South-West ride-out - Bank Hol Monday 5th May - Page 2

**ducbird** · 01 May 08, 08:42 PM

defo a man thing my directions and navigation skills
are not very good...

**CK & AK** · 01 May 08, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by David.Hicks

OK. Wherever Mrs H and I go, Monday is going to be quite progressive. She wants to now get her knee down quite often & needs to help me build my experience on the twisties rather than the Motorways and A roads.

What pace am I expecting? Well lets just say that she will be on her Monster 620, which goes like stinking stuff, so I will probably leave my TTR250 at home and have to take the SPS so I can keep up

Corrected for you David dot H

**David.Hicks** · 01 May 08, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by CK & AK

Corrected for you David dot H

Oh dear ... the Mrs logs on to Ducatisti and my world comes tumbling down around my ears

**CK & AK** · 01 May 08, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by David.Hicks

Oh dear ... the Mrs logs on to Ducatisti and my world comes tumbling down around my ears

It was only a little world wasnt it? You were lucky you had it so long, chum!

C

**Mrs H** · 02 May 08, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ducbird

defo a man thing my directions and navigation skills
are not very good...

Nah - I refuse to think it's a man thing. Don't tell him,

but I reckon my navigation skills are better than Mr H's ... Years of looking at OS maps as a kid with my dad I reckon.

**Paivi** · 02 May 08, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by CK & AK

Corrected for you David dot H

**Paivi** · 02 May 08, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrs H

Nah - I refuse to think it's a man thing. Don't tell him,

but I reckon my navigation skills are better than Mr H's ... Years of looking at OS maps as a kid with my dad I reckon.

I can't follow directions when I get them spoken or written down, but I take a quick look at a map and I know where I'm supposed to be going to.

**Jimmy996** · 03 May 08, 05:18 PM

Us "south westers" had a chat today at the bike festival and thought it would be a great idea to have a nice ride down to Kingsbridge - Plymouth (stopping at the New GT Store for a Brew!) and then over the moors anyone interested in joining us we will be meeting at the Subaru garage at Ashburton at 11am on Monday weather permitting!!

So Far (as far as I know) we have

Mr & Mrs H (SPS & Monster)

Me & Desmo Doris (996s & Monster)

Dan (blinged 748) Kes (999Bip), John (888SPS) Mike(999R) Andy (749S) & Duds (999R)

Any one else more than welcome, we will be riding some great roads!

**andyrh** · 03 May 08, 07:17 PM

Weather doesn't look good for either tomorrow or Monday

But I have changed my plans and will now be joining you on Monday if you'll have me

**Mrs H** · 03 May 08, 08:07 PM

We'll have you Andy. Dave's just checking Metcheck....
Good to see you and the boys today - hope you enjoyed your sweets (ooh, just remembered, there's some fudge for me somewhere......)

**Mrs H** · 03 May 08, 08:17 PM

Metchek says:

Tomorrow afternoon (Exeter and Plymouth) - rain
Monday (Exeter and Plymouth) - actually not bad at all - sun and a bit of cloud - but quite good enough for a bike ride. And we've gone from 2 to about 10 of us - cool.

Taunton seems to have rain forecast in the afternoon - so better to stay west.

Anyone else coming out to play?
Mr R?

Back to recording of Heroes now...

**David.Hicks** · 03 May 08, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimmy996

Us "south westers" had a chat today at the bike festival and thought it would be a great idea to have a nice ride down to Kingsbridge - Plymouth (stopping at the New GT Store for a Brew!) and then over the moors anyone interested in joining us we will be meeting at the Subaru garage at Ashburton at 11am on Monday weather permitting!!

So Far (as far as I know) we have

Mr & Mrs H (SPS & Monster)

Me & Desmo Doris (996s & Monster)

Dan (blinged 748) Kes (999Bip), John (888SPS) Mike(999R) Andy (749S) & Duds (999R)

Any one else more than welcome, we will be riding some great roads!

OK - lets make the most of it then - what time?

Mrs H and I can get away from Taunton at 8:30 or 09:00 - we need to be back in Taunton for 5pm - what about you Andy?

A dull ride to Ashburton down the motorway is an hour. A more interesting ride south of the M5 on the A303/A30 or North on the A38/A361/A396 before joining the A38 after Exeter is about 1hr 30

**andyrh** · 03 May 08, 09:33 PM

I can fit in with your times David, just let me know what time to meet up and where. (can meet at mine if it is easier) I would ideally like to be back by mid afternoon tho

As for a route to Ashburton, how about;

A38 + A361 Taunton to Tiverton

Tiverton to Crediton, not too sure on the road

Crediton to Asburton on the A377 + A38

Whatsayou?

**andyrh** · 03 May 08, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrs H

We'll have you Andy. Dave's just checking Metcheck....
Good to see you and the boys today - hope you enjoyed your sweets (ooh, just remembered, there's some fudge for me somewhere......)

Did you get any of the fudge then Mrs H? Or was it consumed in the car on the way home

**Mrs H** · 03 May 08, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by andyrh

Did you get any of the fudge then Mrs H? Or was it consumed in the car on the way home

Thank you for the reminder AndyRH - sorry - U can't type - I'm laughing too much at another post Dave's just made about you (separated at birth?)

Thanks for the fudge reminder - it's in the sweetie jar apparently. I'm going to get some right now.