IXXRA......The Home Of The Superblackbird

by **Tim** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:20 pm

...brill ...can't wait for the next instalment

by **jack** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:54 pm

yea gimme, gimme, won,t more, won,t more....pleeeeease

by **REEFER** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:48 pm

GOLDEN RULE>>>> what happens on tour stays on tour :mrgreen:

by **John** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:54 pm

REEFER wrote:GOLDEN RULE>>>> what happens on tour stays on tour

And from your story, in your case, that nearly came true

sos Si, couldnt resist :mrgreen:

by **barsteward** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:02 pm

come on laceyjay lets have some more... :clap:

and don't let Reefer intimidate you he's just being his usual Bullyboy self :roll)

by **Akuji** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:19 pm

REEFER wrote:GOLDEN RULE>>>> what happens on tour stays on tour

it will on the next one :wink)

by **Tigger** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:07 pm

REEFER wrote:GOLDEN RULE>>>> what happens on tour stays on tour

SPILL IT LACEY :twisted)

i bet reefer didnt get lost, he either wanted you an graham to himself or MEANT to go that way :evil)

by **REEFER** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:49 pm

it will on the next one

by **REEFER** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:09 pm

ok..decoded translation of events as follows.....

I left the six bottles of water I had brought along in the hotel room !!!!

someone told her bottled water was REAL expencive in france :roll)

..then forgot all about it until we met up :wink)

Reefer took one look, rearranged the sidestand from up position to again the up position and she started !!! Phew.

this is called the gear selector..taking out of first gear to enable the starter motor circuit..panic over :roll)

We made our way to Folkestone and there met up with Loobrush, Lesley and Phil

who were late btw :smackbutt

Bumpy ride there

it moves

Reefer was great â€“ he did hold off on the throttle to allow me to keep up

was having lunch and chatting to graham on the back

although at one point I overtook him

waved her on :wink)

and caught up with they others (of course they had slowed down a lot

mutipull puntures i think

I held off on the throttle in an endeavour to pull in to my rightful place at the rear

reads..slams the brakes on at 120 for no reson what so ever in the outside lane then watches my forks hit the floor trying not to rear end her fully luggaged up and 2 up also :banghead)

Following everyone else,I was not aware that we had taken a slight detour for Paris and found the Paris Ring Road to be far worse than the M25

at this major detour point i was not leading :-?

a couple of times Reefer was in front and others I was in front

reads..given up hope of ever leaving the airport roads again in the blistering heat

my tomtom was telling us where to go but with the sunlight shining on the screen at inopportune moments

like every turning and direction..thought it was switched off a couple of times as lacy did say how nice a paticular plan lokked..again and again and again as we kept riding past it in different direction :banghead)

I kept missing the turning

and nearly casuing a pile up behind each time

but eventually we were on our way again, heading in the right direction (With the help of both Tomtom and Garmin working together)

after we stopped listening to the tom tom :roll)

plenty of free water and ice

confirmed

by **MaXX2** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:23 pm

C'mon Lacey let's be avvin it- stop keepin us in suspenders m8 :mrgreen:

by **Laceyjay** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:40 pm

I didnt think it was that interesting lol

..... I just got home from work - having a cuppa and then getting typing - thanks Reefer for putting the picture straight, I knew I could rely on you - but where are the pictures - everyone wants to see pictures and my camera was crap

by **MaXX2** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:44 pm

WELL- have ya sorted it yet :mrgreen:

by **Laceyjay** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:07 pm

by **REEFER** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:43 pm

adjacent petrol station, Reefer pulls in, a car pulls in behind him, I go round said car which promptly reverses and nearly knocks me flying, obviously doesnâ€™t know how to use rear observation

while the huge 4x4 is reversing someone :roll)

finds the only blind spot it has and pulls into it :-?

Ohhh yes I remember, Garmin only went so far whereas TomTom could take us right to the hotel

and went to eat in the hotel restaurantâ€¦â€¦ â€¦â€¦.biggggggggggggg mistake.

confirmed..3rd worst meal ive have ever had :bigcry:

I think I would have ventured off on my own

but then Reefer returned from his early morning jog

confirmed

The ride back was more eventful â€“ there was I enjoying the scenery, enjoying the road,

..trying to see wherre reefer had gone in the distance :roll)

and suddenly screeches to a halt

tickled front brake and slowed from 25mph to a rolling stop

The meal at Flunch(?) that evening great, company was great, we all sat around outside the hotel until I decided it was my bedtime and tipped the remains of my drink into my lap

reads.. i swiftly departed company for the other bikers as having made a fool of myself spilling my complete drink over my lowers areas it would have appeared to other hotel users i hade actully pissed myself :mrgreen:

Monday morning bright and early, packed bags, loaded up the bikes, stood around waiting for Reefer and Graham and eventually

was woken by bikes revving as the others were packed and ready to go, reefer who had been up for hours kindly woke me by tapping gently on my hotel door

Tuesday afternoon â€“ hot, stressed and finally deciding to make my way home on my own, after having a row with AA cos they wouldnâ€™t reinstate breakdown cover

reads..spent most of the day taking in the sites, canning the drinks machine, taking photos that were unuseable and canning reefers phone with calls to the UK :bigshock)

by **Tigger** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:25 am

REEFER wrote:
but then Reefer returned from his early morning jog

confirmed

confirmed my ass, the last thing you did in hurry was a curry :mrgreen:

i am so glad i logged on tonight, that one comment brought sunshine into my life. so pleased i was not eating or i would have choked, spat and ruined a brand new keyboard, mouse, desk, monitor, and prob spat throught the closed window. lol

by **Laceyjay** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:02 am

Tigger wrote:
REEFER wrote:
but then Reefer returned from his early morning jog

confirmed

confirmed my ass, the last thing you did in hurry was a curry

i am so glad i logged on tonight, that one comment brought sunshine into my life. so pleased i was not eating or i would have choked, spat and ruined a brand new keyboard, mouse, desk, monitor, and prob spat throught the closed window.

by **Tim** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:51 pm

, well done and a nice write up .

by **REEFER** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:59 pm

thanks tim :mrgreen:

by **Rolfy Dave** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:50 pm

Loved the writeup LJ...

Glad you enjoyed it...

Jan & I have been abroad 3 times now (always on our own up untill this year)

We treat it as an adventure, and never know where we will end up or what will happen...

2 years ago, we had a rear tyre blow out at 90mph in roadworks fully loaded

Jan didnt even notice untill I stopped on the hard shoulder :roll)

Taking Stealth & Dawn over this year (they are newbies too...) really looking forward to it.

Maybe you can join us in Germany one fine day.

Best to ya,

Rolfy

by **jack** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:21 pm

Rolfy Dave wrote:We treat it as an adventure, and never know where we will end up or what will happen...
Rolfy

Couldn't agree more Rolfy, it's what you make of it, you only get out, what ya put in!

by **REEFER** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:04 pm

forgot to mention :mrgreen:

on the drizzley sunday someone kept shoving flyers for a nearby zoo in other le frog attendes faces for several hours..then realised he/she was trying to flog a dead horse looked for other hotel guests that may have been intrested

..the event was canceled due to suprisenly lack of intrest howdy

by **Akuji** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:09 pm

REEFER wrote:forgot to mention

on the drizzley sunday someone kept shoving flyers for a nearby zoo in other le frog attendes faces for several hours..then realised he/she was trying to flog a dead horse looked for other hotel guests that may have been intrested ..the event was canceled due to suprisenly lack of intrest

erm get it fookin' right reeger it was cancelled cos of the fookin' rain and the possibility that whilst visiting you might have been kept behind as a new exhibit