Shortest ride of the year

[Ziggy]

Add me to the list Bob .. Thanks

 

[jaybee]

I might be a late entrant to this.......weather dependent, as I’m a wuss!
Would stay in Lowestoft on Sat night but will probably turn for home afte the sunset photo.

 

[saphena]

No need to panic quite yet but we are getting dangerously close to the number of patches available; if you haven't yet signed up for this awesome adventure, you might want to get in quick!

 

[JON12A]

Unlikely to make this now as I'm needed at home with my Dad so ill.
If anything changes Ill let you all know but for now please count me out.

 

[GSears]

Sorry to hear the news. You will be missed, but family first.

 

[saphena]

A long shot I know but I'll offer the suggestion anyway.

We all need to be at Ness Point at 0802 and Lands End at 1622. That doesn't leave a great deal of room for sightseeing and lounging about along the way. We could, if we felt like it, ride en masse using 2nd man drop-off or similar.

For those unfamiliar with the method, we have a designated run leader who always rides at the front (hence the name run *leader*), a designated back-marker (aka tail-end Charlie), who always rides at the back. Whoever's riding in 2nd place immediately behind the run leader gets "dropped" at key junctions to point the way to the rest of the pack and does that until the back-marker waves him on. Whoever's now in 2nd place gets dropped next time and so on.



Or we could carry on as normal, wandering about aimlessly on our own.

What do we think chaps?

 

[FazerPhil]

Aimless wandering much less stressful for me

 

[GSears]

Bob , my experience of any group type riding is that it is slower than individual riding. Do we all stop and refuel at the same time? 20 Bikes 4 pumps....

We ride alone to be together.....

 

[GSears]

Hopefully will come out on time for those using A12

A12 Southbound between the A1124 (Stanway) and the A414 (Chelmsford East)

When: 10pm December 21 to 5am December 22

Details: All lanes closed for planned roadworks

 

[Kim Leeson]

Hopefully will come out on time for those using A12

A12 Southbound between the A1124 (Stanway) and the A414 (Chelmsford East)

When: 10pm December 21 to 5am December 22

Details: All lanes closed for planned roadworks

Gordon, what resource are you using for this info please.

 

[GSears]

https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/a12-m25-a13-a120-traffic-3574132

Could try

https://highwaysengland.co.uk/roadw...&radius=10&roadlist=A12,A30,A303&severity=All

 

[Jonnyp]

I’m suffering a little with ‘2nd man drop off’ (it’s my age) so I think I’ll do what I normally do and ...... go it alone..........

 

[JON12A]

If I do get to make it I will definitely be doing my own thing. No drop off for me

 

[saphena]

So, to summarise, is this group riding thing not a goer then?

 

[Kim Leeson]

Some might be interested if they are they haven't come forward yet, only those who are not inspired by such a tag team event.

 

[Jonnyp]

Tell you what Bob... you give it a go on your own and tell us all in Penzance how you got on.......

 

[Ahamay]

It would be like trying to herd cats.

 

[saphena]

What's with all this negativity - we managed it perfectly well when we went to Paris. Even with Robert leading, we all just stuck together. For some of us that was the pinnacle of our motorcycling career!

 

[saphena]

Bit of a cockup on the supper front. I've just called Premier Inn Hayle to check that the restaurant will cope - apparently not. They suggested The Trevithick Inn "just up the road" but they look to be equally difficult. Who'd like to suggest what?

 

[Kim Leeson]

The Brewers Fayre can't handle ~16-18 customers?