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Ride Out To Machynlleth20 th July2008Lead: Sally Charlton F650GSSweep: Brian Charlton KTM 990 AdventureCollie: Graham Bailey R1200GSThe Pack:Mike Barratt FJR1300Geoff BrookesZZR1200Budge Burridge BIRDEric/Jill Bush BMW1100RTDave/Lorraine Butcher VFR 800Pete/Jen Craddock MOTHERSHIPFi Gallimore F650GSAlex Green PANDerek James CBF1000Paul/John James VaraderoDave JarvisBIRDJim McPhailVFR750Lawrence/Phil Morgan VaraderoGeoff Pollard GSX1000Dave Preest HD LowriderGraham Read Tiger 1050Lloyd Sandall R1200GSGraham Simms Fazer 600Distance- 310 milesJournal of the Severn Advanced Motorcyclists 30
Blue skies, sunshine, light breeze…. a wonderful start to the day asthe Gloucester riders arrived tomeet up with the Forest contingentat Ross-on-Wye fire station. Aquick call to the lunch stop at thefurthest point for the day confirmedreciprocal blue skies and warmthawaiting us. Visions arose of lunchin the pub gardens beneath themountains.Off to Wales! Heading out on theHereford road, cutting throughGolden Valley towards Hay, butslicing off again throughBredwardine, Letton and Eardisleyto pick up the A44 at Kington –where the pace picked up to takeus to the coffee stop at Crossgates.So far, so good – everyone here.There was a dodgy moment at atricky right-hand turn, which I couldhave double-marked but didn’t – allcredit to the pack who leapt intoaction and ensured the ride heldtogether.Coffees, cakes and breakfastconsumed – lunch numbers sortedand phoned ahead – and we were offagain to Rhyader and Llanidloes – Iknow Pete and Jen had an excellentrun up the valley as they were rightwith me all the way! Staylittle nextand the “high” mountain road withviews that usually stretch for milesand miles. Views that are best withclear skies of course – and whathave we got? Rain! Now where didthat come from? Not a lot of rainand not heavy – but enough to makethe view intermittent, slick the tarmacand chill the riders. Lunch ended upindoors at the White Lion inMachynlleth (pronounced somethinglike Mahunklith) where they gave usa room to ourselves upstairs whichworked well. Especially as Brianposted himself at the bottom of thestairs directing all the ride “upstairsfor the pole-dancing”.Fed and watered and off again –down the southern side of theestuary to Tal-y-bont where myplanned route would take us well offthe beaten track around Nant-ymochresevoir before dropping downJournal of the Severn Advanced Motorcyclists 31
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