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Re: John O'Groats to Land's End (Charity ride)
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:38 pm
by Mtaylor
Could anyone provide a basic tool kit requirement for our trip
Just spanner/socket sizes mainly.
Really want to take as little as possible
Re: John O'Groats to Land's End (Charity ride)
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 3:47 pm
by Newtsalad
8, 10, 12, 14, 17, 23, stick a 13mm in as someone is bound to have replaced an 8mm bolt or nut with a 13mm. (Honda thought they were unlucky so never used them)
9mm spanner for adjusting tappets.
Angled cross head screwdriver for carb bowl, and spare screws.
Tyre levers, tube or repair kit.
Spare throttle cable.
Chain lube (essential)
420 chain link
oil
Re: John O'Groats to Land's End (Charity ride)
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 8:06 pm
by Mtaylor
Superstar!!
Thank you so much!!!!
Re: John O'Groats to Land's End (Charity ride)
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2019 12:31 pm
by Capitano
A mention on the MCN site. No mean feat in itself!
Good luck, guys!
https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/201 ... sNrcaBRfJo
Re: John O'Groats to Land's End (Charity ride)
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 6:44 pm
by nimrod
loacal guy raised £14k for charity did it in 23hrs-40min on his 90cub
Re: John O'Groats to Land's End (Charity ride)
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:15 pm
by Bern
Mtaylor wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:38 pm
Could anyone provide a basic tool kit requirement for our trip
A list of members on (or close to) your route prepared to help
I'm in Telford
Re: John O'Groats to Land's End (Charity ride)
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 1:43 pm
by Mtaylor
Hi guys!! Sorry I’ve only just checked this and seen the messages! So we did it!!
1300 miles approx in the end including the ride up from Inverness to the start line!
It was a brutal trip with constant rain for the 1st 2 days. Sleeping in a 1 man tent with wet clothes all night then putting them on again in the morning was lovely
However spurred on by support from friends, family and lovely people on the route we pushed on!
Riding 12 hours a day has ruined my back and shoulders but nothing that won’t sort itself out in a few weeks!
We’ve raised over £1700 for Macmillan Cancer Support so far and one of the guys (a good friend of mine) has offered his bike up for auction with all proceeds going to Macmillan (what a star!)
I’ll share some photos later today
Thanks for all the help, advice and support.
Oh and the bikes didn’t miss a beat! No mechanicals, no punctures and just a drop of oil
What a machine these bike are !!!!!!!
Re: John O'Groats to Land's End (Charity ride)
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 1:46 pm
by Mtaylor
Thanks Capitano we were pretty chuffed!
Walking into the camp site at Applecross the guy said to us “are you the guys from MCN”
famous moment
And then kindly offer our nights stay free of charge
Re: John O'Groats to Land's End (Charity ride)
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 2:24 pm
by Mtaylor
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/lee-mark-shane
Thanks to some amazing people our total is growing by the day
Re: John O'Groats to Land's End (Charity ride)
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 2:49 pm
by Mtaylor
The start and finish line
