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Events => Events => Topic started by: Retrodan72 on August 16, 2015, 10:35 AM
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I have to admit, in the last 4 years that I've attended MK, I've never seen excitement from the RADsters like it.
Next weekend looks like it will go down as one of the best, for sure, and the post event threads and pics will tell the story. But where does your weekend start?
For me, my shift pattern this week is Mon, Tues days, Thurs, Fri nights, so obviously, the nights have been booked off. I'll get the 2 12 hours days out if the way, then I'll start prepping.
Wednesday will be spent prepping the bike, it's between a choice of 2. This will involve a quick clean, tighten everything up, put air in the tyres, then double check everything on it with a blast round the block.
Thursday will be shopping for essentials, booze, Imodium, Nurofen etc, and The Handbrake will be treated to lunch out. Thursday evening will be spent getting my wash bag ready, sorting clothes out, charging iPod and phone, and loading tools and pump/tubes into the rucksack.
Friday morning will be a mad dash as the adrenalin will be kicking in. I'll whack some cans of dark fruits in the freezer for a few hours, so that they stay chilled for the train journey, then I'll pack the rest of the rucksack, which will undoubtedly include a pack of sarnies made by er in drawers.
The ride to the train station from ours is 10 mins, then it's a connection to Chester, then pick up the MK Express @ 12.35. I'll arrive at MK at 14.00, meet Cheeta at the Stn, then it's a 4 mile ride to the Hotel, bags and bike dumped, then meet you lot at the bar. :daumenhoch:
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Working Monday to Thursday.
Thursday evening strip bikes down and load into car, pack tent, beer, parts to sell. Tools. Sit down about 10pm
Friday
Load junior into car while he's still in a sleep coma, collect Jo, head to MK, realise we've forgotten essentials like clothes toothbrushes and deodorant, think fook it, I'll wash in beer
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Monday - Thursday . Mainly panicking.
While sortin 24 bikes , making up 30 banners , 50 mugs , 150 decals , 50 car stickers , 1 light box ,
1 bunny hop thingy ..
Load the van Thursday with all the above , and the Ruffometer for Sunday . Pick some Fosters up . :)
Pick grumpy GaZ Rollin up Friday lunch . Then go and enjoy myself.
Can't wait . 8)
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Great thread Dan. I'm working long days on Tuesday and Wednesday, so those days are written off prep wise. Ant has been kindly looking after my VDC whilst i've been between houses. Picked it up on Thursday and made some slight changes (era correct freewheel and correct pads), so it's sorted now. Cleaning and polishing 4 bikes today, and will make a start on my latest build tomorrow. Might have to finish it on Thursday if needed. Getting everything else together today, tomorrow and Thursday. Taking it easy on Friday morning, then it's off to pick up the van, load my stuff, then pick up Ant and Paul. We'll probably get to the hotel (premier inn at the lake) about 9pm. Up early on Saturday, a trip to the golden arches, and then to meet you lot at the helipad site (R.I.P)
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Great thread Dan. I'm working long days on Tuesday and Wednesday, so those days are written off prep wise. Ant has been kindly looking after my VDC whilst i've been between houses. Picked it up on Thursday and made some slight changes (era correct freewheel and correct pads), so it's sorted now. Cleaning and polishing 4 bikes today, and will make a start on my latest build tomorrow. Might have to finish it on Thursday if needed. Getting everything else together today, tomorrow and Thursday. Taking it easy on Friday morning, then it's off to pick up the van, load my stuff, then pick up Ant and Paul. We'll probably get to the hotel (premier inn at the lake) about 9pm. Up early on Saturday, a trip to the golden arches, and then to meet you lot at the helipad site (R.I.P)
If all goes to plan, a load of us will have ridden over from the Holiday Inn to the Prem, so we'll be there on your arrival.
Looking forward to seeing yours and Ant's display lined out, it was one of the highlights of MK14 for me.
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I'm up to Northumbria for the week. Hopefully with a Thursday finish. Track night in Grimsby then spend Friday deciding on what to bring and fettle the winners. Await Mrs S G finishing work then convoy down in the evening. No van this year so it'll be one or two choice picks to bring along.
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I have mainly been preparing by drinking heavily , oh and maybe if I remember put a new rear tyre on the zima . Job done.
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As with the other admin and mods, I have one less day to get ready for MK, so working until lunch time on Thursday and then it will be a case of getting the bikes down from the loft, making sure the pedals, chains etc are all present and correct, pump tyres up etc etc etc.
Friday morning off to the van rental place early and then leave around mid morning to arrive at the track mid afternoon.
Going to be really busy, but really looking forward to it.
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On my hols till Thursday night
Friday morn pack up the silver fox roadshow , add a bike and get my arse to Mk to set it up for you lovely people
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I'll just chill my way through the week with no stress because I'm cool. :teef:
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2 scabby old bikes all sorted and a few old battered frames for people to look and laugh at all sorted. Knock off work Friday around 7pm then a slow trip down. Only bringing a couple of bikes so no real pressure here 8)
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Work like a dog all week as normal, get the kids to bed Friday night then chuck me bike in the car. No need to worry if it works as I ride it every weekend but must remember to bring a couple of spare inner tubes.....
Wake up Saturday morning like a 10 year old on Christmas Day and sneak out the house as early as I dare without the missus doing her nut. MK by about 10 am and the rest I never plan, it just happens :2funny:
Gonna try and remember to phone my brother in Australia at midnight but I'm usually a drooling cabbage by then or up till dawn...... who knows what will happen this year >:D
Sunday I will be mainly hung over and more useless than usual. Probably be sat in Steve Animal's gazebo drinking coffee till I can walk and talk. Can't wait :buck2:
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Work like a dog all week as normal, get the kids to bed Friday night then chuck me bike in the car. No need to worry if it works as I ride it every weekend but must remember to bring a couple of spare inner tubes.....
Wake up Saturday morning like a 10 year old on Christmas Day and sneak out the house as early as I dare without the missus doing her nut. MK by about 10 am and the rest I never plan, it just happens :2funny:
Gonna try and remember to phone my brother in Australia at midnight but I'm usually a drooling cabbage by then or up till dawn...... who knows what will happen this year >:D
Sunday I will be mainly hung over and more useless than usual. Probably be sat in Steve Animal's gazebo drinking coffee till I can walk and talk. Can't wait :buck2:
It is strange Spen that you say you never plan it just happens, but it happens the same way every MK, you WILL be a drooling cabbage and then Sunday you WILL be hung over in Steve's gazebo drinking coffee until you can walk and talk.
It must be a plan mate as it runs like clockwork every year :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
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Spen, on Sat you'll be a drooling cabbage, for the other 364 days of the year, you don't drool. :LolLolLolLol:
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Love this. You always think everyones got there s**t together and you're running round like an :idiot2:
Booked Friday off. Spent yesterday doing jobs to have today free to check bikes, which went well so I went down the pub to get some practice in! Legs and beer. Training program of MK'ers. :daumenhoch:
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Only bringing a couple of riders so it'll be a week of whatever the NHS throws at me then finish Thursday afternoon, get home and load up the car not forgetting the raffle tickets and lacky bands for the show cards, then maybe a curry and an early start Friday to meet up with marc from club MK and get Twobobrob access to the site early so the ramps can be built. Cant wait!
Have a few drinks Friday night and be ready to open the gates up nice and early for the campers on Saturday.
:daumenhoch:
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Just need to get some envelopes ready for everyone that's ordered patches etc so hopefully not such a headache for Joffy on Saturday, only taking one bike so will be heading over to MK as soon as I can.
Hopefully having a busy week at work will mean I'm not too easily distracted, but hard not to get excited about my favourite weekend of the year, can't wait :D
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I shall be spending the week solely eating immodium, purely so I am so empty, I won't need a shit from early saturday untill early Monday.
Yo cannot blame the state of the bogs on me!!
Also, i'm skiving Friday, mucking out the van (ahem, transit camper...) loading all the sell ables ready for a 7 am start Satdee!!!
excited x 19!!!
MM
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"The trunk of the car looked like a mobile police narcotics lab. We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers . . . and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls . . . Not that we needed all that for the trip, but once you get locked into a serious drug collection, the tendency is to push it as far as you can. The only thing that really worried me was the ether. There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge. And I knew we'd get into that rotten stuff pretty soon."
extract from Dannywhac's 'Diary of MK14' :daumenhoch:
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I shall be spending the week solely eating immodium, purely so I am so empty, I won't need a shit from early saturday untill early Monday.
Yo cannot blame the state of the bogs on me!!
MM
Ah, but I am in charge of ordering the toilets this year, we have a ladies & disabled loo, mens only and also the loos will be cleaned/emptied on Saturday, so it should be a lot better.
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I shall be spending the week solely eating immodium, purely so I am so empty, I won't need a shit from early saturday untill early Monday.
Yo cannot blame the state of the bogs on me!!
MM
by 10am Sunday they will all be disabled
Ah, but I am in charge of ordering the toilets this year, we have a ladies & disabled loo, mens only and also the loos will be cleaned/emptied on Saturday, so it should be a lot better.
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"The trunk of the car looked like a mobile police narcotics lab. We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers . . . and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls . . .
A bit of fear and loathing I believe Ed.... quality :coolsmiley:
And as for Dan and Sean...... yeah you both clearly know me too well ya buggers :2funny:
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Turns out the heavy rain that created that massive sink hole on the mancunian way also blew the electrics in my workshop and started a fire >:(
All is well but the electrics are off til Wednesday at least so my 2 day pre MK fettling I had planned are right out the window :(
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I'm ahead of schedule!!! I've sorted out all the parts I have for sale and found two sets of tyres I didn't realise I had. All boxed ready for eager purchasers
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Thursday and Friday booked off.
Shopping for beer and stuff on Thursday morning, last minute checks on the bikes in the afternoon.
Two bikes still need building, so thats the evenings this week sorted.
Leave Friday morning somewhen, slow drive up and get there early afternoon, check in at the hotel and start drinking.......
Split from the bird last week, so one of you is getting bummed :daumenhoch:
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You lot have just made my mind up...
Full on week of grafting to get a job ready for plaster, get the bikes ready in the evenings ( hopefully). Thursday night , bikes etc in the car . Friday ,knock off at lunch, spend a couple of hours with the kids , load the cool box , make the epic journey to MK (1 junction ;) , result , but an even bigger result on Sunday with my head up my arse!) should be at the holiday inn by mid/late afternoon :daumenhoch:
Let the carnage begin....
To quote Griff the Ginger Rad Lad ' my favourite weekend of the year' can't wait :)
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Well im off all week :coolsmiley: mostly all sorted bike wise just other bits to get to make the weekend easier. Thursday get all the bikes im bringing out of the man cave (prob about 8-10 this year) give them a mini strip down and clean, gather together the hoard of stuff ive got to sell and work out the prices. Friday afternoon pick up hire van load with some stuff. Up fekking early Sat morning laod all the bikes in pick up Ryan (Rulin) them a mad drive down to MK trying not to trash the cargo :) Cant wait first year im doing it kinda proper and staying at the track all weekend.
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I've just been asked at work, if I'd be willing to give up my Thursday and Friday holiday this week, and work days, to demonstrate the new bar line to a new customer that could be interested in us making cereal bars for them. It could potentially be a very lucrative move for our company.
Er, that would be no.
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:4_17_5: loving the dedication to the cause there Dan :daumenhoch:
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Im already off work. I was due to go on holiday last weekend but we have recently got a puppy and a 6 hr trip with mental springer spaniel was not an experience I needed in my life.
My bikes ready, I run a bike shop so my bikes always ready.
The hunt is on for a cheap estate car so thats the main goal this week. Find a 2nd (or 3rd in this case) car big enough for bikes, dogs n family
Saturday morning, say my goodbyes and within an hour, say my hellos to yall and enjoy the weekend I've been looking forward to for ages!
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Hopefully having a busy week at work will mean I'm not too easily distracted, but hard not to get excited about my favourite weekend of the year, can't wait :D
Couple of hours in & I'm already distracted :teef:
There's a double leaving do in London on Thursday night - decided going out on the lash the night before MK might not be the best idea :D
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GOING TO BE THE LONGEST WEEK OF ALL TIME! :-\
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GOING TO BE THE LONGEST WEEK OF ALL TIME! :-\
tell me about it, its only monday and i swear ive been at work for 72 hours already!
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Hopefully having a busy week at work will mean I'm not too easily distracted, but hard not to get excited about my favourite weekend of the year, can't wait :D
Couple of hours in & I'm already distracted :teef:
There's a double leaving do in London on Thursday night - decided going out on the lash the night before MK might not be the best idea :D
Oh I dunno, Jono & Gaz seem to cope.
Oh, hang on. ::)
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I would recommend a baby in your life, you soon forget about what's coming up and how fast!
Not sorted anything yet, need to get into the shed this week and keep my fingers crossed one of them is rideable.
Until then, work... :(
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I do have a baby in the house WINI, our new foster placement is a Mother and her 5 week old girl, she has been with us for a couple of months now.
Bloody tiring :LolLolLolLol:
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Blinking heck, what a buzz!
It's the Monday before MK and I'm struggling to think of anything else.
Good luck with your preparation chaps, see you at the weekend.
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Back into work today after a week away so bloody manic but have Friday and Monday booked off for bike prep and recovery respectively...
Friday will be a case of get the bikes down from the loft and get them sorted for the weekend. Then picked up Friday afternoon by hornetfanclub (with transit van) for trip to olney for a few pre mk beers and a curry... Should be rocking up at the track around 07.15 Saturday, dib dobs on a pitch in the helipad field! :daumenhoch:
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Booked Friday off work, heading down on the train on Friday to MK at 11:30, land in MK at 2pm and meet up with Retrodan72 then ride to hotel. Few beers on the Friday and try and get a goodnights sleep in hotel for Saturdaya antics.
Just need to get bike ready in the week, needs a good clean after RadLeighs antics and brakes tightening. Camping on Saturday night so need to pack my rucksack and get kit sorted.
Never been MK so I don't know what to expect but sounds a top weekend from all the stories and pictures I've seen. Been on about 9 Rad rides so far so can't miss the Mecca of Radbmx!
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Monday : meet Andy discuss MK and BMX
Tuesday : sort out the Haro for MK. Bob into Alan's.
Wednesday : clean all bikes for MK. Sort out all the shit I'm bringing with me.
Thursday : sort out my GHP for MK. Help Andy with a final build for MK.
Friday : load up all mine, Andy's and Paul's bikes .... Head down to MK!
Sounds like a perfect week! :D ;D :D
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Jeeez, is it only monday night ???
This week is draaaaaaaging by already - still at work and several hundred miles to get home :-\
Gonna be a long, long week lads :yahoo_silent:
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Must remember to rebuild wife's bike , still packed up since move :-\
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I don't feel well lol. So excited now , not sleeping properly . Built a survivor rider last Sunday. Onto the second now . Finished all jobs for peeps at weekend aswell. Not event started hauling out the main collection. They are stashed everwhere here . Not sure weather to bring all my spare shit to sell !! Finish work at one Friday as I do every week now :4_17_5: collect van at fourish. Then gently load and set off after eating . See u all there . Yep loony will be there :crazy2:
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I would recommend a baby in your life, you soon forget about what's coming up and how fast!
Not sorted anything yet, need to get into the shed this week and keep my fingers crossed one of them is rideable.
Until then, work... :(
You have a new WAL Riot to look forward to :daumenhoch:
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I hope you all realise that there will be a post MK week thread. Thumbs down
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I hope you all realise that there will be a post MK week thread. Thumbs down
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I hope you all realise that there will be a post MK week thread. Thumbs down
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Got Friday off work...
Gonna Have a shower and a w*nk :bellend: then I'm off to sunny MK with teh bitches (my bikes)
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I hope you all realise that there will be a post MK week thread. Thumbs down
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ive now installed this smilie ready for Monday
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Only a few more excruciatingly slow days to go!! :D :D :D
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What a great thread.......
Week before MK for me, a fooooookin nightmare lol
The Trophies arrived at 9.30pm last night, it's all go in are house....
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did you check them all Nick, no MK16 or MK13 on any of them ;D
you don't want any auto correct issues on them ;D
http://www.cnet.com/news/autocorrect-gets-woman-blind-girl-on-birthday-cake/
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Half the bikes are down stairs now , dusted and tyres pumped up .. The rest come down tonight :)
I wish Griff would decide how many mugs he's actually sold :knuppel2:
Stressed , Nah .. All under control, organised chaos :daumenhoch:
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Bikes.......your having a larf........
One year I'd love to bring some.....the generator replaces my bikes sadly...
No idea Rob, I normally check them on the Sunday morning
It's all good though - printing of show and shine cards sorted and paid for, Sean has sorted luxury bogs, skip is all ordered and paid for, food is booked, the iceman cometh, MK club on board, beer on tap ordered, ol Carl has worked his magic - so we just need sunshine now!
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Bikes.......your having a larf........
One year I'd love to bring some.....the generator replaces my bikes sadly...
No idea Rob, I normally check them on the Sunday morning
It's all good though - printing of show and shine cards sorted and paid for, Sean has sorted luxury bogs, skip is all ordered and paid for, food is booked, the iceman cometh, MK club on board, beer on tap ordered, ol Carl has worked his magic - so we just need sunshine now!
....and RADsters. :daumenhoch:
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I wish Griff would decide how many mugs he's actually sold :knuppel2:
you have the final number :teef:
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I wish Griff would decide how many mugs he's actually sold :knuppel2:
you have the final number :teef:
John's is the one with the broken handle. :daumenhoch:
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:bellend:
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I've just been asked at work, if I'd be willing to give up my Thursday and Friday holiday this week, and work days, to demonstrate the new bar line to a new customer that could be interested in us making cereal bars for them. It could potentially be a very lucrative move for our company.
Er, that would be no.
Any chance of some free samples and a Vanilla Latte to consume on Sunday to soak up the booze? :coolsmiley:
I'm getting fed up of cleaning bikes now ..only two more to go now thank god! ::)
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I wish Griff would decide how many mugs he's actually sold :knuppel2:
you have the final number :teef:
:popcorn: :LolLolLolLol:
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I'm loving the comments in this thread boys.
The idea to start this thread was simply to show how far we go to demonstrate how much we love our hobby, and how much we appreciate :radbmxsmilie: and the people that make it happen.
It's way beyond shiny bikes on stands now.
Last year, going down in Friday, really helped me put into perspective, just what MK and RAD is all about. I was looking around on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning at 40 odd year old lads, booking holiday's off work, spending money hiring big vans to haul their massive collections, leaving their loved ones at home to dance like meerkats in a big tent with flashing lights in it.
It's bigger than most car forums can only dream about, the comments in this thread prove that.
I doff my cap to you all. :4_17_5:
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It's great hey Dan! only one more day of work then i can start to pack the car and then try to grab some sleep like a child on Christmas eve ;D
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Getting giddy now .... Can't wait to load the van and set off ..
MK road trip with all you awesome RADsters . :4_17_5:
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I've upset Biff, so I'm not bothering
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I've upset Biff, so I'm not bothering
:LolLolLolLol:
No you haven't, you tit
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spend most evenings doing a bit here and there in he shed trying to decide what to bring in between looking after my boy while the misses works and then i am on call thursday night :( Friday night I have to do her job for her while she is on holiday but now someone has offered to do my night call Friday so it means I am in the dilemma of do I leave Friday evening and stay in the van somewhere close to the track or leave silly early sat morning for the 2 and a half hour trip :teef:
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Just been and got two empty bike boxes for transit.
Spoke to Mary last night, he's my chauffeur yet again. Collecting me at 8am on Saturday from Southampton where I live. No rush, so should be there for about 10.30ish to 11.00.
We expect a red carpet .
Just one more bike to wipe clean.
It's nearly here. :slayer:
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PANIC NOW!!!!!
Junior borrowed the tent a month ago and has only just this evening confessed to loosing all the pegs and there are three slashes out of it.
And no gas for camping stove bottle I had turned out to be empty. and kettle looks to have been used for soaking BMX parts in petrol, don't remember doing it, but now Jaymz cappuccino bar needs serious help
At work tomorrow, so going to have to persuade stace to go to town with a shopping list of MK supplies, may not be on much for the rest of evening, gonna be rubbing shoulders and feet all evening!!
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PANIC NOW!!!!!
Junior borrowed the tent a month ago and has only just this evening confessed to loosing all the pegs and there are three slashes out of it.
And no gas for camping stove bottle I had turned out to be empty. and kettle looks to have been used for soaking BMX parts in petrol, don't remember doing it, but now Jaymz cappuccino bar needs serious help
At work tomorrow, so going to have to persuade stace to go to town with a shopping list of MK supplies, may not be on much for the rest of evening, gonna be rubbing shoulders and feet all evening!!
I have a 2 man pop up tent you can borrow mate it has not been out in ages so may be a little musty but offer is there :daumenhoch:
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PANIC NOW!!!!!
Junior borrowed the tent a month ago and has only just this evening confessed to loosing all the pegs and there are three slashes out of it.
And no gas for camping stove bottle I had turned out to be empty. and kettle looks to have been used for soaking BMX parts in petrol, don't remember doing it, but now Jaymz cappuccino bar needs serious help
At work tomorrow, so going to have to persuade stace to go to town with a shopping list of MK supplies, may not be on much for the rest of evening, gonna be rubbing shoulders and feet all evening!!
I have a 2 man pop up tent you can borrow mate it has not been out in ages so may be a little musty but offer is there :daumenhoch:
duct tape duct tape, fixes everything, and juniors in there, I'm in the car because he snores like a fooker
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;D no worries
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PANIC NOW!!!!!
Junior borrowed the tent a month ago and has only just this evening confessed to loosing all the pegs and there are three slashes out of it.
And no gas for camping stove bottle I had turned out to be empty. and kettle looks to have been used for soaking BMX parts in petrol, don't remember doing it, but now Jaymz cappuccino bar needs serious help
At work tomorrow, so going to have to persuade stace to go to town with a shopping list of MK supplies, may not be on much for the rest of evening, gonna be rubbing shoulders and feet all evening!!
I have a 2 man pop up tent you can borrow mate it has not been out in ages so may be a little musty but offer is there :daumenhoch:
duct tape duct tape, fixes everything, and juniors in there, I'm in the car because he snores like a fooker
And he's at that age where he probably wants to shift a few out, without his old man lying next to him. :daumenhoch:
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Everything sorted now camping wise, just need to ship it down to Joffys house Friday morning, he's kindly agreed to take tent/sleeping bag in van he's driving down, saves me pissing about with it on train. :slayer:
And he's managed to persuade me to buy a new BMX that I'm 99% certain I'll be riding at MK :coolsmiley:
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Sunday, I drove 5 hours to London, working here all week doing loft installs trying not to get lost. Dunno why but my company put me up a very classy hotel in a country estate in Windsor, its full of posh folk and I feel so out of place.
I am doing the work 2 of us usually do on my own. Really worn out. Friday I get to work the morning only then drive 5 hours back home. Saturday I am meant to be straight back up and a few hours drive back down to MK, I want to come so badly as it will be my first MK, but part of me wants to sleep for 2 days. Even the missus said although a weekend at home would do you good, the bmx weekend will be mega if you make the effort.
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Raffle prizes from Dan x600se just been dropped to mine. Some nice bits :4_17_5:
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Sunday, I drove 5 hours to London, working here all week doing loft installs trying not to get lost. Dunno why but my company put me up a very classy hotel in a country estate in Windsor, its full of posh folk and I feel so out of place.
I am doing the work 2 of us usually do on my own. Really worn out. Friday I get to work the morning only then drive 5 hours back home. Saturday I am meant to be straight back up and a few hours drive back down to MK, I want to come so badly as it will be my first MK, but part of me wants to sleep for 2 days. Even the missus said although a weekend at home would do you good, the bmx weekend will be mega if you make the effort.
Don't be fookin gay Steve.
MK will blow your mind, end of mate. Do anything to get there, anything :coolsmiley:
I'm driving to Glasgow and back tomorrow if it makes you feel better. Already done a day in London, Birmingham and York this week (in motor) so by Friday I'll be knackered too, but Saturday morning I will be in MK and the world will be all sorted again as I will be with a bunch of like - minded idiots I haven't seen for a year :2funny:
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What he said Steve, if you can get there then you'll not be sorry :daumenhoch:
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JUST ONE MORE SLEEP! :D :D :D
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JUST ONE MORE SLEEP! :D :D :D
"wantit" :bellend: :surprise: :smitten: :slayer:
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What's sleep :crazy2: to excited for that :slayer:
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That's it, finished work for the week, it's MK-o-clock!!
Might have a beer 'or two' tonight (just for practise you understand.....)
:daumenhoch: :bellend: :nuts:
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That's me finished for the weekend :slayer:
Taking the rider out for a quick spin to make sure all is ok then it's just a matter of getting things packed tomorrow ready for the 4am drive down on Saturday morning to join you crazy kids :D
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Spent the day sorting chums tat out, never again
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PANIC NOW!!!!!
Junior borrowed the tent a month ago and has only just this evening confessed to loosing all the pegs and there are three slashes out of it.
And no gas for camping stove bottle I had turned out to be empty. and kettle looks to have been used for soaking BMX parts in petrol, don't remember doing it, but now Jaymz cappuccino bar needs serious help
At work tomorrow, so going to have to persuade stace to go to town with a shopping list of MK supplies, may not be on much for the rest of evening, gonna be rubbing shoulders and feet all evening!!
Dude, I'll be in my camper, plenty of gas if you need to cook grub or make a brew etc.
Also got a stash of heavy duty pegs , let me know if you need any, it's all getting packed tomorrow morning 😀
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Just been to Asda to sort out essentials (10 cans of Dark Fruits Strongbow). These will be getting steamed into tonight with some Asdagrog chasers, I won't sleep otherwise.
As long as there's 4 cans left for the chooch tomorrow. :daumenhoch:
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Sunday, I drove 5 hours to London, working here all week doing loft installs trying not to get lost. Dunno why but my company put me up a very classy hotel in a country estate in Windsor, its full of posh folk and I feel so out of place.
I am doing the work 2 of us usually do on my own. Really worn out. Friday I get to work the morning only then drive 5 hours back home. Saturday I am meant to be straight back up and a few hours drive back down to MK, I want to come so badly as it will be my first MK, but part of me wants to sleep for 2 days. Even the missus said although a weekend at home would do you good, the bmx weekend will be mega if you make the effort.
Don't be fookin gay Steve.
MK will blow your mind, end of mate. Do anything to get there, anything :coolsmiley:
I'm driving to Glasgow and back tomorrow if it makes you feel better. Already done a day in London, Birmingham and York this week (in motor) so by Friday I'll be knackered too, but Saturday morning I will be in MK and the world will be all sorted again as I will be with a bunch of like - minded idiots I haven't seen for a year :2funny:
Just texting my lass back home. She's 50/50 on going, she's keen for us both to come but has put it down to me to decide depending on how wrecked I am feeling.
So anyways, we are coming. I've only got one job on the outskirts of London tomorrow so should be done by 10am and on my way home and back for mid afternoon. So I'll have plenty time to rest and get a good nights sleep before coming back down the m1 on Saturday.
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Wow what a bloody day..
Finished work at midday, had to take the dog for a walk before getting on with sorting my bikes and gear for MK.
Started bringing the first (1st of 11 bikes) bike down from the loft at 1.20pm (all my bikes are in bits in the loft), had to pump all the tyres up, then had to find the parts that belong to each bike. Then had to put each bike together, put the chains on, find the pedals, then had stuff to put together for my bike display etc etc.
Then had to find all the stuff for the Dog and Duck (plastic glasses, ice buckets, beer towels etc) which again was somewhere in the loft.
Finally just finished at 8pm, now have a house full of bmx bikes awaiting loading onto the van tomorrow, oh yeah have to pick the van up at 9am, bring it home, load it up and get on the road to MK to help the other guys set the event up.
Cannot fooking wait :slayer:
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I've got tomorrow off to get my shite together.
Not had much time to get things going due to work/lack of staff, luckily I finished the MK15 evening burn bins before I went away.
So the morning will be getting the monkeys out, giving them a freshen up, swapping tyres about and other items (every year I change them from the last but nobody notices ::) ;D )
Whatever time is left between then and picking the hire van up at 3 will be spent cutting up the pallet mountain I've been saving.
************* Anyone who has spare room in their van/car and scraps of wood in their shed/garage, bring it along **************
Then it's off home to get my kit and head north. See you in the bar !!!
:daumenhoch:
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Monday and Tuesday went to Universal studio's and Islands of Adventure, Wednesday done some shopping. This morning went to Aquatica, bumped into Brettypeeps again. Going back to Islands of Adventure this afternoon. Going to Animal Kingdom tomorrow and flying home. Hope to make MK early afternoon on Saturday.
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Drove from Lyme Regis from my holy bobs today got back at 8pm
So just finished sorting the silver fox roadshow out for the 80s disco
Got bikes out loft
Ready to drive to Mk I the morn to set it up with the other loons
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Your all hardcore !!! I'll put my toothbrush in my pocket about 4pm Saturday . Call bargain booze for a bottle of vodka . Head to collect radman for about 6pm . See you all in the mist of it saturday night.
X
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in June 2014 my love for BMX was renewed and i desperately wanted to build a bike for MK14. I bought a 84 Haro Master frame and forks for £200 from the states but alas it never arrived and ended up in that place where mislaid mail seems to end up !!!
So i had a whole year to build something special. When i was a kid all i wanted was Haro or a Skyway and since my time was very much 81-84 i thought i would build a TA.
So after 11 months of sourcing and buying parts from literally the four corners of the globe and one month of restoring and powder coating, here i am at 4.40am still putting the damn thing together with 24 hours to go !!!!!!!!
I must have built this bike 100 times differently in my head and i keep changing my mind. I have 6 different sets of damn tyres and 3 sets of Skyways ....and today after buying three sets of Skyway Graphites and all ending up 1/2 instead of the advertised 9/16 i ended up buying a good condition set of blue Shimano dxs, because i couldnt find any nos for less than £300......5 minutes after buying the good conditions ones for more than i think they are worth, i get a facebook PM ...."i hear you are looking for a NOS set of Dx's ...i got some . £200" damn !! £350 on another 2 sets of pedals.
Anyway ...
Your week leading up to MK15 ...this is mine ha ha ...and im not even close lol
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it will be done...and on show with the Skyway Appreciation Society .
Looking forward to meeting many of you.
Richard Austin-Rees
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Well the journey starts in a few hours for me. Orlando to Manchester, then to Wales to get my motor and lose the daughter. On to Peterborough to get some bikes and finally to MK to meet up with the Raddest bunch of guys on the planet. See you all Saturday at some point.
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man that's a journey Brett ;D
Just got up (who am i kidding, been awake all friggin night!) car was packed and washed last night so it's breakkie, shower, quick jim squeaky and off to get the gate open so Twobob can start the ramp build :daumenhoch:
see you slaaaaaaaaaags later at the hotel :daumenhoch:
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Been up all night too. :crazy2:
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Still haven't made it to the shed to find a bike :crazy2:
Hopefully one of em is rideable, then it's an early night with the missus :surprise: and up for the road trip
See you bandits tomorrow :-*
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Left Tokyo Monday. Arrived London Tuesday and got a bus down to Dorset Tues night. Picking up hire car this afternoon. Driving up to Bucks tomorrow (Sat) and aiming to get to MK on Sunday morning!
Do I win a prize for the most mileage or maybe some Radmiles?? :D
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Thanks to all that are making a massive effort to come to MK
brilliant :daumenhoch:
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Still haven't made it back to somewhere random in Milton Keynes to find my bike.....
:LolLolLolLol:
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Thursday and Friday booked off.
Shopping for beer and stuff on Thursday morning, last minute checks on the bikes in the afternoon.
Two bikes still need building, so thats the evenings this week sorted.
Leave Friday morning somewhen, slow drive up and get there early afternoon, check in at the hotel and start drinking.......
Split from the bird last week, so one of you is getting bummed :daumenhoch:
Forget the last sentence, new bird now, sack is emptied, no-ones getting an anal intrusion. See you tonight boys :daumenhoch:
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I placed 4 cans of Dark Fruits in the freezer at 08.45, I have then gone to them every 15 minute, and rotated them a quarter of a turn, to ensure that they remain at the optimum temperature for consumption on the 12.35 train, but don't incur any ice formation.
The Military have got fook all on this shit. :LolLolLolLol:
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Still haven't made it back to somewhere random in Milton Keynes to find my bike.....
:LolLolLolLol:
I did a few miles that night! It doesn't help that I was in Milton Keynes when lost and smashed. Everything looks the fooking same :D
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Ok ... for my self , i'm preparing MK from weeks ago . Finish some new builds few days ago and refreshing older others ones . Too happy to find easily a room in holiday inn to meet some radster tonight . I leave my house here in Belgium at 1.30 pm to pick up my best friend . After 2 hours of riding to calais , we 'll take the ferries ... We must be there in MK about at 8 pm ... I make my best to stay cool with my wife here at home but I'm so exciting to come again at the MK !!! Some pics before the departure .... See you tonight ! :daumenhoch:
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gonna leave late tonight and kip at toddington services have a shower in morning and then onto to mk to meet a few more faces and have a scream :daumenhoch:
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Just back in Leeds, had my one job done in London done for 9.30 and headed straight back. M25/M1 was pleasant for a change, nice easy drive back.
Now I'm back I need to look at getting the zippo fixed for tomorrow. Every time I pedal the rear wheel jumps and moves to one side no matter how tight I have the rear nuts so I've got some chain adjusters that have came in the post while I've been away. Need hope they will go on as I have 14-10mm axle adapters in place which is going to make it tricky.
Other than that I need to sort out all things I'm bringing and get a few things from the shops. Then it's a case of loading the van in the morning and making our way down.
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Ok ... for my self , i'm preparing MK from weeks ago . Finish some new builds few days ago and refreshing older others ones . Too happy to find easily a room in holiday inn to meet some radster tonight . I leave my house here in Belgium at 1.30 pm to pick up my best friend . After 2 hours of riding to calais , we 'll take the ferries ... We must be there in MK about at 8 pm ... I make my best to stay cool with my wife here at home but I'm so exciting to come again at the MK !!! Some pics before the departure .... See you tonight ! :daumenhoch:
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Now that's hardcore MK dedication Church! Didn't get to chat to you last year but will make a special effort to have a chat fella over the weekend! :4_17_5:
Ant
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Loaded chums retro repop this morning, now back in bed, put me back out lifting his stuff.
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Just back in Leeds, had my one job done in London done for 9.30 and headed straight back. M25/M1 was pleasant for a change, nice easy drive back.
Now I'm back I need to look at getting the zippo fixed for tomorrow. Every time I pedal the rear wheel jumps and moves to one side no matter how tight I have the rear nuts so I've got some chain adjusters that have came in the post while I've been away. Need hope they will go on as I have 14-10mm axle adapters in place which is going to make it tricky.
Other than that I need to sort out all things I'm bringing and get a few things from the shops. Then it's a case of loading the van in the morning and making our way down.
sounds like maybe you are tightening onto the adapter and not the dropout maybe :chin: just and idea :daumenhoch:
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To top it off I've just stripped the thread on the axle of my skyway wheel :(
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Just been to my local bike shop before they closed, and bought an axle. Got home and it's about 0.5 to 1mm too big in diameter, it doesn't fit though the wheel.
Starting to get really hacked off now, its not looking like I'm going to have my bike to use for the lake ride. I'll have to use my ramp bike on the ride >:D
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Steve chill mate. Bring it all with you as you're gonna be in a field quite literally full of the best bmx bodgers in the world. If we can't get it fixed you can chuck it in the lake :2funny:
Seriously bring everything you have and I will file some flats on the spindle :daumenhoch:
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Sorted now Spen, thanks to Del who came to my house at 9pm last with an axle. Top bloke.