Monster meeting at Brighton ride out - August 7th

[alan c]

Ride out to Brighton to meet up with Hants and Wilts. We will stop for breakfast on way down, meeting place and cafe to be confirmed. We will meet up with others at 12o/c at Brighton for Sun (yes Sun) sea and ice cream.

please add name to list

alan c

[Mdwysc]

looking forward to it

[J.P]

BRIGHTON
Alan C
MDWYSC
JP & Emma

[BigOz]

BRIGHTON

Alan C
MDWYSC
JP & Emma
BigOz

[Albie]

BRIGHTON

Alan C
MDWYSC
JP & Emma
BigOz
Albie and Caroline

[Gadget]

BRIGHTON

Alan C
MDWYSC
JP & Emma
BigOz
Albie and Caroline
Gadget

[number24]

BRIGHTON

Alan C
MDWYSC
JP & Emma
BigOz
Albie and Caroline
Gadget
Number24 (hopefully)

[ladybird]

i'll say yes, but will depend on transport and then might be easier to catch the hampsters on the way past :)

[Didge]

I might meet all you guys down there, as it would be nice to meet some old mates again.

Depends on weather etc.

[J.P]

We'd all love to see you Didge if you can make it.

[ladybird]

I'm supposed to be going to the West Dean Chilli Fiesta and camping on Friday and Saturday nights so probably won't make it.

(also the hire bike is horrible)

[alan c]

We need to sort out meeting place etc, do we want to meet at Micky's for breakfast and ride down from there or meet at Riverhead ?? ride to Horam cafe for breakfast and then onto Brighton ??

Let me know your thoughts so we can arrange

Cheers


Would be great to see you Didge :biggrin: hope you can make it ?

[J.P]

Breakfast in Horam makes it a bit close to lunchtime for icecream or more food.
I'd be happy to meet at Mickey's

[MrsC_772]

Not sure what we're doing this weekend. Thanks for the reminder about the West Dean Chili Fiesta, Ladybird - we have been several times (last time on the bikes, when we boiled alive wandering around in leathers all day). You must try the chili ice cream!

[Albie]

I might meet all you guys down there, as it would be nice to meet some old mates again.

Depends on weather etc.

Be good to see you mate. On the Enfield then. Sorry the Royal Enfield :look::look:

[J.P]

Is there actually something going on in Brighton on Sunday or is it just a day out for everyone ?

[alan c]

Is there actually something going on in Brighton on Sunday or is it just a day out for everyone ?



As far as i am aware, nothing going on ? we are meeting up with Hants and wilts etc


Shall we meet at Micky's about 9/9.30 for breakfast and leave at 10.30 for Brighton ?

[Char]

I'm sure they'll be some goings on :eyepopping:

[J.P]

Alan, good idea for an early meet at Mickey's.

[J.P]

Do the Kentie's want me to bring their UKMOC Coffee Mugs ?
I can pack my ventura bag, but will you lot have the space to take them home SAFELY ?

[Gadget]

Do the Kentie's want me to bring their UKMOC Coffee Mugs ?
I can pack my ventura bag, but will you lot have the space to take them home SAFELY ?

Yes please Justin.
I can make room for my 1. ;)

Good idea for an earlier start as well...

[alan c]

Yes please to the mug :thumbsup: i will also pay you :D

[J.P]

And who's going to be planning the route down to Brighton ? Would be nice not to do dual carriage-way all the way there.

[scrapps]

Sorry I will be at BSB for the weekend.

[alan c]

And who's going to be planning the route down to Brighton ? Would be nice not to do dual carriage-way all the way there.

Think Albie knows a route ??

[J.P]

I can always pump it into my nav too.

[alan c]

Anymore for Sunday ????

[steeevvvooo]

may do, but am doing Lydden hill on Sunday. The missus is away, so as long as I'm not too tired I may pop along

[RickyX]

Love to come but will be on hols in France en famile....tant pis!

R

[Mdwysc]

I might be pushed for time so could meet you guys on route or down there. I have to ride 20miles to the meet place only to have to go past my house again lol.
What route you taking? Meet at a time near Hawhurst/Flmwell/heathfield? or where are we all meeting in brighton?
Yes please bring my Mugs, on another note is anyone doing T Shirts anymore?

laters

[J.P]

Mug will be packed for you Marcus, and yes there was a thread a while back started by Slob about interest in T-shirts

[gary tompkins]

I'm paintballing near Southampton Sunday so will miss Brighton run

Will collect my mugs at next Kent meet

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6138/5959160323_b9b0caf30d_z.jpg

[Saint aka ML]

Where in brighton google maps link as I know nothing there.

[uksurfer]

meeting along Madeira Drive at 12.00

[alan c]

meeting along Madeira Drive at 12.00

Thanks Martin,

we park on the front to the left of the pier, and then usually head for the pier for ice cream etc :biggrin:

[J.P]

Ice cream !

[uksurfer]

no naked cyclists :biggrin:

[chris yeatman]

seaside!!!!!!

[Albie]

I cant seem to get my garmin to follow a set route. As I know this route as used to drive it all the time its pretty scenic and safe. Only a few towns to pas through.

Start point is now Nells Diner on A2.
A2 to A227
A227 to A25 to A227 to Tonbridge
A227 to A26
A26 to A264
A264 to B2026 or follow the B2110
B2026 to B2110
B2110 to A22
A22 to A275
A275 to A277
A277 to A27
A27 to B2123
B2123 to A259 to marine parade and there.

[J.P]

I'll see what I can do tomorrow night Albs

[alan c]

thanks for sorting route, talked to albie last night and think we should change cafe to NELLS CAFE as not so far away. it looks like its Myself, Albie, JP and Gary N at the moment.

[BigOz]

Hi,

Looks like I'll make it too at the moment.

Andy

[Funkatronic]

i should be down in brighton tonight for a party so will come find you when you reach town

pier? what sort of time do you think?

[Gadget]

thanks for sorting route, talked to albie last night and think we should change cafe to NELLS CAFE as not so far away. it looks like its Myself, Albie, JP and Gary N at the moment.

Nell's Cafe is fine by me.
9:30 then?

[J.P]

ok, Nells Cafe. I'll probably be nearer to 9am than 9.30.

[alan c]

i should be down in brighton tonight for a party so will come find you when you reach town

pier? what sort of time do you think?


We are meeting at 12o/c, see you there

[BigOz]

Hi,

I won't make it I'm afraid, I've had a prang and need to get a new lid and the shops won't be open in time in the morning.

I'm fine and the bike just needed a new foot peg which I had ready and waiting, some new crash bungs and a couple of cosmetic odds and ends.

Andy

Hi,

Looks like I'll make it too at the moment.

Andy

[steeevvvooo]

oh no! Hope everything is ok (sounds not too bad) :(

[alan c]

Hi,

I won't make it I'm afraid, I've had a prang and need to get a new lid and the shops won't be open in time in the morning.

I'm fine and the bike just needed a new foot peg which I had ready and waiting, some new crash bungs and a couple of cosmetic odds and ends.

Andy

Sorry to hear that Oz, main thing is your ok.

[Albie]

Ooops . No bones broke at least.

[yantheman]

which pier and when you guys are meeting? 12 o'clock? I hope I can come out and play

[Funkatronic]

il meet you guys at nells cafe 9-9.30 as my mates party didnt happen

if im lte dont wait, ill just bomb it down and catch you up

ali

[J.P]

Main Brighton Pier Yan.

Oz I hope you're ok.

[Saint aka ML]

To tired so defo not going

[J.P]

Brilliant day, thanks everyone.

[Gadget]

Home also.

Nice day out. Good to put names to a few more faces.

Missed all the rain on the way back. Though some of the roads where very wet.

[Albie]

Home also.

Nice day out. Good to put names to a few more faces.

Missed all the rain on the way back. Though some of the roads where very wet.

Rain. We had a glorius ride home in the sun. We seemed to lose you. I thought you went up the Rottingdean turn but Alan thought you went straight ahead so we went via Newhaven and Lewes and then up the A26.

Thanks for the nice day which I enjoyed immensely. Thanks to Garmin for the tractor roads too.:):)

[Gadget]

I missed the turn at the marina and carried on a while looking for a petrol station.
So I got my Garmin out and pushed the petrol pump button to guide me to the nearest place to fill up.
I ended up in Peacehaven. Then pushed the button to take me home and followed the directions till I knew where I was going. 28 miles on the reserve light.

[yantheman]

it was good to meet everyone today, now I am stuck in Brighton because of the rain :hissy:

Will have to wait the rain to pass. :fou:

[gary tompkins]

Home also.

Nice day out. Good to put names to a few more faces.

Missed all the rain on the way back. Though some of the roads where very wet.

Wondered if you guys missed the rain today. I drove through a deluge on M3 driving home from Southampton about 4.30pm.

Didn't rain at the paintball site today though.. which was nice :mand:

[uksurfer]

good to see you all again, and to meet a few new members, had a good ride there and back, and a added bonus of some nice mugs!

[J.P]

Tractor roads make you a better rider. :)

[Char]

Tractor roads make you a better rider. :)

Especially when carrying bags of china

[Gordon H]

Good day out - nice ride back apart from traffic and the occassional self detaching piece of bodywork....... but thanks to a friendly R1 rider with a 6mm allen key all sorted........

[uksurfer]

Good day out - nice ride back apart from traffic and the occassional self detaching piece of bodywork....... but thanks to a friendly R1 rider with a 6mm allen key all sorted........

photos to follow? :biggrin:

[The Red Devil]

gutted that i couldn't come... my first Ducati is arriving on saturday (13th!) looking forward to pics.. and meeting some of you...

[J.P]

Not many pics, but here's the motly crew.

In order from left to right,

Gutsy
Suneye
Mdwysc
'no sure....can't remember the bloke in front with his crash helmet.
Chris Yeatman
Alan C
Emma (Mrs J.P)
Gordon H
Gadget
Caroline
Albie
Funkatronic
UKSurfer
Char
J.P (taking the photo)

Also there
Barbican
Yantheman

[J.P]

Gutsy and Funkatronic enjoying the sunshine

[J.P]

Alan C (not talking for once)
Mdwysc (Marcus)

[ladybird]

gah, looks like a good time was had by all.
I did enjoy the the hindhead tunnel all by myself on the quietist bike in the world, and some chili and some camping (although not so much the morning after) or I would have been over to join in :)
I wish I'd had the monster for the hindhead tunnel as it would have sounded awesome :(

[Albie]

Not many pics, but here's the motly crew.

In order from left to right,

Gutsy
Suneye
Mdwysc
'no sure....can't remember the bloke in front with his crash helmet.
Chris Yeatman
Alan C
Emma (Mrs J.P)
Gordon H
Gadget
Caroline
Albie
Funkatronic
UKSurfer
Char
J.P (taking the photo)

Also there
Barbican
Yantheman

Banditloon who always appears and disappears like magic :D

[scrapps]

Looks like you all had a great day.
Heather,Adam and myself had a great weekend watching the BSB at Brands hatch and all the other racing that goes on.
Sorry to see OZ had a little off and I hope your all sorted soon.

[Gordon H]

photos to follow? :biggrin:

Nah, it was such a minor repair that no one was quick enough............ :biggrin:

[uksurfer]

Banditloon who always appears and disappears like magic :D

i think we might have gone past him at Stockbridge on the way home

Nah, it was such a minor repair that no one was quick enough............ :biggrin:

so you think:look:

[J.P]

I forgot to say , that when I rode off from the parking space on Sunday afternoon and rode down to the roundabout at the end, I was about half way round when a big Audi A8 was approaching. I could see he wasn't looking at me and was only crawling anyway, but out he comes from his road only seeing me with a few feet to go. Emma screamed, loudly.

After a bit of head shaking from me, I'd stopped easily anyway, I slowly rode around him. I get maybe 5 feet before another car, having taken a little slip road avoiding the roundabout, changes her mind and is now driving at me on my side of the road onto the roundabout. Emma screamed, loudly.
More head shaking and I rode off.

Then I get back to London and Lewisham Village and just as I'm cruising in a bus lane next to a Landrover, he flicks on his left indicator and swings left almost instantly. This time I screamed, loudly.
It caught me off guard as I was tired, but I managed to stop in time as just at the last minute I saw the drive look in his side mirror and spot me. Emma screamed, loudly.

[Albie]

I forgot to say , that when I rode off from the parking space on Sunday afternoon and rode down to the roundabout at the end, I was about half way round when a big Audi A8 was approaching. I could see he wasn't looking at me and was only crawling anyway, but out he comes from his road only seeing me with a few feet to go. Emma screamed, loudly.

After a bit of head shaking from me, I'd stopped easily anyway, I slowly rode around him. I get maybe 5 feet before another car, having taken a little slip road avoiding the roundabout, changes her mind and is now driving at me on my side of the road onto the roundabout. Emma screamed, loudly.
More head shaking and I rode off.

Then I get back to London and Lewisham Village and just as I'm cruising in a bus lane next to a Landrover, he flicks on his left indicator and swings left almost instantly. This time I screamed, loudly.
It caught me off guard as I was tired, but I managed to stop in time as just at the last minute I saw the drive look in his side mirror and spot me. Emma screamed, loudly.

Lots of screaming then. Mighty glad that was all it was mate. Me and Caroline nearly had that last year on the A2. We would have been slammed into the concrete wall for sure.