Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride Team

[muskrat]

G'day Poppy, good of you to join us and the highest fundraiser.
The team goal has been surpassed and I see our mascot has jumped ship.
Cheers

[Big_Ben]

London start point has finally been announced; Twickenham.

Looks like a 6am start to get there in time  (this girl doesn't do mornings!).

[Big_Ben]

Clean and shiny just need one minor repair (out with the glue) and I'm set.

Go on, dip in your pockets... it's for a good cause, and the irony of me riding in the "Gentlemen's Ride" has to be worth a few bob!

https://gfolk.me/PoppyWoodeson431509

[RichardL]

Today is prep day. Small stuff to do. Last week, I realized that I hadn't registered my bike during the pandemic, so I'd been riding with 2-year-expired registration. Emergency trip to the licensing station took care of that on Thursday. A little less anxious than previous years because the local ride is Naperville rather than Chicago, so, no 60-mile round trip to the start/end point. Less to worry about a distant breakdown, not that my bike has shown recent signs of temperament.  (That's the least jinxing way I can put it.) Not sure what the local organizer has planned for the route, but it seems like it could be much like my own regular ramblings.

Glad to be thinking of the forum team doing this in imagined unison. Riding dapper in tomorrow's cool weather doesn't really lend itself to donning my forum T-Shirt. (Yes newbies, their is a forum T-shirt, though, not sure if still available).

I'll try to post some pics tomorrow afternoon. Hope the rest of you do the same.

Richard L.

[muskrat]

G'day Fellas.
Up at 5am out in the shed at 5:30 pondering which bike to ride. Two things to consider 1 weather, been raining for days and forecast is more to come although the radar is clear. 2 comfort, left hip is giving me hell (2x15mg Oxy's help) and right one is starting to go out in sympathy. So it's wet = rHonda 1100 with fairing, comfort= HD with forward controls and nice seat, or fun the back way on the Xt500.
Have a great day.
Cheers

[BigJim]

Been cleaning up the A10 today, nightmare! Hasn't been cleaned since the 90's, i've always been a fan of wiping the particularly grubby bits with an oily (ACF50) rag. I remember now a clean bike draws attention to the scratches and chipped paint through many incompetent attempts at maintenance! Ah well, will be getting a good oil up after the ride tomorrow. At one point i was considering a proper resto job but the thought of taking it off the road for so long would drive me nuts. Safe riding tomorrow yous lot.
 

[WozzA]

Melbourne's winter weather lived up to it's reputation, at least it wasn't raining at 7:30am
Fog or Low cloud was lifting, Glad Rags on for a SOLO ride & met up with a estimated 500 like minded fools at the Moon Dog Brewery..   

[WozzA]

And some Pics of the more interesting bikes.. 

[WozzA]

Poor Old Triton 
& Not a drop under mine..   

[muskrat]

G'day Fellas. Good turn out of about 50 at the Bathurst DGR. Light rain for the first half of the ride up. Some sun & cloud but no rain during the run but got light rain again half way home. I think Lithgow is the coldest & wettest town in Oz. Glad I took the rHonda.
The run was lengthened a bit, starting at Mt Panorama, a couple of laps of the CBD and regroup out of town. Then back to town and the Rockerbilly Cafe for a chilli dog and vanilla malt thickshake  yes that's right, no beer
The oldest bike was a 1926 Ravat, the newest?biggest was a new 2500cc Trihard Trident.
Cheers

[muskrat]

A few more.

[WozzA]

I  that Douglas..   

[Greybeard]

A fart young smeller! 👍

[BigJim]

Just back from the Bristol,GB DGR. Great fun, chaotic ride,Some fab bikes and got chatty with some interesting fellas. No photos, couldn't be a...d and was super streamlined, no topbox. 300 bikes is a mint turn out.
 

[WozzA]

A fart young smeller! 👍

Come on GB, where is your photo???