boboneleg

I hadn't done this rally since my last time with Fred which was 2017 (I think ??), anyway a mate of mine insisted that we should go so we put the word around and in the end six of us met up at Conwy YHA on the friday night before the rally and then went to the pub of course..... and then for a curry..... Now one thing you need to do in the week leading up to the Dragon Rally is to keep an eye on the weather forecast, when I tell you it wasn't looking good, it really wasn't . There was a storm coming in with 65-70 mph winds and torrential rain forecasted ? Saturday morning we assembled at the meeting point and were given the instructions as to where the site was this year (it's a different location every year), what a fine body of men ........ We got to the site and it didn't look good, it was just a farmers field up a track and at the top of a hill. I would much rather have been down in some sheltered valley out of the way of the worst of the weather. We picked a spot at the top of the field as it was obvious that by next morning anything down the bottom would just be a bog. It was a great laugh just trying to get to the top of the field as conditions were soft and it hadn't even started raining yet. We pitched our tents and then walked down to the marquee to collect our goody bags and have a nose at the other bikes

That's ace Pedro ?

Hello Mess ?

I feel your pain Fred, I recently had to remove the swing arm/rear engine bolt out of a DRZ400 , that was a real bugger

Superb Pedro ?

I'm shamed to say that we took the path, that was my first time ever that I'd done that Fred, but the twat in the car was on the shallow side.

Good to hear from you ? I'm on my third 'flex foot' , I somehow managed to delaminate the carbon on the other two ?

Hi Fred , good to see you in here.

Hi Scott, good to see you here ?

Like it Fred, we managed a ride on the Friday before lockdown as we thought it was coming Just a loop around the Cotswolds and sandwiches and flasks, no stopping in cafes. We also came across this twat............ It's time for you to look away now Pete ?

Hah ! I wondered if that's what you were going to say as there aren't many in Bristol. That's 1/2 mile from my house, my mate has a motorcycle repair place on that estate, GJB Motorcycles.

Hah !! just like old times ?

Nah, never worked with caravans. I retired a while ago but I work (ahem) a couple of days in a Ducati place now. Where's the auction house ?

Bruce, how's it going mate ?

Understood, we're all getting older ?

Ooooooops, they're a big old bus

Hi Dell. how are you doing there in the far saff ?

Hi Chris, how's tricks ?

Hi Laurie

I know that you said it's not meant to be a commiserations thread Pedro but that's so sad. I'm sure I remember a ride report in the past where you were just starting to take her out on the bike you had back then (Transalp? ) I hope life is treating you better now.

OMG !! A bit scared to ask but are any of your dogs still with us ?

Hello Specs

Hi Gnomad, how's it going ?

Hi Art ?

Ooooooops, ?