Sorting the men from the fairweather bikers - a wednesday autumn ride out

Tree

Right so, time to whip out the sexy rain gear and find your thermal undies.

I'm proposing an evening spin on wednesday 9th of september from 7pm.

Route yet to be decided, but with a warm pub/café en route for warming up in. Suggestions for a spin of up to 90 mins are welcome (plus tea/coffee time in the middle) I'll stick a proposed route up later if noone beats me to it

Xios

I'd be interested in going, never been on a run before, just me and my 2 friends going up the mountains, i'm getting my new fazer 600 this weekend, jumping from a 125, i'd like to come along, get a feel for the bike, get some advice off you guys, but i'm gonna be taking it slow, trailing behind a lot.

Tree

More than welcome to join us dude. Not all of us are speed demons, in fact, i would certainly say i drive like a girl :P

P.C.

Tree wrote: »

i would certainly say i drive like a girl :P

Now that you mention it - you do.

I will be there, as long as the weather is not like today.

What is the plan - Where are we meeting? What time? South side route?

Tree

I'm voting southside (so i can get home faster in teh cold....)

KamiKazi

Hopefully I'll be able to make this one.

DonkeyRhubarb

Xios - I have a Fazer and I plan on going. You'll love the Fazer.

Kami - try not to crash.

P.C. - look at the title of the thread. Your not allowed to not go regardless of weather. It's on the rules of the talking tree.

Tree - I still can't believe it's a talking tree.

Everyone - Hi everybody!:D

KamiKazi

DonkeyRhubarb wrote: »

Xios - I have a Fazer and I plan on going. You'll love the Fazer.

Kami - try not to crash.

P.C. - look at the title of the thread. Your not allowed to not go regardless of weather. It's on the rules of the talking tree.

Tree - I still can't believe it's a talking tree.

Everyone - Hi everybody!:D

Thats it, no ice cream for you.

In fact, go stand in your corner!

KamiKazi

Actually won't be able to make this, just remembered I gotta play Estonia Wednesday night :mad:

Xios

KamiKazi wrote: »

Actually won't be able to make this, just remembered I gotta play Estonia Wednesday night :mad:

The whole country?

DonkeyRhubarb

Must be the whole country so!

KamiKazi

Xios wrote: »

The whole country?

Only 6 of them

n.catenthusiast

sounds good see yizzers there. unless work gets its claws into me first...

Xios

KamiKazi wrote: »

Only 6 of them

In what sport?

also, has the route been planned, i don't really know any routes, just sally's gap really.

Tree

http://short.ie/geoao4 http://short.ie/585y5w

google maps reckons the two bits of route dont actually join up, though i am skeptical. Prolly take an hour, can go in either direciton, stop for coffee in eniskerry or the like

P.C.

Where are we meeting, and what time?

Tree

gates of marley park or some scenicy bit fo black rock, either end sure. 7pm good for all?

P.C.

Tree wrote: »

gates of marley park or some scenicy bit fo black rock, either end sure. 7pm good for all?

7pm is fine. We should meet from 6:30, than we can leave at 7.

What if we meet here? There is a Texaco petrol station there.

Then we can go along the coast, and come back down into BallyB.
So, Clockwise around.

Tree

plan!

DonkeyRhubarb

Bloody pain in the a**e (low level mutters) most people here on southside (more low lever mutters) making me commute!

Ah hello there!

My awful knowledge of the southside usually gets me lost there, but Ill mosie on over. (mutter, mutter).

It get dark much earlier these nights, so it will have to be a short enough spin!

thehomeofDob

Wow, might be able to make this! Will see if the girlfriend will let me get away for a few hours. She's on the the southside so I'll be down shankill way anyway.

thehomeofDob

How many going so far?

DonkeyRhubarb

The usual suspects. So that would be four I imagine. Lol:D

thehomeofDob

and the definite meeting place? I haven't gone for a spin in ages, and I have the day off, so I'd love to go.

KamiKazi

Someone sort out a weekend spin while we're at it

P.C.

KamiKazi wrote: »

Someone sort out a weekend spin while we're at it

What is wrong with you?

Lazy?

KamiKazi

P.C. wrote: »

What is wrong with you?

Lazy?

Ah sure you might as well do it now that you're online, yours is the only route that'll end up in Bray for ice cream anyway

P.C.

KamiKazi wrote: »

Ah sure you might as well do it now that you're online, yours is the only route that'll end up in Bray for ice cream anyway

OK - but it is going to be a route that you might have done before.

KamiKazi

P.C. wrote: »

OK - but it is going to be a route that you might have done before.

Actually how about this? A bit different than the usual Wicklow spin clicky

DonkeyRhubarb

I really don't wanna go to Wickla again. Lovely scenery, but it's a blur.

P.C.

Or this.

We will have to talk about this tomorrow.

P.C.

DonkeyRhubarb wrote: »

I really don't wanna go to Wickla again. Lovely scenery, but it's a blur.

HHHMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm

What about the N52?

DonkeyRhubarb

That's a long one for an evening spin P.C. It's dark by 9 these days. Any interesting places to go and see things? (not lizards). Or does anyone fancy heading out to malahide for coffee? Stuff like that. Just throwing a few ideas out there.

P.C.

KamiKazi wrote: »

Someone sort out a weekend spin while we're at it

DonkeyRhubarb wrote: »

That's a long one for an evening spin P.C. It's dark by 9 these days. Any interesting places to go and see things? (not lizards). Or does anyone fancy heading out to malahide for coffee? Stuff like that. Just throwing a few ideas out there.

Aaaahhhhh

KamiKazi and I were talking about a weekend spin.

Sorry.

The spin for tomorrow evening is not too long.

See you all tomorrow.

DonkeyRhubarb

Ahhh. Good fish at bottom of river...

I'll be in gay Paris this weekend, so I won't be going along, but I'll see yous all tomorrow.

thehomeofDob

P.C. wrote: »

7pm is fine. We should meet from 6:30, than we can leave at 7.

What if we meet here? There is a Texaco petrol station there.

Then we can go along the coast, and come back down into BallyB.
So, Clockwise around.

Can I confirm are we meeting at Marley park or the link above? Cheers guys, don't wanna end up at the wrong spot.

:pac:

DonkeyRhubarb

Far as I know it's texaco. Marley is an awkward one to get to for a lot of people, in fact, perhaps everyone! (especialy if your from the northside). Least texaco is kinda the middle.

thehomeofDob

I hope to be there so. Can't guarantee it tho, so don't wait.

Tree

Yeah, so meeting in texaco blackrock as per pc's link. Arrive between 6.30-7 to leave at 7, promptly.

Should be to rathfarnhamy direction by nine. you can lash on to the m50 near to there so you'll be able to go home to your norhtside land

DonkeyRhubarb

Ach poo poo! Something urgent has come up and I can't make it this evening.

Sorry all, but enjoy the spin.

And remember - Donkeys will eat you alive!

Xios

hey, i'll be attending, could someone pm me a phone number, just in case i get lost or what not, don't spend much time in black rock, ie. none
Coming from lucan.

P.C.

Can the boys still go?

THE SUN IS SHINNING.

Or do we have to stay at home and wait for rain?

Tree

you have my permission to come along.... this time

n.catenthusiast

i can't make it :-(


Bike is makin some shockin awful grinding noises...

KamiKazi

n.catenthusiast wrote: »

i can't make it :-(


Bike is makin some shockin awful grinding noises...

But you know all the noises that your bike makes right?

P.C.

KamiKazi wrote: »

But you know all the noises that your bike makes right?

And where were you this evening?

Thanks for organizing the spin, Tree.

Was good.

Steffano2002

How many turned up? I was so convinced it was going to rain I didn't bother... But then I was so surprised by the nice weather that I actually forgot about it!

KamiKazi

P.C. wrote: »

And where were you this evening?

Thanks for organizing the spin, Tree.

Was good.

Go organize the next weekend one, I'll be there

P.C.

Steffano2002 wrote: »

How many turned up? I was so convinced it was going to rain I didn't bother... But then I was so surprised by the nice weather that I actually forgot about it!

I though that you did not mind riding in the rain. :P

Steffano2002

P.C. wrote: »

I though that you did not mind riding in the rain. :P

I don't when I have to go to work. No other means of transportation so why complain...

But I'm not going to go out for a spin in the wet on purpose!

When you have 170bhp at the disposal of your right wrist you know only dry roads are fun. Either that or I should stick some full race wets!

n.catenthusiast

KamiKazi wrote: »

But you know all the noises that your bike makes right?

yeah but this noise is new-like the squeals of a dying pig i think.