I got home 30 minutes ago - I'm sat with a coffee & a slice of cake [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/munching_out.gif[/img] recovering from my 350 mile ride home! Big thanks to Chris & Syra for organising everything. Will post more tomorrow when I can focus on the screen [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif[/img]
Got home 5.15, some slightly illegal speeds most of the way home. 4hrs on the button. Came up to one big Cop check point, slowed as soon as I saw it. Nice guys waved me straight through. Did'nt even have to stop. Only stopped once to fuel up.
195.7 miles, 16.24 Litres. Too tired to work that out.
<!--quoteo(post=90452:date=Tue 8th Jul 2008, 10:18 PM:name=Paddy900)-->QUOTE(Paddy900 @ Tue 8th Jul 2008, 10:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->WHAT more cake. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rotflmmfao.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
A chap can never have enough cake - this was just a slice (or two) of Cadbury's Swiss roll, not a patch on the "Strawberry Dream" I had at the cafe on the hill outside Dingle [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wub.gif[/img] You'll be posting that picture shortly I expect Paddy [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rotflmmfao.gif[/img]
I looked at the stats on Tom Tom for the journey from Castlegregory to home last night - 351 miles, average speed (while moving) 61 mph, 6 hours on the move, max speed on the journey was ...... really quite fast [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hidden.gif[/img] ........ I didn't work out the MPG, but I suspect it was quite good while I was riding with Ivan and quite bad after I left him!
I'm home too - having been rained on for about two solid hours. Some really great roads, and mostly good-ish weather - a big up to Pa Larkin for organising it, hope Syrah is soon on the mend.
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hey stu,
really nice to have met you.
did you go to Cork today with the gang.
<!--quoteo(post=90543:date=Wed 9th Jul 2008, 09:35 PM:name=Paddy900)-->QUOTE(Paddy900 @ Wed 9th Jul 2008, 09:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->hey stu,
really nice to have met you.
did you go to Cork today with the gang.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You too, Paddy, nice guy for a Nordie. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif[/img]
Did the run as far as lunch stop then headed away home.
left with Hartside at 0900 and got home at 2140 safe and sound -
spent a couple of hours in dun loughaire waiting for ferry- (really nice little place!)
rain stayed off but now sheeting down with a vengeance !
many thanks to everybody especially Chris TeD for a brilliant week
good riding, great scenery and tremendous bunch of people
will also post later as I have good few pix
<!--quoteo(post=90767:date=Sat 12th Jul 2008, 09:46 PM:name=CatsBum)-->QUOTE(CatsBum @ Sat 12th Jul 2008, 09:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Although thanks to Big Dave for tagging me through Ireland today<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
No probs catz
Home safely at 21.15, but banned fom pooter by swmbo until she went to bed.
Had a great time despite the weather, tanks to EVERYONE for the great company
Off to look at the rest of the posts/threads now
BD
MOTO GUZZI T3 with Le Mans engine, frisky for an old girl
YAMAHA Tracer 700Â
RE Himalayan
Down to 3 toys at the moment, need to go shopping I think
I DON'T DO EXERCISE - if God had wanted me to bend over, he would have put cake on the floor
Back at 6am after leaving CastleG, going on mission "Gaol Cake", hooning roond the Wicklow mountains, having the noice bit of the A40 to me'sen, pootling round the Brecons in the dry and then bimbling back. Quick cupppa and I'm hoff again. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]
Doin valve clearances? Use dappers valve shim exchange program and the job will be carroty - Free (other than you postin me yer shims) for sporting members.
Got back at 0530 with only a couple of showers on route. Visited the Jameson's Heritage centre and took a nice scenic route along the coast road from Dungarven to Waterford. Had a text from Tony saying he and Hutch had arrived safely too. All 3 of us are past the wear indicators on our rear tyres though
1992 Mk1, 76k miles, Hagon springs, MTC exhaust, 4½ gears Gone now
Hutch has just left mine for Essex
rear tyres are well and truely shagged, i'll be at Ride-in Tyres first thing tomorrow [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif[/img]
still no ADSL at home [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dry.gif[/img] photos will need to wait until i'm not using my mobile for browsing......
"Never argue with an idiot. They just bring you down to their level and beat you with experience"
My TDM
:
Black
1991 850 MK1, 160k+ miles(ish, best guess really, gave up trying to keep count after 3rd set of clocks and 3rd engine), PilotRoad2 tyres, custom stubby exhaust system, bluespot calipers & goodridge braided hoses with dunlopads, maxton forks, Ohlins shock, kedo handguards, stainless TDM grill, Scottoiler with lubetube & dual nozzle thingy, Givi Wingrack2 with E45 & 2xE36s, renntec crash bars, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider2, Optimate IIIsp, Bagster tank cover, anti-dazzle coating
to fit : led spotlights, heated grips, new braided lines and rear caliper that actually has bleed nipples
Silver-ish
2003 900, 70k miles, PilotRoad3 front tyre (new@65k) & PR2 rear(new at 69k), Renthal 755 bars with KTM handguards, oxford unheated grips, power commander 3usb, scorpion titanium exhausts, standard screen with vario winglet thingy, stainless grill, oem centre stand, bagster tank cover, givi monokey topplate mounted on grabrail with V46 topbox, Givi PL pannier rails with E21s, crash bungs, mirror extender thingys, Halfords Advanced Laser Blue brillance bulbs, 21w led spotlights, touring scottoiler with leehenty dual nozzle, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider3 Urban, winter style anti-dazzle coating
to fit : led brake light strip, replacement heated grips
current rides : TDM850 3vd/mk1=tourer&scratcher, TRX850=weekend twisty toy, 2003 TDM900=commuter, 2005Â
TDM900=unmolested. Gone but not forgotton : XTZ750=overland touring toy, GS500e, GS125
If a strange looking truck driver honks at you & gives you the thumbs up, its could be me :good: