Another Essex Newbie!

[LoughtonLion]

Hi all, just picked up my new (well 06) 695 this morning! It's only done 800 miles, the previous owner traded it in for a scooter! I'm in Theydon Bois, and always up for ride out, family commitments permitting of course.

Been riding for 5 or 6 years now, had a succession of Jap bikes to now, so thought I'd try out the Ducati this time. Good impressions so far, but it was a bit wet and cold this morning.

Can recommend some good roads out to Finchingfield from around here. Maybe after work once the evenings get a bit longer and warmer.

Off to Burnham on Crouch this weekend with the IAM. Any other ELAM members on here?

Steve

[J.P]

Welcome. (If I haven't said it already).

[LouSCannon]

Hi there and welcome, love the Burnham bends! Although as it's my birthday weekend I may well not be in a fit state to walk nevermind take a rip down the bends!

Might check out your neck of the woods at some point (Anything to get out of Southend)!

[w108rna]

Welcome to the site. Hopefully see you on a ride out soon!

Mark

[Humbucker]

welcome you'll love the Duc.

(Jp thats the route i took you on our rideout last summer)

[benson]

Welcome to the club and Italian bikes! There's the Ace Cafe Italian night next Thursday if you fancy a trip into town and round the north circular!!! Meanwhile Great Bentely is also a summer evening favourite - we made it there a few Tuesdays (I think it's Tuesday!) last year and filled ourselves with dubious looking burgers whilst oggling some rather tasty bikes!!! Hope to see you soon,

Cheers and happy riding,

Benson

[STU65]

I over at Colchester and hoping to get out a little more this year. See you around I'm sure.

[Grumpy]

Welcome .........Benson mentioned Bentley for the tea and cake, who's up for a meet in a couple of weeks at Gt Bentley?

[gremlin]

I'm sure if you venture as far up as Norfolk you'll get a great welcome too!

[benson]

Great Bentley would be a nice ride out in a couple of weeks for sure - I'll consult the diary and post a thread!!! How's life sir??? :cool:

[Nonnie]

Great Bentley was always Wednesdays!

Welcome and no doubt will see you around.

[benson]

Well done Nonnie - I will look into it and report back and post some dates for both Tuesday and Wednesday then if anyone feels a bit anti social they can go on the night it's not in.....:cool:

[gary tompkins]

Nice to have you on board - sound like the Essex area is really picking up?

[Headhunter]

Welcome to the club, fella. Hope to see you out & about.

[benson]

Oh yes GT - we are picking up all right - downright classy so we are!!!!! :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:

[LoughtonLion]

Anyone about tomorrow afternoon if the weather's ok? Coffee at High Beach, then a ride out for an hour or so? New bike, but the weather's been so crap it's hardly been out of the garage. Steve

[benson]

I'd love to but sadly work calls - but if you're about on a Wednesday then let's organise a Great bentley evening run out for dubious burgers and some nice roads en route!

[Humbucker]

I may be home from work by 12.30. I'll log on here and see if we can meet up

[LoughtonLion]

Great. Weather's looking good at the moment. I'll log on again later. Anyone else about? Steve.

[Grumpy]

wedensday at gt bentley sounds good to me.......who's up for it?

[benson]

I'm working away both this and next Wednesday - can anyone make the one after - this it must be the 14th May?

[w108rna]

Is anyone going to Great Bentley on Wednesday this week? What time do people meet and where at?

Weather permitting, i'll try to come along.

[Nonnie]

I think I always used to get there about 6. You just follow the bikes basically! There is a huge green in the middle of the village and everyone parks on the grass (bring a puck!), get off, admire everything else there, watch the wheelies and the other ways of pulling in, grab a burger from the stalls or go in the pub. On a good night, there are hundreds of bikes. There are always generally Police there as well.

[benson]

Ah yes- police......You'll never take me alive!

[LoughtonLion]

Great Bentley's a long way on a school night. Any meets closer to Epping over the Summer? Or anyone want to start one up with me? Happy to meet up on a regular basis at High Beach once a fortnight. Steve

[benson]

Oh yes - what about a meet up in central Epping then? Shall we try to agree on a night perhaps and that way at least if it's a regular thing we can plan!!!

If we meet in central Epping we can go to the pub or Unico for a pizza or something and make the high street look rather more attractive! There are a few nice pubs out Ongar/Abridge way too - what say folks?

Suggestions for a particular night?

bearing in mind GB is Wednesday
Italian Night is Thursday
Might make sense to make it a Tuesday?
What about the last one in every month???

[LouSCannon]

Whenever I'm at home and there's a nice evening I'll jump on one of these. Due to my work I often can't confirm in advance, so I'll be a last minuter... but would love some summer evening run outs with you lot!

[benson]

Shall we be brave then???

Shall we go for the last Tuesday in May - think it's the 27th for an Epping High Street monster meet??? Honest guv - even if it's only me I can eat pizza!!!

Benson

[LouSCannon]

Well no promises, but I'll try and make sure I'm not sent somewhere daft and aim for that...

[Grumpy]

lets try to make it! nothing like the sound of mass monsters to scare the locals!!!!

[benson]

Hurrah - be good to see you again!!!

[benson]

So - sign up for the 27th - copy & paste your name after mine - hurrah - a monster meet!!!:yoparty: :yoparty: :yoparty: :yoparty:

Benson

[LoughtonLion]

Just checked the diary - the one night my wife is out in May is on the 27th, guess who's babysitting? I'll have a chat with her tonight and see if she can change it. Otherwise you could meet here in Theydon Bois and **** off the neighbours! ;-)

[LoughtonLion]

did I just type ****? I could have sworn I typed ****, how strange.

[benson]

I'm sure it would impress your children!!!:rolleyes:

[LoughtonLion]

He'd love it!

Think I've convinced my wife to change her night out, so I should be ok for the 27th. If it ever stops raining maybe we'll get out before then too?

[Humbucker]

Epping on the 27th sounds good..... I'm in

[Grumpy]

the more the merrier !!! polishing the bike already!
looking forward to meeting up with you guys....and benson, long time on see.

[benson]

Benson
Loughton Lion
Humbucker
White 537

4 of us - that sounds like pizza to me - or do you guys just want to meet for e drink ad to plan other outings? Not that I'm food motivated or anything.....:look:

[LoughtonLion]

Not going to do much drinking if we're on the bikes, so lets go for the pizza. Or, depending on how everyone's fixed for time, we could meet up first, go for a ride, then pizza after. High Beach, Waltham Abbey, Roydon, Broadly Common, Epping Green, Epping is a great hours ride.

[benson]

Indeed it is - and I do so love the name of Broadley Common....

[LouSCannon]

Benson
Loughton Lion
Humbucker
White 537

4 of us - that sounds like pizza to me - or do you guys just want to meet for e drink ad to plan other outings? Not that I'm food motivated or anything.....:look:

Oi?! I posted on the Epping thread! Don't forget me!!

[benson]

Benson
Loughton Lion
Humbucker
White 537
LouSCannon

there - a positive group of us!!!!

[Grumpy]

As we're on Italian thoroughbreds, it's got to be pizza!and a razz before hand sounds fun!