CMC Chesterfield Sat 25th Feb

Now then

I met Filo and Zigzag just off the A1 at Doncaster. Zigzag had rode up from Luton ( That lad will do anything for a point ) We rode through the tree lined avenue with rolling park land either side in Clumber Park, which was lovely in the fresh, bright morning sunshine and we were first to arrive at CMC Chesterfield











and went straight in for a warming coffee. Zigzag had an enormous burger and a plate of chips for his second breakfast

Freddy arrived next and was followed by Gary and Ste and his Mate Chris (nice to meet you Chris). We had a look around the bikes in the shop and then around the clothes and accesories too. Zigzag and Freddy bought a pair of glove inners each and I treat myself to a new pair of winter gloves that were on offer.

We rode to Matlock Bath for fish 'n' chips after a photo











Filo, Freddy, Zigzag and myself rode South from Matlock (quickest way to the M1 for Me and Filo) and Ste, Gary and Chris rode North West home. It was a very good start to the biking year and Fan-bloody-tastic to get back on a bike after 6 months

to all who made the journey and special credit to 'Garfield' for the effort and distance he travelled so early in the year, on a cold day, to meet up

Cheers

Nice going there JT, good to see you back on the bike again

Now then wes

Blade next time I think

Good bacon cobs in that shop.

That looks like the frontage of Claycross Motorcycles, but it cant be as i heard they had closed down.. now then, now then JT, nice right up..

OK, panic over..It is at Claycross, well, so google says.. nowt to see here, move along at the back!..

Now then chilli

It was formerly Claycross Kawasaki from memory but CMC Yamaha took over the premises in late February early March last year 2011

'Keep up at the back'

was one of my sunday breakfast stops when I was Engerlish back in 2000 and something, I pulled up there one sunday morning after doing a 200mile run, bike was caked in road grunge cos it had been pissing it down enroute, all the fair weather guys thought i was God.

Its was called powersports before, suzuki and kwak, went belly up early last year, cmc got a deal on the lease, so im lead to believe.

Was a bit over priced for bikes and kits, so not surprised it closed down. caf'e was good tho, and they were pretty good at arranging test rides..always a shame to lose a local bike shop, if we used them more than we did the internet then there might still be loads open..which reminds me, there used to be a wee bike shop just as you went through the town is it still there?.

Bill Lomas, yes its still there, my brothers sv1000 came from him.

Bill Lomas, yeah. thats the fella!. Top notch IIRC and always worth a stop at.

Didnt they also have a Powersports just as you headed into Derby too?.

Been gone a while that one, same thing really, expensive bikes and kit.

Shop local to me is Mick Byrne, i try to get stuff from him, as he is only round the corner, even if it is a few pounds more, it doesn't matter, for the convenience.

Yeah, I always used to shop as local as i could, cant remember the name of the bike shop but it was on Ray street in Heanor and i used J&S in er..Kimberly ( i think), also used er Granby motors( i think it was called) In Illson. near bought a Blade from them but i just couldnt make my mind up if i could afford it or not and by the time i made my mind up the bike was gone.

chilli wrote:Yeah, I always used to shop as local as i could, cant remember the name of the bike shop but it was on Ray street in Heanor and i used J&S in er..Kimberly ( i think), also used er Granby motors( i think it was called) In Illson. near bought a Blade from them but i just couldnt make my mind up if i could afford it or not and by the time i made my mind up the bike was gone.

What a memory

JT wrote:

chilli wrote:Yeah, I always used to shop as local as i could, cant remember the name of the bike shop but it was on Ray street in Heanor and i used J&S in er..Kimberly ( i think), also used er Granby motors( i think it was called) In Illson. near bought a Blade from them but i just couldnt make my mind up if i could afford it or not and by the time i made my mind up the bike was gone.

What a memory

My eldest calls me Marvo the Memory...er...um..Man.. yeah thats it Memory man, I think