Canadian Heading to the UK....

Greet's to one and all....

I'm going to be heading over to the UK this Month (Late june) for my
High School Reunion. (Box Hill School in Surrey). I'm planning on renting a
Bike while I'm there, however as we silly colonials drive on the wrong side
of the road I was wondering if there was anyone around who would be
intrested in spending a couple of days Riding with me for a day or two (Or
at least till I get used to being on the correct side of the road). Don't
want to end up as an ornament on someone's car.....

Regards,


Dave

 

Hi, welcome to the group.

Don't top post.

(Ha! beat you all! OK so he hasn't yet, but he's bound to soon. Of
course I could tell him about sig seps, but I can't be arsed.)

 

I prefer the anti-clockwise roundabouts like they have in France.

 

See,

It's things like that which will get me in trouble.

However for the record, we do have a couple roundabouts here in Canada,
there's even one in Ottawa where I live.

Any other tips I should know about, places to go in Surrey, places to avoid?

Dave

 

Doesnotcompute wrote:bored us all completely to death with wittery
prose along the lines of:

I have more problems on the bike than in the cage, for the first few
miles, when coming over to the UK.

Once in Burmingham, I got to the roundabout and thought, '****, why are
they all going the wrong way round?' I corrected myself pretty sharpish
like.

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heh - I know.

 

Funny you should mention that particular place...
The reason I'm comming back to the UK is to goto BoxHill, well not the Hill
itself but the School.... I can remember the bikers all there at the chip
wagon on Sunday afternoon's....

And would someone please explain what you Brit's mean by "Top Posting"...

Dave
"Motorcycling... Some like the freedom. Others, the wind on their face and
the taste of the bugs in their teeth.
Me??? I like the boobs on my back..."

 

Argh. Look here:
http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html

Section 10.3 refers.

Why not have a wander round the rest of the FAQ while you're there?
Remember to give way to the right ...

 

You bastard! I saw that gag first!

 

Such is its worldwide fame that it is even featured on the ukrm website:

http://www.ukrm.net/social/runs/boxhill.html

I see that they taught you the Redundant Apostrophe at your alma mater.

 

Yep. try to avoid the top of the post you're replying to ..

I know it's been ponted out, but it was better attached to this.

And I had a few characters spare ..

HTH

Paul.

 

'See' I'm'a' learnin' new stuff's all's the time's...

Still have not found anyone to ride with for a couple of day's.

Would really like to if possible. Don't really care where the rideing is,
would prefer the Surrey / Southern England area if possible, also thinking
of takeing a swing upto Northwood where I used to live for memory's sake as
it were....

Dave

 

clearly not enough " stuff "

http://ukrm.net/faq/The_Newsgroup/Posting_Style.html

may give you a few clues.

 

Sheesh......

I alway's knew you folks were a bit bent on rules and the like.....

Oh well, your group, your rules..... I can play yer game. Least now I know
what they are...

Dave

 

You know some of them. Now take your trousers off and wear them like a hat.

 

Ahhhh Now, you can't fool me like that.....

I'll just take off my Pants and wear em like a hat instead.....

 

<pedant mode>
There's two in Ottawa, one on Sussex and one on Prince of Wales.
</pm>

but unlike Ottawa (and Canada in general) roundabouts in the UK tend
to be consistent in that those on the roundabout have priority (like
the one outside the PM's house on Sussex).

P.S. Can I give you a shopping list of stuff to bring back from the
UK, just tyres and stuff ;-)

cheers,