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Hi All the Taffy Dakar is taking place on the 28th April to the 1st May 2017

Stiil tickets available here http://www.taffydakar.org.uk/

Totallyttrs team this yearsmilesmilesmile

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Garry (comeragh)
Paul he is on this forum somewhere? but now has a ktmbleh but glad to say he is borrowing a TTR for competition day (only) as they are banned.gifbanned.giffor that day. Though we will have to put up with the orange the rest of the timenono

Always a great event and normally sold out by now, so get in quick!

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That'll be awesome, i was lookong to have a go this year on my xr400, unfortunately i can't but i might have a go on the ttr next year if it proves itself!

Good luck!

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I'm booked in with a few other TTR riders. Our team is called MotoTrekkers. See you there.

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Nice Andy

I have not had an email back of the Dakar team yet, have you??

Going to name my team totallyttrsbiggrinbiggrinbiggrin

If you lot need any bits from the shop, just let me know and I can bring them and save the postage.

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Yes i had a return email but i booked a few weeks back. I'll have a think if theres any ttr bits i need and ask the others, ill give you good notice if we do. Will be good to meet up.

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Now that I have a bike that doesn't kill my knees, I'm sure I'll be there.

Look out for the weirdy beardy long haired fat git pretending to be a marshal.



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Now that I have a bike that doesn't kill my knees, I'm sure I'll be there.

Look out for the weirdy beardy long haired fat git pretending to be a marshal.


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Should be a good do. Can't wait 👍🏼👍🏼
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Hi All the Taffy Dakar is taking place on the 28th April to the 1st May 2017

Stiil tickets available here http://www.taffydakar.org.uk/

Totallyttrs team this yearsmilesmilesmile

Me

Mark (goalkeeper)

Garry (comeragh)
Paul he is on this forum somewhere? but now has a ktmbleh but glad to say he is borrowing a TTR for competition day (only) as they are banned.gifbanned.giffor that day. Though we will have to put up with the orange the rest of the timenono

Always a great event and normally sold out by now, so get in quick!

Steve


I'm Paul , returning to riding a TTR for the Taffy. smile Looking forward to it, especially the days I get to ride the KTM!winkbiggrin

 



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Is there a Tango forumbiggrinbiggrinbiggrin

Nice to have you back matey! you and Garry know the only way is TTRbiggrinbiggrin Was fun watching you 2 on the logs in Ireland while I just bimbled up them on my little TTR bored.gifbored.gif



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Hi Paul!!!!

Hope you have a great time on the TTR wink

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Hi Paul!!!!

Hope you have a great time on the TTR wink

Brian


Thanks Brian, I'm sure it'll be great!smile 



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JordanDenton and I have just signed up too, there should be quite a few of the ttrs going! I'm going to guess mine will be the scruffiest haha

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I better load up some spares then wink

Dan don't worry about a scruffy bike, my old OE looked like a pile of sh** but it went everywhere and I loved it!

Sounds like a good TTR meet nowsmilesmile



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*Cough* Dan forgot someone.... biggrin



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Dan, sorted it though! It should be Steve, im so excited now!

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Not long to go now! Counting down the day'ssmile

Top tip for anyone who has not been before................They don't give out the maps for you to plot your route until about 8pm on the Friday, so try not to get to pi**ed before then, as plotting your route will be very painful. Believe me, I have been there beforebleh

I would like to see if we could get a photo of all attending TTR's, maybe the biggest collection of TTR's ever?????

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Ahh thanks for the heads up! How many ttrs do we have booked in so far? We are bringing three!

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4 from my teamsmile



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OK so why "Taffy?" I suspect I'll regret asking ...



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Taffy is an English nickname for Welsh people. Either comes from the name David, which is a common Welsh name, or because Cardiff was built around the river Taff.. Not sure



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because Cardiff was built around the river Taff.. Not sure


I think you're correct there.

Coming from London the first large town in Wales you'd have got to many moons ago would have been Cardiff.

And there is also a Paddy Dakar... guess where that one is held.

 

I'll be there on the TTR. I'll be camped behind the Marshall's 'Hut'

I won't be able to help anyone with the route planning. biggrin



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OK so why "Taffy?" I suspect I'll regret asking ...


 I'm glad you asked as I also had no idea what "Taffy" was....wink



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Thanks for the English lesson 😁, we septics are a little slow. Paddy I understand, never heard Taffy that way. Can I assume this won't offend my relatives in Mumbles?

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It may offend them, but only because in the rhyme "Taffy was a Welshman" Taffy is mentioned as being a thief. blankstare

Here's the rhyme

But if they're true Welsh in Mumbles they'll be impressed.   wink

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Four more sleeps 

See you guys there



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yes cant wait, theres 4 of us all on TTR's. Got a heater for in the van this time as i nearly died of cold last year. Never trust the Welsh weather.

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The condensation dripping off the van ceiling and landing on my face at 4am. Hopefully it will be a bit colder and they'll turn to icicles.
Can't wait. See you there 😀🍺🍺👍🏼

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I've just finished packing, everything is in some old soft panniers and roll bag for the massive 25mile ride there.

Thermal undies included!


Just hoping my fork gaiters turn up as I found a mahoosive gash in one of them yesterday.

Who is in your team Locky?
Juv(anyone have a first aid kit)ecu?

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Nathan

Has it been raining there much? Thinking of going to do the Strata Florida on Friday.

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How many ttr teams then?

My lot 4 bikes team totallyttrs

Moo Dan and Jordan 3 TTR bikes? (name?)

Locky and his lot how many TTR bikes? (name?)

Paul on FB 3 TTR bikes? TTRRookies

Muff diver Steward or competing? Team?

Hope I got that right

This could be the biggest ever congregation of TTR's ever seen, make sure there is some film in your cameras!

 



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Nathan

Has it been raining there much? Thinking of going to do the Strata Florida on Friday.

Steve


Just remember TTRs don't float Steve wink

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Will do Petesmile



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Not much rain at all in Port Talbot.
But mid wales has it's own climate.

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BBQ and crate of beer in the middle Steve?   biggrinbiggrin



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Yes

I will be laying on free beer for all my lovely TTR (WR/R) customers, all they have to do is come and find camp TTRsmilesmilesmile

Not cooking for anyone, but have some Scooby snackswink



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Checking over the TTR tonight I discovered the battery is toast... bo##ocks!

Hope we've got one in work or I'll be doing alot of kicking this weekend.



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Decided to bunk off work tomorrow. Should hit the road in the afternoon and be there for free ttr beer, fags and love.
See you then 👍🏼😜🛠🍺 Mark.

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3 of us in our team Juvecu, Longman and myself. I've been struck down with man flu though. Ill see how im feeling in the morning. Ill be gutted if i have to miss it. On the other hand i could just sit at the campsite all day drinking Steve's free beer.biggrin



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You are welcome to it matey.

 

 



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Free beer Steve? Let me just chuck in a second jerry can ;) haha We are leaving about 130 so see you soon! This half a day at work beforehand is really going to drag!

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Bit quiet at the Taffy this morning, won't be like itfor longwinkIMAG0279.jpg



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bugger yous.... now I want to ride..........

how do you navigate... GPS ? or is the course marked?

 

 

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how do you navigate... GPS ? or is the course marked?


 

Pete, follow this CLICKY LINKY and you can read all about the event and possibly get an entry form.  winkbiggrin

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The Taffy is an Orienteering weekend so paper maps and compass an you work it out makes it more fun

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Any form of satnav is banned.
There has been some that have been know to use them in the past and they would have been disqualified.

It's orienteering after all and for charity. Winning is not what it's about.

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 Winning is not what it's about.


 thats how I feel these days...

(only because I have got to old to win now...)

 

 

 

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Here is a few of my pics from the weekend.

I've got a load of video footage too, when I'm got some semblance of and edit finished I'll post a link here

 



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