South East ape meet - Thursday 14th April

[tuono robbo]

Been looking for a track bike for a while & started using some other forums. One of the things they all have in common that we don't is a monthly owners meet purely to show ya pride & joy whilst chewing the fat with like minded people. Popped up to an Suzuki sv one local to me the other night undercover for a butchers. 15 bikes, nice blokes, nice village pub with nice food!

So, got me thinking. With spring/summer looming no reason why we couldn't do the same. No doubt day, time or venue won't suit all but here it is, hopefully the first of many monthly meets!

Date: Thursday 14th April
Time: 7.30pm
Location: The Bell Inn, Godstone
Who: Any ape forum riders & friends

For details & location of the pub visit
http://www.thebellgodstone.co.uk/

Why Thursday? Means those that work weekends or have family commitments can come out to play.

Why the second of the month? Most people will have been paid, bills sorted & can justify the expense of a burger, chips & pint.

Not a typical bikers styled pub / cafe but has got a nice big car park, garden with decent ale & grub. Gives all riders from surrounding areas / counties chance to take the nice twisty roads their & home if they wish

I will be leaving Maidstone at 6.30pm for a scenic blast via Tonbridge, Sevenoaks, Westerham etc... Anyone that fancies meeting at mine for the ride is more than welcome.

Be their or miss out. Will only work if we make it. The more of us, the better it will be & the quicker word will spread meaning we'll always have the second Thursday of each month during the summer to look forward to!

Chow for now, Robbo

[H..]

Good work Robbo, will give it a go.

Cheers.

H..

[tuono robbo]

Good work Robbo, will give it a go.

Cheers.

H..

Nice one H. Being the first one their may just be a few of us but who cares eh! Nice ride, bite to eat & a chat with some fellow ridres!

Like everything, loads of interest when I first mentioned it. Once date, time, location is out, nothing, lol. Make it work once & I'm sure the rest will follow so hopefully can become a monthly thing :devious

[SLASH]

I'm up for this, what time are you aiming for at the Bell?

[tuono robbo]

I'm up for this, what time are you aiming for at the Bell?

7.30pm mate but don't matter if you're early or late. Hopefully the weather will be nice & we can sit outside :biggrin

[RussRSV]

I'm there buddy. Hopefully bring a few mates too.

[dribble]

Make it a weekend rideout next time dude, and i might be able to arrange a weekend when i come down and see my old crew and pop along for a ride. ;)

[nikfubar]

I'm up for that, bit close for me though I only live 10 miles from Godstone.

[SLASH]

I'm about the same Nik, I'm up in Coulsdon/Croydon. Looking forward to meeting a few like minded peeps! :D

[nikfubar]

I'm about the same Nik, I'm up in Coulsdon/Croydon. Looking forward to meeting a few like minded peeps! :D

Know what you mean, used to be in a group of about 20 & we used to go out every Sunday for a blast but it's all dissapeared, now lucky if there's 3 of us.

[SLASH]

well lets see if we cant do something about that! :D

[tuono robbo]

Sorry bout the short distance lads! Nowt stopping you meeting up for a blast before or even one after?

Looks like it could be a good night. Between here & a couple of other forums we could be into double figures, whoop whoop.

[tuono robbo]

Anyone else up for this?

Is this Thursday, weather permitting but looks good to me http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/7days.asp?zipcode=RH9%208DX

If you're planning to come along, i'll see you their at around 7.30pm :thumbup

[tuono robbo]

This is the final roll call.

All checks say weather is good for tomorrow. Come say hi & enjoy an hour or so chatting bikes n shit. Be their or miss out!

I'll be their around 7ish. Robbo

[nikfubar]

Will be there if dry

[tuono robbo]

Will be there if dry

Good man :-)

[SLASH]

Same here! :D

[tuono robbo]

It's dry & the sun is coming out to play.

I'm meeting badboy & hooboy at 6 in Maidstone so will be their around 7ish. See you soon :-)

[H..]

I WIN! Good one Robbo, nice little get together that was, chips were a bit sparse, I'll get the one portion between ten of us, next time.

Cheers.

H..

[tuono robbo]

I WIN! Good one Robbo, nice little get together that was, chips were a bit sparse, I'll get the one portion between ten of us, next time.

Cheers.

H..
Nice to meet you H. Cheers for the beer, chips are on me next time :devious

[tuono robbo]

Nice to meet some new faces as well as some old ones again.

Had a great time even if I did have to suffer badboy's (Kev's) drivel. Was 10 of us in total so not a bad turn out for a first meet! Hope you all got home safely. Until the next one :thumbup

Am open to suggestions on date & location for this. For me it was ideal so I’d be happy to do the same. Nice pub, in a central location with a 60 odd mile hack their & back through the lanes. Not so great for those that lived 10 mins away but then if it was further would you have come along? Over to you guys!

Couple of dodgy pics taken on the phone:

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[nikfubar]

Good to meet you all, Rob, next one I'll ride over to meet you guys at the start. Godstone pubs good for me, not to far to ride home, forgot how shit the headlight was, good fun trying to miss all the pot holes in the dark!

[SLASH]

Totally agree with you on the headlight Nik. does a good job at creating a haze in general but it has no directional power or ability to cut through the dark. A HID maybe on the cards in the near future - like RSVRUS's :D any verdicts?

[tuono robbo]

Ok, was thinking about May's meet. Being Godstone was a good meeting point for most it was too close to home for some. So what about The Bull Inn, Linton, near Maidstone www.thebullatlinton.co.uk

Decent pub with a big garden, views, ale & grub. Is localish to me but happy to do a loop through the Garden of England via Rye to get my fix before hand. Decent roads their & back from all directions assuming you avoid the motorways.

If too far to attract riders from further a field, you got The White Hart, Brasted, Westerham www.whitehartbrasted.co.uk Again, nice pub but not that far from Godstone!

Over to you guys to chew the fat on this one. Once we have a majority verdict I'll start the thread for the next meet. Had 10 riders turn up for the first one, be nice to have more for this one :thumbup