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minty · Guru

Looking for a guide

minty · Guru

Thanks how many riders would you be happy to lead?

What sort of time no you normaly start and where from?

-- Edited by minty on Thursday 23rd of August 2012 12:00:03 PM

d13dkt · Senior Member

hey there minty, im happy to take you out when you want, just let me know when your down and we can organise a run out.

d13dkt · Senior Member

im happy with a maximum of 10 to 12 including me, and there are a few runs i can do, the cornwall run i do is nice its about 30 or so lanes. including muchlarnic.
or a south hams run which is about 40/50 lanes including devils steps, normal start time is 9am from numerous places.

minty · Guru

Sounds good normaly between 3 and 5 of us. I,l drop you a pm in a week or too few bike problems at the moment.

Thanks again.

d13dkt · Senior Member

No problem any time.

Gripper · Senior Member

Hi Minty,

I regularly ride with Dave so there's a good chance you'll bump into me on your visit, I've got some cracking all day routes as well, if fancied making a couple of days out of it, I can cater for all, lol, I can lead a moorland run around Dartmoor, a run with the occasional challenge or a run full of challenges.

What sort of tank range and bikes will you guys be ridding ?

Cheers, Justin.

minty · Guru

Usually ride a wr 450 as my main bike but its going to be a couple of weeks before its back in one peace. I also have a xr650

The others are a mix of 300 and 450 ktm,s

~Some of the lanes we done last time

Tank ranges i guess all will do around 60 miles to a tank depends on the type of ridding.

Normal day ridding between say 10 to 5 we,d fill up half way through the day.

Weekend would be good but some of the guys may get home sick biggrin we,d probably come down the night before and stop in a b&b

-- Edited by minty on Saturday 25th of August 2012 01:03:30 AM

-- Edited by minty on Saturday 25th of August 2012 10:02:09 AM

Gripper · Senior Member

That's ideal Minty, usual distance and fuel stops.

I also recognise most if not all of those lanes, I'll have a chat with Dave and I feel certain between the pair of us we'll sort out a cracking ride for you all.

Cheers, Justin.

minty · Guru

Thanks for that chaps i,l let you know a few weeks in advance when we can come down.

minty · Guru

Providing all go,s well how does the last weekend of September sound? and what would the max number or riders you,l be happy leading excluding your own group.

Gripper · Senior Member

I've just spoken to Dave and Sunday the 30th of September would work well for us, if we said a max of six spaces for your group would that be ok ?

minty · Guru

Sounds like a plan to me. Any B&B,s close by?

d13dkt · Senior Member

There is a travel lodge in cox side Plymouth if you stay there you can park your bikes or van inside my work place over night

minty · Guru

That could be handy. How far from Plymouth would we be meeting up/starting from?

Going to be cheeky now but 2 more guys have asked if there's room? I said i,d ask but not promising anything don't want you guys to feel like you have to put up with us biggrin

-- Edited by minty on Sunday 2nd of September 2012 09:06:45 PM

-- Edited by minty on Sunday 2nd of September 2012 10:57:07 PM

d13dkt · Senior Member

Hi minty we will meet in Plymouth close to where your staying then head out, as for riders I cant se it being to much of a problem with 8 of you but that will be tops , I will check with justin.

minty · Guru

Thanks mate would make my life easier but realistically i doubt they will all turn up anyway.

If any of you guys fancy it we,v got a chap showing us around Newton Abbot way on the saturday.

Gripper · Senior Member

Hi Minty,

No probs on the extra two, however as Dave said that will have to be the max I'm affraid, by the time you count Dave, myself and one or two from our regulars we will be right on the limit of a comfortable group to lead.

What sort of area around Newton Abbot will you guy's be visiting ?, we were thinking of taking you from Plymouth through the southams to Stokeinteignhead which is very close to Newton Abbot, its not a problem if your laning around there on the Saturday we'll change our direction to avoid you ridding the same lanes twice.

Cheers, Justin.

minty · Guru

Route your planing is fine our other guide said he, take us away from that area.

minty · Guru

Been looking about for places to say, The traveloge near coxside is £60 a night.

But ive found this one witch is £40

http://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/491/Plymouth-Derriford-hotel

Would it be possible to meet us here?

d13dkt · Senior Member

i will meet you there sunday morning as i live just down the road from that hotel and then we can head out and meet the others, if you need any running repairs from the saterday ride out i can sort them out on the saterday night.

minty · Guru

Exellent you,l be able to pop down for a pint an a chat saturday evening then biggrin

d13dkt · Senior Member

yea that sounds like a fine plan, looking forward to it

minty · Guru

What sort of trail will we be doing? I may have to bring the xr650 its bit of a beast in bogs not in a good way.

d13dkt · Senior Member

a good mix of everything, some very rocky climbs, and very tight brambly lanes, the xr650 will be a bit of a handfull on some of it. not to many boggy bits.

minty · Guru

I could bring a yz 250 (registered) but im not sure how far it would go on a tank. Couple of the lads bringing there bikes down on a trailer 2 or 3 of them. Any idea where the could stick them safe over right?

I bet your starting to regret agring to this now biggrin

Gripper · Senior Member

The 250 should be fine, the route we've got planned is approx 100 mile round trip and we'll be stopping twice for fuel.

As for bike storage, I'll let Dave cover that one, lol, I'm pretty sure he'll have an idea or two.

d13dkt · Senior Member

cheers justin... lol, the bikes can be left at my place in the garage to keep them safe.

d13dkt · Senior Member

Just a quick one, I've just been on the Cornwall site and a group of them are heading up the same way as us on the same day so the lanes could get a bit busy, should be fun.

minty · Guru

All Booked up ready lets hope the sun comes up to play. Should be a couple of spaces on the Saturdays ride if anyone wants to join us?
Whats the name of the Cornwall site?

fireblade · Senior Member

hi all

i would love to join you guys on saturday,if theres room,wonted to ride on the sunday run, but it was full

many thanks

jon

minty · Guru

No problem mate i,l send you the details. I think thats a full house now for saturday.

d13dkt · Senior Member

I've booked the weather for Sunday so we will be good, went for a bit of a bit of a run out on the route we are doing yesterday, and I would suggest waterproof feet, there are some large puddles out there ATM.
Looking forward to Sunday I will be fun.