2017 Annual Thumper Rally

[timbo]

Have a safe and enjoyable journey everyone. And for those that can't make it, maybe next time 

[tj63]

We're in the tent field. The half acre is full of ankle biters.

[Half Ton]

I have just got in from work ,I hadn't booked a pitch as I was not sure when I would be coming across,Rang the site to book and was told I should have booked earlier as they are now full,Grovelled a bit and she let me email and book ... phew   lesson learned.Will arrive sometime tomorrow early evening (I hope)....It looks like 3 hrs + in the rain (according to my wife the weather guru)

[tommy]

have a good weekend lads safe biking tommy

[BradXT]

Sorry Tim. I have not got my finger on the pulse at the moment and regrettably I wont be there this weekend. I apologise that I have not let you know earlier. I hope all you guys have a great weekend and the weather gods are kind to you. I have to go into hospital next week for an operation on my left foot which will lay me up for 6 to 8 weeks hence the reason I cant make it this weekend as too much to sort before my hospital date. Cheers Cliff (BradXT)   

[Richard]

Well that was fun.

Thanks to everybody who helped organise it, and everybody who was there.  Shropshire really is a beautiful County.

Got a bit soggy on the way home but not too much.

[Dave#22]

.......Well that was fun.........

The same from me & Pat...the token woman.
We had a reasonable run back (road closure before Welshpool), parked up the camper and went to the VMCC BBQ at Llangollen on the DR750 BSA lookalike, then back to a friends house for tea & biscuits....a pleasant weekend....thanks Tim.
looking forward to the next meet.
Dave.

[CrazyFrog]

Yes, fantastic weekend,  really enjoyed it and great to meet everybody. Thanks to Tim and anyone else involved in organising it.

[Smithy]

I thoroughly enjoyed meeting you all and had a great weekend of proper motorcycling. Thanks Tim for organising such a fun rally. With the visits to Pentre Garage and Shelsley Walsh the weekend was petrolhead heaven.

Did the dog ever turn up?

Ian

[CrazyFrog]

Yes, we heard on the grapevine that the dog had been found, and is now, I believe, an honorary Thumper Club member.

[Smithy]

Yes, we heard on the grapevine that the dog had been found, and is now, I believe, an honorary Thumper Club member.

That's good news. I suppose to be fair some thumpers do 'bark' a little bit!

Ian

[OZ]

Great weekend - thanks to Tim and anyone else who helped to get it sorted !

[timbo]

Yes, another great weekend. I thoroughly enjoyed all of it, in fact maybe a bit too much, as on the way down to Swansea on Sunday with Mark, Ifor, and Michael, I had to pull off the road for a bit, as I was nodding off on the bike! Spent the afternoon asleep on the beach at Caswell Bay, in the sunshine, in all my bike gear, much to the disgust of my sister, and amusement of all the surfers 
Great to meet everyone, we had 25 people altogether, the other three Irish lads got home safe and mainly dry on Sunday night 
From tomorrow I have the delights of Dorset to look forward too, with the 40th Anniversary Rally of the REOC at the weekend.

[Rossco500]

Great weekend as usual (apart from Friday spent in the tent with some sort of 24hr bug).

Back home at 10pm. Weather looked iffy when I left Bishop's Castle at 11.15 but soon turned bright and sunny so a pleasant leisurely run westward. Had a police bike sitting on my tail for a couple of miles on the A470 near Dinas Mawddwy - he was probably recording me for one of their "lines not to take through a bend" training sessions! Then he got bored and took off at a fair rate of knots looking for power rangers to book.

Docked in Dublin at 7.30 then the boring run up to Antrim with a couple stops to stretch the legs. 250 miles from the site.

Good to meet up with everyone and see a few new faces - thanks to Pat and Chris for the medical assistance on Friday and Timbo for organising.

Until the next one

Woof woof!

Tony

[Oldandwornout]

Home after a very soggy trip down to Devon on Sunday , great to meet the fellow thumpers old and new . Big thanks to timbo for organising a great weekend . 
All the best Mark