This Wednesday’s Ride Out includes the Christmas lunch organised by David Haywood and is fully booked for lunch. He will have sent or will be sending out a reminder to HAB members who previously reserved a place.
We’re meeting at Ripley 9am for a 9.30 start and David will be leading a route similar to the year before last in his usual flowing style, no doubt.
This of course replaces the usual Wednesday December Ride.
On Friday 13th December Colin Appleyards will be joined by the local, legendary Lampkins aka Dougie and John Lampkin for their latest ‘evening with’ event at their motorcycle branch in Keighley (Wellington Road, Worth Way, BD21 1AJ).
Also joining the Lampkins will be Colin Appleyards 2020 British Supersport Team riders: Brad Jones and Rory Skinner.
Doors will be open from 6pm & the event will get underway by 7pm.
As ever, places are limitedso make sure you book your’s as soon as possible. I’ve pre-booked four spaces for this, as always, packed out event. The event is FREE and as usual Colin Appleyards will have a raffle with some fantastic prizes up for grabs with all proceeds going to Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice. There will also be food and drink available for a small charity donation.
Please contact me if you want to come along as a HAB group (plus friends) for the evening. Make your own arrangements if you prefer, but I will have my new (old) people carrier by then so will be able to transport up to eight people from the Harrogate area on the evening.
Meet at Route 59 Cafe on the A59 (BD23 6AF) West of Bolton Abbey/Bridge from 09.00 for a 09.30 start. Cafe opens at 9.00.
Breakfast Time!
Up to Barden Tower over the tops to Embsay, Hetton, Airton, stopping at Malham for coffee at the Lister Arms, (BD23 4DB).
Best Pub in Yorkshire some say?
After refreshment we will go up up past Malham Cove, over to Stainforth and Clapham, past Stocks Reservoir to the Old Vicarage Tosside (BD23 4SQ) for a cosy lunch.
The View From The Old Vicarage
Setting off again after a main course and very possibly a well deserved dessert, we are off to Bolton by Bowland, Gisburn, Hellifield, Gargrave, Cracoe, Linton and Burnsall, finishing back again at Route 59 Cafe hopefully before they close at 16.00 for a cup of tea! Distance is only 108ml so we should have no need for refuelling. TEC is David Haywood if he can resist an overtake (just kidding).
I hope you can all make it this coming Sunday 17th.
Just a reminder for this evening’s meeting with a demonstration from Bike Seal, puncture repair specialists due to start at the earlier time of 7.15pm.
Mike Fourie has also asked if HAB members intending coming to the “Not the Christmas Dinner” on February 8th check their diaries and please kindly bring their cheque books or even cash to pay so he can get the numbers booked with the Old Spring Well.
At our evening meeting next Monday 11th November we have been fortunate enough to have a presentation by Dale from ‘BikeSeal’, the puncture prevention and repair specialists.
This promises to be a very interesting and interactive event. Dale not only intends to show and demonstrate his products but give us a chance to use them on wheels he will bring. This will be a great experience for those of us who have never done this before and maybe lack the confidence to do it. He has asked that we bring along any repair/inflation systems we may have to promote greater debate. We have invited our fellow IAM members from the neighbouring York Advanced Motorcyclists to join us for the evening. Please make every effort to attend to do justice to our speaker’s commitment.
PLEASE NOTE – To allow ample time for Dales presentation the meeting will start earlier at 7.15 PM.
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John Thompson has invited us to join a coach party to the Bike Show at the NEC on Thursday 21st November. He has nine biking mates going, with the possibility of a 24 or 33 seat coach. The cost of the coach will be £20-£25 each, plus parking & maybe a tip and of course there will be your entry fee for the show. I’m hoping to go, but more details will follow after we see who else is.
It would be great to get together on the day, see the new metal and have some fun seeing the various events at the show. Please get in touch as soon as you can if you are interested & are able to go on that day.
November’s 6thMid Week Ride will be lead byJohn Blanchfield.
As this ride is slightly shorter than usual we will meet in Ripley car park at 9.30 for 10.00 start time.
From Ripley we will head north around Ripon to Wath, Sutton Hargrave and Leeming Bar, on to the A6271 to Ellerton, east of Catterick, for a coffee stop at Lakeside Farm Shop and Country Café (DL10 6AP).
Plenty of parking.
Plenty of seating.
Plenty of cakes.
After suitable refreshment we continue past the Croft Motor Racing circuit to Hurworth, Middleton St George and finally on to Sadberge for a well earned Lunch atThe Tuns Inn, north east of Darlington (DL2 1RU).
Barrels by another name.
Could be another sunny day?
Pass the menu please!
For the route home we pick up the A66 east then into Yarm, Low Worsall, Appleton Wiske, Deighton and onto the A167, Yafforth, South Etherinton, Topcliffe and finish the ride at Boroughbridge Morrisons (YO51 9UR).
Tail End Charlie will be covered by Dave Haywood, unless someone else kindly volunteers on the day.
Total journey is around 95 miles.
It’ll be great to see any that can make it on the day.
All the best
John
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Our planned lunch stop at Kearton House is unfortunately closed on Sunday. So from Thwaite, we’ll head over Buttertubs to Hawes and The Wensleydale Creamery DL8 3RN for lunch.
After lunch we’ll ride down Wensleydale to Aysgarth to return to our route.
The weather forecast is looking fair, if not warm, with a low chance of rain.
