All Quiet on the South West Front

[popsky]

Arrived home 2pm after a couple of leg stretching stops & a coffee(no cream tea).Left the Welsh crew at Shell station at Bridgewater around 10.45,good trip home,no rain,plenty of traffic & some poor soul broke down in the middle of the roadworks.Slow for 10mins ,no filtering ,very narrow lanes,very wide bike. Thanks Phill & Karen & your wonderful friends for a superb weekend,Gwen & I really enjoyed every minute.

Reg.

I must admit to the oversite on the lack Cream Tea stops next time we shall endeavour to make Gwen really happy.

[Dai wiskers]

Glad your home safe and had a good journey
I hit the traction engine rally[or so i thought] again on the A39 24mph overtook about 20 cars[no mean feat on that road] at the front of the hold up was a fella on a Honda NTV

I know you didn't come on the ride out, but now you see why we ride so slow down these ere parts

And you never did say the reason for getting BANNED from our Spoons ???

I'm begining to think it wasn't your spoons i got banned from it must have been another one down that way!

All i did was complain about having the toilets upstairs they told me their was a lift i told them i was claustophobic and was not getting in a bloody lift one thing led to another in the end they told us to leave and not come back i think it was the first time Ann had ever been banned from a pub!

Ann just called the bracelett has broken! sounds like a link on the clasp has broke

When i went on my walkabout on sat i found the pub i had been looking for on friday walk up the avenue get to the corner where spoons is turn right about 50yds there is the pub

Great weekend thanks again Dai

P,S, just had a P,M, from Mike so he got home safe

[Boxermed69]

Ay up! Sorry for the late check in - no, I didn't topple over again on the way home . I had a serious brownie point defecit to make up when I got there - not allowed to log on.

Thanks Phil and Karen for organising a cracking weekend. Thanks Ewen, sorry Ryan , for your TEC/road sweeping and er... temporary sunglasses bag repair. Thanks Stogumber Andy for the slightly less temporary tape repair. Thanks Steve for picking my bike up rather than take a photo . Thanks BMW for the 2 bloody great crash protectors with 'magnesium' written on 'em. Kiss my @rse God for the 28" inside leg

In Reg's second beach photo it looks like Peter's contemplating doing a Reggie Perrin having seen the state of his rear tyre

Seriously, it was a pleasure meeting, socialising and riding with the 'Box of Tricks' posse. I'll have to see if the few snaps I took are worth putting on.

Phil, that Weddon Cross route to Taunton and the Corfe road to Chard were spot on - hardly any traffic. Cracking ride home (in the dry ). Cheers!

Finally, happy 50th wedding anniversary Reg and Gwen

Mike

[popsky]

When i went on my walkabout on sat i found the pub i had been looking for on friday walk up the avenue get to the corner where spoons is turn right about 50yds there is the pub

That would be the Queens Head, used to be a spit and sawdust pub! Now it's more of an Ice Cream parlour pub lol

[timbox2]

Good to see Winger back on the site

Shall I get me coat?

[bikemad99]

Good to see Winger back on the site

Shall I get me coat?

It was a pity you didn`t put a coat on and join us in Weymouth,don`t you workers throw "sickies" anymore.

[herrman]

It was a pity you didn`t put a coat on and join us in Weymouth,don`t you workers throw "sickies" anymore.

Weymouth??? Did we go there

[timbox2]

Good to see Winger back on the site

Shall I get me coat?

It was a pity you didn`t put a coat on and join us in Weymouth,don`t you workers throw "sickies" anymore.

Would have loved to, but nah, never been a sicknote type and It would only have put me mates in the s...t, and of course I didnt get called out after all, sods law says If Id popped down I would have, never mind another time, at least I can go to Stafford in a few weeks

[popsky]

It was a pity you didn`t put a coat on and join us in Weymouth,don`t you workers throw "sickies" anymore.

Weymouth??? Did we go there

He's having a SENIOR moment Peter

[bikemad99]

Tim knew exactly what I meant.I wasn`t talking to you bloody lot.

Tim let me know when you are going to Stratford/Stamford or is it Stafford,we could meet up again.

Reg (v OAP)

[timbox2]

Tim knew exactly what I meant.I wasn`t talking to you bloody lot.

Tim let me know when you are going to Stratford/Stamford or is it Stafford,we could meet up again.

Reg (v OAP)

Will do, probably the Saturday, but Ill let you know when definate

[Ryan]

Well-what a weekend. Great to meet everyone that came on the south west weekend- my first ride out with boxer trix crew (as tail end charlie) and i thoroughly enjoyed it. Shepherding everyone around without major incident!!!! broken indicator, getting hijacked by a larger group (with some very strange looking odd bodds) at the tea stop on a ride out, learned how heavy my GS is when full of fuel (:oops:) !!! dodging sheep,horses and cows on Dartmoor then dead pheasants and other debry and dead stuff on the valley road...After a flat battery,all home safe and sound with a severe lack of rubber!!!! However a mate had a part worn tyre free to a good home but £20 fitting charge- Bargain!!! Sorry it was not a dunlop, but sure if i had a bit more time i'd have found one. Sorry didnt get to see you all off on sunday morning but got talked into going on another ride out. Thanks popsky great organising. looking forward to seeing you all in wales in April. Ryan & Helen

[slparry]

Well-what a weekend. Great to meet everyone that came on the south west weekend- my first ride out with boxer trix crew (as tail end charlie) and i thoroughly enjoyed it. Shepherding everyone around without major incident!!!! broken indicator, getting hijacked by a larger group (with some very strange looking odd bodds) at the tea stop on a ride out, learned how heavy my GS is when full of fuel (:oops:) !!! dodging sheep,horses and cows on Dartmoor then dead pheasants and other debry and dead stuff on the valley road...After a flat battery,all home safe and sound with a severe lack of rubber!!!! However a mate had a part worn tyre free to a good home but £20 fitting charge- Bargain!!! Sorry it was not a dunlop, but sure if i had a bit more time i'd have found one. Sorry didnt get to see you all off on sunday morning but got talked into going on another ride out. Thanks popsky great organising. looking forward to seeing you all in wales in April. Ryan & Helen

Hi Ryan

Nice to have met you both. Fantastic weekend I was going to come down on my k12gt but am so glad that I used the boxercup as it was much more fun

Roll on the llangollen trip..... And the end of winter:)

[Boxermed69]

Ay up Ryan, didn't realise you'd taken the plunge and joined Box of Tricks. £14 well spent I reckon...

Fingers crossed I'll see you in Wales next year - see if we can both stay upright eh?

Mike

[Dai wiskers]

I'd forgotten about the £14