by lewlew100 » 22 Jul 2017, 13:32
I am glad that you have dried out now Ian (BB), in case you are concerned I have now recovered from my laughing fit. Glad to hear the Mandy was also amused.. With regard to the so called "MAGIC MILE" (it was and probably still is officially a speed free section). Back in 1985 we took a couple of friends with children for a trip in our original Carrera. You can probably imagine that for about 2 hours, all we heard from the kids was "can we go fast now", I said no, we can only do that in the MM. We eventually passed under the bridge with the MM in front of us only to see the bankside lined with fishermen. I went to opposite bank and opened the throttle to keep the young 'uns happy, but when I looked back realised that we were trailing a wash about 2ft+ high that would hit the bank which was only about 1ft above the river level. As I enjoy fishing myself I would have never done anything to upset the FM, but I am afraid that I did leave some very irate anglers with damp gear and wet bikes!!! I left the MM as quickly as I dared, and would not stop until safely through the next lock. If any of those anglers ever read this, Please accept my apologies, but do remember that the waterways are there for us ALL to enjoy and if in the full length of the river there is a short speed free area that it would be better to fish elsewhere. Geoff.