Brightona 11th Oct 2009- Raleigh Rideout, Brighton

[BB]

I'll be there from about 7am.
Bit early i know

[capitano]

I'm off in about 5 mins, ridin down on the XL and it's a tad damp!

Not enthused about a 7 mile wet ride but hey ho!

[jojo]

have fun guys anyhow

[mushroom]

I took one pic of Ged and Brett from above, I'll post it later

[capitano]

I had an aborted start when my seatpost bolt stripped its thread after about a mile and I had to ride the bike home again to dig another one out of the biscuit tin in the garage.

This is around two thirds of the way in, the Palace Pier is in the distance.



About a mile to go, this time the wreck of the West Pier is visible behind.



Finally arrived, and parked up with part of BB's collection of bikes.



Throughout the day literally hundreds of folk looked over the bikes and some (usually the really weird ones but some really nice folk, too, including Mushroom and family) stuck around to chat.

BB's chopper got the most attention, which probably tells you more about the average age of bikers there!



The place was literally teeming with motorbikes and people as far as the eye could see, both ways from where BB had set up stall.



I went to catch some of the bands and get some drinks and it took me half an hour to walk 200 yards, one because of the amount of people there and secondly because I seemingly met up with people I knew, every few steps.

I did run into some of a bike club I know who were tremendously amused that I'd ridden down on a Grifter rather than my GSX......till one their Missus's revealed that they'd not only stopped to eyeball the Raleighs but had gone all misty-eyed over BB's Chopper and Grifters.

BB has many more photos than me by virtue of me being a rather awful photographer, plus he was there longer than me, and all the photo opportunities came up when I was enaged in conversation with somebody!

Above and beyond all the expensive and inventive custom bikes there, my favourite bike was this GSXR, simply because it was painted in Barry Sheene's old GP bike colours. It even has a Brut 33 sticker!!!! Class!



The ride home was very wet and with the wind firmly in my face all the way, it was hard going too.

Pretty good to get around 15 miles Grifting under the 29 year old redlines, though. ;D

[jojo]

wicked pics there !!!well done i say

[chopperwazza]

nice piccys mate,wish i could have come ;D

[griftergli]

excellent pics mate!! looks busy sounds like you had a good day, i didn't realise brett had such an extensive collection of classic bikes

[mushroom]

the one pic I took
sorry to Brett and Ged, we ended up walking along the middle section deck back because we were fed up with fighting against the throngs of people coming the opposite way.
Was great to see you two and the admiring glances the bikes got (except for the nutter that kept fiddling with the bikes and shifting the gears while standing there) I hope you got your spare room back Brett
We should have given you a lift back Ged we couldn't feel the wind in the bus

[capitano]

Thanks for the kind comments, folks.

Dave no worries the ride was really fun, and thanks for the pic. Nice to know my hair isn't thinning on top, even though it is mostly grey!

[BB]

What a great day! Could'nt believe how many people were interested. We were talking about the bikes all day long. Some people knew their stuff, some people clearly didn't but thought they did. I never critisize. If they wanna tell me something thats wrong i'll still happily listen
Nice to meet you Dave, Jaz and the family. Zephyr almost had my hat
Only a few spots of rain until the last 10 minutes of me being there. My friend who picked me up in the van was surrounded by people checking out the bikes that he was trying put in the van, He couldnt believe it. The missus turned up with my littln and said to Ged and his family that she could'nt believe it that there were loads of people checking out the bikes "They're as mad as you Brett!"

I met a Guy who had Hoffmans, Skyways. He was showing me the pics on his phone, He said "I'm from Worthing and we have to go out for a ride" Think he said his name was Geoff" He's my new riding buddy ;D

Thanks Ged and Dave for keeping me company by the way


Ged (Capitano) 'n' BB







Mushrooms Super Grifter



Dave (Mushroom)







Woman praying for a Grifter



BB 'n' Skullboy





















I know my tyres need pumping up






Hometime

[mushroom]

oh Brett you git, you said you wouldn't post that pic
yes I'm that fat hippy with purple hair

[griftergli]

great pics brett!! looks like you had people queueing up to check out your bikes!

[jojo]

wicked pics bb ged looks like hes havin fun on the mk2 super

[BB]

Oct 12, 2009 19:12:04 GMT mushroom said:

oh Brett you git, you said you wouldn't post that pic
yes I'm that fat hippy with purple hair

No i don't remember saying that, I think i kept saying "Oh go on, have a pic"