Tauerntreffen 2010

[guest7]

I'm sure otehr TCers are like me and get a vicarious thrill from seeing how other people's trips are going. I spoke to Simon last night and he wasn't too sure of the exact details of the trip. Could we get an idea of the itinerary so that we can keep tabs on how you're getting on?

Cheers
GC

[squirrelciv]

I'll catch the stories aty the curry night [if it's still on].

Yep Yep,
still on for the pre Dragon curry night in whitchurch,19.30 in the plough to start,couple of pints,then to the curry house for scoff

Oooh Goody

[guest7]

I understand the lads are meeting at the ferry port at 6.30 am tomorrow, so the Welsh boys are probably getting ready for bed about now (12.00 noon  Saturday).

Anyway, have a good trip lads and make sure it's a safe one. Some texts and/or emails would be appreciated so we can update the forum on your progress.

GC

[002]

I understand the lads are meeting at the ferry port at 6.30 am tomorrow, so the Welsh boys are probably getting ready for bed about now (12.00 noon  Saturday).

Anyway, have a good trip lads and make sure it's a safe one. Some texts and/or emails would be appreciated so we can update the forum on your progress.

GC

Got invite and Ferry Booked,All ready and sorted....But unable to attend this time !

There will be other occassions.

Jethro

[guest7]

Bummer!

So that leaves Jules and Simon riding together then?

I spoke to Simon earlier and he had done a trial run on the bike, some 10 hours before departure. He had completed an exhaustive test circuit (to the petrol station and back  ) and felt confident about it all. I reckon he's picking up my bad habits (I am the original 'Mr Last Minute').

Worryingly Simon still didn't have an exact idea of the itinerary, he thinks it's two nights stopover near Frankfurt, two nights at the Elefant and three nights at the Tauerntreffen. A monster trip.

GC

[002]

2 Nights Aschaffenburg
1 Hotel En Route
1 Elefant
3 TT
1 Night Aschaffenburg

Jethro

[Andy M]

I understand the lads are meeting at the ferry port at 6.30 am tomorrow, so the Welsh boys are probably getting ready for bed about now (12.00 noon  Saturday).

Anyway, have a good trip lads and make sure it's a safe one. Some texts and/or emails would be appreciated so we can update the forum on your progress.

GC

Got invite and Ferry Booked,All ready and sorted....But unable to attend this time !

There will be other occassions.

Jethro

Bad luck mate.

Well I went in the garage yesterday morning and pressed the starter button and got, you guessed it, nothing but solenoid rattle. I think it was water from when I washed it as having done the push pull in gear thing it's now starting first time every time. I can't say it's done much for my state of mind with a Wednesday departure looming. 

Andy

[guest7]

1 Hotel En Route

I'd have thought that on a financial basis alone it would be preferable to crack on to the Elefant Rally, even if it means getting your tent up in the dark. You'd be getting two nights for the cost of one, a full following day on the rally site and no hotel cost (30 to 50 euro). But that's probably the miser in me talking.

Well I went in the garage yesterday morning and pressed the starter button and got, you guessed it, nothing but solenoid rattle.
Andy

It's always the way eh? Mike Cater's gear lever (iirc) fell off on the day of departure for the '02 rally.  Ironically the only year I had to get home using Carole Nash was the year I spent ages prepping the bike... I won't make that mistake again  

I spoke briefly to Simon this morning. Even though he had only been sailing for about 20 mins he had still switched to a French phone network, probably to the detriment of my phone bill. He is on his way in the company of Jules and a bloke called Tim (not a TCer but known to some of us Dragon Rally types).

GC

[guest7]

Simon texted me on Sunday night to say that the trip to Aschaffenburg had been fine. They had some rain and it was snowing for the last 40 miles. They all had a rest day yesterday and today they are riding to a hotel enroute to the Elefant Rally, which they will ride to tomorrow.

GC

[002]

Got a Text tonight from Jules...Down to -18c last night,and had a spot of bother starting the bike this morning.
Got to Elefant and putting tent up in -10c,facial hair freezing.
Snow not too deep but like powder.

Lucky Buggers !

Jethro

[robG]

That's not that cold really. Is it Jethro ?

Some hardy souls amongst us wouldn't think twice about wandering about in our boxer shorts and vest in those sort of temperatures. In the early hours as well !

Would you......

Rob

[002]

That's not that cold really. Is it Jethro ?

Some hardy souls amongst us wouldn't think twice about wandering about in our boxer shorts and vest in those sort of temperatures. In the early hours as well !

Would you......

Rob

I needed to go to the bathroom !
Was a little chilly.....

Jethro

[Mark]

I needed to go to the bathroom !
Was a little chilly.....

Jethro

Is that.....chilly or willy

[002]

I needed to go to the bathroom !
Was a little chilly.....

Jethro

Is that.....chilly or willy

Chilly Willy.....when I found it


Jethro

[guest7]

Simon texted yesterday, they made it to the Tauerntreffen. Simon lent his home made chains to Tim and then got stuck when he stopped to help. Luckily Jules' mate Justus had lent Simon some proper chains as a back up so he fitted those and made it up the mountain. He said teh snow was deep and it was harder than last year.

Andy Metcalf texted me about half an hour ago and he has made it to the Elefant rally. I'm really pleased for him because I think he's failed to get there the last two times he's tried (although he did get there on his first attempt when we rode together in '04).

GC

UPDATE - Simon texted to say that they all got up without a tow, but all three bikes have starting problems so they are not looking forward to Sunday morning. I replied pointing out that they have a 5 mile hill to bump start down