Surrey Bunkhouse meet 21-23 Nov NOW FULL Thanks.

[felco]

Great weekend stewie, thanks to you and everyone else who made it a good one, great lanes and plenty of them, Steve our guide ,did a great job, rode home in the rain for 4hrs, then the sun came out for the last 20 minutes ! Typical, well worth the journey (thumbs) .

[minkyhead]

stewie for ..prime minister ..thanks for your effort ..enjoyed the trip ..ta (thumbs)

[tea007]

Cheers for organising must say my ride on satarday was excellent
A bit slippery at first but managed to wiggle through ok
(thumbs)

[Pingman]

Enjoyed the lanes and it was nice to see lanes so well signposted and with so many so close together it makes for a ride that flows really well.

I loved how the lanes flow into each other, never ridden so many miles with such a low percentage of tarmac either.

Enduro2 group it can't have been more than about 25% of the 120 miles we did were tarmac and some of the lanes were really long with such variances in terrain.

Had a great weekend, LOVED IT. still buzzing now

Special thanks to Adrian for lifting the bike off my head! :unsure:

and the rest of the boys for making sure I was ok after (thumbs)

[KtmRy]

Yes nice1 Stewie for all the effort you put into sorting this and i really enjoyed it, thanks to our ride leader Steve for showing us around, apologies for the puncture delay although its more of a shame about Andys day being cut/snapped short but hey ho he will own a silly ktm with that much brute power they just rip chains apart (thumbs)

[Stewie]

Just a few words from Steve Sharp Big Bike 1 ride leader (thumbs)

''Had a great day, I led the guys on the big bikes. They rode fantastically and were a great bunch to take out.. I was glad of my small bike on the trails, but would have loved to have had their headlights for riding in the dark.. Although we had some light rain and heavy mist, we were so lucky that the heavy rain didnt materialize as forecast..

We made good progress to Devils Punch Bowl, Hindhead... then the 690 had a puncture, which was quickly sorted.... then we got half way up the next lane and the other 690 snapped a chain going up Gibbetts Hill.. ..the guys on the big bikes were amazing, borrowing an angle grinder from a builder to cut the chain cleanly and then try to fit a spare link.. but unfortunately the spare link was from a smaller chain and it wouldnt fit properly.. so we towed the bike to the cafe, had an early lunch (12-00) whilst we waited for the recovery service.. We were now well behind schedule and set off to the Souths Downs... we rode my usual route to the South Downs via the UCRs and managed a couple of the big hills before stopping mid afternoon at Petersfield where I filled up with petrol. We now set off to loop back via Selborne / Alton area and then north east back to Farnham. We rode the Selborne lane just as it was getting dark...we had a conflab and the riders were OK with a bit more trail riding in the dark... this was the time I wished I had a headlight that illuminated the trail and not the mudguard or tree level.. We got to the next lane, Pootles Lane, where the fun started.. ruts, deep mud, down banks around trees, big bikes and darkness... eventually everyone got through knackered and smiling... sanity took control and we thought it best to head back on the road as the next lane could be just as difficult in the dark... then a few more miles on the road and back safely at the bunk house...''

[beddowsm]

Ace reply from Steve, thanks for posting Stewie.

Really sums up the great ride.

That last lane was ace. A real hard slog. A real struggle to keep the bike upright.

[Stewie]

A post from Farnham Flyer Enduro 1 A couple of my videos.. Was intending to mix a few up and add music etc, but have not had time, so here's a couple straight from the camera. Some good offs in both! Can someone post them on the ABR forum? Paul