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RichT4 wrote:

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Just out of interest... why Chard?

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 Just had a route that started from there..

Few issues,,
690 (not mine) new clutch fitted at 7 this morning.!!
2 inch nail in my new mousse..
Beemer, rear bent brake pedal again..
690 puncture..
Probably something else.. In the pub now

Liquidity is flowing,
food is sometime expected tonight

Food

Twas a chuffing hard day, at least for a few of us, late starting bike related issues, 690 sump guard,(not mine) knocked off.!! BMW, wanted a bit aswell,
Holiday Inn Neath tonight,
The lanes are ok, some challening but the Lime line lane was a b#s#erd, had all knackered hauling the bikes up.. In particular order..

Thanks for the story and photo's, well done to the bmw rider as I certainly wouldn't fancy riding that beast around some of those lanes.

Had the misfortune of trying to help turn one around on the taffy d 'hill climb' and they are quite some weight (and expensive to repair  )

-- Edited by potus on Saturday 18th of May 2019 06:46:23 AM

Well another interesting day. Not long into the lanes and a 701 has a slow tumble, bars out of alignment and the rubber inserts on the handle bar bolt clamp can be seen, so its off and a strip out the forks too get to a nut underneath, all sorted in an hour,
A slight confrontation with a farmer, who said you aint going up that lane, but diplomacy won and we did..
The had a few problems, dug a hole and got stuck, then 5 mins later it beached it self, more grunting going on...We did the Strata florida, not as i imagined and definitely nothing like a u tube video, easier and mot much water if u call a couple of feet in the puddles...
It's big bike friendly ish, if there's more than one of you, beemer ride is built like an ox and just lifts it up is he bins it....

Sunny afternoon in Aberystwyth.. 

What did you get pulled for? Was it the old classic Wales Police offence of 'suspicion of riding a dirt bike'?

Impressed that you got those big bikes up Lime Kiln Lane Mike.
Even with small bikes its usually teamwork to get up that steep section of rocksteps.
And you dont want to drop into that deep narrow slot further up where its soft clay soil. I once stalled a kick start only bike in that slot and had to reverse it quite a way back along the slot to be able to swing the kick start .......

Strata Florida is only challenging when its been raining and the water levels are up or you get carried away, ride too fast and get compression punctures.
It looks like the water was quite low when you rode through. Its a bloody fantastic trail though.

Thanks for taking the pics and sharing.

Haa,
Lime Kiln, the pictures just don't portray how f##king hard it is to manhandle 1 bike, let alone 5 up it.
I can't think of anywhere in Devon i can compare it too..

 

Strata Florida, 

Twas mentioned by the others who had done it before, 

That they had never seen it so low.. 

-- Edited by crumbles on Monday 20th of May 2019 12:54:51 PM

Strata Florida !

in that bucket (-;

got to make sure any vent pipes are above water level as every time you dunk the engine, the internal air cools down and shrinks a bit .........

In Conclusion.

4 day trip
i travelled 730 Mls.
60.83 Mls to the gallon overall..

Problems..bikes overall

Only 1 bike never had a problem a 701..
1 puncture,..new front tyre (split)...4 (I think )..chinese mirrors lost..sump guards. 1repaired.. 1 lost...My Acka tried to spit the rear cone off ,..1 slow tumble resulting in a strip down and forks out to square the front up..leaking fuel pipe..oil change..bmw has numerous dents..
Probably other stuff.

We stayed in ..pub...Holiday inn..Bike friendly B&B..all booked in advance..
Minimal luggage,10 ltr Kiega bag,small back pac..

bikes.
690..& 701s were plenty big enough.Bmw not so much but he was an expert rider...it was a bog standard road bike also...!!!

loved it..

Can't wait for next weeks trip.

Very interesting read.