Essex / kent run

[3DP]

sc0tt said:

Andy XRV said:

Bearing in mind some of us will be on motorways for 3/4 of an hour to get to Thurrock there seems to be quite a lot of additional motorway riding on your route Sc0tt. Are there any back roads we could take?

Plenty

But everyone moaned! cough pete cough

edit - Ill make another route in an hour and we can see whats what.

It won't be near as busy as last time.

That was when I thought a 9:30am start. At 7:30 the towns will be fine with empty roads linking them.

[3DP]

Andy XRV said:

sc0tt said:

Andy XRV said:

Bearing in mind some of us will be on motorways for 3/4 of an hour to get to Thurrock there seems to be quite a lot of additional motorway riding on your route Sc0tt. Are there any back roads we could take?

Plenty

But everyone moaned! cough pete cough

edit - Ill make another route in an hour and we can see whats what.

It won't be near as busy as last time.

Don't worry about Pete, you only know he's having fun when he's moaning

It's too many lunches with Fleegle that have caused it

[zippo]

mu0n said:

Sounds good - what time do you think that would be roughly mate? I'll pre-empt the missus.

I could meet you at the BP at Fyfield if you like (I will be coming from Chelmsford). The rest of them should be there at about 9ish

[sc0tt]

Right Whingebags - Please see new route

http://goo.gl/maps/iOZJa

Departing Thurrock Services at 0745. Stragglers can meet at Mcdonalds.

Map for the late ones (You shouldn't need this)

http://goo.gl/maps/0QEmv

[Andy XRV]

3DP said:

Andy XRV said:

sc0tt said:

Andy XRV said:

Bearing in mind some of us will be on motorways for 3/4 of an hour to get to Thurrock there seems to be quite a lot of additional motorway riding on your route Sc0tt. Are there any back roads we could take?

Plenty

But everyone moaned! cough pete cough

edit - Ill make another route in an hour and we can see whats what.

It won't be near as busy as last time.

Don't worry about Pete, you only know he's having fun when he's moaning

It's too many lunches with Fleegle that have caused it

You need to limit yourself to once a month otherwise before you know it you'll have a matching TRF beard too

[Andy XRV]

sc0tt said:

Right Whingebags - Please see new route

http://goo.gl/maps/iOZJa

Departing Thurrock Services at 0745. Stragglers can meet at Mcdonalds.

Map for the late ones (You shouldn't need this)

http://goo.gl/maps/0QEmv

That looks much better Scott, looking forward to meeting up.

[pasmith73]

I'm planning on joining but haven't put my name down as a definite just in case the weather is too bad. Really hope the temperature pick-up for the weekend.

I know that route pretty well - some of my favourite roads.

Is it the McDs in the Lakeside retail park? Are you leaving there about 8.30?

[sc0tt]

pasmith73 said:

Is it the McDs in the Lakeside retail park? Are you leaving there about 8.30?

Yup.

If the weathers naff nobody will go

[mu0n]

zippo said:

I could meet you at the BP at Fyfield if you like (I will be coming from Chelmsford). The rest of them should be there at about 9ish

Yeah cool - I think I know where that is.

The weather will be cloudy with breaks of sun - most importantly no rain and in double figures. So should be fine.

I am 90% coming - along with my BiL (k4 gsxr600) & his neighbour (H-D).

I'll be squid-like and my BiL will have all the gear but no idea.

I wanted to get my Polish mate out who has just bought a k8 gsxr750 but he's working. He is actually mental. So maybe it's good he doesn't come.

[Fats25]

So where are the "lateys" meeting?

Andy/Pete - am I just meeting at 08:20, ready to leave at Andy's work? Where do we then meet the others? It will be 08:50/09:00 before we can be at Mcdonalds in Lakeside.

[3DP]

Fats25 said:

So where are the "lateys" meeting?

Andy/Pete - am I just meeting at 08:20, ready to leave at Andy's work? Where do we then meet the others? It will be 08:50/09:00 before we can be at Mcdonalds in Lakeside.

The route I mailed last night is actually the same as Sc0tts. If we miss them, I don't think we'll have any problems catching up - there's an HD on the ride now...

Me and scott have each others numbers so can just check in to work out who is where.

[sc0tt]

3DP said:

The route I mailed last night is actually the same as Sc0tts. If we miss them, I don't think we'll have any problems catching up - there's an HD on the ride now...

Me and scott have each others numbers so can just check in to work out who is where.

I wouldn't have thought so.

I'll be leaving mcdonalds at 830 and won't be pushing it until you lot guys catch up then I'll get the hammer down and show you kent poofta's how its done.

Or not.

edit - so it was you who called me confessing your undying love for my riding skillz last night then Pete? No probs but try and call a bit earlier.

[conkerman]

Some nice riding in that there Essex.

Lived in Billericay for a few years and used to have a great route up to the other side of Chelmsford and then onward to the Burnham bends.

Happy days.

[Salgar]

Hi!

I've never met any of you, but I'd be up for this. It's the route I would usually do on my own anyway and I don't have anything to do at 745 on Sunday apart from sleep so why not! It will take me a while to get there from central London but hey why not.

This is provided it's not raining like crazy, in which case I may well crack on with sleep.
Also I ride very slowly, having only been out of London once since last summer!

[sc0tt]

Salgar said:

Hi!

I've never met any of you, but I'd be up for this. It's the route I would usually do on my own anyway and I don't have anything to do at 745 on Sunday apart from sleep so why not! It will take me a while to get there from central London but hey why not.

This is provided it's not raining like crazy, in which case I may well crack on with sleep.
Also I ride very slowly, having only been out of London once since last summer!

Hi Salgar - Not an issue. Like I said before if it's raining nobody will show anyway.

Don't worry about slow. I'll show you the real defenition.

[TimmyWimmyWoo]

Watch out for that Salgar chap, he likes spooning a bit too much.

Can't you all do this in the middle of July once I've collected le Blackbird? Sods...

[Fats25]

conkerman said:

Lived in Billericay for a few years and used to have a great route up to the other side of Chelmsford and then onward to the Burnham bends.
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I know the Burnham Bends - but no idea how to get there. If our route takes us that way, I know a decent cafe in a boatyard around there.

[Salgar]

Fats25 said:

conkerman said:

Lived in Billericay for a few years and used to have a great route up to the other side of Chelmsford and then onward to the Burnham bends.
.

I know the Burnham Bends - but no idea how to get there. If our route takes us that way, I know a decent cafe in a boatyard around there.

Our route isn't really going near there, I know the cafe you mean but it's farther east than where we're going. It's a good proposed route we're doing.

[zippo]

Fats25 said:

I know the Burnham Bends - but no idea how to get there. If our route takes us that way, I know a decent cafe in a boatyard around there.

Maybe we can do that route next time round

[sc0tt]

We can do that route on the return.

Its 20 miles extra than coming the same way back but well worth it.

There will be a chap out taking photos in burnham aswell.

http://goo.gl/maps/WaI1f

Edited by sc0tt on Wednesday 22 May 15:27