Boxing Day meeting Whitminster Gloucestershire

[dodursley]

The traditional Gloucestershire Boxing Day meet (Saturday 26 December)is at the Whitminster Inn on A38 south of Gloucester, about 1/2 mile north of M5 junction 13 (Stroud) & A419/A38 junction.
Last year was the first year at this venue, the previous venue Tippits had closed to become a care home!
In the very wet weather last year over 250 visited.
Although a originally a VMCC event, you are welcome on any bike, any age(bike and riders) ,adventure, custom, roadster, moped, WHY , plenty of parking space.
The landlord will open his marquee in case it is wet, fast food will be available.

 

[Barftone]

I might tak a run up this year. Ta for reminding me

 

[dodursley]

merry Christmas all
& tomorrow is mild (13 C) & dry but windy, in Gloucestershire, so all right for a run out.

 

[Barftone]

A few pics from the meet. Good turnout although I was off before lunch:

 

[Brows]

I might tak a run up this year. Ta for reminding me

Hi barftone nice to meet you today at the whitminster meet shame the coffee tasted like shite .
Darren and Doris on the gs1150

 

[dodursley]

some more pics

Africa Twin RD04; retro styled Ducati; Douglas competition model & Suzuki street fighter
Vincent twin; Ariel Trials, Velocette, Norton
view across part of the car park.
looks like the same bikes caught our cameras
I arrived 11 and left at 12:45 people still arriving and early arrivals, like myself, departing.
Plenty of moderns and classics some prewar, 1920ish to 2015.

 

[Barftone]

Hi Darren. Good to meet u both today. A few on here have had 1150 GS's.....brings tears to their eyes! Sorry I missed u Dod as I left quite early.

 

[Ian Porter]

Hi Darren. Good to meet u both today. A few on here have had 1150 GS's.....brings tears to their eyes! Sorry I missed u Dod as I left quite early.

Less if the HAD

You'll have to prize mine from my cold dead hands I reckon [emoji3]

 

[Barftone]

I knew you would be along Ian

 

[Ian Porter]

I knew you would be along Ian

Wouldn't want to disappoint [emoji3]

 

[Brows]

Hi Ian
Do you ever take your 1150gs off-road if so how do you get on with as I've only ever ridden enduro bikes Ktm exc,yam wr etc just imagine the gs to be a handful off-road
Darren

 

[Ian Porter]

Hi Ian
Do you ever take your 1150gs off-road if so how do you get on with as I've only ever ridden enduro bikes Ktm exc,yam wr etc just imagine the gs to be a handful off-road
Darren

Only the once on a off road training day with our own Mudwiz

It was the first time I ridden off road and rather than being a handful the bike got me out of trouble a few times when my inexperience got me in a spot of bother [emoji3]

Another time I'd rather take a lighter bike it's true but only because I don't want to make a mess of the GS if it went wrong [emoji856]

 

[dodursley]

Again this year 11 am on more details Events - South Cotswold VMCC

 

[dodursley]

Some pictures here sites.google.com/site/vmccsc/news
100's came, weather as good as one can expect for this time of year, burger van did not turn up.
Saw assorted adventure machines of various ages, quite a few Explorers, some GS's.

 

[dodursley]

Another Christmas so another Boxing Day meet at Whitminster, Glos on A38 near J13 M5
more details Events - South Cotswold VMCC see above for last years meeting. Had bikes from 1916 to 2016 last year see above for link.