Fireworks and Chilli - Our place, 1st Nov.

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snapdragon · #16 Post by **snapdragon** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:04 pm

Nooj wrote:The ACF50 guy is based in Durham, he's just down here for the Sunday. He's fully booked here this time, but feel free to drop by and see what he does.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahh Durham is a leeetle too far

Newbury however is t'other end of the A343

Nooj · #17 Post by **Nooj** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:17 pm

Hmmm, can't be many Raprors in Andover. Is is the one that was for sale in AMC up Weyhill road a few years ago?

snapdragon · #18 Post by **snapdragon** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:44 pm

Nooj wrote:Hmmm, can't be many Raprors in Andover. Is is the one that was for sale in AMC up Weyhill road a few years ago?

It was the Demo bike at AMC when they were the local Cagiva dealership

Viking · #19 Post by **Viking** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:09 am

Sorry, Nooj, but I won't be able to make it to your Chilli & Fireworks extravaganza. Just have _far_ too many things on that day.

Have a great time, and take lots of photos!

Nooj · #20 Post by **Nooj** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:48 pm

won't be able to make it to your Chilli & Fireworks extravaganza

Bit of a trip for you from the land down under??

It was the Demo bike at AMC when they were the local Cagiva dealership

Small world, I've spent a bit of time in your saddle

I took it out for a long test ride once, like about three hours. There's a picture of me sat on it at a friend's house somewhere, no idea where now though.

Jeff (the tall shop owner) is a friend of freinds of mine and did some electrics for my Andover house, wiring in the shed to the mains. Nice guy, shame his AMC business partner screwed him over

Viking · #21 Post by **Viking** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 1:56 am

Nooj wrote:
Viking wrote:won't be able to make it to your Chilli & Fireworks extravaganza
Bit of a trip for you from the land down under??

Just a bit. Spending 24 hours in a pressurised metal tube hurtling through the air at a great rate of knots is not my idea of a good time.

snapdragon · #22 Post by **snapdragon** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:09 pm

I spent many happy hours in Jeff's shop, and in the workshop learning the basics of how to look after my bikes (just wish I remembered it all) Jeff, Andy and Tony (ART) were my saviours, and Martin my mentor

Nooj wrote:Small world, I've spent a bit of time in your saddle I took it out for a long test ride once, like about three hours -------------------

So have many people, but she's mine now

and not red any more

Nooj · #23 Post by **Nooj** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:31 pm

Martin, rings a bell, was he their chief spanner twirler? If so I believe he did quite a bit to your bike, adding on various upgraded bits. Wasn't it his bike at one point?

snapdragon · #24 Post by **snapdragon** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:09 pm

Nooj wrote:Martin, rings a bell, was he their chief spanner twirler? --

He was that

Martin de Majician

If so I believe he did quite a bit to your bike, adding on various upgraded bits. Wasn't it his bike at one point?

not the case
Martin had the new 'normale' (to which he added WP suspension and other blings) but with the V front end from the demo.
I bought the V Raptor with a normale (standard round light) front, 1200 miles on the clock - great for me as about the same number of £'s came off the price. Mart wanted a new V and I wanted a used N so we both gained, and Jeff was happy with two sales

Martin had a bad smidsy riding his next bike - Xtra Raptor - and has now retired to portugal with a couple of Enfields for him and the missis
which reminds me I haven't emailed him for ages

Nooj · #25 Post by **Nooj** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:06 pm

Hmmm, just Sabestian out of all the Falcos then? Snapdragon, you want to come along? Details are in the first post on page 1.

snapdragon · #26 Post by **snapdragon** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:37 pm

Nooj wrote:Hmmm, just Sabestian out of all the Falcos then? Snapdragon, you want to come along? Details are in the first post on page 1.

Sorry Nooj, I have friends staying this weekend, lol maybe tis a bit late in the year for Falcos to be out ?

D-Rider · #27 Post by **D-Rider** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:40 pm

No - I'm planning to be there .... but still not mentioned to the Mrs ..... however I've been working hard to engineer the circumstances to make odds-on.
Should finalise my plot tonight - anyway, assume I'm coming.

...... though at the moment I'm going to have to ring every door bell in Newbury as I don't know where you live.

Hope we get a few more though .... thought we had a reasonable number in the Berks / Hants / Wilts area ... and certainly if we include Dorset and the rest of the M4 corridor .....

sabestian · #28 Post by **sabestian** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 7:50 am

Nooj wrote:Hmmm, just Sabestian out of all the Falcos then?

I'm afraid that according to the most recent weather forecast it will be my trusty Almera not the Falco. I am not prepared to die, not just yet!

PeteL · #29 Post by **PeteL** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:16 am

Would have liked to have come to this, however, family commitments (3 nippers under 5) have put paid to that.....oh well...maybe next time. Enjoy

Nooj · #30 Post by **Nooj** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:26 pm

Right then, I'd better get on and start rain-proofing the fireworks