After the heavenly blue skies and crisp air of Saturday’s ride to Bury, Manchester, Sunday’s offering is wet, very wet. The rain certainly didn’t dampen our spirits and the heroes we were commemorating certainly didn’t have the luxury of sitting in front of the telly and giving the big push a miss because of some rain.
A memorable day indeed, for all the right reasons. While the number of bikes participating was less than hoped for, there were some steadfast well wishers on the motorway overpasses waving and cheering. However, as we set off I couldn’t help but think I should have got some fuel before heading out to the services as I only had 3 bars left and I had know idea what 3 bars meant given that many gauges are far from linear! It wasn’t long until I was pulling alongside Ainsworth Rider pointing down at my filler cap.
“Not much further now,” he said, reassuringly. Not much further seemed to last a lifetime as I frantically checked my fuel gauge. Eventually we peeled of the motorway and right into an Esso garage. Given the weather Rivington Barn was swapped out for a cuppa at Ainsworth Palace.
The time soon came for Derek and I to head on as it was already getting dark and we said our goodbyes to James and his wife. We stopped for fuel and then one final stop at Hilton Park services so Derek and I could say our goodbyes and we parted ways at the M6/M5 interchange.
I stopped twice more on the way home and the pouring rain and busy motorway gave way to drier, quieter roads as I approached Gloucester and the air cooled. My backside was screaming out to stop and get off the saddle for a while but I was determined to press on, finally reaching home around 9pm. It was a long, wet but memorable day.
Thank you Derek, James and Leslie.
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Hi Nick brilliant video love the editing it was well worth the ride up there to take part in the ring of red remembrance day ride 👍🏍️
Ring of 🔥 Fire😂🤣.
Young Derek's horn was louder than that Trucks horn.
Can't take HIM anywhere😁😆😂🤣.
Just out for the day with a couple of mates or two 😂
Great stuff Nick loved the laughter between you guys and the ending was very moving, well done bud
thanks for that journey. as it looks, many came out in support, not only motorcycles, but people on bridges and aside the tarmac. wonder english weather it looked like and alll of your equipment made it through the rain. i am not sure any of my equipment would have gone with me. i am always afraid of losing another gopro , as i have lost two, but that was because of hot weather and the adhesive peels off after an hour of being in weather of 80 plus degrees. very expensive highway trips with 450 dollars falling off the helmet. hope to edit my next video in the next couple days as it will be even late on the day it was filmed. thanksgiving yesterday.
wow 10 mins into the vid I have never seen so many bikes well edited video that nick
Nice one mate , love that bloody horn 😂😂😂
Good to see you had nice weather for it 😂
OUTSTANDING! Well done. On the right pannier of my VStrom I have stickers from many places I have visited. On the rear panel is a sticker from the region of the Somme, over it is a red poppy. I have two great uncles who never returned home and I visited them for the first time in October last year. It is impossible to understand the enormity of sacrifice and loss until you visit such a front line or battleground…. anywhere. The monument at Thiepval, commemorates 73,000 personnel lost, for whom no remains were ever found, I think it is probably the saddest place I have ever been.
Considering how shocking the wheather was , you all had a good laugh and that was good to see : )
Morning ice. I watched this the other day, but failed to leave a comment 🙄. Nice editing 😊
Note to self keep Degs in front 😮those air bombs are brutal 🫨