Operation Storm II - Thunder in Wales - 17th-19th Sept 2010

[tony.mon]

Maybe it's dragging that big heavy standard flywheel round and round that burns all the fuel?

Mmmmm- torn between a comment about "Shell be coming round the mountain" and something about "Leeks".

Just assume both....

[Beamish]

Sorry all had to work today so could ne do! Got to the Triumph live event at Mallory though, not bad to be honest but not worth £29

[Darknomad]

ill keep it short and simple it was wombles brilliant
best thing ive done in years
im gobsmacked i even had a dry ride home all the way from camp to london
im knackered and happy its wierd feeling

cloesest ive felt like this was years ago after having drunk sex with my Gf at the time lol

[MJONESY]

glad you guys had a good spin, gutted i couldnt come, did get quite a spirited spin upto witchurch with a mate on his blade to go and help my dad although i ended up leaving an hour late did see you all near llangadfan, if i hadnt have been running so late i would have stopped for chat.

[benny hedges]

glad you guys had a good spin, gutted i couldnt come, did get quite a spirited spin upto witchurch with a mate on his blade to go and help my dad although i ended up leaving an hour late did see you all near llangadfan, if i hadnt have been running so late i would have stopped for chat.

yup we were parked up for a bit while amcq adjusted his wonky wheel and vince tensioned his chain...
heard you coming lol!
had a cracking ride m8, you missed all the fun!
pissed off that i went home saturday night - only left because mrs works sunday, rode home only to find she's not going in, so i got wet for nothing & couldve had another day out!

some pics - off my fone tho.. i'm sure the lads have better shots, geo took some crackers of the lads getting kneedown at devils bridge and no doubt some superb gopro footage of the rides... i still havent got mine back lol

home sweet home - first time ive used an airbed & it was ace! remembered to pack tentpoles this time lol!
those blue binbags came in handy lol


was a really good campsite tbh - good bogs etc, wasn't too sure about the company tho lol


feeding time #1, maccys for a brew & a fag, well needed!


feeding time #2. cafe in bala, started raining at this point, but didn't matter cos the serving wench had superb tits.


the dog's danglies.... what have i told you about picking things up off the floor!


look forward to seeing the vids - should be ace.... the scenery & roads were fantastic, and some good riding displayed by all, also thanks to geo & amcq for the very well organised marker system

[playerone]

, also thanks to geo & amcq for the very well organised marker system

Yeah, would have run without a hiccup if i hadn't rode past the lot of you at one junction was a good run, would have been better for me if my tyres hadnt been shagged, had no confidence in the wet at all

[AMCQ46]

Top couple of days, top blokes [and women & kids], even enjoyed the rain as the road surface was grippy.

Weather forecast for sunday was sh1t, so we all packed up this morning and went our seperate ways home. Obviously my lucky day as even though I had some wet roads, it never rained on me, so didnt nead to get the waterproofs on I see Amos was also lucky, so I hope Kev, Vince & George got home dry as well.

Next time lets do it earlier in the year, cause with the clear sky on friday night I was wombles freezing was much warmer when cloudy on saturday night
Will put some photos out soon

[geodude]

I got home about 2h 15m ago. Just been unpacking, putting the bike away and chillin. No rain all the way.

Ok where do I start.

First off many thanks to all those who came. Without you it would have just been me You all made the weekend and what a weekend it was. Great roads, great bikes (except Kevs that was good but not great ) great food, okay-ish weather (except friday as mentioned) but most of all fooking awesome company.

Thank you to
Sue for the tea/coffee and sausage/bacon cobs in the morning and thanks
Adam for being a great kid.
Kev for bringing Sue and Adam
Amos for taking on the back marking so I could go and have a play. Much appreciated.
AMCQ, when I pulled up behind you and freaked you out as you still thought I was back marking, the next few miles of riding after that were fantastic, thanks
Benny for the ear plugs and the fiver from your card (it paid for breakfast hehe)
Playerone for not falling off despite those slicks
MJonesy for popping along to say hi
you all for putting up with me going on about IAM and waffling on before the ride

I want to move oop north now so I aint so far away from the best roads, lol

Anyways,

I can't wait for the next one. I've already started planning it I'll be definitely going back to Rhayader again next year but earlier and with the family and I'll be more than happy for you all to come along. OP Storm 2 part 2 perhaps? lol

Photos and Vids
I never take enough photos. Pfft. I have about 40 to sort through. I have about 2000 on board photos from the Go pro to go through but they are from this mornings run home. I have some video footage leaving Rhayader too

I also have 2 hours of Go Pro footage to go through from Saturday so I am hoping they will be good.

I am off to chill out.

[cheekykev]

Hi
Just a quick line to say thanks to everyone that turned up, we all had a fantastic weekend,
from cheekykev, cheekysue and cheekyads
Hey, great site, great place, great pubs, great food, fantastic ride out, great people, all in all a bloody good well organised meet up thanks to Geodude

Oh thanks everyone for making Adam & Sue feel welcome and part off it, that was a nice touch to it all

Here's a few pic's

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The Banana bunch, Lol

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Breakfast time on a cold & frosty morning

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Biker Stig, AKA cheekyads

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Just for everyone that was there (told ya i had one)


PS Me and Adam got piss wet through on the last 40 miles, but what the hell we had a great time.

[playerone]

Adam for being a great kid.

I wholeheartedly agree with that, not only looked the part but dont think there was a time he didnt have a smile on his face, even after a long day and some shitty weather

[whitedoggy]

HI all. Great weekend. Looking forward to the next one. And for all who didn't come Glad everyone got home without insident. Thanks to Geodude and AMCQ46 for their efforts. Well worth it. Cheers All

[geodude]

I was just getting to you w-dawg and the wife interrupted.

Special thanks to whitedoggy for putting up with me for the best part 2 days. The ride into Wales was awesome as was the ride out again. Thanks mate Alot less faffing on the way home except for the detour off the A44 due to an accident. Quite a nice detour it was too especially that narrow brideg. Very nice:)

Let me know when you are down this way.

[AMCQ46]

Despite passing places of great beauty, I failed to stop and take any nice photos with scenic backdrops………my excuse was the roads were too much fun!
Anyway, here are a few with crappy backdrops like MacDonald’s!



on a street near a public toilet



We also went here, but couldnt get the waterfall photo


Playerone, shame about the indicator


Geodude - whats that on your head


Darknomad with his other hat on


Whitedoggys bike..........it cant be a firestorm, he says the brakes and suspension are great!


Kevs cheeky imposter bike, not a Storm, but still a fine example of a blade, but he had the good grace to put a bag over its head at night!


and finally somebody looking a bit worse for wear on saturday morning, or was he trying to get the sheep out of the back of his tent. What happens in Wales stays in Wales!!

[geodude]

oops. clicked submit instead of preview. Images to follow.........

[geodude]

Saturday morning coffee. Everyone of one of us is thawing out. There was frost on my rear seat and the support vehicle roof


I think all our cameras has this pic on it.. lol


Striking the "Coffee Cup" pose (or tea in darknomads case)


AMCQ Cooking the bacon


Devils Bridge

AMCQ


Darknomad not getting it


Cheekykev and cheekyads


whitedoggy


More pics at http://www.consolecorner.uk.com/Bikes/OpStormII-Wales/