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Buxton Peaks Ride Out - Saturday 28th May

Posted: 24 May 2016, 08:56
by Monty
Anyone free this Saturday? Thinking Breakfast here at 10am ish.

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.... and then do the other side of the Peaks, Staffordshire, Cheshire and Derbyshire. It's the bit I've always saved until last on the other ride outs but always ran out of time. Will include Long Hill, Goyt Valley, Macc Forrest and bits of the Cat and Fiddle. Then maybe head over Itchy's leap in the other direction for lunch at the Royal Oak.

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Re: Buxton Peaks Ride Out - Saturday 28th May

Posted: 24 May 2016, 08:58
by Kwacky
I would love to but Mrs Kwacky is working so I've got the kids.

Re: Buxton Peaks Ride Out - Saturday 28th May

Posted: 24 May 2016, 09:03
by Monty
Next time dude

Re: Buxton Peaks Ride Out - Saturday 28th May

Posted: 24 May 2016, 09:07
by Cav
I'll be at Pembrey this weekend sorry mate

Re: Buxton Peaks Ride Out - Saturday 28th May

Posted: 24 May 2016, 20:33
by Itchy
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Re: Buxton Peaks Ride Out - Saturday 28th May

Posted: 24 May 2016, 20:51
by Blade
Working dam it.

Have fun though and look forward to pictures (lol)

Re: Buxton Peaks Ride Out - Saturday 28th May

Posted: 25 May 2016, 13:07
by rocket
Weather depending I may come out to play

Re: Buxton Peaks Ride Out - Saturday 28th May

Posted: 27 May 2016, 20:49
by Itchy
Weather's looking good.

Re: Buxton Peaks Ride Out - Saturday 28th May

Posted: 27 May 2016, 22:56
by Monty
Looking great!
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Re: Buxton Peaks Ride Out - Saturday 28th May

Posted: 28 May 2016, 08:26
by rocket
I'll be there or I'll be square

Re: Buxton Peaks Ride Out - Saturday 28th May

Posted: 28 May 2016, 16:28
by rocket
great ride started to gel with the zx10 on the last part of the ride. Hope you liked the strines hope your ok Itchy

Re: Buxton Peaks Ride Out - Saturday 28th May

Posted: 28 May 2016, 16:43
by Kwacky
That doesn't sound good.

Re: Buxton Peaks Ride Out - Saturday 28th May

Posted: 28 May 2016, 18:06
by Itchy
I came off.

It sounds worse than it is.

Going round a tight uphill right-hander, which seemed to tighten up more as I went round it...

My toe slider hit the deck, I pooped my pants a bit and the bike stood up as a result.

Now I know you're supposed to just try and lean it and hope for the best, but there just wasn't sufficient time (or skill!).

So me and the bike head for the grass verge and a massive chuffing rock. I think I hit the rock (I must have as there were scrape marks on it) and flew over the top, onto the grass and down goes the bike.

Once I met back up with Rocket and Monty and we pulled in to assess the damage, it took a good couple of minutes to list it all...
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Yep. That's it. That one scratch!

Well, that and I knocked both mirrors out of place (and I whacked my hand on one of them, which hurts a bit) but as crashes go, I think I got off fairly lightly.

I'll do a write up later, going to chill for a bit now.

Re: Buxton Peaks Ride Out - Saturday 28th May

Posted: 28 May 2016, 18:08
by Kwacky
Blimey. That's almost a perfect crash :)

Re: Buxton Peaks Ride Out - Saturday 28th May

Posted: 28 May 2016, 18:38
by Itchy
I think I'd have only come off better if I'd landed on a bouncy castle.

Re: Buxton Peaks Ride Out - Saturday 28th May

Posted: 28 May 2016, 18:57
by Perkles
Sounds like a lucky escape ,good the bikes not to bad

Re: Buxton Peaks Ride Out - Saturday 28th May

Posted: 28 May 2016, 18:58
by Blade
Very glad to hear you and bike are ok Itchy (y)

Which road were you on there is some challenging bends in the Peaks and Monty seems to know most of them (lol)

Re: Buxton Peaks Ride Out - Saturday 28th May

Posted: 28 May 2016, 19:26
by Itchy
We had migrated by this point to West Yorkshire.

So it was all Rocket's fault! :?

Re: Buxton Peaks Ride Out - Saturday 28th May

Posted: 28 May 2016, 19:34
by rocket
Itchy wrote:We had migrated by this point to West Yorkshire.

So it was all Rocket's fault! :?
;( ;( ;( It was Homle Moss

Re: Buxton Peaks Ride Out - Saturday 28th May

Posted: 28 May 2016, 19:42
by Itchy
Crash Corner!

Let's face it, if I can crash, pick it up and carry on, and still be giggling like an idiot at the next stop then it's not much of a problem!

Just been for another check of the bike. Can't find anything else.

My hand still hurts though. Not as much as when everyone shook hands as we departed and Monty's thumb clasped down right on my ouchy, but as I say, I walked away with absolute minimum damage.

Winner!