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#1 Guest_Paddy900_*

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 06:34 pm

Just to home safe.

Had a great run up the road with Matlock and Geordie Guy.

We went our seperate way at the mad cow roundabout in Dublin, they should be somewhere in the middle of the the Irish sea just now aboard the HSS.

Just to say a big thanks to Chris and Syra and their friends for making us feel welcome

Really enjoyed all the good tours,

This was my 1st RTT and will not be my last.

lastly to dandywarhol Ulster Fry

Will try and get some photos on later

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#2 Matlock

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 09:31 pm

I got home 30 minutes ago - I'm sat with a coffee & a slice of cake

recovering from my 350 mile ride home! Big thanks to Chris & Syra for organising everything. Will post more tomorrow when I can focus on the screen

~~2002 TDM900 in glorious yellow~~, NOW SOLD

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#3 Guest_Paddy900_*

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 09:33 pm

WHAT more cake.

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#4 Geordie Guy

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 10:00 pm

I got in 10.35 pm ,

took feckin ages to get home, at 60 mph.

Got in the garage and checked the back tyre pressure 40 psi, exactly what I put in at CastleGregory.... !!!

Should be pleased with that , but it means we could have teared up the roads to get home.

Had a brill time, got to go, baths ready.. and I need some TLC... I am KNACKERED ....

Cheers, Ivan.

I'm a TDM SNOB !!!! "Adventure before Dementia"

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#5 danceswithmopeds

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 10:22 pm

Got home 5.15, some slightly illegal speeds most of the way home. 4hrs on the button. Came up to one big Cop check point, slowed as soon as I saw it. Nice guys waved me straight through. Did'nt even have to stop. Only stopped once to fuel up.
195.7 miles, 16.24 Litres. Too tired to work that out.

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#6 Matlock

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Posted 09 July 2008 - 10:21 am

QUOTE(Paddy900 @ Tue 8th Jul 2008, 10:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

WHAT more cake.

A chap can never have enough cake - this was just a slice (or two) of Cadbury's Swiss roll, not a patch on the "Strawberry Dream" I had at the cafe on the hill outside Dingle

You'll be posting that picture shortly I expect Paddy

I looked at the stats on Tom Tom for the journey from Castlegregory to home last night - 351 miles, average speed (while moving) 61 mph, 6 hours on the move, max speed on the journey was ...... really quite fast

........ I didn't work out the MPG, but I suspect it was quite good while I was riding with Ivan and quite bad after I left him!

Edited by Matlock, 09 July 2008 - 10:22 am.

~~2002 TDM900 in glorious yellow~~, NOW SOLD

2012 Honda Crosstourer VFR1200X. Hyperspeed tourer.

~~1990 XTZ750 in black, standard apart from Micron silencer. Mechanical restoration complete, cosmetic restoration next on the agenda..~~ NOW SOLD

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#7 Guest_Paddy900_*

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Posted 09 July 2008 - 10:24 am

Matlock with his slice of cake

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#8 Matlock

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Posted 09 July 2008 - 10:31 am

Now that was fast! Comment made at 11:06, picture posted at 11:09

~~2002 TDM900 in glorious yellow~~, NOW SOLD

2012 Honda Crosstourer VFR1200X. Hyperspeed tourer.

~~1990 XTZ750 in black, standard apart from Micron silencer. Mechanical restoration complete, cosmetic restoration next on the agenda..~~ NOW SOLD

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#9 Guest_Paddy900_*

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Posted 09 July 2008 - 10:38 am

QUOTE(Matlock @ Wed 9th Jul 2008, 11:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Now that was fast! Comment made at 11:06, picture posted at 11:09

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#10 stu

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Posted 09 July 2008 - 08:34 pm

I'm home too - having been rained on for about two solid hours. Some really great roads, and mostly good-ish weather - a big up to Pa Larkin for organising it, hope Syrah is soon on the mend.

Stu

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#11 Guest_Paddy900_*

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Posted 09 July 2008 - 08:50 pm

QUOTE(stu @ Wed 9th Jul 2008, 09:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm home too - having been rained on for about two solid hours. Some really great roads, and mostly good-ish weather - a big up to Pa Larkin for organising it, hope Syrah is soon on the mend.

hey stu,
really nice to have met you.
did you go to Cork today with the gang.

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#12 stu

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Posted 10 July 2008 - 10:59 am

QUOTE(Paddy900 @ Wed 9th Jul 2008, 09:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hey stu,
really nice to have met you.
did you go to Cork today with the gang.

You too, Paddy, nice guy for a Nordie.

Did the run as far as lunch stop then headed away home.

Stu

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#13 Hartside Man

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Posted 11 July 2008 - 09:24 pm

left c/ greg at 09:00 home at 22:00 all safe and well

will post later pie in oven needs eaten and tea needs drunk

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#14 pete7

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Posted 11 July 2008 - 10:35 pm

left with Hartside at 0900 and got home at 2140 safe and sound -
spent a couple of hours in dun loughaire waiting for ferry- (really nice little place!)
rain stayed off but now sheeting down with a vengeance !

many thanks to everybody especially Chris TeD for a brilliant week
good riding, great scenery and tremendous bunch of people
will also post later as I have good few pix

all the best

pete

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#15 catsbum

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Posted 12 July 2008 - 09:44 pm

QUOTE(CatsBum @ Sat 12th Jul 2008, 09:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Although thanks to Big Dave for tagging me through Ireland today

No probs catz

Home safely at 21.15, but banned fom pooter by swmbo until she went to bed.

Had a great time despite the weather, tanks to EVERYONE for the great company

Off to look at the rest of the posts/threads now

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#17 dapleb

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Posted 13 July 2008 - 05:29 am

Back at 6am after leaving CastleG, going on mission "Gaol Cake", hooning roond the Wicklow mountains, having the noice bit of the A40 to me'sen, pootling round the Brecons in the dry and then bimbling back. Quick cupppa and I'm hoff again.

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#18 ChrisG

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Posted 13 July 2008 - 09:55 am

Got back at 0530 with only a couple of showers on route. Visited the Jameson's Heritage centre and took a nice scenic route along the coast road from Dungarven to Waterford. Had a text from Tony saying he and Hutch had arrived safely too. All 3 of us are past the wear indicators on our rear tyres though

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#19 Guest_Negwedar_*

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Posted 13 July 2008 - 11:36 am

Home safe about 7.30 last night. Also Pegleg. Higher brain functions returning slowly

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#20 TonyDevil

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Posted 13 July 2008 - 01:08 pm

Hutch has just left mine for Essex
rear tyres are well and truely shagged, i'll be at Ride-in Tyres first thing tomorrow

still no ADSL at home

photos will need to wait until i'm not using my mobile for browsing......

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Black 1991 850 MK1, 160k+ miles(ish, best guess really, gave up trying to keep count after 3rd set of clocks and 3rd engine), PilotRoad2 tyres, custom stubby exhaust system, bluespot calipers & goodridge braided hoses with dunlopads, maxton forks, Ohlins shock, kedo handguards, stainless TDM grill, Scottoiler with lubetube & dual nozzle thingy, Givi Wingrack2 with E45 & 2xE36s, renntec crash bars, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider2, Optimate IIIsp, Bagster tank cover, anti-dazzle coating
to fit : led spotlights, heated grips, new braided lines and rear caliper that actually has bleed nipples
Silver-ish 2003 900, 70k miles, PilotRoad3 front tyre (new@65k) & PR2 rear(new at 69k), Renthal 755 bars with KTM handguards, oxford unheated grips, power commander 3usb, scorpion titanium exhausts, standard screen with vario winglet thingy, stainless grill, oem centre stand, bagster tank cover, givi monokey topplate mounted on grabrail with V46 topbox, Givi PL pannier rails with E21s, crash bungs, mirror extender thingys, Halfords Advanced Laser Blue brillance bulbs, 21w led spotlights, touring scottoiler with leehenty dual nozzle, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider3 Urban, winter style anti-dazzle coating
to fit : led brake light strip, replacement heated grips
current rides : TDM850 3vd/mk1=tourer&scratcher, TRX850=weekend twisty toy, 2003 TDM900=commuter, 2005 TDM900=unmolested. Gone but not forgotton : XTZ750=overland touring toy, GS500e, GS125
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Its In.....im Home Safely Thread

#1 Guest_Paddy900_*

#2 Matlock

#3 Guest_Paddy900_*

#4 Geordie Guy

#5 danceswithmopeds

#6 Matlock

#7 Guest_Paddy900_*

#8 Matlock

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#10 stu

#11 Guest_Paddy900_*

#12 stu

#13 Hartside Man

#14 pete7

#15 catsbum

#16 big dave

#17 dapleb

#18 ChrisG

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#20 TonyDevil

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