Tunnel Run

[yantheman]

Hi all, with all the hot nights in London recently, do you think that a tunnel run should be in order? May be ends in Bar Italia in Soho?

I was in Soho on Monday and imagining what would be like when 20+ monsters reving their engines :mand:

Anyone?

[Black Bob]

It'd be rude not to. :)

[jonzi]

Possibly, depending when.

[yantheman]

I am thinking may be next Saturday night or even Sunday night if possible...

[bex]

I'm up for a tunnel run, though busy next weekend I think. And while its nice to end up in Soho in the evening at Bar Italia, while the weather is this good the city is packed busy. I think the morning runs have proved better.... but I'll come along to whatever!

[pegboy]

mmm would love to however weekends are really busy and i go on holidays in August, so time is limited, what about a late evening during the week, 8pm??

[yantheman]

hmm... I guess depends on how many people can make it, week day evenings or weekends also good for me. How about next Friday evening? 8pm would be good I think

[slob]

...as long as the rush hour has died down :-D

[Dirty]

Always up for a tunnel run but can't make next Friday sadly

[yantheman]

ok... Thursday 8pm may be?

[Black Bob]

I did a late evening cruise round London one evening last week after work (8-ish) and it was frickin' ace. Kept getting lost, mind, as I don't know the place.

[Diego]

ok... Thursday 8pm may be?

cool with me :-) meet at chelsea bridge as per usual?

[yantheman]

Yeah, so I shall start a list... and its now set at Thursday 25th July at 8:00pm south side of Chelsea bridge. I don't know the route so hopefully someone will come along and lead the ride.

Please add your name to the list

Yan
Diego

[Musty]

I missed the last tunnel run earlier this year so I'm up for this. I think ending at Bar Italia is a bad idea though, especially on a Thursday night, it will be too busy.

I still prefer the option of a early morning run, it will be much nicer and hardly any traffic.

Yan
Diego
Musty

[Dirty]

Thursday evening can do woo hoo

Yan
Diego
Musty
Dirty

I remember the route we took in March (?) but I hate responsibility :)

[yantheman]

Wicked... btw we don't have to stop at the westend, may be brick lane and curry after? Any other suggestion?

[Black Bob]

Yan
Diego
Musty
Dirty
Black Bob (85%) ;)

[slob]

Bar Italia is good, sorta traditional.

[yantheman]

Yeah... Bar Italia and monsters :mand: but we don't necessarily need to go there, may be we can decide on Thursday before we start the run. Anymore tempted to come along?

[Sirc]

Hope to make this one - thoroughly enjoyed last year's run.

[loz]

Is this still happening? I haven't been out on a group ride for far too long!! :)

Yan
Diego
Musty
Dirty
Black Bob (85%)
Loz

[yantheman]

I think so, I will be there unless it is pissing down. Anymore people want to come along? ;)

[Dirty]

Yeah I'm there. I even thought of a new tunnel we haven't run before!

[Black Bob]

Yeah I'm there. I even thought of a new tunnel we haven't run before!

Hindhead? :D

[buzzbomb]

I know this is not the official tunnel run but Monday evening on our way back from north wales myself and two visiting monster owners had our own little tunnel run under the mersey, blimey it sounded awesome...:hail:

[Dirty]

Hindhead? :D

Can fit that one in on the way to Mont Blanc

[Saint aka ML]

Yan
Diego
Musty
Dirty
Black Bob (85%)
Sirc?
Saint aka ML (70% as working from 2300 on the day)

[slob]

maybe see you there

[jonzi]

Possibly see you there too.

Should do uni work, but having surgery on knee on Friday so no riding for a while. So good to have a last little blast about for a few weeks.

[yantheman]

cool... so the list so far

Yan
Diego
Musty
Dirty
Black Bob (85%)
Sirc?
Saint aka ML (70% as working from 2300 on the day)
Slob (May be)
Jonzi (Possibly)

Can''t wait for tomorrow night!

[jonzi]

8pm at chelsea bridge (the usual place?)

[yantheman]

Yes, I think so, the south side of chelsea bridge :) at 8pm

[Diego]

sry chaps....mot expired argh...have to sit this one out....new mot already booked for this saturday

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[yantheman]

oh dude, thats a shame... may be next one :yoparty:

[Black Bob]

sry chaps....mot expired argh...have to sit this one out....new mot already booked for this saturday

NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

:twak:

[Sirc]

couldn't re-assemble carbs by this evening - next time

[bex]

may pop down if i manage to leave work in the next 30mins or so

[slob]

it's not going to take you an hour to get to Chelsea...

[yantheman]

weather looking good!! I am on my way!!

[bex]

lol I had to run home first and get my bike Rob :)

Glad I made it, thanks for collecting en route, always fun to have a blat around the city. Well done Yan for organising. Thanks Rob for leading.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1005213_10151812650338745_947576432_n.jpg

[slob]

Don't forget the neighbours...
http://www.thelasturl.net/UKMOC/WildHogs.jpg
I thought the Italian side of the street and the American side was quite funny

[Sirc]

that pic is quite special ^ - post #40 of course :)

[yantheman]

Thanks for the good run! and thank you for Rob leading the way and others who turned up and it was a blast! Thanks for Bex for making a big effort as well. We should do this again soon :idea:

[Black Bob]

Bugger me sideways, that was fun!
Thanks Yan for seeding the idea, and top marks to Rob for leading us on a fantastic route.

[Dirty]

That was great fun! A lovely evenings blast through the traffic to the sound of Italian V twins. So funny when the American contingent turned up only to find we'd taken their parking spot!

[Black Bob]

That coffee must be really strong - I was still wide awake at 3:30am!

Just can't handle the hard stuff....

[bex]

Ditto. Or maybe it was the custard tart :biggrin:

[Black Bob]

Nah, I didn't have one of those, though I was tempted. :)

[bex]

Mine are at least as good as they were. One day I'll actually live up to my word and prove it.

[yusaf1]

Nice one, good to meet some new faces and see some familiar ones!

[Fatal]

Reading this thread is the only time I have wished I lived near London, sounds like a brilliant nights fun:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Alan H

[loz]

It was great to see you all last night! Awesome run :D

Here's the route we did... I had a GPS tracker that did the job, I got a bit lost at certain stages of the ride, hehe.

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/614/9s0u.png

Google maps link: http://bit.ly/13L7cCD

[Dirty]

Not quite the route Funkatronic and I took :) gave me a chance though to get a personal demonstration of exactly the difference between an S2r and a restricted M600 off the lights! Turns out it's very big difference :)

[slob]

or the route home under the Barbican

[Black Bob]

or the route home under the Barbican

The "hidden bonus track" :D

[slob]

Niki seemed surprised to see us at the Aldgate traffic lights.

[PaulR]

Is there another one this Wednesday? If so, I may have to leave taking my bike to Rosso Corse until Thursday morning.....

[slob]

No mate, we ust only get it together a couple of times a year ( whic is really quite a good thing, otherwise it might wear a bit thin.

[Thuli]

slob, you appear to have lost at least one letter and a bracket down a bottle of beer or something.

[jonzi]

slob, you appear to have lost at least one letter and a bracket down a bottle of beer or something.

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No mate, we ust only get it together a couple of times a year ( whic is really quite a good thing, otherwise it might wear a bit thin.