Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Sunday, 17 July 2011
Friday, 15 July 2011
LSD Updates.
LSD PHOTO STORY
The LSD Photo Story is now in the Gallery on this Website.
There is a brief photo story set to music for each day.
http://www.longscootdown.co.uk/5.html
ARTICLE IN SCOOTERING MAGAZINE
There will be an LSD Feature in the next issue of Scootering available 28th June.
The LSD Photo Story is now in the Gallery on this Website.
There is a brief photo story set to music for each day.
http://www.longscootdown.co.uk/5.html
ARTICLE IN SCOOTERING MAGAZINE
There will be an LSD Feature in the next issue of Scootering available 28th June.
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Eastbourne Newspaper Article
A massive thank you to everyone that showed up at Beachy Head for the return of the LSDers. We can't thank you enough for your support.
Here's a clipping from the local newspaper.
Saturday, 9 July 2011
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
The day after Yesterday.
The LSD End to Enders...
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We have had time to get a bit of rest now, have a bath and clean up, see our families, eat some decent food and reflect on the breathtaking adventure behind us. We had hoped to update the website with photos and text along the way, telling the story as we went but we didn't bank on the foulness of the weather for late June, the lack of easy access to the internet in the remote places we visited, and the amount of time we would have to spend in the saddle. The other problem was the sheer volume of material and photos on a daily basis with often more than one group experiencing interesting stuff in different places at the same time. We met a larger number of people and scooterists than we expected and many acts of kindness but all helped us, supported us, or just cheered us on. So we will start to update the website soon adding photos to the gallery, writing the July article for the Scootering magazine, and updating the acknowledgments. There will also be an LSD movie coming soon once we've had a chance to collate all the clips and photos.
The final destination at Beachy Head was an emotional affair with the 12 riders who started all finishing and being photographed by the local news media along with the many scooterists who had gathered from Kent, Sussex and even further afield to enjoy the homecoming ride. Jan Francis the actress joined us for this celebration and the Patron of the Charity, Alastair, gave us a congratulatory speech. One scooter was taken out with terminal engine failure but was towed the last two miles into Lands End so the rider could finish, one was put out of action for a day during the ride, several ended up on the bench at Dumfries Scooters, Scootopia and other places, and others all ended rattling and with many defects. The final mileage reading was 1964 after the furthest away got home.
We take our hats off to everyone who played a part, riders, scooterists, ride-support, back-office, media, those that put on do's, donated a little cash, or long suffering families of the Riders. Beccy will shortly be providing an update on the total to the Charity, but you can rest-assured it will be a worthy total.
This is not the end of LSD, watch this space for more exciting events in the field of extreme Scooter Touring.
We have had time to get a bit of rest now, have a bath and clean up, see our families, eat some decent food and reflect on the breathtaking adventure behind us. We had hoped to update the website with photos and text along the way, telling the story as we went but we didn't bank on the foulness of the weather for late June, the lack of easy access to the internet in the remote places we visited, and the amount of time we would have to spend in the saddle. The other problem was the sheer volume of material and photos on a daily basis with often more than one group experiencing interesting stuff in different places at the same time. We met a larger number of people and scooterists than we expected and many acts of kindness but all helped us, supported us, or just cheered us on. So we will start to update the website soon adding photos to the gallery, writing the July article for the Scootering magazine, and updating the acknowledgments. There will also be an LSD movie coming soon once we've had a chance to collate all the clips and photos.
The final destination at Beachy Head was an emotional affair with the 12 riders who started all finishing and being photographed by the local news media along with the many scooterists who had gathered from Kent, Sussex and even further afield to enjoy the homecoming ride. Jan Francis the actress joined us for this celebration and the Patron of the Charity, Alastair, gave us a congratulatory speech. One scooter was taken out with terminal engine failure but was towed the last two miles into Lands End so the rider could finish, one was put out of action for a day during the ride, several ended up on the bench at Dumfries Scooters, Scootopia and other places, and others all ended rattling and with many defects. The final mileage reading was 1964 after the furthest away got home.
We take our hats off to everyone who played a part, riders, scooterists, ride-support, back-office, media, those that put on do's, donated a little cash, or long suffering families of the Riders. Beccy will shortly be providing an update on the total to the Charity, but you can rest-assured it will be a worthy total.
This is not the end of LSD, watch this space for more exciting events in the field of extreme Scooter Touring.
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
WE NEED YOU.TODAY... Tuesday 28th june at around 2.30pm we have a major photo shoot planned to mark the end of our 1664 mile ride across Great Britain. Local news teams will be contacted and photographers have been approached to come and help us celebrate the home stretch of our ride.
We would like as many scooterists and scooters there with us as possible!!
If you would like to ride some of the way with us, have a photo with us etc we`d love to see as many of you there. Even a couple of actors from Quadrophenia have been invited too.... Photo will be included in the write up we have been asked to do by Scootering Magazine!
Meet at the Beachy Head Pub! @Beachy Head!!!!!
See you at Beachy Head!!! Ride safe xxx
We would like as many scooterists and scooters there with us as possible!!
If you would like to ride some of the way with us, have a photo with us etc we`d love to see as many of you there. Even a couple of actors from Quadrophenia have been invited too.... Photo will be included in the write up we have been asked to do by Scootering Magazine!
Meet at the Beachy Head Pub! @Beachy Head!!!!!
See you at Beachy Head!!! Ride safe xxx
Monday, 27 June 2011
The Long Scoot Down and the Scheming Bitches SC Charity do.
After counting the money collected and rechecking numerous times I can confirm that a Fantastic total of £675.81p was raised on the night giving each charity £340.00p each (raided my daughters piggy bank for the other 0.19p).
I would like to thank all the DJ's Gary (OLAS), Pip, Jack and Darren, Bernie Edwards and Colette Chambers for the loan of the DJ equipment and Marcus and Aneta for running the door AND THE LOVELY Nicola Baldegger for helping me organise and doing the fantastic posters!!!! All gave their time free of charge
KTF.
Ross
Sunday, 26 June 2011
Andrew Hall Congratulations everyone! :-)
- Ana Titch Hughes congrats !!
Kim Greenwell done each and every one of you . x
Kevin Irvinecongratulations guys somthing to be very proud of
Chel ParkerWell done gang! Love n hugs to you all Xx
Jacqueline Hydewell done to you all x x x
Nicola Harrisyay!! well done xxx
Lea CaraccioThats brilliant. Well done everyone..you all did good - Just a few of the comments for the Riders so far.......
We did the end to end - the hard way
Well we made it triumphantly to Lands End today, completing 1400 miles in 6 days. Thanks to the Trogladytes SC and Stu, Danny, Barry, Alex of Westcoast SC for joining us for the ride in from nequay making it a proper mass scooter ride and adding to the ovrrall vespa breakdown total lol. Also for contributing to the charity fund. A heroic finish from mick who had to be towed in the last 2 miles. Thanks also to marylin from Austria for demonstrating her underwear in a freak breeze. Stay tuned for photo and video shortly.
Friday, 24 June 2011
Thursday, 23 June 2011
Our trusty van driver
Thanks to the Woolybacks.!
Towards the end of day 3, the LSD riders were really pleased to meet up with some really great scooterists from The Woolybacks scooter club in Bsrnard Castle County Durham.
Blackie, Dave, Simon, & Ron. Blackie sorted us out with an emergency exhaust for one of our P ranges as well as presenting a donation for find a voice. Ron told us about his JoG to LE experience in 1960 in 25 hours on his GS150 - what a feat. Then we were treated to what can only be described as a surreal ride over Tan Hill pass to our quarters for the night at Tan Hill pub on the mqoor. This place puts Royston Vasey to shame. Its not the pub from american werewolf in london but it might as well be. We were also treated to a blinding set from dj marmite playing george formby and glenn miller back to back while the punters all had a skank. Classic scooterist sounds from the 40's
Gary made friends with some four legged individuals and Shaun and Karl sawe a dog walk through a wall. Debate still rages about the lambretta v vespa breakdown score with supposedly 14 vespa breakdowns to one lammy, but we also have to add autos now as they have started to fail as well. All good fun!
Blackie, Dave, Simon, & Ron. Blackie sorted us out with an emergency exhaust for one of our P ranges as well as presenting a donation for find a voice. Ron told us about his JoG to LE experience in 1960 in 25 hours on his GS150 - what a feat. Then we were treated to what can only be described as a surreal ride over Tan Hill pass to our quarters for the night at Tan Hill pub on the mqoor. This place puts Royston Vasey to shame. Its not the pub from american werewolf in london but it might as well be. We were also treated to a blinding set from dj marmite playing george formby and glenn miller back to back while the punters all had a skank. Classic scooterist sounds from the 40's
Gary made friends with some four legged individuals and Shaun and Karl sawe a dog walk through a wall. Debate still rages about the lambretta v vespa breakdown score with supposedly 14 vespa breakdowns to one lammy, but we also have to add autos now as they have started to fail as well. All good fun!
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Day 3 thoughts from Jon & Sue Kavanagh
Quick update from one of the riders. Kai Elliot....
honnister pass last nite,steepest thing iv ever ridden down,wat a buzz!we rode over mountains all morning and had first crash!big steve hit a fence,steve didnt seem to mind nor did the fence!thru ambleside and the lake district,hit durham and the heavens opened again!were taking shelter in a pub in castle barnard!hoping to meet up with riders who broke down later:-D
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Monday, 20 June 2011
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