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GeeKay



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 8:58 pm    Post subject: Cafe Racer Festival 2019 Reply with quote

My first time at this venue, staged at the Autodrome Linas-Montlehry (just south of Paris).
Met up with Ian (Crankcase), John (SB7) and Sam (the Moto Guzzi man -travelled from London to the event on his Le Mans MK1 - legend) - Boris (Evilchicken) also showed up just for the Saturday (travelled from Paris via train - top lad) and met Gerhard (DB2 - the only other Bimota there) who is a member of the Bimota Passion forum in France.
Blessed with superb weather, a great atmosphere and the opportunity to ride part of the famous banked track (3 sessions on Saturday and 3 on Sunday).
Highly recommended - although there is talk of attending Dijon-Prenois next year, another I haven't been to.






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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 6:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice photo's Gaz. Great to see the SB6 being enjoyed on a race track. They are certainly a nice bike to ride on a track Cool
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 9:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

they most certainly are Brian. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 10:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'll have to get meself a van or somesuch.....a quick jaunt over to France does look like a nice weekend away....grand to still see you out and about Geekay....I actually had my first visit over to Squires café last Saturday and sweltered in me leathers.....a good turn out of bikes...but I did think the place was a bit of a dump....But then I suppose its only for bikers...and prices were very reasonable for grub and drinks
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 2:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It was good to bump into you guys again and not a bad little festival - might give it a go next year.
I hitch hiked back to the train station … first car, like the very first stopped but was going the other way, then the third one stopped nodded and took me right to the station.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 2:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Evilchicken0 wrote:
It was good to bump into you guys again and not a bad little festival - might give it a go next year.
I hitch hiked back to the train station … first car, like the very first stopped but was going the other way, then the third one stopped nodded and took me right to the station.


Were you wearing your PVC bondage Mankini?.....Most folk would stop just to take a picture.....
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 6:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

2bims wrote:
Were you wearing your PVC bondage Mankini?.....Most folk would stop just to take a picture.....


I don't wear PVC, I wear rubber.

No for this gig I sported a nice Rossi vest top - probably why I got a lift so soon
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Apologies....It was hard to tell the material make up from mere pictures....only a touch would have assisted me further....a Rossi top...Hhmmm...good thinking Batman....Has to be better than a Jack Nicholson "the Shining" T-shirt
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Evilchicken0 wrote:
It was good to bump into you guys again


You spent most of the day talking to the girlies on the 400/4 stand - and most probably not about bikes............. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

2bims wrote:
I actually had my first visit over to Squires café last Saturday and sweltered in me leathers.....a good turn out of bikes...but I did think the place was a bit of a dump....But then I suppose its only for bikers...and prices were very reasonable for grub and drinks


Yeah - it's probably too austere for your tastes Steve. But we like it. Very Happy
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