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Shaun
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PostPosted: 01:31 - 21 Nov 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Does anyone fancy doing this again? Very Happy
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iCraig
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PostPosted: 01:33 - 21 Nov 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Go on then, I like looking like a plonker. Razz

Infact I look like one all the time so a dress ain't gonna make a difference. Very Happy
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mad-wolfie
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PostPosted: 02:10 - 21 Nov 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Please guys, no knee down tricks on our runs. We've had 26 years of good publicity & good press reports (unlike Sid after LAST years pet food run which also stuck the boot in for us a little as well as WE got the flack & people pointed at us) so lets not spoil it.

Wearing dresses & silly costumes or santa suits are fine but please no tricks. Our Marshals are fully briefed to stop any stunts or silly tricks & if they don't they will report you to one of the police officers.

Thank you Very Happy
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Shaun
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PostPosted: 02:17 - 21 Nov 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Its ok, all the knee down stuff was done after the run in the afternoon far away from the run!
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PostPosted: 02:42 - 21 Nov 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shaun wrote:
Its ok, all the knee down stuff was done after the run in the afternoon far away from the run!


Thats OK then...

We got tons of flack after what happened on last years pet food run, as people always seem to drag up "the star bikers" name anytime a bikers event occurs in the city & that means when the proverbial wheel falls off we are the 1st to get the complaints - yet we had nothing to do with it. People still assume that we organise all 3 events despite all the things we try to do to get the message across.

Mind you, the pet food run having such a crap & hard to find website doesn't help... even if they used the domain www.petfoodrun.co.uk it would help a great deal, after all we already have the domains www.toyrun.co.uk & www.eggrun.co.uk as well as the more familiar www.stokebikeruns.co.uk of which the above domains point.

The website stats after last years Petfood run showed a huge number of people were logging on to our site all looking for someone to blame - the hit count for the day of the Pet food run last year was through the roof & so the phone & email was red hot with angry people wrongly accusing us & pointing the stick, as well as a Mr Snape stating in the local press "We participate in the three bike runs: Easter, pet food and toy, and this was the worst- organised one ever. We will not be taking part again." which didn't help & yes you guessed it we got all the rest of the complaints again after that went to print.
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Nighteyes
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PostPosted: 04:31 - 21 Nov 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shaun wrote:
Does anyone fancy doing this again? Very Happy


Meh, a dress is nothing new to me.....what can I do different? Twisted Evil
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Frost
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PostPosted: 04:43 - 21 Nov 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dress won't be an option for you, as all yours will be on loan to the midlands lot! Laughing

The fact you've gone out on your bike to attend in the middle of winter is more than enough for most people, but if you feel the need to do something memorable then theres allways that halloween costume you never got to use! Twisted Evil Thumbs Up
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M1ke
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PostPosted: 16:09 - 21 Nov 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

If anyone thats sensible and won't kill me that is going on the run with a free pillion seat... Let me know Razz

Its either that or I shall have to do the run in my car wearing full leathers and a helmet.
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iCraig
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PostPosted: 16:26 - 21 Nov 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

M1ke wrote:
If anyone thats sensible and won't kill me that is going on the run with a free pillion seat... Let me know Razz


Thats me out then. Twisted Evil
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Frost
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PostPosted: 22:43 - 21 Nov 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

You might be able to come on the RGV mike...

Just chip in a few hundred quid towards the fuel bill Razz
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PostPosted: 14:17 - 22 Nov 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

M1ke wrote:
If anyone thats sensible and won't kill me that is going on the run with a free pillion seat... Let me know Razz


Almost certainly got a spare pillion seat going for it.

All the best

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PostPosted: 00:54 - 23 Nov 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

M1ke, why not just get the ZXR insured since you always crap yourself going pillion. Laughing
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PostPosted: 08:22 - 23 Nov 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can you please not give Mike any adivce Helen, his parents have left him on his own and were trying to see how long he lasts before he puts himself in hospital. No wonder he got through the night with you around. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: 00:27 - 24 Nov 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thinking I'm curious, just how long would you last without your mum waking you up in a morning, making your tea for you, doing your washing and cleaning up after you? Laughing

Now leave Mike alone, your just jealous because he has a nicer bike than you. Razz Wink
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PostPosted: 07:36 - 24 Nov 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

I lasted a week last time, I was only late for work once, unlike mike who didn't go college yesterday. Razz

I also lived off various take aways but I enjoyed doing that, left less mess, I cooked breakfast thought but I never gave myself food poisining.
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PostPosted: 17:26 - 24 Nov 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bet it took her 2 weeks to clean the house after your single week alone! Laughing
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M1ke
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PostPosted: 20:33 - 26 Nov 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kickstart wrote:

Almost certainly got a spare pillion seat going for it.

All the best

Keith


If its still free near the day let me know Smile Your bike is the only one with a grab rail! (asuming your taking the bandit) I can use the camera or something Very Happy
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PostPosted: 15:50 - 10 Dec 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can't get online at uni Sad.

Hope you all are still going to this as I will be!

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iCraig
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PostPosted: 01:03 - 11 Dec 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

I shan't becoming on this as I have no usable bike after binning it on a roundabout tonight!
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PostPosted: 02:17 - 11 Dec 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

I too wanted to come, Not met you all yet, but C Nash are still repairing my bike. Well they got the go ahead today Sad
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PostPosted: 08:28 - 11 Dec 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not going anymore - stuff has cropped up.

Soz!
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Shaun
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PostPosted: 14:50 - 12 Dec 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well it was a good run but 2 things struck me as a bit well, crap. As most people on the run do I strayed onto the wrong side of the road at times, what I didn't expect was for a car to come hurtling towards me well above the speed limit, I managed to get on the white line and avoid being killed but it could of so easily been a different story. I also wasn't impressed to see an R1 that had been pulled over half way through the run to be handed a £30 fine for his loud exhaust, I thought this run was for charity not for the police to use it as a quick source of income. Rolling Eyes

On the whole the run was good but those 2 things are a litt bit off putting, will the police be scrutineering our bikes next year only to get let past with several fines to get wiped out by a car. Confused
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PostPosted: 19:14 - 12 Dec 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Didn't take part in the Toy Run (maybe next year) but I did attempt to take pictures of it and here are some of the pictures. Apologies for the quality but the subjects kept moving, maybe I'll ask them to stop next time Wink
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PostPosted: 22:43 - 12 Dec 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shaun wrote:
I also wasn't impressed to see an R1 that had been pulled over half way through the run to be handed a £30 fine for his loud exhaust, I thought this run was for charity not for the police to use it as a quick source of income. Rolling Eyes

On the whole the run was good but those 2 things are a litt bit off putting, will the police be scrutineering our bikes next year only to get let past with several fines to get wiped out by a car. Confused


Can't comment on the R1 incident as i don't know the full story. I've spoken to a police officer today who was also involved today who assures me the only people who were given tickets were the ones who were not exactly "playing fair" shall we say. in other words... don't act like a p***k & you won't get a ticket. one rider was given a ticket as he was ignoring the advice of a police officer & tried to barge his way into the run mid way round & nearly fetched a few dozen off. He perhaps would of not got the ticket if he just owned up & admitted he was sorry instead of trying to argue with the officer who gave him the ticket.

Marshalling was down this year which was a bit of a disapointment -but remember you can't make a volunteer do something... as also another disapointment was the fact none of the stall holders except Roger the model man turned up.

more pics & things on our site... just updated it.
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PostPosted: 01:13 - 13 Dec 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Seen a few pics n my other half did a video, I couldn't go unfortunatley, but it looked wicked. Some beautiful bikes n all.
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