Well it was a filthy day before I left home…we’d had lots of rain over night which continued. Wet roads, huge puddle, pot holes, gravel and mossy. The route took us from Acton Turville through Badminton, Alderton, Kington St Michael, and Castle Combe on our small engined bikes – 11 of us in all I think..
Man down Number 1 – “Young” Dave toppled over in Grittleton at the junction
Man down Number 2 – “Old” John slipped on some mud, nudged a stationery van and dropped his bike (I didn’t see this)
…..anyway all’s well that ends well both got back on their bikes and finished the run with a slap up lunch at the Fox and Hounds!
@RobLittleuk
stay there stay there this is me and telling all Li too fast to live too young to die I bought a machine the day and say take your breath away a Mot [Music] memories of Ireland no I don’t generally come out in this kind of weather but I feel obliged today to acting turville um we got a meeting about Normandy could be like this in Normandy so what a sport what a hobby well it is pissing down with rain and uh I was hopeful that um I would be coming on the YB today but I’m afraid uh the YB is not responded by coming into AC turville now feeling a bit of rain down the back of me neck and it really is the deja vu memories of Ireland and that was good fun so what the bloody hell it’s all about having a laugh in the end getting yourself absolutely [Applause] soak see you Turner ah quite a few actually [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Music] can’t believe it can you I want the bump started [Music] well off we go just bump started the new uh Yamaha [Applause] [Applause] well the weather is quite disgusting here we are in uh bad menion [Applause] I’ve just had a phone call come through can’t see to get connected to Steve but phone anyway oh excitement [Music] [Applause] really not easy to film this these lames are F we must be bloody [Music] [Applause] mad world is taking us a different way [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] oh [Applause] [Music] [Music] stay there stay there stay there differ [Music] [Music] it [Music] [Music] [Music] bloody slippery here actually Dave looks okay A bit [Music] [Music] shaking you’re right yeah sure yeah I’m used to that half you catch that on fil [Music] anything [Music] damaged yeah it’s come out it’s come out right just watch it mates cuz you a bit weak yeah [Music] yeah F back [Applause] on young Dave 82 years old I think get straight back on a rookie is going to take us up to that Bloody uh coffee stop up here it’s all in the mud you D try to go around the corner [Music] [Music] we have C here [Applause] van I say with two days combined age 170 old well we’re heading towards kington St Michael going with a rod stinking and stopping there in the cafe and it’s still uh raining pretty hard kingon St Michael [Applause] well yes we seem to be stopping here I’ve stopped here for a while [Applause] [Music] all right we’ve all been fed and watered you I’ve hopefully got him falling off okay yeah there’s some there is some a lot of gravel around here as well so you need to watch it there’s no point if it’s not a challenge though R is it what would you be doing otherwise hey what would you be doing I know exactly what i’ be bloody doing today I’ll be watching that on the post office oh yeah that’s tomorrow and th Friday as well I’ll be watching that this afternoon I was just thinking yesterday what after this inquiry figed out this is she’s got a swear on the Bible cuz she’s a bloody Becker as well so still well little daughters Now find their way to the window SE oh yeah yeah I watch one yet the one that when we brought her home yeah has had 72,000 [Music] [Applause] K right I’m switching off for a while just been a road down here is absolutely terrible moss and gravel in the middle hotles tight bends Queen an’s lace bursting out the stench of wild garlic how awful is all this [Applause] this is nasty here [Music] here we are rain or shine Castle I’ve got [Applause] tourists usually from the Far East [Applause] [Music] oh good old Dave good young Dave I should say barly gingerly around this nasty band Steve [Music] ready up [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] it’s like off-roading [Applause] here sorry I’m going back a different way so I can get back and fail people coming back in cuz they’ll never get past otherwise all right I’m just letting you know that’s all he’s supposed to be doing the same believe you you car I better just check and see where he is [Applause] [Music] [Applause] made a bit of a copper set to Steve uh uh I was going to go duck back a different way so I can film people coming back in and uh instead of that he stayed where he was and anyway I had to go back and get him so anyway here we are yeah I thought something happened no I we had a bit of a misunderstanding not a fly mag not you Las lasa lasa you photographing have you been sent to the corner YouTu two forers you got to sit in the corner on your own nauy seat hey the naughty seat yeah you’re on the naughty seat you are bad boys oh yeah on there you can just is that on that’s on it’s I’ll turn it the other way around I don’t the damn thing paired with the phone I didn’t even ask it to do it no what color is mine red and blue was green anything fart it wasn’t oh I can’t get a signal to find out what the directions are so how does this work we got it work right did yeah but we were reading did it work when you D let me set it up did but we were reading the directions we’re trying to remember of course and we all know we don’t remember things do we we actually test R how many miles we go about 60 miles yeah yeah yeah F now your screen yeah screen fantastic right
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It takes someone under 14 for that kind of thing.
Blimey 😯
Absolutely wonderful😊 loved it 😊
What a rainy day. Is the starting problem with the bike just lack of use.
Trust there were no "after effects" for the 32 men "down" ? Clean that 125 off * gert rid of it, bump starting a nearly new bike-not acceptible. Never enjoyed riding on road in the wet, but off road, I loved it, the wetter & muddier, the better. You just need to feed in the power gently out of the bends and not too much front brake.
The Wiltshire Waders Tough as Old Wellington Boots 🌧️🌧️☔
Great Dave. Good luck for him where ever he rodes
I wont ride in those conditions not because f the danger but zero pleasure. Hope no damage to man or bike
👏👏👏👏👏👏when your to old to ride a bike your dead…😂😂😂 ….all weather riders 👍👌👌👌
You gentlemen give me the aspiration to keep riding. Enjoyed the ride out, shame about the rain but I hope the two gentlemen didn't suffer any after effects following the misshapes.👍
Wouldn’t normally choose to ride on a day so bad but “when ya gotta go”
I just loved this one Rob, Whizzers in the rain. It was a surprise you didn't cancel but you lads carried on regardless. Glad to see Young Dave and Old John were ok after their falls. Us oldies are made of sterner stuff. 😊👍🏍 NJ
One gripe is how much modern road tyres resemble slicks. Apart from a few grooves up the side, most of the time we're riding on "bald" tyres. Not ideal given the weather and state of our minor roads. Looks like you were herding cats at times, but better than watching the goggle box any day.
Dave getting his knee down huh
I guess the weather there was the inspiration for the Dr Foster nursery rhyme 😂.
This was like the Best Episode of Last of the summer Wine ..Massive Respect to You Bonkers Lot ..an 80 yr Olds Still Kick Starting their Hoss…I Ride a 1000cc SportBike ..I Doth my cap 11 Times .
Just take a little bit more water with it next time😊. I hope you're not aching too much❤
You guys are amazing. Please be careful though.
In a few years I'll be your age. I think I'll go on guided bus trips… Age-related. I never thought I'd write something like this! But my bones are already starting to hurt. Stay the way you are, guys!
Your videos are the best keep going
They made them tough back in the 1940's. Luckily it looks as though Dave bounced…
You’re all hard core bikers riding in that shitty weather.
I’ve got new bike syndrome, so I’m reluctant to take it out until the weather improves.
Hard core adventurers for sure. What fun!
A friend of mine whose now gone once told me "You don't get old and stop riding. You stop riding and get old."
The great old school get up and get on with it attitude 👍
I doff my cap to you all, glad John and Dave are ok and pretty much unscathed!
I ride in a group but i cant be bothered to ride in the rain,credit to you all.
Well done to Dave 😅
Castle combe has a lovely little coffee shop in a old barn near the bottom it's worth stopping
I think I’d have given that one a miss!
Just subscribed when are you going to Normandy? Looks like fun.i think crashbars are a good idea!
I'm glad to hear that the Lads are ok after their tumble; such things happen, but they do shake us up a bit. Those conditions were definitely unpleasant, to say the least!
I didn't go on today's group ride as we had rain overnight and again this arvo; given that it's the first lot of rain since last October, the roads are like a skating rink.
I must admit Rod, there has been several times (with this and other vlogs) were I wished you wore gloves! being a ex marshall & racer the first thing most rider's tend to do is to grab hold of anything that might stop them! the first layer is your gloves next is your skin, which takes longer to repair! love watching your videos, I like you don't decrease in age or repair time. If you had been in Derbyshire it was just short of Hail stones at times on Wednesday the ride might not of happened, even my old van stepped out of line 🤬🤬even in a straight line (07) plate Fiat
Heroes, all of you but especially 'Young' Dave and 'Old' John. I would never go out in conditions like that and I'm a 'young' 69. Thanks for another interesting film
Greatest of respect to each and everyone of you who went on this run, the weather was the pits but still all going out.
Hope the lads who came off are all ok and no messing about they just got straight back on–excellent attitudes.
Finally got the new Honda on Sunday the 26th but like your area nothing but rain, so it aint going out for the first time in the rain with new unscrubbed tyres.
All the best to everyone.