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YTC#1 wrote:
 > On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:21:46 +0100, Gyp wrote:
 >
  >> So then, 6 Harley Sportsters riding to John O'Groats this weekend.
  >>
  >> When will the first breakdown occur and how many will make it there
  >> and back without a low-loader?

I'm guessing, but I could be WILDLY wrong here... but somewhere in the vague
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On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 13:19:35 +0100, YTC#1 <nospam DeleteThis @ytc1.co.uk> wrote:

 >On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:21:46 +0100, Gyp wrote:
 >
  >> So then, 6 Harley Sportsters riding to John O'Groats this weekend.
  >>
  >> When will the first breakdown occur and how many will make it there and
  >> back without a low-loader?
  >>
 >
 >Well if you said the startpoint it may help. For all people know you live
 >in Inverness.

Where he lives is fairly common knowledge, I think you'll find.
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 >On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 13:19:35 +0100, YTC#1 <nospam RemoveThis @ytc1.co.uk> wrote:
 >
  >>On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:21:46 +0100, Gyp wrote:
  >>
   >>> So then, 6 Harley Sportsters riding to John O'Groats this weekend.
   >>>
   >>> When will the first breakdown occur and how many will make it there and
   >>> back without a low-loader?
   >>>
  >>
  >>Well if you said the startpoint it may help. For all people know you live
  >>in Inverness.
 >
  >Where he lives is fairly common, I think you'll find.

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On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 14:01:02 +0100, Champ wrote:

 > On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 13:19:35 +0100, YTC#1 <nospam.RemoveThis@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:
 >
  >>On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:21:46 +0100, Gyp wrote:
  >>
   >>> So then, 6 Harley Sportsters riding to John O'Groats this weekend.
   >>>
   >>> When will the first breakdown occur and how many will make it there and
   >>> back without a low-loader?
   >>>
   >>>
  >>Well if you said the startpoint it may help. For all people know you live
  >>in Inverness.
 >
 > Where he lives is fairly common knowledge, I think you'll find.

To those that know where he lives... yes.

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On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 14:01:02 +0100, Champ <neal DeleteThis @champ.org.uk> wrote:

 >On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 13:19:35 +0100, YTC#1 <nospam DeleteThis @ytc1.co.uk> wrote:
 >
  >>On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:21:46 +0100, Gyp wrote:
  >>
   >>> So then, 6 Harley Sportsters riding to John O'Groats this weekend.
   >>>
   >>> When will the first breakdown occur and how many will make it there and
   >>> back without a low-loader?
   >>>
  >>
  >>Well if you said the startpoint it may help. For all people know you live
  >>in Inverness.
 >
 >Where he lives is fairly common knowledge, I think you'll find.

Only amongst his friends... ahh, I think I see the point...

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In message <pan.2004.06.17.12.19.30.993500.DeleteThis@ytc1.co.uk>, YTC#1
<nospam.DeleteThis@ytc1.co.uk> writes

 >Well if you said the startpoint it may help. For all people know you live
 >in Inverness.

OK, the furthest is going from Gloucestershire, the closest from
Glagowshire
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Gyp wrote:
 > So then, 6 Harley Sportsters riding to John O'Groats this weekend.

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/lib/includes/fsssi/city/wick.html" target="_blank">http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/lib/includes/fsssi/city/wick.html</a>

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In message <QmkAc.2858$iH.21875758@news-text.cableinet.net>, platypus
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 >Gyp wrote:
  >> So then, 6 Harley Sportsters riding to John O'Groats this weekend.
 >
 >http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/lib/includes/fsssi/city/wick.html
 >
OK, it'll dissolve on the way.

One down already by the way and not yet to the start line.
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On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 16:56:39 +0100, Gyp wrote:

 > In message <pan.2004.06.17.12.19.30.993500 RemoveThis @ytc1.co.uk>, YTC#1
 > <nospam RemoveThis @ytc1.co.uk> writes
 >
  >>Well if you said the startpoint it may help. For all people know you live
  >>in Inverness.
 >
 > OK, the furthest is going from Gloucestershire, the closest from
 > Glagowshire

I bet he gets there, and you don't

(If near J23 of M6 when it happens I am only 10 mins away)

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Gyp wrote:
 > In message <QmkAc.2858$iH.21875758@news-text.cableinet.net>, platypus
 > <platypus.DeleteThis@ukrm.org> writes
  >>Gyp wrote:
   >>> So then, 6 Harley Sportsters riding to John O'Groats this weekend.
  >>
  >>http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/lib/includes/fsssi/city/wick.html
  >>
 > OK, it'll dissolve on the way.
 >
 > One down already by the way and not yet to the start line.

I'm tempted to come along on the Z200 and take the piss...

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On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 19:13:29 +0100, Gyp wrote:

 > platypus writes
  >>Gyp wrote:
   >>> So then, 6 Harley Sportsters riding to John O'Groats this weekend.
  >>
  >>http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/lib/includes/fsssi/city/wick.html
  >>
 >OK, it'll dissolve on the way.
 >
 >One down already by the way and not yet to the start line.

I'd offer my services as support vehicle (seat re-covered recently)
but I've got to help look after Odell's 4-week-old brother.

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In message <hp04d0dihfq4ckd88lohuc2td55stlqk20.RemoveThis@4ax.com>, Otter
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 >I'd offer my services as support vehicle (seat re-covered recently)
 >but I've got to help look after Odell's 4-week-old brother.

Oh nice.

On both counts!
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In message <f9nAc.3096$663.24782007@news-text.cableinet.net>, platypus
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 >Gyp wrote:
  >> In message <QmkAc.2858$iH.21875758@news-text.cableinet.net>, platypus
  >> <platypus.TakeThisOut@ukrm.org> writes
   >>>Gyp wrote:
   >>>> So then, 6 Harley Sportsters riding to John O'Groats this weekend.
   >>>
   >>>http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/lib/includes/fsssi/city/wick.html
   >>>
  >> OK, it'll dissolve on the way.
  >>
  >> One down already by the way and not yet to the start line.
 >
 >I'm tempted to come along on the Z200 and take the piss...
 >
You are most welcome. See you at Forton Services at 10.00 tomorrow
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