Manky Monkey Motors

23- 25th June, 2006
See Rally/Show Photos for last year's event. Held at Headley Park Hotel, Bordon, Hants. A really nice one this. A weekend camping do with excellent pitches among the trees & beside the lake. Lots of trade & food stalls, plus bar meals in the hotel itself, beer marquee. live evening music, fireworks, ride-in bike show etc. Nice relaxed atmosphere. As it's local I do it as a day trip but heartily recommended.

Yup!  I second that!

An excellent event, not too big but big enough to attract lots of stalls, lovely setting with the lake and the trees, great bikes to look at, good food, good music......

The weather left a little to be desired last year..............

I was there in 2005 but missed 2004. 2003 was so bloomin' hot people were being treated for 3rd degree sunburn. See you there again then Bobbi. ;)

Yep, I have to agree, this is a good event to go to, especially the entertainer with his bicycle that peddles backwards and the handlebars that need to be turned in the opposite direction of where you want to go.  Always a good laugh that, watching the guys full of beer trying to beat one another.

I've been going now for the last 5 years and this is where I first met Andy when he had his green trike which I wanted to buy off him.  They say you never forget your first love (I'm talking about the trike!)

Lots of friendly people there too!  Hopefully I'll be able to meet up with a few people this year that write on this forum.  Janie.

Ahh, Janiepoos, I didn't know you cared ...about my tricycle.
Just about to start yet another frame. This one's for Critch. Mine seems to be getting pushed to the back of the queue!

Tricycle???

It peddled a bit faster than that if I remember rightly.  Especially when you sped off out of the Alton cafe the other summer.  Gee you must have been peddling like mad.  Yabbadabbadoooo. LOL

Janie_postie

God I miss having a trike on the road! The big Honda's fine as transport, but it's just got no character. Leaves me completely unmoved. The trike never failed to put a grin on my face though. Don't worry -it WILL be back, better, stronger, faster than before!
If all goes well it looks like my brother Steve may have found me a 4.2 litre straight 6 Jag engine for my hotrod project. Looking forward to seeing how fast I can peddle that!  ;D

Better get some practicing on the postie bike!

Janie_postie

18 years on the job, (19 next month I think), & I've never yet used a Post Office bike. After your face/road interface incident over Christmas I think you need a little more practice yourself! x

Bugger. I'm going to miss the 3Bs again this year. I'll be in Scotland.  :(

Scotland? Whereabouts? You emigrating up there? Janie's trying to post photos on the forum but can't reduce them. You manage it & you're remarkably stoopid -how do you do it? I use a Photoshop programme Yoda set up for me.

Have no idea whereabouts in Scotland I'm going. It's an army thing they don't like giving to much away.
I downloaded PIXresizer, it's free. Put it in your search engine and see what happens.

Are we invading Scotland? -again.
Try & leave the place intact for my next holiday up there please!

I'll try not to damage the countryside to much, but I will be driving one of these.  ;D

I could have done with one of those at christmas for all the mail I was delivering.  Just imagine dumping everyones mail in the middle of the road and shouting "come and get it" then cycling off. LOL

Janie_postie

I think that's what some of our lot do! I've been with Flap when he's driving a Post Office van & that's scary enough!
Hey, Flappy bloke -you just changed your avatar? I liked the scary doodle man. Where's he gone?

Do you drive a postie van then Andy, if you've never ridden a postie bike.  Or do you just push the bike around all day with your mail bag in the tray???

Janie_postie

 ;D
Used to drive the vans but Basingstoke Sorting Office used to be very short of drivers, (still are due to cost cutting), & I was forever being taken off my duty & put on other jobs. Got fed up with it so took my name off the driving list years ago. We get dropped off at the start of our deliveries by van & collected at the end so I walk it all, using one of those golf trolley thingies to carry two bags at a time. Flap used to be my driver but now does the cushy indoor town centre delivery.

It's only a guest appearance from this avatar. scary doodle man is having a holiday. He will be back next week.

Is he driving the Landrover?

Is your golf trolley thingy remote controlled like the advert on the telly.  Just imagine if water got into the electronics how cool would that be.

Janie_postie

Advert? I don't own a telly. Don't you have the trollies in your office then Janie? You feel a bit silly pushing 'em about to start with but there's no way I could carry the amount of mail I get any other way.
Used to ride my red trike to work & actually got asked by Joe Public one day if it was a Post Office issue vehicle! Went for the job interview in suit & tie on my 650 Yam hardtail chop. 19 years ago -I only wanted a temporary job for a few months!