Comments on: RBLR1000 – Report by Adrian Cresswell

By: Adrian Cresswell tackles RBLR1000- Again!!!! : GoldWings North West

Adrian Cresswell tackles RBLR1000- Again!!!! : GoldWings North West — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:11:40 +0000

[...] If you think your tough enough then visit the website and make up your own mind. – A Report on last years ordeal can be found here. [...]

By: GoldWings North West

GoldWings North West — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:56:06 +0000

[...] A Report on last years ordeal can be found here. [...]

By: Crezz

Crezz — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:35:36 +0000

Just to let everyone know, the certificates have finally arrived today. Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh

By: Crezz

Crezz — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:14:28 +0000

Just to let everyone know, that I have registered for next year’s RBLR1000.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:31:49 +0000

moved to main post [Ed.] Click here for report

By: Crezz

Crezz — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:14:07 +0000

Could the rest of the team submit a report to Bob for inclusion? My report was how I saw it and my experience, others will have their own slant on the day.

It doesn’t have to be long like my!!

By: toni

toni — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 20:21:27 +0000

Lynne. No problem about the picture. If we had stayed , there would have been two bodies asleep at your feet. How about a picture of all of us when the paper work comes through ?

The only clear memories I have is the sense of beautifull riding , with no sense of time passing. Dave being very good about cornering and keeping up and the clear snap-shot of white crested waves rolling in to shore. With the off-shore wind blowing a find mist off the tops of the waves. The poetic use of white horses was never as beautifully used in that context.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:40:19 +0000

No worries about the photo – I have to try and keep warm so the only thing was to get off back to the hotel- my joints needed some warmth so no worries there its only a photie, will have a tificate showing what we did for us and for the Poppy Appeal and all the great work it does. Will do it again some time huh???????

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:16:59 +0000

Nigel.
Yes he did. I have credited him with the report as you suggested. The polite thing to do really, thanks for the reminder.

By: Nigel

Nigel — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:46:22 +0000

Many congratulations to all the team for a wonderful effort!

Bob – please give the author credit for the excellent report! Did Crezz write it?

By: Lynne (the sister)

Lynne (the sister) — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:32:11 +0000

Hey, Crezz, message just in from the Diplomatic Corps – don’t call them, they’ll call you!! Lol!!
Five Goldwings, riders and pillions of differing colours, sizes and abilities set off at 5.32am on Saturday 19th June and arrived back 23 and a half hours later after riding 1,000 miles in the required time. For those with lots of experience it was a great achievement, for those with not so much experience it was a greater achievement. At the beginning and at the end we were all equal – and we are now all Iron Butters!!!!
Maybe we lost time because not everyone thought to top up their tanks before we started, maybe we took 23.5 hours because some ride slower than others, maybe because we didn’t weave where we knew the Trike Team wouldn’t be able to pass (those long winded traffic lights approaching Glen Coe !!) I know of at least one time where I was the last one back on the bike at a fuel station! But whatever – it wasn’t a race and it doesn’t matter now – we did it!!!! (There’s no ‘I’ in team – but there is a silent ‘we’!)
Can’t remember which one of the guys said maybe it was like childbirth and when the pain wore off we would do it again (like they know!!) – and, you know, perhaps we will!!

And on a personal note – Lesley & Barry, this one was for you!xx

PS Dave & Tonia – I’m sorry my photo that has been put at the top of this report doesn’t include you but you had left before it was taken on Sunday morning!

By: toni

toni — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:47:19 +0000

Agree with everything written by crezz, with one exception, the reader can not get the emotion or feeling what that mad 23.50 hours gave us. The ride,roads,scenery were just stunning, and to see dark and light in the morning was just special. When we crossed the finish line being clapped by the marshalls was just great – I cried a small tear of emotion at completing such an epic journey in good company what more could one say. I always knew that we had the tool to do the job its whether the rider could….I attended the meeting on sunday with Toni – after going on a hunt for petrol on sunday, had a brew and cake just chilling out and not doing much riding. Yes I would do it again but the southern route next time I think – but will be doing Luxemburg Treffin next year if I am still in my job, thats about 1,000 miles too. The only thing is that for the rest of the week my body clock was so messed up, yawning during the day and wide awake during the night!! If anybody is reading this and fancies a go at the RBLR 1000 my advice is DO IT!! and enjoy the whole experience, you’ll never forget it. Oh yes a trike will do the course we have pictures to prove it – just to reassure any trikers – and on a lighter note if someone had had problems with a wheel we always had a spare!!!!!!!!!