Fosse Riders Magazine Issue 2 PDF

Fosse Riders
The club for all who have an interest in bikes!!!
Magazine
Issue 2 - July - 2013
Editor Tracy Elliott
Note from Editor
I have added something new this time - we always see
the committee members so I thought it would be nice to
have a bit of a chat with some of the members - I would
like to take this opportunity to thank them for their time
in helping me add these to the mag - I hope that you
enjoy this new article. Please give me feed back on
anything in the magazine or anything that you would like
to see inside - after all its your magazine.
I would still love to have any articles that will be of
interest to other members sent to me to put in the next
issue of the magazine. Many thanks to those that have
supplied for this issue….
Please send to me on [email protected]
Or you can pass them to me at the club – I do loiter there
most Thursdays.
Deadline for the next issue : 31st October to go into
December issue.
Tracy x
Keep your bike in good repair….Motorcycle
boots are not comfortable for walking!!!!!!
Joke time……
JUST FOR FUN - Caption - SEND YOUR RESPONSES TO MY
EMAIL & I will print in next issue please send by 18th October…..
Biker Boots
Brian had always wanted a pair of biker boots,so seeing some in
the sale he bought them and wore them home. Walking proudly
he sauntered into the kitchen and said to his wife ‘do you notice
anything different about me?’ Maria replied ‘nope’
Frustrated he stormed off to the bedroom stripped naked except
For the boots. Again he said to Maria ‘Notice anything NOW?
Maria looked up and exclaimed ‘Brian what’s different? Its
hanging down today, it was hanging down yesterday, it’ll be
hanging down tomorrow!.
Furious Brian yelled ‘DO YOU KNOW WHY IT’S HANGING DOWN
MARIA?
‘Nope’ she replied- ‘IT’SHANGING DOWNBECAUSE IT’S LOOKING AT
MY NEW BOOTS!!!’
Without changing her expression, Maria replied,, ‘You should have
bought a new helmet Brian!!.’
Watch Out There’s a Thief About!
From : Rodger WilliamsonIt’s that time of the year, the sun starts to shine and the fair weather bikers come out in droves. The more Motorcycles about the more the opportunity for the T.F.B’s ! *
My son owns a Suzuki SV650, a bike that he uses throughout the year being his only mode of transport. Back in March during the dark evenings he rode down Narborough
Road to visit his girlfriend. She lives in a terraced street so difficult to park a motorcycle.
He left his bike between two walls in the entrance of the passage way between the houses, he secured his bike with a disc lock and set his ‘Meta’ alarm.
Whilst watching TV with his girlfriend they heard a noise outside and on investigation saw two hooded figures legging it down the street. The Motorcycle had been moved
the disc lock was still in situ but damaged, for some reason the alarm did not activate.
To commit a crime you require three ingredients:-
A victim An offender The opportunity
If you take one of the ingredients away you have no crime! This can be achieved by removing the opportunity.
It is often said that, if they want to steal it whatever you do to try and stop it they will get it. .I have a friend who used to own a fine brand new Honda Fireblade, this friend
at this time was visiting a young lady who lived in an area that had a reputation! One evening my friend rode his fireblade to visit his young lady. It must be said at this time
his thoughts were not on getting his leg over his fireblade. In his rush he parked the bike on the pavement outside his girlfriends house and ‘limped’ in to see her. No
thoughts about security for his bike. Guess what? Next morning after his breakfast he went outside and surprise no brand new Fireblade. His only security was the steering
lock. I could picture the thieves queuing up to steal his bike. With a bit of thought he could have put his bike out of sight and secured it.
Thieves or ‘T.F.B.’s don’t like hard work if they did they would get a job. Over 75% of motorcycles are stolen from the owners home address garage, shed, garden or street.
When at home if possible put the bike into an alarmed garage or shed, if you can’t then put a cover over the bike. Buy a ‘Thatcham’ approved chain and ground anchor and
use it. If you can afford it have an insurance approved alarm fitted to your bike. Use the chain and ground anchor in the garage or shed. If the garage is alarmed once they
set off the alarm they are under pressure to break the chain in order to take the bike, in the majority of cases they will abandon the attempt.
I have a burglar alarm fitted to my house with a sensor in the garage, my bike is locked and secured with a couple of chains and a ground anchor. One evening whilst at
home the alarm was triggered in the garage, on going outside the up and over door was open and the padlock securing the door was missing, the next day the padlock was
found in the garden having been cropped. If I had no alarm the thieves could have entered the garage, closed the door and then set to work on the bikes security out of
sight.
If you have to park in a street do so in a public area so that the bike can be seen, if possible chain the bike to an immovable object and set the alarm. At night leave it in a
well lit area.
You may say that you cannot afford extra security. Think of the cost if your bike is stolen, when you come to renew your policy the cost will go up far more than if you had
purchased the security.
Do not forget if you eliminate the opportunity your bike will be safer.
*T.F.B’s Thieving Flipping Bounders !! or similar.
Meet the club member..
Name: Karen Sharpe
Age: 47
Job: Machine Operator/setter
Karen has been a member of the Fosse Riders for 3 years now and has been a lady rider for the past
5 years.
Karen’s first bike was Yamaha YBR 125 and currently has a Yamaha Thundercat 600cc.
If Karen could have any bike past or present if money was no object and she advised she would
choose a Honda Fireblade 954cc.
Karen tends to use her bike for spontaneous short trips and currently her favourite trip was in 2011
as 2012 there was not many opportunities as the weather was so poor. It was a steady ride to
Skegness with her daughter Claire and her boyfriend Steff. The reason it was the favourite was
because the weather was so great and the steak and chips at Skegness was perfect,.
Karen advised her worst trip was to Woody’s bar in Grantham in 2011 – Karen has not had much
experience of riding in a group and the group that went just wanted to blast off. The group that she
went with the majority did not consider the riders with less experience. Also as it was a work night
by the time she got there it was time to come back again so did not have time to socialise.. Karen
advised prefers the A46 and Ashby Foville.
Karen advised would like to go on the group outings with Fosse Riders - rides captains as they ride
for everyone’s capabilities – unfortunately Karen can not make Sundays due to previous
commitments but would love an organised Saturday run.
Meet the club member..
Name: Sue Forman
Age: Old enough to know better
Job: Nurse
Sue has been a member of Fosse Riders for 1 year this time after a break, and has been a lady rider now
for over 25 years.
Sue ‘s choice of any bike past or present would be a Yamaha SR 500 single cylinder and is currently riding
a SV650. Sue also enjoys single horse power and has horses of her own that she enjoys riding.
Sue’s first bike was a SS50 when it went wrong was bored out to a 70cc.. ;0)
Sue has a couple of trips planned for this year one is to Belgium so when this mag comes out would have
been and returned… and another to Tuscany in the summer. She has also recently been on a club
organised trip to Essex - Bum in the mud.
Sue’s favourite bike trip was called Kills Spills approx 5 years ago, this was an escorted route through the
centre of London. There were about 600 other bikes so the atmosphere was electric.
The worst trip was Dorset..riding an old RD350. It broke down on a group ride! Sue had to do some
major repair work on the side of the road with a large audience. This was over 20 years ago and advised
that she is still traumatised by the thought…Sue did however did get back to Dorset.
Meet the club members
Name: John & Freda Taylor
Ages: Experienced
John & Freda are a husband and wife team with that are very well known and respected members of
Fosse Riders.
They currently have a BMW 1200 RT & a BMW K1200RSP a Hedingham Gem side car and also a 1983
Yamaha Venture Royale 1200.
Johns first bike was a Velocette 150LE and Freda’s 1st bike ride was on a Royal Enfield 250 Turbo and went
out on a ride as was dared to go by a friend..
John’s all time favourite bike is a Healy Sqare Four Laverda 750 twin Seely Condor and John advised the
only bike he ever regretted selling was a 1955 All Alloy Tiger 100 .
Freda’s favourite is the Velocette Venom Clubman and has been the only bike that she was upset about
when it went..
John & Freda are not only Fosse members but also members of Hedingam and BMW owners clubs.
The annual mileage is about 6000 miles on the solo and about 5000 on the bike with side car.
John & Freda have been abroad touring on the bikes to France, Belgium, Austria, Germany, Czech
Republic & Holland. The Favourite trip was the Hartz Mountains.
National Rally- Welsh leg
11/05/13
From Drew Elliott.
After an early start of 5.00am I set off to meet my 2 mates Gaz Taylor (Shires Motor Training) and Rob Abbott ( RBR entrant) it was both their
1st times at the Welsh National. We were entering the Platinum award. As this was the 4 th time I had entered I knew what we were up
against. In 2010 my wife Tracy & I entered for the 1st time and as we did not know what we were really doing…anything that could go wrong
did! We did not complete it and went away with nothing. However over the past 3 years we started on the lower awards and got the
platinum each last year. So armed with all the information and a couple of sat nav’s I met Gaz in Braunstone and we both met up with Rob
on M54 - J1. We arrived in Castle Caereinion at about 7.45 and we partook of bacon butties.
You start and finish at Castle Caereinion which is in Welshpool on the B4385, this year there were approx 375 riders, you line up and log in
and get you clues at 8.30 and you MUST check back In by midnight. You do get the villages and a map about 2 weeks before so that you can
plan a route- however you do not see the clues until the day.
It started out dry which was great however before getting to the 1st village which was Mallwyd down came the rain. It rained for a good 2
hours solid and then tailed off about 10.30 it was then just intermittent showers throughout the day- but hey its Wales !!!!
At Aberaron I had to try to clear out my back box due to an accident of the juicy kind…during the last few miles the lid had come off a 2 litre
bottle of orange juice and swamped my back box/spare gloves/camera and walkie -talkie etc. I cleared as much as possible and off we went
again.
Gaz, Rob and I arrived back at the start/finish about 23.15 finally completing the platinum award - to achieve this we had to d to complete
15 un-manned checkpoints ( clues to something the designated village), 3 manned checkpoints where to prove you had been complete a
general knowledge quiz and we also went for the Dragon award which is completing 4 war memorial clues – this part changes each year and
has been mines/collages/airports etc.
We had a hot meal of Lasagne & chips and made our way back home. I got home about 2.30 am and clocked up a mileage of 633 miles from
door to door.
Start of Rally – Rob
Abbott, Gaz Taylor,
Drew Elliott
Manned Check point
(Drew just cleaned
out juicy top box)!
Finished- Rob, Drew
& GT have all
received platinum
awards
Route taken –
Thanks to Rob for
supplying images…
Drew’s camera was
juiced…
From Stefan Davis
Here is my article on the WNR2013 as promised
On 11th May I took part in the Welsh National Rally, which is a scatter rally organised by the Clive Motorcycle Club.
The rally involved navigating through the valleys and mountains around Wales, stopping off at towns/ villages along the
way and answering questions specific to the places you wished to visit. My total mileage for the day (Leicester-Leicester) was
410 miles, with the rally itself being around 180 miles as I entered for the Bronze award.
Travelling to the staring point in Castle Caereinion was fine with dry but murky weather. The weather for the duration of the
rally was poor indeed, with torrential rain in parts that was some of the worst I have ever ridden in. My chosen route took
me around the north/ mid Wales area and a photo of my route has been included. many of the places I stopped at were
out-of-the-way, quiet villages which made a nice change to riding around larger towns/ cities. At each stop I had to find out
something specific about the area which ranged from the names of B&B's and lodges to the fine for caught drinking alcohol
in a children's play ground.
At the end of the rally (Castle Caereinion) I received a trophy for taking part, that was a polished piece of welsh slate, which
I thought was a very original idea. The ride home was a motorway slog and ironically enough the weather dried up when I
ended the rally and made my way home. Although the weather dampened my spirits for the day, I enjoyed the rally and
would certainly do it again, the rally was very well organised with the start/finish point having food, facilities and a really
friendly atmosphere. With ideal weather the WNR is definitely an event I would recommend to any rider who enjoys the
simple pleasure of riding around some of Britain's nicest countryside.
Stefan with Bronze award
And map of route taken
Bum In The Mud Rally 26/27/28-April
From Pauline Cotterill
I arrived on the Friday just after 13.30 Derek was already on the gate and quite a few people
were already there getting in the spirit of the rally….Anne and Mary were already settled in
the chalet to welcome us as we arrived. Mike Fairhead arrived shortly after I did then Sue
& John – it was already starting to loo k like a good weekend ahead of us.
I went to the gate and did a stint and Mike walked around the site doing the security. We had to
ask Mike to move his bike and he did so several times until he had got it right by this time we
were almost falling over laughing. We all had a couple of drinks and went to listen to the music.
On Saturday morning Chris Norman arrived we visited the stalls to see what was there and
watched the tattooist for a while. We only had a few showers this year luckily it was no where near
as wet as last year. Mike had to go about tea time so there was still 7 in the chalet as the previous
night. Chris, Anne & I went on booking in until 20.00 when we went to see the band and had a
few drinks. I was told Sunday morning that I looked like I had enjoyed myself…!!!?
BMF Rally Peterborough 17/18/19th May
From Mike Fairhead- BMF Peterborough 2013
Friday morning and its time to get my bike packed and loaded ready for a camping weekend at the BMF Show, Peterborough. I take a leisurely ride through the
countryside then onto the A47 then A1 south arriving at the showground just after lunch.
Chairman Bryan, Terry, Pauline, Anne and Derek were already there and the clubs new blue tent was also up and looking good. Time to put my tent up.
We were very lucky with the weather and although it was a bit windy it was dry. We also found out that Jan and Tony from London, would not be able to make it as
Jan had a chest infection.
The club marquee was large enough to have a display laid out in one half and a table and chairs and refreshments in the other. Add to that a blue groundsheet and
the clubs name printed on the front of the marquee and we were looking good, in fact good enough to get a Highly Commended from the BMF judges.
Friday nights entertainment was very varied. In one building it was Rock and Blues and 48 barrels of real ale plus bar and in the other was heavy rock and a
conventional bar.
I went into another building and had a very nice evening meal for £7.50. There was an excellent choice of food including loads of veg.
Outside, the entertainment was a noisy brightly lit funfair with all your normal things like dodgems etc but with a couple of white knuckle rides thrown in that
looked like they would easily empty your stomach of its contents.
The music ended around 1am and so it was outside to the funfair area and time to buy some chips from the fast food units before heading back to the club marquee
for a social chat and a few more drinks, which are only consumed to help get a good nights sleep of course!!
Saturday morning and Pauline and Anne were slaving over a hot stove to give us all a full English breakfast which I must say was fantastic. We even had club
members, who were working on another club stand, come to our place for breakfast!! Yes, the food was that good.
Can I also just say that the cost to club members who camped and were prepared to work on the club stand was only £10 and this included all your food. Bargain or
what.
The toilets and showers were very good (if you knew where to go). In fact when I went I had 5 showers and 4 toilets all to myself.
Looking around the Show I must say that if it had not been for the club stands the BMF would have been struggling to put on a Motorcycle show. Yes there were
plenty of trade stands to buy your bargains from but in terms of motorcycle displays it was the clubs that came up trumps. I would say it was one of the best for
variety for a few years.
Saturday evening was similar to Friday evening except the 48 barrels of real ale was down to 2 almost empty barrels. I think we managed to get to bed a little earlier
on Saturday night or should I say Sunday morning.
Full breakfast again next day and bread rolls, biscuits, cake etc etc plus lots of tea and coffee and all in with your £10. I never got to go around the show on Sunday
but stayed around the club stand and chatted to people. The weather was on our side and the sun was out and all was well with the world.
It soon became time to pack up my tent and take down the club stand. Thanks to Terry we were able to load all the club stuff into his van. Bryan went off with Terry
to open the club room.
Looking around the empty club stand it was difficult to imagine that we had had such a good time on a piece of grass 10m X 20m.
If you missed out this time, make sure you don't miss out next time. It's the best £10 I've spent.
Mike Fairhead
From Bob Osborn- BMF Peterborough 2013
BMF show:- arrived late afternoon Friday found our new display tent already up and looking good with FOSSE RIDERS
LEICESTER across the front.
Park the bike unload and put the tent up, Pauline provided drinks, cobs & cake then off for a look round the
rapidly expanding number of show stands.
Nothing especially new in the way of innovation, lots of clothing & helmets & accessories, a few catering units open and
two fairly spectacular thrill rides, a vertical bungee sphere and a swing/rotate arm with a freely rotating passenger car on
the end.
The large array of real ales in the bar took some thought, Brian and I decided to begin with Black Dog to go with the live
bands in the bigger of the two halls. Bands loud and indistinct and un-distinctive.
Saturday dawned and Pauline served up a "Full English" to all of our campers and off to see what else has turned up since
yesterday, not a lot ! Managed to avoid buying anything except snacks.
(Moped mayhem was fun for a few laps with some very poor marshalling needing a restart then I got bored and fell asleep,
woke up to Inch Perfect trick/trials display with the best commentary of the weekend and pretty good riding as well.)Might
have been on Sunday both days very similar!!
Giant pasty and chips and ready for the evening, Black Dog all gone try EP, next round no EP try Saturday Night Beaver, next
round no SNB choice down to two so resorted to ???I forget what. Bands still loud and all heavy bass and no vocal talent,
early bed.
Pauline’s full English again (best part of the weekend). Motor ball was boring after a few minutes, I think I dozed off again.
Took advantage of the fine sunny weather to pack up a dry tent and then help empty and pack up the new club display
marquee.
Off home about four o'clock.
Glastonbudget 2013
24/25/26th May
From Tracy Elliott
MJUK Michael
Jackson tribute
Green Date -tribute
Hot Red Chillies - Tribute
Lynnerd Skynnerd
tribute band
Could almost be summer!!!
While a group of Fosse Riders went to Belgium Drew and I Were lucky enough to be
given a pair of tickets to Glastonbudget..This was held in several fields in Wymeswold
just off the A46. We did not go on the opening day Friday as Drew had to work, we
went on Saturday when the main bands were on and we also went on the Sunday. We
were very lucky as to buy weekend tickets it is quite pricey £80 a ticket…that includes
camping Friday, Saturday & Sunday. The food Stands seemed very good quality though
expensive as at most rallies. We took picnics as the weather on both days was fantastic.
The main stage was an open stage then there was the Bigtop,Icon stage, Charnie stage
and an open mic so there was something for everyone playing from noon until after
1.00am for the die hards. Music was everything from rock n blues, mod, pop, rock to
country… Majority tribute bands apart from headliners on Saturday.
80s band The Christians
Heaven 17
Fancy Dress optional
Camping?
Robbie Williams Tribute
!
2013 Events for your diary