http://redcoatphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/3611599/1/205568077#205596028 pics 2, 4 ,6 of that page is us .
So after 4 1/2 months someone posted pics of the Vancouver toy run from back in early Oct . man what a friggin terrible day (weatherwise, but man what a hoot) . it was just lashing down until a half hour or so before the start . then it was off we go ,usually theres like 5 or 6 thousand bikes in this but this year maybe 4000 or there abouts . about 10/15 mins in then the heavens open up again and its non stop for ........a couple of days if i remember right. we all head to the fair ground to donate whatever,collect our badges(pins) buy a t shirt and bail out quickly .its now just chukin it down an we got a luvverly wee ride back home (to the pub actually,stuffed yorkshire puddings for lunch, need i say more)we hit the hiway and so as not to embarrass my mates on their larger machines (with windsheilds i might add) i slow down a bit and let em pass , really i cant see sh1te for all the truck and car spray ,so i tuck in behind my mate Tom and his better half ,cause shes wearin a yellow coat and how can you miss that . people must have thought we where absolutely effing nuts out riding in that,and that was confirmed when we walked into the pub and the entire pub just stopped what they were doing and stared at us, mouths agape(i kid you not). we picked a table with tall barstools and started to take off our jackets and at that the noise returned to the bar,with distant murmurings of "they're effing nuts" murmur murmur "effing mental cases". the waitress comes over and shes staring at the puddles we are standing in and asks what she can get us , thats easy i said 3 Smirnoff Ice, 3 pints Rickards Red, 6 towels and a mop and bucket . now i was just joking about the towels and mop ,but she and the manager came back within a few mins with hot towels , man they where nice, a hot towel on a frozen face.... bloody awesome . i would imagine that the bucket and mop came soon after we left
its amazing what a few pics makes you remember.
