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A well attended event tonight which attracted 15 members met at The Cricketers in Sarratt, the infamous bikers hangout near Watford.
I've never heard people chatter so avidly outside a WI meeting, in little groups poring over modifications and goodies attached to various bikes, enjoying a quick drink and a mild summers evening. There is nothing quite like seeing the various add-ons for the GS in the flesh to whet ones appetite for a spending spree!
Normally chocker with hundreds of bikes, the pub car park was dominated this evening by the GSers and those few that arrived on more humble steeds parked at a reverential distance leading quite a few of the group to agree that this would have to become our 'turf' on a regular basis.
To mark the occasion we took a group photo which reminds me a little of the official school photo (stand up straight in the back and stop chewing that gum!) but with one exception (probably because of his imminent appearance on Crimewatch) everyone managed to corral the bikes for a kodak moment, no doubt to be illustrated on the wall of the Ace Cybercafe in 50 years time for younger men to sigh and say 'they were the good the old days..'.
A few hardy souls stopped off at the Ace after the meet and arrived just in time for last (coffee) orders. Six of us left Sarratt but only five arrived so we hope that number six arrived home safely. One cup and several tall tales later we each left our separate ways vowing to return to Sarratt.
So, if this interests any of the guys who turned up tonight or tickles the fancy of those who could not make it, make a date in your diary for Monday 12th August which I think is the next meeting date. We were considering alternate weeks if there is enough interest, so please post her and express your preferences for meeting dates.
(These are the photos from the panorama shots if you want them)
A well attended event tonight which attracted 15 members met at The Cricketers in Sarratt, the infamous bikers hangout near Watford.
I've never heard people chatter so avidly outside a WI meeting, in little groups poring over modifications and goodies attached to various bikes, enjoying a quick drink and a mild summers evening. There is nothing quite like seeing the various add-ons for the GS in the flesh to whet ones appetite for a spending spree!
Normally chocker with hundreds of bikes, the pub car park was dominated this evening by the GSers and those few that arrived on more humble steeds parked at a reverential distance leading quite a few of the group to agree that this would have to become our 'turf' on a regular basis.
To mark the occasion we took a group photo which reminds me a little of the official school photo (stand up straight in the back and stop chewing that gum!) but with one exception (probably because of his imminent appearance on Crimewatch) everyone managed to corral the bikes for a kodak moment, no doubt to be illustrated on the wall of the Ace Cybercafe in 50 years time for younger men to sigh and say 'they were the good the old days..'.
A few hardy souls stopped off at the Ace after the meet and arrived just in time for last (coffee) orders. Six of us left Sarratt but only five arrived so we hope that number six arrived home safely. One cup and several tall tales later we each left our separate ways vowing to return to Sarratt.
So, if this interests any of the guys who turned up tonight or tickles the fancy of those who could not make it, make a date in your diary for Monday 12th August which I think is the next meeting date. We were considering alternate weeks if there is enough interest, so please post her and express your preferences for meeting dates.
(These are the photos from the panorama shots if you want them)