley reservoirs, apart from last bit of dual carriageway. Rode round the centre twice trying to find where I'm staying. Now at The Goat Major with my son and daughters boyfriend. (Geting right on it!)
Got home and had a kip as usual. Great weekend. Would like to say thanks to @Rooster @littleade @Dozers Dad @Rich Bryce and @Sprinter for all the effort they have put into the organisation of this event.
Thank you @Wessa for leading me out of welshland. I'm going home,soon honest.Im having too much fun in Hawes
Home safe after 820 fun filled miles on Doris, great to see you all again and special thanks to @Sprinter @Dozers Dad @Rooster and @littleade And thanks to you rabble for being a great bunch, not riding like dicks and getting back from the rideouts in one piece @Rich Bryce included
@andypandy got myself some sheep's cheese, although the Wensleydale mango and ginger was very nice mate.
Followed my SatNavigators (aka Rooster and Mrs Rooster) to theirs for a cuppa before wending my way home the scenic route via a bunch of nice back roads - all on the tank of fuel I bought in Llanidloes with 21 mikes to spare. Surprising how the fuel economy improves when you keep near the speed limit. Might try that little trick again. Stopped off at the club house for a pint and a half of ice cold mood enhancer before completing the last couple of miles. Big thanks to everyone who went the extra mile to organise and cook and route plan and just help make it such a brilliant GMU. You know who you are. We love you.
How does this work then - I did 115 miles on a tankful (best ever), this was mainly at 70 mph on the 60's in Wales, then 85~90 on the motorway. Fuel light came on as I rolled into the services (well pleased with that), put in 11.66 litres. That is 45 mpg, I usually get around 35mpg just riding around normally (well, as normal as you can ride a mad bastard bike like a Tuono). So from now on, I'm saving fuel and riding everywhere at least 85mph !!!! Edit - check out the time, my till reciept from llanidloes says 9:12, and I stopped to chat to Rooster for a minute or so!!!
I try (I like to think me owning Land Rovers, a litre bike and a 2500 Turbo petrol car has all contibuted towards global warming, just look at the beautiful weather we have had this weekend, I like to think I've done my bit to help )
