Re: [Kawasaki ER5] Abridged summary of kawasakier5@googlegroups.com - 3 Messages in 1 Topic

[STANDLEY PETER]

Hi All

Good to see quite a few of us on here.

I've still got my Honda CBF1000 manly used at weekends and the occasional longer touring tip. Also go out a few times a year with the CBF1000 forum on rides and try to get to mainland Europe once a year for a short holiday. This year I went down  through the Ardennes and along into Germany following the Mosel to the Rhine a trip we had done before with the old group.

 

Cheers

Pete

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 A blast from the past.

"Phil" <p.roeth...@ntlworld.com> Oct 25 06:18PM +0100  

Hi Guys, I am still about,still road riding on an 1150GS but mostly trail riding on and XR400,much more fun. I saw Barry a couple of years ago and an in Christmas Card contact with Simon.Take care out ...more


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<hadd...@btinternet.com> Oct 25 08:02PM +0100  

Hi all,
 
I’m still riding round on two wheels too.
 
A 6 year-old Yamaha TDM 900 takes me to work and back.
 
For “fun” an old BSA and sidecar are pulled out of the garage. ...more


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Basmaf <paul....@o2.co.uk> Oct 25 08:49PM +0100  

Hi guys
 
I am still here as well.
 
I now have a BMW R1200R camhead.
 
Bloody love the beast
 
-Basmaf
 
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[MARTYN WHITE]

If anyone fancies reminiscing, here are the links to some of my trip photos on Flickr:

Lake District Sep 2006 http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimcrud/sets/72157637600279866/

Ardennes May 2007 http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimcrud/sets/72157637599920705/

Switzerland Jun 2008 http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimcrud/sets/72157605980801817/

I went to Tridays in Austria this year with a couple of mates, and hope to go next year too. made a video of teh trip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-nlJOcis-A

Cheers

Martyn

[Martyn]

I have scanned in some predigital snaps of some of our trips to add to those I posted yesterday, and they can be found at:

Wales 2003 http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimcrud/sets/72157637613118964/ 

France 2003 http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimcrud/sets/72157637612240445/  My first time abroad on a bike! Great shot of Pete changing his clutch cable (he was carrying a spare!), but thankfully none of me having my speedo cable changed at a Kwacker dealer, having tried to ride off with my disc lock on! Doh!

Wales 2004 http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimcrud/sets/72157637612537566/

Wales 2006 http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimcrud/sets/72157637613165644/

Good times  :)

[Martin Grove]

Thanks for that link Martyn , i have not seen some of those shots of our road trips... some great memories 

Martin G

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[Martin Grove]

Does anyone else have photos from the trips they can share?

Martin G

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Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 04:12:46 -0800
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[MARTYN WHITE]

Glad you enjoyed the ride down memory lane, Martin. I have just found some more (I am off work with a stinking cold!) of the 2005 Ardennes/Mosel trip (you weren't on that one) and uploaded them here http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimcrud/sets/72157637631190215/  A few of Glynn's are mixed in with mine on this set, so hope he doesn't mind me posting them. 

Great to look back and see Barry when he barely looked 40! LOL

[Glyn Ford]

Hi all. Really surprising to see my inbox fill up with new posts from old friends! Those pics from 2005 really brought back happy memories, thank you. 

I stopped biking about 2007, after my dad passed away. Moved back home to Oldham and Sold my ER5 a year later, as I was not using it. 

However hope to be back on the road soon with my dads old Ariel Huntmaster, 1957 vintage. 2 years / lots spent on a full strip down and rebuild.

Engine started about 3 weeks ago after being stood since 1981!

Looking forward to some nice ride outs again this summer. Would be nice to meet up at a bike meet maybe?

Pics attached, what I started with and what it looked like about 6 weeks ago.

Kind regards, keep on biking!

Glyn. 

[MARTYN WHITE]

Hi Glyn

Glad to hear you are coming back to biking, and the restoration looks very impressive! Love to see her when she's finished.

Cheers

Martyn

[Martin Grove]

Yes awsome restoration, i love the feeling of bringing something back to life. Would love to see more pics as the project progresses. Glad you will be back on 2 wheels Glyn, just wish i was too..

Martin G

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Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 16:38:39 +0000
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[MARTYN WHITE]

Blimey, I have found one more trip I'd missed! Ardennes May 2004 http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimcrud/sets/72157637669641275/  Apologies for me on the tank, and I think Baz and Pete were ahead of their time with the Brokeback Mountain pose!

[Bazza]

Great to see and hear some old friends on here. I'm still in a touch with a few of you guys and I've bumped into others over the years.

Still got the faithful zzr600 - she was nine years old last month and she was up on the ramp for most of July being serviced and having a front brake rebuild. Still pulls like a train and turns like an oil tanker, and scared myself silly around Silverstone on it ;-)

Have the 14 as well, and finally bought some hard luggage for it. Took her up to Wales and revisited some of those dirt track roads earlier this year.

Ride to live,

Bazza

[Martin Grove]

Here are the photos from the 2010 Scotland trip with myself, Bazza and Rob..... enjoy.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38992073@N02/sets/72157637806746736/

Martin G

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[MARTYN WHITE]

Good stuff, Martin, and always good to see a Tiger!

[Jack Hancock]

Wow. You got to John O'Groats. 

In May 2008 I did  1500 miles around Scotland as a tester for my around Europe trip but didn't get that far up.

Based myself in Inverness.

Great to see your pics.

Jack

[Robert Compton]

Not all. The organiser of that trip didn't make it due to a mechanical breakdown. 15 miles south of Ullapool at 3pm on a Sunday.....in the rain......alone........



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