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Olaf and I hatched a plan whilst in France to get my now 13 year old son, Alex, out for a camping trip. Something short and interesting to get him used to the bike with plenty of amusement.


I had been buying up gear for Alex and the more we got the more excited he was. The last piece of the puzzle his body armour and he couldn't wait to get on a bike (no matter whose!)

Father and Son ride (not to mention good friend!). Alex_r10


Olaf hit the Nore Valley on Friday Night and met us on Saturday morning in the village of Kiltealty in the foothills of Mount Leinster.

We Rode a circuitous Route to Waterford. Stopping to chat to an old R rider just returning from Barcelona on his near 40 year old machine which had the patina of age but ran sooo sweetly.

We went on down to passage east and took the Ferry across the Estuary 

Father and Son ride (not to mention good friend!). Ferry210

Father and Son ride (not to mention good friend!). Passag10

and On to the Hook for a picnic in the wonderful sunshine...

Father and Son ride (not to mention good friend!). Hookli10

After lunch we visited Loftus Hall, Ireland's most haunted house. Where the tour provided plenty of laughs and a few scares. Best of which was one punter who emerged White after Olaf's Ghost and weird creature noises!

We rode up to the campsite, stopping for some steaks to Bar-B-Que and after pitching up we had a lovely relaxing 
evening until the mid summer sun set.
Father and Son ride (not to mention good friend!). Campin10

Father and Son ride (not to mention good friend!). Campin11

All in about 250ks for the day but well broken up.

Next morning we relaxed in the sun after breakfast and went to the local Artisan Cafe for Lunch of local produce
Father and Son ride (not to mention good friend!). Lunch_10
before return to the camp site reluctantly to pack up and head home. Olaf was enjoying himself so much he opted to stay another night. Lucky devil !

The trip was a great success and young Alex can't wait for the next one and has a new ambition.... to ride a K bike!


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Father and Son ride (not to mention good friend!). Ir-log1188....May contain nuts!Father and Son ride (not to mention good friend!). Ir-log11

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." - St. Augustine from 1600 years ago & still true!

K1 - 1989 - AKA Titan (unique K1/K1100RS hybrid by Andreas Esterhammer)
K1100RS - 1995. AKA Rudolf Von Schmurf (in a million bits)
K100RS - 1991 AKA Ronnie. Cafe racer project bike
K75RTP - 1994
K75C - 1991 AKA Jim Beam. In boxes. 
K1100LT 1992 - AKA Big Red (gone)
K100LT - 1988 - AKA the Bullion brick. Should never have sold it.
    

charlie99

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good to see will

thanks for sharing that special ride with us

the pictures are great and looks like you had the best weather for it

cheers !!!


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cheezy grin whilst riding, kinda bloke ....oh the joy !!!! ...... ( brick aviator )

'86 K100 RT..#0090401 ..."Gerty" ( Gertrude Von Clickandshift ) --------O%O
'86 k100 rs.. #######..  "Fred " (f(rame) red ) ( Fredrick leichtundschnell ) - -
bits and pieces from many kind friends across the k100 world ...with many thanks ..
1987 k100rs ########   "Red"  - (red sports rs TWB style )
1989 K100rt #009637   "Black Betty"  (naked rt ala Nigel , now sporting an rs main fairing )
    

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Looks like ye had a great time, and the weather was on ye'r side as well 

Pat


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Father and Son ride (not to mention good friend!). Ir-log10
    

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Start them as young as you can Will, that way he will clean your bike any time it gets dirty. Jude cleaned her bike the other day and left mine filthy!

    

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bikerboy wrote:Start them as young as you can Will, that way he will clean your bike any time it gets dirty. Jude cleaned her bike the other day and left mine filthy!
That's disgraceful! She's loosin' the plot. (Or getting sense in her age, depending on perspective!)  Shocked


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Father and Son ride (not to mention good friend!). Ir-log1188....May contain nuts!Father and Son ride (not to mention good friend!). Ir-log11

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." - St. Augustine from 1600 years ago & still true!

K1 - 1989 - AKA Titan (unique K1/K1100RS hybrid by Andreas Esterhammer)
K1100RS - 1995. AKA Rudolf Von Schmurf (in a million bits)
K100RS - 1991 AKA Ronnie. Cafe racer project bike
K75RTP - 1994
K75C - 1991 AKA Jim Beam. In boxes. 
K1100LT 1992 - AKA Big Red (gone)
K100LT - 1988 - AKA the Bullion brick. Should never have sold it.
    

Ghost who rides

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Nice tale Will, inspires me to tell my stories, thanks.

PS don't hold your breath, gotta scan photos etc,


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1987  K100RT  Police repainted, rough and unloved.
    

Born Again Eccentric

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Good report Will, but careful in case Alex has designs on your bike in just a few short years! 

Maybe you should buy him a fixer-upper now and by the time he is old enough to get his license, it'll be ready and he will know the bike inside out too!

By the way - looks like you have an ideal candidate pic for the "Let's play tag" post - a K on a ferry seems to fit the bill very precisely.



Last edited by PaulLipscomb on Thu Jun 26, 2014 12:40 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : still can't control the spell checker.)


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Father and Son ride (not to mention good friend!). Uk-log10 Father and Son ride (not to mention good friend!). Sco-lo15
                              Paul  Father and Son ride (not to mention good friend!). 905546712

"Heidi" K100LT 1991 (Grey) (VIN 0190172 Engine No. 104EB 2590 2213) - 5th owner. January 2014 (34,000 - 82,818 miles and counting....)
"Gretel" K100LT 1989 (Silver Grey) (VIN 0177324 Engine No. 104EA 2789 2211) - 4th+ owner. September 2015 (82,684 miles and counting....). Cat C Insurance write-off rebuild Feb 17
"Donor" K100LT 1990 (Red)  (VIN 0178091 Engine gone to Dai) - 6th & final owner (crash write-off now donor bike).   June 2012 (73,000 miles) to November 2013 (89,500 miles)
    

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Will

A lovely thread and it was a great weekend! So glad Alex enjoyed it. I think you should find him a Baja Red project bike!!!

Olaf


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1992 K100LT 0193214 Bertha Blue 101,000 miles
1984 K100RT 0022575 Brutus Baja Red 578 bought 36,000 now 89,150 miles
1997 K1100LT 0188024 Wotan Mystic Red 689 58,645 now 106,950 miles Deceased.
1983 K100RS 0011157 Fricka 606 Alaska Blue 29,495 miles Damn K Pox Its a Bat outta Hell Now 58,200 miles. 
1996 K1100LT 0233004 Lohengrin Mystic Red 38,000 miles currently 51,800 miles.
1983 K100RS 0004449 Odette R100 colours 58,000 miles. Sprint fairing now 63,390 miles

Past:
1968 Yamaha 80 YG1
1971 Yamaha 125 YAS-1
1968 Honda 125 SS
1970 Honda CD 175
1973 Honda CB500-4
Honda CX 500
    

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92KK K100LT 193214 wrote:Will

A lovely thread and it was a great weekend! So glad Alex enjoyed it. I think you should find him a Baja Red project bike!!!

Olaf
He's been eyeballing a monkey bike like bikerboys!  Rolling Eyes


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Father and Son ride (not to mention good friend!). Ir-log1188....May contain nuts!Father and Son ride (not to mention good friend!). Ir-log11

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." - St. Augustine from 1600 years ago & still true!

K1 - 1989 - AKA Titan (unique K1/K1100RS hybrid by Andreas Esterhammer)
K1100RS - 1995. AKA Rudolf Von Schmurf (in a million bits)
K100RS - 1991 AKA Ronnie. Cafe racer project bike
K75RTP - 1994
K75C - 1991 AKA Jim Beam. In boxes. 
K1100LT 1992 - AKA Big Red (gone)
K100LT - 1988 - AKA the Bullion brick. Should never have sold it.
    

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sounds like a great weekend getaway , good to see your young fellow enjoying the K experience . I know mine do.
btw, will you be tagging your ferry.


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2018 Kart upgrade.
Father and Son ride (not to mention good friend!). 10_x_110
    

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Or you could buy Alex a K75 and invite visitors from overseas to ride it until he is old enough t do so.     sunny


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92KK 84WW Olaf

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TacKler wrote:Or you could buy Alex a K75 and invite visitors from overseas to ride it until he is old enough t do so.     sunny

Will....Would this be a good time to mention the K75 you bought last year...??? The final drive proved itself well in France....Rumour has it there might be some more visitors from down under.....


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1992 K100LT 0193214 Bertha Blue 101,000 miles
1984 K100RT 0022575 Brutus Baja Red 578 bought 36,000 now 89,150 miles
1997 K1100LT 0188024 Wotan Mystic Red 689 58,645 now 106,950 miles Deceased.
1983 K100RS 0011157 Fricka 606 Alaska Blue 29,495 miles Damn K Pox Its a Bat outta Hell Now 58,200 miles. 
1996 K1100LT 0233004 Lohengrin Mystic Red 38,000 miles currently 51,800 miles.
1983 K100RS 0004449 Odette R100 colours 58,000 miles. Sprint fairing now 63,390 miles

Past:
1968 Yamaha 80 YG1
1971 Yamaha 125 YAS-1
1968 Honda 125 SS
1970 Honda CD 175
1973 Honda CB500-4
Honda CX 500
    

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92KK K100LT 193214 wrote:
TacKler wrote:Or you could buy Alex a K75 and invite visitors from overseas to ride it until he is old enough t do so.     sunny

Will....Would this be a good time to mention the K75 you bought last year...??? The final drive proved itself well in France....Rumour has it there might be some more visitors from down under.....
Be happy to make it available !

I have to go look at the tag thread now!!


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Father and Son ride (not to mention good friend!). Ir-log1188....May contain nuts!Father and Son ride (not to mention good friend!). Ir-log11

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." - St. Augustine from 1600 years ago & still true!

K1 - 1989 - AKA Titan (unique K1/K1100RS hybrid by Andreas Esterhammer)
K1100RS - 1995. AKA Rudolf Von Schmurf (in a million bits)
K100RS - 1991 AKA Ronnie. Cafe racer project bike
K75RTP - 1994
K75C - 1991 AKA Jim Beam. In boxes. 
K1100LT 1992 - AKA Big Red (gone)
K100LT - 1988 - AKA the Bullion brick. Should never have sold it.
    

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