Who is rallying?

Pedro K

So the first rally of the year is nearly here. Riff Raff RC's Frosty Balls rally in Gatabaun on Saturday.

Are there many people on this forum who go to rallies and are there many people here who'll be going to the rally this weekend?

MonstaMash

Yes & yes

Frigga_92

Yes to both. We go to as many as possible.

goodlad

Ive never been to one!

MonstaMash

goodlad wrote: »

Ive never been to one!

Get your ass in gear & get to one...ye'll not regret it

KTRIC

Actually never been to a rally myself even once. Have a good mate that was told she cant show her face at ANY rallies again in Ireland !!! :eek:

MonstaMash

KTRIC wrote: »

Actually never been to a rally myself even once. Have a good mate that was told she cant show her face at ANY rallies again in Ireland !!! :eek:

Do tell...must have been some heinous **** to be banished from rally land

blackbird99

yes and yes

Frigga_92

KTRIC wrote: »

Actually never been to a rally myself even once. Have a good mate that was told she cant show her face at ANY rallies again in Ireland !!! :eek:

I also know of somebody who was told this, I wonder is it the same person.

illeagles_mcc

try to get to as many as possible. heading on sat alrite

Richard tea

Dumb question time. Whats a rally? Bikers meeting up for a spin???? A Charity ride????

illeagles_mcc

its like an overnight piss up, with bands food camping stalls etc, sort of mini festival for bikers

arybvtcw0eolkf

Richard tea wrote: »

Dumb question time. Whats a rally? Bikers meeting up for a spin???? A Charity ride????

illeagles_mcc wrote: »

its like an overnight piss up, with bands food camping stalls etc, sort of mini festival for bikers

^^^ And debauchery

I don't bother anymore, more or less due to work commitments and the cold & damn being bad for my aching bones ~ would rather hang out in a warm cosy clubhouse these days :cool:

illeagles_mcc

yep forgot to mention the general debauchery

Pedro K

Alice Agreeable Weed wrote: »

^^^ And debauchery

I don't bother anymore, more or less due to work commitments and the cold & damn being bad for my aching bones ~ would rather hang out in a warm cosy clubhouse these days :cool:

Ya bleedin oul lad ya!

I'll be heading to the rally this weekend. Leaving Dublin around half four. Looking forward to kicking the year off in style.

To those of you who haven't been to one yet, cone on down! You'll not regret it!

Del2005

I've spent too many cold uncomfortable nights in tents so get these and I'll go

http://www.snoozebox.com/home/index.html

KTRIC

I honestly can't see the appeal myself, sitting around in a muck pit drinking cans and talking shoite !! :rolleyes:

Cienciano

KTRIC wrote: »

Actually never been to a rally myself even once. Have a good mate that was told she cant show her face at ANY rallies again in Ireland !!! :eek:

You can't write that and not tell us what (or who) she did :pac:

KTRIC wrote: »

I honestly can't see the appeal myself, sitting around in a muck pit drinking cans and talking shoite !! :rolleyes:

Doesn't have to be, I've been at a few vintage rallys. Usually book a hotel somewhere and the lads have a route planned out. So set out in the morning, drive all day, lunch somewhere more driving, then back to the hotel for beers and looking at each others bikes.

Pedro K

KTRIC wrote: »

I honestly can't see the appeal myself, sitting around in a muck pit drinking cans and talking shoite !! :rolleyes:

Same in most bars in Dublin to be honest.

I enjoy the company, drinks and live music.

blackbird99

Pedro K wrote: »

Same in most bars in Dublin to be honest.

I enjoy the company, drinks and live music.

and an excuse to ride to different parts of the country most weekends
that you never would of thought of going to.
a few years ago i went to a rally in scotland on a saturday, came back the following day, almost 800 miles covered.
the lads at work monday couldn't believe i drove to scotland for one night,
whereas they spent friday sat and sunday night in the same pub talking to same people, telling the same yarns.

Pedro K

blackbird99 wrote: »

and an excuse to ride to different parts of the country most weekends
that you never would of thought of going to.
a few years ago i went to a rally in scotland on a saturday, came back the following day, almost 800 miles covered.
the lads at work monday couldn't believe i drove to scotland for one night,
whereas they spent friday sat and sunday night in the same pub talking to same people, telling the same yarns.

Ye, I was at the lycanclans first rally in Scotland last summer. Went for the Friday and Saturday. Was a fantastic weekend.

MonstaMash

The Mutineers Rat-Arsed Rally at Drymen, Stirling is a great ride & a fantastic seisún.

Cienciano

The boyne riders photo rally is a great job for going off the beaten track to all v corners of the country. Not sure if it's still going, used to do it every year.
Not the same as the rallies mentioned above, but a good laugh

arybvtcw0eolkf

KTRIC wrote: »

I honestly can't see the appeal myself, sitting around in a muck pit drinking cans and talking shoite !! :rolleyes:

They're actually great craic, and you don't have to stay over drinking.

I'd often call into a rally for a few hours to have the craic with a few lads then shoot off again.

Staying over night isn't everyone's idea of a great time and you'd be surprised at the amount who don't.

kilkennym

only recently back on bikes so maybe im a little dry for it but well see if I can get a permission slip one weekend.... note to self get a tent first....

illeagles_mcc

great night

Pedro K

Did anyone go to the Unfixables rally last night? I was there, camping. Holy ****. People's tents were literally being blown away by the wind.

illeagles_mcc

lol fair play to ye

Pedro K

I think that rally is just bad luck for me. Last year I highsided off my bike on the way down to it. This year the weather battered the sh!t out of everything...

Next rally for me won't be until April. Clan Na Gael's rally in summerhill. The Smokin' Aces from clonmel are good friends of ours and they're coming up to meet us in Dublin and we'll all be riding out together. Should be a good one.

illeagles_mcc

good list of events here:

http://www.vagabondsmcc.com/page2.html