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11-05-2015, 06:51 PM | #1 | |
We're all mad here
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Bike: Other Not a Ducati
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But thanks to those that did - I need to get Martin to fix my new coat hook to the wall Again thanks to all the organisers Food was really good - Italian run hotel in Sussex with a lovely local pub next door - match made in heaven Justin 'take me down the muddy track' Photis - thanks loads 😉 |
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11-05-2015, 07:10 PM | #2 |
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12-05-2015, 06:48 AM | #3 | ||
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Exeter
Bike: M1100evo
Posts: 580
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Oh but I DID, but not in the category that you won! (Which wasn’t present on my voting slip anyway.) I even admired it in flow along 50 miles of the A272… thanks to you and Mart for the company going back, by the way.
It does rock, but it’s not really Belgian, it's just the Drop-off system. Way better than sticking to a convoy. Quote:
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A nice tweak to the drop-off is if the leader matches his pace with the bike in #2 slot, and then everyone gets a chance to admire the swan-like grace of the leader for a bit, and maybe even learn something. A really nice bonus tweak is NOT flying up the INSIDE of another bike on the same side of the road in a 40 mph limit - I'm mentioning no names/bikes here, but you'll know who you are. I thought it was a flawlessly run ride-out Sunday. Nice one JP.
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12-05-2015, 04:27 PM | #4 |
Lord of the Rings
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Norwich
Bike: M900sie
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12-05-2015, 05:10 PM | #5 |
No more Monster...
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: London
Bike: Other Not a Ducati
Posts: 4,326
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The Drop off system works well, when people pay attention at the briefing.
This year everyone did and I thank you all for it and it's just as much thanks to you lot that the ride went pretty darn well. Over/undertaking of other bikes on the Rideout isn't encouraged if it has no meaningful reason to have been done. So don't. I'm glad that my flawless (almost) planning, meant we had a pretty darn good route the whole way without too many of the snags that some parts of the country suffer from. And yes, I was going sensibly. I've led the National Rideout, and many others, for a good number of years and there's a lot of planning goes into them to make sure we all have a good ride. The benefit of being at the front is that no one can hear me scream when I get it wrong. That include's 'JP Shortcuts' or 'Green Laning' as it is somethimes known. Just remember, there's a better road just round the next corner. Yah. Glad you all liked it and I'm happy to mail the route to anyone if they care, and want a Garmin .GPX file. Otherwise, just follow me the next time....
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12-05-2015, 05:18 PM | #6 | |
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Kent
Bike: M900
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Thanks J.P. |
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