Sunday 22nd March

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Sunday 22nd March

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Weather's looking v' promising for the weekend and one can't let Herr Ptolemyx keep hogging the show with his rideouts can one? :)): ; so, I'm putting one together for this Sunday, weather permitting with (mostly) good roads and and as traffic-free as possible, with a coffee and snack stop along the way - or maybe two :) :) .

DETAILS: Meet at Cafe Earth, Tedburn Road EX4 2HD AT 09.45 hrs for a 10.00 hrs start. Please be fueled up and ready to go.
Lunch stop at Greedy's in Torrington, finish either Morrisons or Wetherspoons in Tiverton depending on what folks want.
Drop-off system if more than a handful of peeps - Ptolemyx to be T.E.C.
Route approx 100 miles:https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Cafe+ ... FQAw%3D%3D
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Re: Sunday 22nd March

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You have a TEC volunteer....should more than a couple of us come out to play.
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Re: Sunday 22nd March

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Rider list so far:
Moi.
Ptolemyx
Gallbladder (Andy S)
Jug (?)

Any more for the soiree in the sun?
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Re: Sunday 22nd March

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All being well... will confirm tomorrow but it looks like I'm still stuck here for the weekend so may as well enjoy it.
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Re: Sunday 22nd March

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Just for something new, we could finish for a wind down coffee and debrief at the Tiverton canal cafe. If they're open. Whadyathink boss?
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ptolemyx wrote: ↑Mar 20th, '26, 05:34 Just for something new, we could finish for a wind down coffee and debrief at the Tiverton canal cafe. If they're open. Whadyathink boss?
Looks like the only parking is a pay & display that applies to motorcycles. :ymsigh:
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Re: Sunday 22nd March

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The Canal Barge was still closed last weekend. The Canal Tea rooms is open though, till 3 on a Sunday
I'm not really grumpy, just misunderstood
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Us skinflints aren't going to pay parking. Wivvaspoons for dishwater masquerading as coffee then. No, we don't do McDs.
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Well, if it's a spoons I may as well have a curry then. :)):
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Re: Sunday 22nd March

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Looks like 'spoons to finish then, cos it's Brian's faveritt innit! 🏍😄.
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I'll stop for a chat then fook off to somewhere decent then :mrgreen:
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Re: Sunday 22nd March

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Weather's still looking good for tomorrow folks. Can't wait to get into a decent rideout at last :D :D . See you at the cafe :)): .
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Re: Sunday 22nd March

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Yup, see you at the cafe.
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Re: Sunday 22nd March

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Eight of us had a grand day out. Thanks for orgamanizing Phil :-bd

I have one complaint - as TEC I didn't see a single incident of crap riding by any of the group for my amusement :mrgreen:
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Re: Sunday 22nd March

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Nice ride out.
Many thanks Robbo for organising and Brian for TEC duties.

My clutch was vague and spongy for most of the ride so when I got home I took the lid of the reservoir and sure enough it had indeed got low enough that it was sucking in air. So I topped it up and pumped it a few times, it burped a few air bubbles, and just like that I have a nice clutch feel again.
ptolemyx wrote: ↑Mar 22nd, '26, 16:15 I have one complaint - as TEC I didn't see a single incident of crap riding by any of the group for my amusement :mrgreen:
I found the roads were pretty scary in places on a lot of those roads, with potholes and gravel on the bends..
I think that made us all focus harder on not messing up, which is probably why it was uneventful for you to watch. :)
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