Possible ride out Thursday 22-11-2012

damm looking nice out there now

 

Saturday is supposed to be ok...may stretch my wheels abit...maybe try that pub in Loxwood on the river...anyone game ?

 

You mean Sunday dont you , Saturday looks awful?

 

At Oasis now, dry n sunny. Bit of a breeze, but nothing my 300kg dreadnought can,t cope with.

 

just been out to greatstone for a quick job, and its blowing a hooley.. def not fun biking weather, unless you are riding a tank like alan

 

Here lies Loxwood

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?clien...&sa=X&ei=AiiuUNDVEaO60QWl2YGoDg&ved=0CIIBELYD

 

The Dreadnought can cope with it, but can you light weight ,,,,,,,, the weakest link gets blown off bike

 

Just stayed local where it was dry but windy, which has shifted the leaves off the roads.

 

Currently in Dover lifeboat. Bit choppy , but very impressive.

 

Well today didn't go quite to plan. Was gonna do some DIY this morning and then meet Nigel and Wayne in Dover. Daughter's driving instructor Gareth, of SaraGaz SECB couple, turned up in a panic. Driver's side window on 1998 Audi A4 went down , but wouldn't come up again He was too busy earning money to fix it and someone had told him" Oh yeah mine did the same, cost over £400 to fix it". So I drove down to Hastings, eventually ripped the door panel off and found a plastic cable anchor point had dismantled itself and the mechanism wouldn't work. Pushed the window up and gaffertaped in the shut position until spare parts could be found.
Eventually got to the Oasis for coffee and lunch with big Nige and then off to Dover. Very windy on the M20 and over the top to Dover Harbour. Met Wayne on the lifeboat and had a guided tour of the boat with the Coxswain and 2nd mechanic. Had a brew, took some twilight piccies and arrived home after a windy ride back to Ashford and A28 to Northiam. Think I deserve a beer now!!!

 

Couple more pix from today with my mate Wayne. He is 3rd mechanic on the boat. Got a letter of commendation for rescuing 7 people in January this year.