MeJulie knows me well

What can I say? MeJulie thinks I’m mad, me?……………..well I’ve always known.

We had our northern VRCC meeting in Yorkshire at the end of March and as you do at these events at the end of the days riding, we retire to the bar and a few beers. It was while drinking said beer that I got talking about my trips to France to cut the grass and somewhere along the line suggested that maybe a couple of the guys might like to join me on a trip at the end of the year, meJulie didn’t stop me talking, it was only the next day she said do you know what you did last night? Well yes sure I did, I suggested a trip to the cottage with a couple of buddies, she just looked, knows me well does meJulie.

When I arrived home I emailed a couple of the guys to check if they’d be up for it, sure they would, then the Motad exhaust sneaks into the equation, how I don’t know, well yes I do, see what happened was:-

I’m promoting this system, nothing in it for me other than the pride that hopefully a lot of guys will be riding around with exhausts on their Valkyries that I helped design and the knowledge that they should last longer then the actually bike, being stainless steel. Anyway, the French VRCC has an English corner and Geoff, fellow English member posted about the system there, so I went across and registered so I could add detail and answer questions, keeping up? Well anyway while waiting for my account to get activated I communicated with “Fifi Le Gnat” France moderator, while exchanging emails I mention this trip in October and maybe it would be a chance then to see the system. MeJulie says she knew this would happen, so next thing our ride out in October is a rally with every room in our house occupied with English, hotel booked for over night stay out and return, possibility of a couple of tents in the garden and I have to enquire at local B and B re rooms for others, plus maybe sort hotels in Saint Savin  for the French contingent. I had actually posted that we would lay on a BBQ on the Saturday and Sunday after the ride, I’d already said that to the couple of friends that would be coming from UK, but as I had, it was extended to all, I’m just hoping we know the numbers so I can get enough steaks in. Already sorted menu in my head, we’ll do cowboy beans and burgers / sausages on arrival with a side of my special garlic rice, Saturday and Sunday my smoked shredded pork again with cowboy beans and ribs and chicken and some steaks, for them that prefer, all with side salads and a garlic pasta and well like meJulie said, she knew this would happen, I just said “what?”

I’ll post the ride report after the event should be a real nice few days, keeping off the main highways and avoiding toll roads, my usual route down and have a nice ride out planned for the Sunday, hopefully getting me back in time to finish the BBQ, smoked pork will go on before we leave, am I writing calmly? Coz as I am writing, I aint feeling calm, boy o boy.

On the other front I’m sat here waiting for another mysterious call to advise me of a location I need to take a certain person, then the deeds is done and task complete, don’t actually expect it for a few weeks yet so just getting on with getting on, being kept busy looking after a 3 ½ year old, (to know more read previous posts).

We’re away to France for a short break next week, just taking some bits over and finally emptying the lock up, remember that? Started emptying it, oh how long ago? Well it’s looking like I’ll finish the job next week.

That’s about it for now, will get some updates and hopefully some ride reports in over the next few weeks, sorry I haven’t posted as often as I might have, but no one wants to hear what I might have had to say I’m sure, well some might but then some don’t care, sorry see that’s why, coz that’s where I go, I’ll stop now…………………

Till next time.