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EuroBARF 2014

Schtum said:
Since you're staying on the wrong side of the border again this year.....
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It's ok, I'm not taking it personally......much :p

If you let me know when you're planning to be there, I might just be tempted to come down and ride both Wrynose and Hardknott passes with you. Lunch in the Woolpack Inn in Boot....?

It's a few years since I last rode those passes. I might add that if any members of your party are planning on extending their vacation either side of the "organised" part, I'd be happy to do my bit by extending Scottish hospitality on the right side of the Border. Having had such great hospitality in CA over the past 15 years, it'd be churlish of me not to offer.... :thumbup
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Mike, that sounds great! We'll keep you in the loop. Last summer we had lunch at the Wasdale Head Inn. It was pretty nice too. :drool

As for "organised", you've never been on one of my rides. :laughing More like subtly guided anarchy! :party
 
Oh geez, poor little Versys is going to out of its depth. :cry
 
A little teaser from Jamie Robinson.

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Been following this thread for a few weeks now. Very interested in joining if my trip to Asia does not work out. Just had a question as to a ball park figure on cost for this trip or how much should be considered. Much obliged.
 
Ballpark 5k. Moto rental and air fare are the major costs. Imagine you can do it closer to 4K if you budget things
 
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mlm said:
Ballpark 5k. Moto rental and air fare are the major costs. Imagine you can do it closer to 4K if you budget things
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What he said. Figure $1200 to $1500 for airfare. Figure something like $1000 to $1200 for the moto rental. You may get cheaper, but it depends what you want to ride. Half the budget is gone.

Figure $100 to $120/night in lodging. Throw in another $200 or so for the ferry. Figure on spending $50 or $60/day in food. Fuel runs to nearly $9/gallon, and most days (except on the IOM) we'll ride all day. Throw in spending money on odds and ends, ground transportation (between LHR and moto rental place). And then there's the beer...... :staRang

$5K is a good ballpark planning figure.
 
Thanks guys for the info on expenses. My Asia trip is looking to cost about 6k. 5k sounds more do-able. Decisions, decisions!
 
Here's an interesting vid on the vanishing point. It's included not because I think anyone who's coming doesn't understand and use the vanishing point, but because it shows some road reading factors that better represent what it's like to ride in the UK.

One thing to pay particular attention to is the light gray road surface. Where you see that, it's because the authorities have put down something called shellgrip. The purpose is to provide greater grip in particular areas where motorists are likely to be braking or cornering harder than usual. You'll see it near intersections and pedestrian crossings, and on some corners. I've seen some forums where posters have said it's scary and slippery and awful in the rain. Meh, never noticed any issues with it, and it's worth pointing out that the road authorities at the IOM have put it on famous corners like Creg ny Baa. The reason I point it out is that seeing it on the road is a signal to pay attention to what's coming up.

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flying_hun said:
Here's an interesting vid on the vanishing point. It's included not because I think anyone who's coming doesn't understand and use the vanishing point, but because it shows some road reading factors that better represent what it's like to ride in the UK.

One thing to pay particular attention to is the light gray road surface. Where you see that, it's because the authorities have put down something called shellgrip. The purpose is to provide greater grip in particular areas where motorists are likely to be braking or cornering harder than usual. You'll see it near intersections and pedestrian crossings, and on some corners. I've seen some forums where posters have said it's scary and slippery and awful in the rain. Meh, never noticed any issues with it, and it's worth pointing out that the road authorities at the IOM have put it on famous corners like Creg ny Baa. The reason I point it out is that seeing it on the road is a signal to pay attention to what's coming up.

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"This video does not exist" :(
 
Looks like I'm going to have to pass on this years Euro ride. I love the plans but there is just to much change going on this year with work and my lease coming up. I wish you guys a wonderful time, which I know you will have. Cheers
 
:cry We'll miss you! :cry
 
A little teaser for the Southern 100. :teeth

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flying_hun said:
A little teaser for the Southern 100. :teeth

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Ha - thanks for that wee video, Kurt. Keith McKay who was interviewed there and is going to be racing the Brammo for Darvill Racing just happens to be a long-standing Internet buddy of mine.

Although in the 15 years I've known him I've never managed to meet him in the flesh, he's the guy who facilitated the long love affair with the Western USA that my wife and I commenced upon when we first visited on honeymoon in 1999. He had a buddy in Sunnyvale who he said owed him a big favour so he arranged for him to pick us up from SFO, give us a room for a week and loan us his Cherokee and his Cagiva Alazzurra.

Keith told me a while ago that they're also going to be Brammo dealers and will be offering test rides on the I.O.M. so perhaps when you're there you might like to look him up and ask for a test ride on the The Mountain Circuit. :ride
 
Great backstory! He also played a prominent role in a film documentary of the TT made in 2003 where he helped a US rider compete in his first TT. Really good film, and he comes across as a great guy. We'll check him out while we're there, and try to snag a Brammo ride too.
 
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Great backstory! He also played a prominent role in a film documentary of the TT made in 2003 where he helped a US rider compete in his first TT. Really good film, and he comes across as a great guy. We'll check him out while we're there, and try to snag a Brammo ride too.
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Ahh now, I might know a bit about the US rider who competed in the TT. Is this the journalist who wrote the story in the June 2008 BiKE Magazine about Seven Days In California? I'm struggling to remember his name.....

Got it - Mark Gardiner....http://www.dubbelju.com/_literature_47097/7_Days_in_California_-_Bike
 
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No, it wasn't Gardiner. I need to go back to the documentary to find the guy's name. He was a club racer from the PNW. When he got married he asked his wife where she wanted to honeymoon. She said the IOM. They had trouble making the arrangements to come as spectators, but worked with Keith to come to race. The guy DNF'd in the lightweight 400 race on what appeared to be an NC30/RVF400, or somesuch, but had a great time.
 
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