Salisbury Plain Ride Report - 19th March 2006

[mgillespie]

Top Tip, for uploading videos, use http://video.google.com They host them for free. It does take a day to vet them.

I took a few videos, and uploaded them, I should be able to post the links tomorrow.

[Slimie]

Thanks for helping me out of a rut back there BTW (no pun intended!)

No problem, it's a good thing your horn goes off on it's own,or you might still be there now Hope the bruises aren't too painfull, see you on Friday.

-Simon

[Slimie]

For ManUpNorth... PhotBuckets all SNAFU'd, I'll get on to it in the morning. I'm knackered, and I've no idea why!!

Cheers
-Simon

[mgillespie]

Click the thumbnails for the bigger picture.

[stoo]

I'm not sure who was leading the pack as I was so far behind, but thanks for doing a great job.

I even managed not to fall off (though I was sorely tempted to try that last puddle) but I suspect that was mainly down to the tyres and bike.

That was me. I tried to keep it interesting building up to the trickier stuff.

And a stirling job you did too! I'm still grinning like an idiot, thinking of all the times I nearly binned it today.

I wish I'd taken my GPS now so I could have saved a track of the route and used it again - it seems daft having all that playground on my doorstep and not knowing my way round! I chickened out in the end as the GPS mount on the XR is a bit exposed, and I convinced myself I'd drop the bike and break it.


Have you got a list of the tracks I could steal off you at some point? Not sure how easy that is to do if your GPS is a PDA and mine's a Garmin tho.... Can borrow a PDA with tomtom 5 on it if that helps?


Oh - also found this on my travels today - http://www.army.mod.uk/linked_files/...bury_plain.pdf

Live firing info line is 01980 674763

[Sniper]

Thanks for a great day out. First days off-roading and on road tyres too, No Problem!!
This was one off the best days out I have had in years.When is the next one as I cannot wait.
On the way back home across the north of the plain large plumes of smoke could be seen, it must have been one hell of a fire.

Ta Ta for now

Steve

[Maverick]

Good morning everyone!

Well I can say truly great day and was thoroughly knackered by the time I got home. Haven't washed the bike yet and looked well ard coming into London this morning

Will upload my pics tonight as well

Thanks for the great turnout and this was hopefully one of many rideouts to come this year.

[lootch67]

Definitely a great day despite having it cut short. Congratulations to especially the n00bies for coming along and keeping it upright most of the time. Hopefully this is the first of many more such ride-outs for you guys too.

[MacP]

Haven't washed the bike yet and looked well ard coming into London this morning

Me too! Right up until I ran out of fuel and then realised my fuel switch wasn't where I last left it!

Still! got going eventaually after a long walk to the petrol station - so even more people got a chance to admire my @

[mgillespie]

Washed mine when I got in yesterday afternoon, could not believe how much mud came off.

Thought I'd done a reasonable job of cleaning it up. Went to get it out today, and it's still caked in mud. Will need another clean next weekend, perhaps with the tank and seat off, to get to those parts the pressure washer cannot reach...