Stormin' the Slip Road

[Mudskipper]

Forgot to post this last week.

Weekend before last, was all set to go to Stormin' the Castle rally.

Friday, was that crazy storm day. Had trauma just getting the 4 miles home from work, so we decided to go on the Saturday morning instead.

Now we'd heard that the site had suffered with the weather, but hell, I've done quagmire rallies before, no biggy.

Halfway there, rain starting to sling down. Traffic on the A1 slows so I go to pull into the outside lane to start filtering.

Clutch seems to slip as I speed up, find a false neutral then 'CLUNK!'

Back wheel locks up, CB slides to a fishtaily halt between the 2 lanes, stalled.

Can't get it in neutral, won't move. Have to lift/drag the thing (with help from 3 car drivers) in torrential rain, loaded up with camping gear, to the side where the slip road is.

Kneel in a gutter mini river to inspect. Chain is slack, eventually ascertain that the chain tensioner bolt thread has been sheared smooth! Gearbox kerfucked, locked the front sprocket which transferred the force to the chain.

So call trusty Carole Nash for rescue, hour and a half to wait for a van in pouring rain, at the side of the A1.

So, what're ya gonna do?

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Whip out the 3 second tent, and chill with the 'setting up' beers and some smoke while the traffic queues up, of course!

Oh, and the funny thing?

If the CB hadn't devoured it's gearbox, we'd have arrived there just in time to be turned away, the rivers running through people's tents had eventually forced cancellation... Good old CB, it saved us petrol!!!
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[Tristan.]

Hey the CB changed, did you update the show and tell thread? Also, your right fork looks bent in the 2nd pic

[lllN30lll]

for that.

i'd have pissed myself with laughter seeing you at the side of the road.
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[Kris]

What a quality pic of you drinking in the tent!

Good stuff. Suprised the Highways Numpties didn't turn up and moan though...
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[Mr Nice Guy]

Awesome!

How many cans did you have sitting there? Just curious, if the good ol trafpol came, and noticed the empty cans/boozebreath if they can do you...
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[Paivi]

I bet the passing car drivers were bemused, as it's not obvious that your bike's broken down.

Did that tent really take just a few seconds to put up? On your own? Which one is it? I'm thinking of buying a tent for my next expedition, but need something which is quick and easy to put up single handedly.
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[JakeyR]

where can i get a 3 second tent? they sound simple.
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[Charlie]

Are you simply carrying the tent as a rucksack thing? As our 2 second tent looks far to big for to be carried in the rucksack thing, looks like you'd take off while carrying it
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[bazza]

I can't help wryly thinking you're just going up the road (comparatively speaking) and have photos up here before the roads are dry, and yet over in that red thread, Master "5000 miles Round Britain and Ireland on a 50cc for charidee" can't even organise the batteries for a camera...
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[Graham88]

Superb

Have some for your troubles

[Graham88]

[MinhDinh]

[neil.]

My mum has that tent. It literally pops itself up when you take it out of the bag.
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[Feasty]

Has that inside lane been closed or do you just look dangerous and they're avoiding you!?
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(7 year gap), BMW F650 (Relaxing ride). Aprilia Caponord ETV1000 (Big and bold). Yamaha FZS600 (got me in trouble too quick!).
Current: Yamaha TDM 900 (Comfy, light but big, power when needed).

[Mudskipper]

[jayvfr]

[Mudskipper]

[Feasty]

[The Shaggy D.A.]

[Mr Nice Guy]

[Feasty]

[SoulRider]

[Kal]

[Mudskipper]

Oi! I weren't drunk, I only had 3 cans!!!
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[Mr Nice Guy]

What Soulrider and Kal said