Meeting fellow Thumper addicts @ The Stafford Bike Show

[Oldtimer]

For all you guys I meet today on the stand at The Stafford Bike Show and giving you my wrong profile name as 34081 BB [I think you know who I am]. I would like to say first of all thank you for your kind hospitality ie cups of coffee I seemed to have missed out on the chocy biscuits some where along the way. Anyhow as usual I have got a bad memory for names but Mike aka Moto63 and the rest of you it was a pleasure to meet you and have a chat.
Unfortunately living in the the Sarf East there ain't a lot of Fumper members around here or so I believe so to meet you in the flesh [no pun intended] was a nice thing to talk on a subject close to our hearts.
Keep up the good work you guys it's nice to see dedicated folk, and I hope to meet up with you again soon.
Regards
Mike.
PS Tee shirt fits OK.

[Ian]

I would just like to endorse Old-timers comments even though I was on the stand. My sincere thanks to all who organised, manned, or even just popped by to have a chat with like minded people. I really do have to mention Gareth and Grahame for all their efforts to get the stand in the first place.
"We may not have had the prize winning stand but I'm certain we had the most friendly".
 I look forward to next year's meet up.
Thanks once again
Ian R

[Moto63]

Yes i too was on this year's stand (along with the ikuzawa) and what a great weekend I've had. Really good to catch up with Gareth, Graham and Ian again and really good to meet Tim, Richard and John all in all a bunch o top blokes. I would also just like to say a big thanks to Gareth and Graham for sorting the stand out and for they brilliant hospitality, cheers fellas very much appreciated. Hopefully do it all again next year, hopefully with the xbr street tracker. Ps I've decided NOT to sell the iki after all. How about you Tim? You keeping the guzzi??
Cheers all...Michael
Pps....cheers to old timer for his kinds words, again appreciated

[richardeblack]

I've want to add my thanks to Graham and Gareth for organising everything for us. What a fab weekend!!  So much work went into it I take my hat off to you.
Such a friendly and knowledgeable bunch would be impossible to better.
Thank you so much for making this one of the best weekends I have had for a long long time.
Meeting new people from all over and having such a good time was amazing.
Too tired to say any more but thanks to all of you for everything.
Cheers
Richard

[steveD]

Just been talking to Timbo. He is at the side of the M6!
The bolts holding the rear sprocket on have gone!
The AA man had arrived as we spoke. I'm sure he'll keep you guys updated.
Steve

PS I had an equally good weekend at the Ecky Thump rally at Cropton Nth Yorks.
Went into see the 40's weekend at Pickering, some interesting bikes.

Steve.

[Silverfox]

As you all said above, was a great weekend, good selection of bikes on the stand which although not "show" standard always get lots of attention, or is that that the down to  the well informed chaps on the stand!!!
Good decision not to sell the bike Michael as I think you rally would regret it in the end. Sorry I didn't get chance to say goodbye to Ian, hope you had a good trip home. Thanks to GC for all the help in pulling it all together and all you guys for the effort of bringing your bikes along. Apologies once again Richard for presuming everyone likes a bacon roll!! Not sure whether there would be any interest but we do get invites to a few other shows so when they come through i'll put a post up to gauge interest.

So if not before will hopefully see (most) of you at the annual rally next year.

Gareth

[Silverfox]

It is with much sadness that I have to inform club members Mark has at last sold his SRX!!

[Mark]

It is with much sadness that I have to inform club members Mark has at last sold his SRX!!

  there is always a down side.

Myself, Ifor and Keith had a great weekend as always, great to see the usual crew and others, thanks to Gareth and Graham for getting the stand organised and for the boys with the ability to meet and greet and talk shit with the punters.

Mark

[timbo]

Yep, I totally agree with all above. Thanks to everyone involved. Had a fantastic weekend with a bunch of Thumper mates, old and new 
My first ever visit to the Stafford show, which was nearly too much to take in. Got home Monday night, as planned, but courtesy of the AA 
Will post the tale of what happened on the Rants section later. Also, some merchandise left, plus taking more orders. See merchandise thread for details. Still wish I'd bought Marks SRX, but you can't have everything. Jury is still out on sale of Falcone, as I now need to repair it first anyway 

[timbo]

My mates George and Chris having a close look at Michaels Ikuzawa, which drew a lot of attention to the stand. glad you're keeping it mate 
And the absolute antethesis of a Thumper, parked near where we were camped 

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[SteveC#222]

And the absolute antethesis of a Thumper, parked near where we were camped 

I saw that on 'The Gadget Show' the other night!!..............it's one of those posh coffee making machines isn't it?

[mthee]

Crappuccino anyone? 

[guest7]

Oh thank god the show is over for another year. All that friendliness, humour, chat, free food and interesting bikes. Add to that the sheer joy of a road trip with my brother and a bracing 5km run with Richard Black on Saturday morning, along country roads just after dawn.
I'm glad it's over and now I can get back to ignoring stupid motorcycles for another year.

[guest7]

Timbo, I only rode the Guzzi around the car park, it's not my fault!

[timbo]

Aye, all that torque what done it 
Funny thing is, I always reckoned the Guzzi was happy cruising at 50, but a long term Falcone owner, and visitor to our stand, reckoned you can cruise at speeds as high as 60mph! Well, guess what b@@@@@ happened