Op Storm III: Yorkshire Dales 20th to 22nd May 2016

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Re: Op Storm III: Yorkshire Dales 20th to 22nd May 2016

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Looks like a scene from "last of the summer wine" ! I leave you to decide which is Compo. :)
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Blimey, between this and the last photo from Grainstorm there seems to be an average age of Firestorm owner of over 60!
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the guys need to buy some hair dye :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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agentpineapple wrote:the guys need to buy some hair dye :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
At least they have hair to dye Marty... :Tongue2:
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Re: Op Storm III: Yorkshire Dales 20th to 22nd May 2016

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I'll bring some nice weather in the morning chaps 8) :thumbup:
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Back home ,bike washed ,sat having a cuppa in the sunshine ,another great weekend ,thanks to all who came ,but a very special thanks to PHIL for organising and accommodation ,don't know what we would do with out him ,cheers buddy ,and a shout out to Smiley who was straight into the thick of it I hope you had a great time it was a pleasure having you along , looking forward to the next one ,brill to see you again Watty take care mate and get yourself up to bonny Scotland , Red pig was nice to meet ya mate keep an eye out on here and I'll post up a run round Derbyshire etc some time soon ,take care all, ady.
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Woke up now after a nice afternoon nap. Back still fecked....but it was a cracking weekend in the end.

Considering the forecast was for torrential rain, we did pretty well. One hour's riding through the rain, but the rest of the day, before and after was perfectly fine and dry.

As ady says though, big thanks to Phil for organising and bring the accommodation. It wouldn't be the same meet without his help there.
It's a lovely place up there in the dales, the pub was spot on and the camp site very nice and quiet.

As always, great to see some old faces, especially as I missed all of last year's meets, and great to see some new faces too.

Can't wait for Scotland now, it's like Yorkshire on steroids :-) Bring it on....

Ady, let me know when you're going for a ride I'll come.

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Kev L wrote:Looks like a scene from "last of the summer wine" ! I leave you to decide which is Compo. :)
Oi, if you don't mind. A lady came out of her house for a look when we were on that bridge and I nearly pulled. But Ady had his willy out at the time which rather spoiled it.
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Well I'm still buzzing ( and hurting) from that :thumbup: Glad I made the effort today guys ( hope I didn't slow you all down too much with my girl riding :lol: ). Great to put names to faces and Ady! let's not leave it another 3years before we meet :D . Also a nice surprise to see Cheekykev again ( that's got to have been 2 year 8O) .Great bunch of guys, cracking ride out and a nice morning coffee from the blue palace :lol: . Well done to you for organising this Phil :thumbup:
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Great weekend (as usual), even the downpour Sat didn’t dampen our spirits, good ride out Sat PM/Sun AM made up for the soaking.
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Tony’s SP-2 taking a nap,
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Pete working it for the camera
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What a sexy beast no not Ady the bike !!!
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My new ride will be ready for Wales going 3 wheels and a turbo
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Brill weekend cheers to everyone :thumbup:
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Thanks for picking the bike, up, lads!

A couple of pics:
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Here it is tucked up in the tent before it nodded off:
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And one of my new rack:
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A big thank you to all that turned up to make it yet another great weekend

It was fantastic to see the camaraderie between people that have never met before

Thanks to Chris for leading the ride whilst I wobbled around at the back

And I can't forget a special thanks to Adyf for helping with everything and being a great tailgunner

Looking forward to making it to Scotland

Cheers guys
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Flatline wrote:And I can't forget a special thanks to Adyf for helping with everything and being a great tailgunner

Looking forward to making it to Scotland
Good point, yeah Ady good job as back marker, the ride wouldn't be possible without one :thumbup: :thumbup:

And hope you do make it Phil good to see you back out on the bike, and Benny's frame and plate no less :)
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Did Tony's SP partake of too much drink Friday night! 8O
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Re: Op Storm III: Yorkshire Dales 20th to 22nd May 2016

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Cracking weekend' jet lag well forgotten!

Managed to ride into a monsoon all 3 days, got caught 30 miles from home today and the road had 1" standing water after about 3min


Thanks to almost everyone for the crack... Don't think I have laughed as much as when we were sat in the pub early doors Saturday night..... That took talking shite to a whole new level.

Cheers to Ziggy for the hospitality Friday night, and Phil for the same on Saturday..

Will look at the GoPro footage later
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