Thank you is not enough
Verfasst: Freitag 7. Juli 2017, 20:51
All you Bulldog owners in the UK need to know what really great friends we have in Germany.
I went to Treffen 14 this year with my son, David, and on the way my starter clutch ceased to work. I had a dilemma, big heavy bike, loaded with luggage and no kick start. For two days on my way to Alexisbad it was bump start (not easy) and hope. There was no way the dog was going to get off the chunnel train or a ferry. I had an onward route planned after Treffen meeting another group to ride the Alps in Austria and Italy then up to Sachsenring for the German MotoGP in all a 25 day trip of a lifetime. That was all about to be cancelled.
Made it to Treffen and prior to this David had used facebook to broadcast my plight. Within one day I had four offers of the hard to get parts, a workshop was provided and an expert starter clutch fitter gave up his day to affect a brilliant repair. A massive thanks to everyone especially WullDee and Rudi for the broadcasts and Marina, Steve (the spanner man), Stephan and his dad, Frank, Wolf, Uwe and Jorg. Listen you guys, if ever you come to The Island (UK) call me, I owe you big time and I am very grateful for your help.
This is not the first time that I have had help from our German friends and it will probably not be the last. It is really good to know that there are wonderful people like this when the chips are down and things are about as black as they can get. As a direct result of their unselfish help I was able to complete my 3,750ml (6,000k) tour during which my dog averaged 60mpg at an average speed of 45mph and a maximum speed of 118mph (so says my Tomtom).
I should also say a massive thank you to the organisers of Treffen 14, you guys did a fantastic job. Everything went smoothly and it was an excellent meeting very well managed.
This trip was hard on me and my bike so maybe I should use my bike trailer for the next meeting, it’s a long haul from Yorkshire and my old bones don’t do endurance too well now.
Cheers
Ade
PS The chicken strips on my new Metzler rear tyre are down to 12mm and I was pushing sports bikes on the bends up Grossglockner, it makes you feel alive!
I went to Treffen 14 this year with my son, David, and on the way my starter clutch ceased to work. I had a dilemma, big heavy bike, loaded with luggage and no kick start. For two days on my way to Alexisbad it was bump start (not easy) and hope. There was no way the dog was going to get off the chunnel train or a ferry. I had an onward route planned after Treffen meeting another group to ride the Alps in Austria and Italy then up to Sachsenring for the German MotoGP in all a 25 day trip of a lifetime. That was all about to be cancelled.
Made it to Treffen and prior to this David had used facebook to broadcast my plight. Within one day I had four offers of the hard to get parts, a workshop was provided and an expert starter clutch fitter gave up his day to affect a brilliant repair. A massive thanks to everyone especially WullDee and Rudi for the broadcasts and Marina, Steve (the spanner man), Stephan and his dad, Frank, Wolf, Uwe and Jorg. Listen you guys, if ever you come to The Island (UK) call me, I owe you big time and I am very grateful for your help.
This is not the first time that I have had help from our German friends and it will probably not be the last. It is really good to know that there are wonderful people like this when the chips are down and things are about as black as they can get. As a direct result of their unselfish help I was able to complete my 3,750ml (6,000k) tour during which my dog averaged 60mpg at an average speed of 45mph and a maximum speed of 118mph (so says my Tomtom).
I should also say a massive thank you to the organisers of Treffen 14, you guys did a fantastic job. Everything went smoothly and it was an excellent meeting very well managed.
This trip was hard on me and my bike so maybe I should use my bike trailer for the next meeting, it’s a long haul from Yorkshire and my old bones don’t do endurance too well now.
Cheers
Ade
PS The chicken strips on my new Metzler rear tyre are down to 12mm and I was pushing sports bikes on the bends up Grossglockner, it makes you feel alive!
