Vintage and Sportster 2023
- Thread starter Bazzreid
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Batman
Three Wheel Clerk
Thanks once again to Barrie Reid for making the effort to continue the V&S Rally.
Although numbers were down due to the inclement weather, I met up with a some old friends made over the years and also made some new, and found out the names of others!
Good to see the regulars including Devon John, Ron with his Sporty and Fuz to name but 3. Also The French Owl, AKA Patrick Delli, rolled up with his latest acquisition, a KHTT. A joy to behold!
Also thanks to Barrie for the advice when I had starting trouble this morning, again, and I have now put a starting handle on the end of the Evo solenoid! Plugs tomorrow.
Although numbers were down due to the inclement weather, I met up with a some old friends made over the years and also made some new, and found out the names of others!
Good to see the regulars including Devon John, Ron with his Sporty and Fuz to name but 3. Also The French Owl, AKA Patrick Delli, rolled up with his latest acquisition, a KHTT. A joy to behold!
Also thanks to Barrie for the advice when I had starting trouble this morning, again, and I have now put a starting handle on the end of the Evo solenoid! Plugs tomorrow.
devon.john
Club Member
love that area ,,, we made the most of it despite the weather ,,
a big thanks goes out to Steve Cox for bringing the big gazebo,, without it we would have had to abandon the camp site for shelter ,,
it was like united nations at one stage ,,, Polish ,,French , Scottish ,Welsh , Nepalese, and English
i ended up feeding 14 thanks to Kev and Steve helping
but a real big thankyou to dear BARRIE
a big thanks goes out to Steve Cox for bringing the big gazebo,, without it we would have had to abandon the camp site for shelter ,,
it was like united nations at one stage ,,, Polish ,,French , Scottish ,Welsh , Nepalese, and English
i ended up feeding 14 thanks to Kev and Steve helping
but a real big thankyou to dear BARRIE
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Ron
Club Member
Thanks Barrie, a excellent weekend despite Saturdays rain and good to meet up with old faces and some new. Baskerville Hall is a interesting building and I had a long and interesting chat with the owner about the hall. All the staff I meet were helpful and friendly and they even had Butty Bach at the bar, almost worth the 276 miles on its own.
Chris, did Matt get his Sportster home under its own steam?
Apart from the first 6-7 miles I had a dry run home and was lucky with a traffic free run through the Forest of Dean on the A 4136 which is a wonderful stretch of road and a real pleasure to ride.
The only hiccup on the run home came after Gloucester going up the steep hill to the Air Balloon roundabout near Birdlip where a broken down horse box turned a busy two lanes into one. With no space to filter and traffic creeping slower than my Ironhead can go with the clutch fully home it was in, out, in, out with the clutch like a mad in and out thing up the steepest part of the hill. Fortunately both the clutch and my wrist held out and the rest of the trip was just grinding out the miles.
Chris, did Matt get his Sportster home under its own steam?
Apart from the first 6-7 miles I had a dry run home and was lucky with a traffic free run through the Forest of Dean on the A 4136 which is a wonderful stretch of road and a real pleasure to ride.
The only hiccup on the run home came after Gloucester going up the steep hill to the Air Balloon roundabout near Birdlip where a broken down horse box turned a busy two lanes into one. With no space to filter and traffic creeping slower than my Ironhead can go with the clutch fully home it was in, out, in, out with the clutch like a mad in and out thing up the steepest part of the hill. Fortunately both the clutch and my wrist held out and the rest of the trip was just grinding out the miles.
