Louth Bike Night 2017

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Went to this last night, thanks yet again to the great British Summer ROTFLROTFL
not a lot of bikes or people there. Shame really as the organisers put so much work into it.
It's the 5th year that it's been held. Got another 2 bike nights next week, monsoon permitting.
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One RAT bike
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At least the dogs were warm
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Look at the engine, it's a modern Bonnie lump.
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Thanks Garry,great pics as usual,pity about the weather,bit like the IOM !!
Not the best year for many reasons there.Continuous rain didn't help plus the fatalities but as always plenty to see or do.Sadly no pics to put up.
 
What no pictures, oh my God no.
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Yes, it wasn't nice to hear of the deaths.

I'm looking forward now to my USA/ Canada/Alaska trip, and then the TT 2018
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I'm off to the TT. :chicken:

We'll have to meet up Brian if you get time.
Other than the bad weather and the deaths, I trust that you had a good time.

Oh by the way
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Yes would love to meet.It was a difficult year in the IOM,the weather was unkind from the start of practice week,which put us all on the back foot from the start.
The racers have to have made a number of laps of practice before being entitled to race.
The weather was so bad so we waited very long times before we got any conditions near enough to race in.Marshalls have to be at their posts well in advance to follow road closing procedures etc.
Basically this means standing in the rain waiting for something to happen,which is either a start or we open the roads again and go home.
We eventually caught up but that meant racing every day instead of every other.
I took my Guzzi for a change this year and old Italian bikes don't seem to like incessant rain.Dials were fogged up and some water made its way into the tank.
As a marshal we are not allowed to take any photos of the racing or incidents that occur so when we were not at our posts we were cold and wet anyway so we're hunkered down somewhere.
The upside Garry is we will have much better weather next year,I promise!!
TV coverage was great,watched when I got home.
The Nortons(Aprilia powered!) looked and sounded stunning,as did the Paton in the lightweight race.
We had a shortage of marshals this year so I spent ten hours on senior day at a post on my own,very unusual,just me a tetra radio and my flags.
Plenty of reflection on the sad losses that day,four riders passed away during the TT this year,very sad but they ALL know and accept the exceptional risks racing on the Island brings.
Look forward to catching up with you.You will enjoy,no other racing comes close.
 
Went in 1990, and asked Pat to marry me at the top of the Laxey wheel, 17 years later we got hitched, (well you've got to make sure you've the right one).
Me and my mate will be staying here Glenlough Campsite | Glenlough is a family run Campsite situated on the TT course only three miles from Douglas. I think I've told you that before mind ??, in one of the Pods, I'll be taking my Suzuki as I'll have a lot of space for the goodies I intend to bring back, including some stickers for some bloke who has a Tiger in Florida :). I can't remember his name, but I know he's a crazy bugger :whistle2::whistle2:
Got a lot to look forward too these coming months, then after the TT, Holland, Germany, Poland, and the Czech and Slovak republics. It's got to be done that's for sure.
 

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