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Re: Calne Bike day
« Reply #15 on: July 29, 2022, 01:35:53 PM »
Hi Dave,

I'll have an investigation and have a look and see if I can come up with something............bear with.........!
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« Reply #16 on: July 29, 2022, 01:50:16 PM »
If anybody's going, do you know of a rendezvous point to hook up? Im still up for it if others are. I dont mind going to spots on me own but it would be nice to see a few from the forum there?
I'll be on the tired VFR but flying the CB flag mentally ;D

Good idea Roo, I've never been there so unable to suggest somewhere but more than happy to meet up if someone who knows the area has any ideas.
Right I Fave, just had a look at some maps and for ease, I’ve scratched a cross on their map, not fussed what time but here looks a reasonable rendezvous point. Any other suggestions from any more of the clan?


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1977 CB400F (the last money pit!)
1998 Ducati 748\853 conversion(sold :()
1980 ish CB750KZ in a billion bits (need to get rid, anybody want one?))

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Re: Calne Bike day
« Reply #17 on: July 29, 2022, 08:11:05 PM »
Nope?

OK, I'll be mooching about and endevour to be there between 12;30 and 1pm. Black leather jacket with a checkered top, white Arai crash hat with a side intercom and a big yellow 46 on the back, If you shout 'Oi' I'll no doubt turn round so youll know its me ;D

Hope to see somebody at somepoint.
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2002 VFR800 VTEC (The Beloved)
1977 CB400F (the last money pit!)
1998 Ducati 748\853 conversion(sold :()
1980 ish CB750KZ in a billion bits (need to get rid, anybody want one?))

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Re: Calne Bike day
« Reply #18 on: July 29, 2022, 11:20:30 PM »
I hope to be there by then Roo so will look out for you. I'll have an Arai chaser with the union jack and BRG/white. Not sure of a jacket , probably my FT tea-bag jobbie in view of the heat!
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« Reply #19 on: July 29, 2022, 11:30:27 PM »
Nice one Dave 8)
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« Reply #20 on: July 30, 2022, 12:15:19 PM »
Not sure if you e yer done with you but I’m littering like a hooker in the corner in front of the fire brigade search n rescue


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Re: Calne Bike day
« Reply #21 on: July 30, 2022, 12:48:16 PM »
Not sure if you e yer done with you but I’m littering like a hooker in the corner in front of the fire brigade search n rescue


Just got here, meet at the fire rescue area at 13:15, it's crowded!
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« Reply #22 on: July 30, 2022, 01:54:33 PM »
Bet you're not doing much business though Roo, those fishnet tights make your legs look like waffles when you take them off  ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #23 on: July 30, 2022, 04:02:39 PM »
I didn’t have me spex on when. I badly typed that with me elbows………it appears nowt wrong with ‘sprout bags’ Ken. I didn’t make much but one bloke chucked me ten bob to get me keks back on. Some folk, no taste, eh

Didn’t find Dave but saw some lovely ‘shiney’ while I was there, some wicked old Norton’s were roaring about dropping oil in the car parks, loads of lovely trumpets too but I didn’t go travel the car parks looking for Honda’s , my hip’s a bit sore today (mystery ailment comes and goes, passed crash damage related me thinks) and had a bit of a limp on. The turn out was utterly brilliant though with the streets packed.

Hung about on the street corner like a hooker,(apparently) for Dave,  for 45 mins (4 ciggies n two coffee’s),   ‘people watching’ (one of my favourite pass times), dribbling on bikes talking rubbish with some great people and then got captured by a VFR ‘anorak’ who simply had to share his VTEC valve adjustment shots with me bless him. Had a good hoot chewing the fat and sniggering at the HA who rumbled into the proceedings en masse, with loads of bravado and noise from their ‘Hardly Ridables’

Some were on kwaks, some on big Yams; I thought they all had to be on HD’s to be in the club, is it different now?     There were heaps of support red n white there and a great deal of the other clubs represented there also but everyone behaved from what I saw. There were a couple of French clubs there too with a couple of Spanish clubs on a big euro tour, about 20 of em. I was chatting to one and he was saying they’d done all the east coast round the top of Scotland and we’re working their way round Cornwall back to Dover before heading home. What a blast of a trip!!!

Top do, cheap coffee, great bands and some fantastic machinery. On my way in I followed an RGV 250 with a 500 gamma in it, alongside a Cagiva Mito with the same spec 500 motor. They were so well done but my camera was in my pocket as riding. I do love a stroker and was happily breathing in Agip fully synthetic all the way to the town centre

Not been before, deffers go again, shame I missed you Dave, next time maybe.


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1977 CB400F (the last money pit!)
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1980 ish CB750KZ in a billion bits (need to get rid, anybody want one?))

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Re: Calne Bike day
« Reply #24 on: July 30, 2022, 04:23:30 PM »
Obligatory crap photo as proof of attendance.
And those are not my apehangers!


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2002 VFR800 VTEC (The Beloved)
1977 CB400F (the last money pit!)
1998 Ducati 748\853 conversion(sold :()
1980 ish CB750KZ in a billion bits (need to get rid, anybody want one?))

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Re: Calne Bike day
« Reply #25 on: July 31, 2022, 10:44:56 AM »
Great day out yesterday, thanks to John for the heads up to the event.

Sorry I missed you Roo, I was hanging around the fire rescue unit for about 30 minutes but very difficult to pick out a biker in that huge crowd!

Some fantastic bikes, stalls, people, bands and roads. I took a few photos. The speedway display was great especially with the bikes being fired up and given a full warm up with no silencers fitted (as they should be). The rotary speedway bike was a lovely piece of engineering. Plenty of RE 650’s, they are very tempting. I have never seen so many MK1 Triumph Speed Triples all in one place for years. The CBX was a tasty looking special with its high mounted six into six pipes under the seat. The restored 50cc Simson was a lovely bike, sounded great and good to see the tiddlers being given some TLC as that where most of us started.

I followed the Suzi 250/500 Gamma out from the event Roo, a haze of two stroke up the road.

A great day, 240 miles on the VFR around the Cotswolds and Bucks there and back.
1976 Honda 400/4
1977 Rickman Honda CR750
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1955 750 Dresda Triton
1978 Moto Morini 350 Sport
1978 Honda CB400/4 'Rat' bike
1982 Laverda 120 Jota

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Re: Calne Bike day
« Reply #26 on: July 31, 2022, 10:46:35 AM »
A few more
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1977 Rickman Honda CR750
1999 Honda VFR 800FX
1955 750 Dresda Triton
1978 Moto Morini 350 Sport
1978 Honda CB400/4 'Rat' bike
1982 Laverda 120 Jota

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Re: Calne Bike day
« Reply #27 on: July 31, 2022, 10:48:37 AM »
last of them
1976 Honda 400/4
1977 Rickman Honda CR750
1999 Honda VFR 800FX
1955 750 Dresda Triton
1978 Moto Morini 350 Sport
1978 Honda CB400/4 'Rat' bike
1982 Laverda 120 Jota

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Re: Calne Bike day
« Reply #28 on: July 31, 2022, 01:59:07 PM »
Lesters on a K3, what a waste  ::)

Love the CBX, proper bit of engineering to make that exhaust.
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