The Jolly Boys Outing

The Margate meltdown

2011-07-04T16:53:00.001Z

This event which as not been going for too long is now gathering pace , the quantity of bikes this year was such a large increase on previous years , once again the weather was perfect plenty of sun , music and above all ..... bikes !

Margate meltdown 2011

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Margate meltdown may 2011

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Finally got round to doing something bike related ! this weather has been bloody awful, I've been using the scooter for work and the scrambler is under cover to keep the salt and grit at bay , a few nice machines to be seen ,the new Kawasaki W800 ,potentially a rival to the Triumph Bonneville , also the new Ducati Diavil, a few familiar faces doted around these picture , Keanu Reeves can be seen just behind the new Ducati and also Chris Walker on the Norton stand doing his sales pitch , anyway enjoy

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The 2011 Excel London motorcycle show

2011-02-05T21:37:00.003Z

Mudguard be gone !

2010-07-26T17:50:00.003Z

Ive finally got round to removing the rear mudguard and replacing it with the part Gary made for me (its been sitting in the cupboard for a year or so ).

After a bit of swearing and nearly loosing a finger by using a huge pair of tin snips to shape the underseat cover , all went quite smoothly with fitting the rest,very pleased with the look ,next is the front mudguard (off a bonneville which has been dramatically shortened), which is back from Gary's after having the holes welded up and the paint removed . No doubt it will be taking up space in the cupboard for a while yet !

Brenzett air museum

2010-07-24T21:40:00.000Z

Bouncing Bomb

2010-07-24T21:36:00.000Z

Flaming July and a few hours off work .

2010-07-02T21:47:00.005Z

bugger me , it`s flaming hot ! .I have a few days off work and was determined to get the bike out for a bit of a run , so it was down to Kent and just hit the back roads and single lane farm tracks .I managed to loose myself down some of these potholed and gravel covered tracks,but that was all part of the day , great weather ,very little traffic and some great Kentish countryside .

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Bank holiday Monday was upon us again ! time for the annual trip to Southend for the Ace cafe`s shakedown . All week i have been watching the sky and checking out the weather forcast for the day........wasn`t looking to promising,showers and drizzle expected,but Monday morning arrived , home at 6.30 am from working the nights shift and put the camera on charge straight away (don`t want to have a situation like a previous year when i fired up the camera in aticipation of a feast of photography and ........ nothing )
A quick e-mail to my pal Gary to confirm all was good down his end and we meet at the usual place then a spireted ride to the coast, and what a great mixture of machines , something for everyones taste and a few smiles raised by the weird and wonderful, anyway..... enough BLAH BLAH ,here are a few snaps of the day.

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A few pictures of the bike as it looks now !

2010-03-22T21:08:00.000Z

Also in the pipeline is a rear mudguard removal kit with LED stop light ,fabricated as usual by Gary (the cheeseburger king)

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Next up front mudguard !
I brought a old Bonneville mudguard and have started to cut it down for mounting on the Norman Hyde fork brace i have also added to the Scrambler.

2009-12-05T17:20:00.000Z

Photobucket Album

Headcorn Airfield

2009-12-05T16:02:00.002Z

Its been very quite on the rideout front in the last few months , work and the poor weather has conspired in keeping me and the bike indoors,so i only have a few pictures of a visit to Headcorn airfield and rye .

2009-10-19T17:00:00.001Z

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2009-07-15T21:30:00.001Z

Killing Time

2009-06-17T19:30:00.006Z

Well the last day of my time off from work so with the afternoon to myself i thought it would be rude not to spend it out on the bike down in the sticks of surrey .So with the bike pointed that way with no areas of interest as such to visit i was on my way,clear roads once out of London and the sunny weather held out,so it was off the A roads as soon as possible and on to the narrow B roads to indulge myself with a bit of bend swinging.

Down to Margate, you can keep the Costa Brava, I'm telling ya mate I'd rather have a day down Margate with all me family

2009-05-27T14:22:00.002Z

I was a bit dubious about another rideout after the Hastings run last month ,but boy what a contrast ! Hastings was a trial ..... massive traffic jams and overkill of police presence all the way down .Margate was the complete opposite , the little London of the south where everyone went for their holidays or their yearly Beano is now a town which looks like a recession hit seaside town ,many places now derelict or empty , but the biggest disappointment is Dreamland (the massive amusements park and funland )is no longer there ! GONE ! just a rather sad space and the burt out roller coaster where many a good time was had.
But this is about the Margate meltdown ride ,and this made up for some of the disappointment,after leaving London under some light showers ,nothing to bad ,and Gary's wayward fuse box on the CCM ,things started to look up .....as in the sun had made an appearance,with local knowledge (gary) we hit all the minor A&B roads all the way down ,once in Margate it was such a relief not to have to go handlebar to handle bar with the massed hoards,it was a well organised & marshalled event,parked up and got to have a good look at some rather tasty bikes,and a look around the town,i do hope that this will remain a regular event and bring some much needed tourism to the place ,its got a great sandy beach and some nice views.....it seems when Dreamland went the place just died !Well here are some pictures,oh by the way LONG LIVE MARGATE.

LATEST TRUMPET UP DATE

2009-05-23T19:36:00.002Z

A new seat hump was aquired , re-sprayed ,but i just coildnt get the colour right ,im now in the process of getting rid of the rear muguard and light and replacing it with just a numberplate hanger and led stop light ... watch this space .

OFF ROAD TRIUMPH SCRAMBLER ACTION

2009-05-20T21:37:00.004Z

The guy who owns this Triumph is called John Gunston and is put through its paces by Mark Rossi, apparently the only modifications to the bike are Shock asorbers ,the rear brake has been relocated a Thunderbike open exhaust system,Harrison Billet 6 piston caliper,fuel tank modified to take 20 litres ,the engine guards have been reinforced and a oil and sump guard added.

Rumble in the Jungle from Rhodie on Vimeo.

Scramblin' Escape - Director's Cut from Rhodie on Vimeo.

Bloody sat nav !

2009-04-13T19:22:00.001Z

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The morning started off with light drizzle but cleared up shortly after meeting everyone at the Dartford tunnel for the trip to Southend for the annual Ace cafe shakedown and the first major bike meet of the year ,The crowds this year seem to have exceeded past with a massive turn out of every bike /scooter imaginable .

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Shakedown part 2

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The southend shakedown 2009

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Triumph Scrambler TORS

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STEN GUN TORS

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POP ART

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PHOTO ALBUM

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Photobucket Album

The Devil Makes Use Of Idle Hands !

2008-10-19T16:34:00.002Z

Finally got round to changing the rear lights and indicators (the standard one look like some sort of UFO ! ) for something i feel look a lot better and more in keeping with the off road look.Small mini indicators front and back,i had to fabricate a couple of brackets at the rear to mount them ,and a Lucas style stop light ,i had to strip the wiring down to allow me to reposition the back indicators and a bit of swearing .But job done ,i think it looks much better .

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Me and a few pals made our way down south coast of uk once again ,The morning was blanketed in thick fog and was bloody dense in some places and started to come through my clothing, and to make matters worse it was a bugger to see with no visor ! We started from London and pointed the sharp end of our bikes towards Ashford Kent to meet a few friends,then through the fantastic twisties to Rye for a fat tarts breakfast (2 sausages 2 bacon 3 hash browns ,mushrooms,beans ,egg,and a side order of toast )set us up for the morning,on to pevensey,Hastings,eastbourne,seaford then BRIGHTON,all in we put 250 miles on the clock that day,a few pictures of the day .Checkout the diesel Royal enfield

ODD ONE OUT !

2008-09-22T19:06:00.002Z

I met up with a few old faces from the CCM Forum the other day and thought i would show them a proper off road bike ( lol) , had to decline their generous offer of a run down the twisties due to the pogo springs on the Triumph ,also they are a bunch of loons

Mad Sunday

2008-09-16T15:02:00.001Z

Machine control at its best ! this was made to look oh so easy ,hats off to these fellas ..... Quality

Bazzer rides again.

2008-09-16T14:46:00.001Z

Dennis the menace

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Brighton rock`s

2008-09-16T13:47:00.001Z

A bit of Rock n roll at one end of the seafront and bike stunting at the other , what more could you ask for on a glorious sunny Sunday afternoon

Madeira rock

2008-09-16T12:58:00.001Z

Brighton burn up 2008

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2008 Brighton burn up

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2008 Brighton burn up

2008-09-15T19:16:00.006Z

After a god awful summer the sun has finally shown its face !
So after a quick wash and polish (the bike not me)did i say quick........ 4 hours later to remove last months crud from the constant wet weather and a route planned for the following day. I decided to make a bit of day so i stayed off the motorways and made my way down the A21 and A26 , which was a good decision with very little traffic on the roads,one thing i must do is sort out the primitive suspension back and front ! this caused a few hairy moments with some poorly surfaced sections.Any way here`s some pictures of the day .

Triumph scrambler

2008-08-29T19:34:00.002Z

After months of weighing up the options of which bike to buy next (KTM 690 SUPERMOTO or TRIUMPH SCRAMBLER)the triumph came out on top,it was the lure of something just a bit different and it certainly attracts attention !I the supermoto bug is still there but that will have to wait for now ,The scrambler has the Triumph off road pipes which sound fantastic ,especially through the tunnels ,being a twin it is very smooth around the 70-80 mph mark,the suspension is something to be desired but hopefully a set of progressive springs will sort that out,anyway I'm pleased with it so far and had a fair bit of rain dodging to do what with our wounder full English summer we are having this year.

london bikers trackday

2008-05-01T12:50:00.001Z

The pollock ride

2008-02-01T14:39:00.000Z

A early 8.30am start from Woolwich Ferry heading for charing near Ashford kent ,on board was Gary ,stelios and Lady friend,the plan was to do a tour of the South East seaside towns of our youth ,stopping off at Canterbury briefly then through to manston airport the old world war 2 complex,where we payed a visit to the museam containing A spitfire and Hurrican ,from here on to whitstable ,Margate ,ramsgate ,deal.

2007-11-08T18:37:00.000Z

A early sunday meetup at the Oakdene Cafe for a run through the picturesque lanes of Kent ,and a stop off in Whitstable for the obligatry portion of chips ,a great day through traffic free roads at our own pace .

My CCMR30

2007-11-08T18:25:00.000Z

The weather has not been too good this summer so not much to add,so just to keep things ticking along here is a few pictures,one of my CCM R30 and a few more of the Brighton burn up a few of us from the CCM forum managed to ride to.

JAMBOREE AT BRANDS HATCH

2007-08-09T11:40:00.000Z

Jolly hockey sticks and lashings of ginger beer ! the Kent & Sussex jolly day out .

Check point Surrey !!!

2007-07-18T08:03:00.000Z

In between the showers me Alan and Keith managed a run along the usual routes,stopped off for a break at the Kent surrey boarder for passport checks . The CCM needs a few adjustments ,suspension is one ! the rear is too soft and front to hard......... or maybe its a case of too many Dougnuts .

All Change .

2007-07-12T16:15:00.000Z

Well after a dissapointing summer so far and limited time on the road , there has been a change round of some peoples bikes ! Tonys rather nice looking KTM690 SM and JOHN (AGAIN) on his KTM ADVENTURER ,My CCM has had a few updates ,REMUS race can ,K&N FILTER and a re-jet.

2007-05-07T10:38:00.000Z

A COSMETIC RE-VAMP

2007-05-06T15:35:00.000Z

Summers almost here so time for a bit of a spring clean and a tidy up of the bike ,after 2 years of ownership and 3 uk winters a bit of a change was need , fork shrouds removed ,crash bars gone and a new mudguard added ,i think it freshens it up quite nicely and gives it a bit of a lean look compared to the standard bike .

Yamaha xt660x at lydden hill

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2007-04-17T11:01:00.000Z

A new addition CCM R30 , its in standard form at the moment but when money is available i am planning to give it a bit of va va voom .

KENT/SUSSEX MEET

2007-04-17T10:53:00.000Z

One of the hottest day of the year so far ! (april 2007)so what better way to enjoy a bank holiday with a little ride on our favourite roads .

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XTX MEETS THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND

2006-08-01T19:56:00.000Z

What more can you ask for ? One of the hottest July's in the history of the UK so it was time for a ride through the glorious Kent countryside and some fantastic winding roads,here are a few pictures.

A cosmetic update

2006-07-20T12:53:00.000Z

Ok new bits to date,the handle bar grips have been change for a set of grey and black two tone progrips,these are a very soft compound compared to the original.
Another set of barend mirrors have been added also as the previous set where to fragile and buzzed to much to be effective ,a pair of motrax ones now adorn the bike and........................ they are excellent ,visibility at all times,the only problems is when filtering through traffic ,i will have to be a bit careful.
I have also got round to changing the tank panels for a set with no decals on and i have added some mesh panels to the panels cut out sections.
Engine wise i have had the engine set up on a dyno with a custom map,mid range punch has improved and the low down surging has almost disappeared.

2006-03-18T18:18:00.000Z

THE FINISHED ARTICAL
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2006-03-18T18:16:00.001Z

NEARLY THERE.
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STILL NO LUCK!!!
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2006-03-18T18:15:00.000Z

POWER COMMANDER FITTED ,NOW GOT TO SPEND THE TIME SERCHING FOR A DROPPED SCREW
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2006-03-18T18:14:00.000Z

Todays mods are fit new screen and power commander,with the help of Fran ( CAPT MOTO) .
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2006-03-09T22:09:00.000Z

Next modification is a power commander and a yamaha medium screen

BAREND MIRRORS

2006-03-09T22:01:00.000Z

Another addition to the xt ,some rather natty barend mirrors,after a bit of grinding and drilling they fitted quite well and i think they clean the handle bars up well.

Alexander palace bike show 2006

2006-02-08T20:23:00.000Z

Very nice,KTM 950 SUPERDUKE,

2005-11-22T15:35:00.000Z

ok this is the last one,but i am well happy with them.
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2005-11-22T15:34:00.000Z

Does my bum look big in this!
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2005-11-22T15:33:00.000Z

another addition is the LED stop and brake light,adding this has alowed me to cut the rather large and ugly standard one off.
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2005-11-22T15:31:00.000Z

What a great sounding set of pipes!
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2005-11-22T15:30:00.000Z

since my last post i have treated the XTX to a few bits and peices,a new set of carbon cans.
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2005-10-15T18:33:00.000Z

THE ACE SUPERMOTO NIGHT
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