Operation Storm II – Part three – Videos

[tony.mon]

Tell you what, that was serious fun; chasing you and MJonesy down after you got a several minutes head start.
You were hard enough to catch; he was on roads he'd ridden before, and was on a similar bike so it was tougher to catch up.
I'd stayed behind long enough to find out what was going on, then took off after you both.

Felt like seven or eight miles before I caught him....lovely roads to ride hard on, though.
Shame about the reason for having to do it, but sometimes it's good to move out of your comfort zone for a while.

[geodude]

Roads are getting dryer, it's almost like being there

This time, for those that were there, I am trying to tell a story. Is it working?

I'm not sure what to do about the next bit. I have some ideas but its whether my editing skills can deliver them. lol

Also, I don't have much footage from the afternoon ride as the batteries died and I didn't have the correct usb lead to charge the camera from the bike

[AMCQ46]

Tell you what, that was serious fun; chasing you and MJonesy down after you got a several minutes head start.
You were hard enough to catch; he was on roads he'd ridden before, and was on a similar bike so it was tougher to catch up.
I'd stayed behind long enough to find out what was going on, then took off after you both.

Felt like seven or eight miles before I caught him....lovely roads to ride hard on, though.
Shame about the reason for having to do it, but sometimes it's good to move out of your comfort zone for a while.

Same here, it was a shame that flatline had an off, but you and I did get to do the A483 (almost the full distance from Newtown to Crossgates) 3 times . Leading the group using the 2nd man drop off, and I knew geo was behind me and there was a man marking the junction i just got on with enjoying the road, but as i got close to crossgates i thought i had better stop and wait for the group to catch up........and wait, and wait, and wait......bad feeling about this, then after about 15 mins tony turns up with the bad news......oh sh1t! Great ride back up the valley again though, and even flatline looked like he enjoyed the ride back down after he kicked the bike back into shape

[geodude]

Tell you what, that was serious fun; chasing you and MJonesy down after you got a several minutes head start.
You were hard enough to catch; he was on roads he'd ridden before, and was on a similar bike so it was tougher to catch up.
I'd stayed behind long enough to find out what was going on, then took off after you both.

Felt like seven or eight miles before I caught him....lovely roads to ride hard on, though.
Shame about the reason for having to do it, but sometimes it's good to move out of your comfort zone for a while.

I definitely noticed the lack of power chasing Al down. He flew past 3 cars on one overtake and I gave up chasing. I realised I hadn't seen you for awhile and pulled over. After you pulled up with the news and I set off back to find the carnage (well that what I was thinking) I took it fairly easy. Still awesome roads though although I prefer them twistier so I can keep up better

When I pull in (you see it on the vid) I'm thinking "who came off then? Wheres the ambulance/helicopter?" Flatline was lucky and the way he just got back on and rode like nothing happened. Respect to ya pal!

[benny hedges]

well, to make good of a bad situation, if flatline hadn't binned, me & goody probably wouldn't have found you

[marlbororman]

Good vid, looks like you had good weather for it yet again no doubt it didnt stop the


Im counting down the sleeps till next friday now. Need to get hols swapped to make next one, plus coalville this year very bad timing too

Thanks. The weather was ok Friday PM then it rained over night and in the morning. It dried up by the PM. The second part of the ride is mainly on dry roads

Have fun at the TT. Its over a year away till the next Op Storm II so no exuses to plan, save, swap holidays etc. lol

Can't you make coalville then either?

No mate, got loads of lieu days too but cant take em, got 30 drivers down in london for olympics, all hols been swapped (drivers paid off) No chance to get lieu days approved