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Just the beginning of another great THE CRANKCASE: Tea Party weekend.
Getting everybody together for the ride over to the Schottenring Oldtimer Grand Prix.
Ducati 851 tricolore waiting ready.
Kens' Bimota DB7 in the yard, Ken brought 2 bikes with him this year as the next stop is Assen for a track day, smart thinking Ken !
The ex race Bimota YB9 riden by somebody with a very appropriate name !
Wolfgang with his Kawasaki GPz750, the true 'Top gun' bike and fittingly the 30th anniversary year of the GPz which was being celebrated at Schotten by Kawasaki Deutschland with a big meeting and ride out.
Enjoying the gorgeous rasp from the Ducati 851 kit exhausts. leading the group away.
Glen came down from Malmo in Sweden for the weekend as he did last year, ahead of Marcus riding THE CRANKCASEs' Bimota DB2 and Andrew on his own Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP which he only bought last week- that's true motivation to have something special for the Tea Party weekend : )
Kens' Bimota double act.
Arriving home to see some of the 'non 2 wheeled' visitors to join the Tea Party in THE CRANKCASE yard.
Christian, Johanna and Barbara with a very new Porsche Carrera parked next to Franks' slightly 'more classic' Carrera from the same company.
Heavy metal of another type- the band has arrived!
And the sight on the street just a little while later as friends arrive.
Albert and Michael with their Triumphs.
Sam arriving on his Moto Guzzi Le mans MK1.
Daniel brought his superb MV Agusta F4 1000.
no words except to thank Kate Miller for providing us with the pictures that she took on the evening.
Garry, Patrick, Stefan, Andrew and Glen winding down from a great ride out today.
What more could one require Andrew?
Worschtler (Sausage man) Bernd doing the Bar-be-que duties all evening.
Click on the full size picture to see the irony of the script on our shed: "Es ist nie zu spät für ein glückliche Kindheit" often mistaken as Rindswurst because the K looks like an R which changes the meaning to: "it is never too late for a happy sausage" !
People that I haven't seen for years . . 
plus a few new friends, such as the Mainhahttan Choppers staff who dropped by en masse
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Plus their own party is coming up on September 13th
Patrick explains the complexities of his Triumph Thruxton to Sam
Christian, who also sent us some of the pictures he took on the evening, with ex Honda colleague, Johanna and Olivier.
Local ex Aprillia racer and neighbour, Marko with yours truely.
Günter admiring Andrews new Honda Fireblade SP- too late Günter- you just bought that lovely KTM Adventure.
Neighbours, Marko and Honda CB1000R rider Kai taking a look at THE CRANKCASE. collection.
And the winner is . . . 
The self service bar with Johanna, Glen and Andy from Mainhattan Choppers, photo bombing : )
The Double Dylans were brilliant all evening and super cool at the same time, many thanks guys and Manu, you will be invited back . . .
Martin, Günter and Wolfgang reviving the past and planning the future.
Kate Miller shows impeccable taste by posing with the Ducati Hailwood Replica.
Late evening getting the most of some of us.
The bikes, well packed in the barn.