The first ever IAM Ride Out and Rally motorcycle festival will take place on Saturday 11th July at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. It will bring together IAM members from across the country in a celebration of all things motorcycle, including the skills of those who ride them. Find out more at www.iam.org.uk/homecoming

Tickets are just £10 if pre-booked (pillions free) and include an IAM-only tour of the world’s finest and largest motorcycle museum, packed full of classic machines. And you won’t just have a chance to admire the exhibits; you can also enjoy a range of value-added exclusives:
– meet biking legends including John Cooper and Steve Plater, plus others to be confirmed.
– have your photo taken astride a legendary machine in our bikers’ booth
– ride away in glory with a competition prize or two,
– Try the Birmingham Advanced Motorcyclists group’s fiendish slow riding challenge!
You’ll even receive a voucher for a free burger and drink to keep you going through what promises to be a thrilling day out.
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HAB Members: HAB won’t be organising an official group ride to this event this year. If you are keen to go and would like to ride with others, drop me an email and I’ll put all those interested in touch. Unfortunately I’ve a prior commitment that day so can’t make it. David H.

Meet Asda lorry park, Dragon Road, Harrogate from 7.00pm on Monday for a group ride to Squires Cafe Bar, Sherburn-in-Elmet, departing 7.30pm prompt.
See you there!

Thanks to your collective generosity we were able to donate £83.29 to Yorkshire Air Ambulance last month. This reflects monies raised from collections over the winter months. A big thank you to all!

The Barbecue is always a fun event and a great way to meet up and socialise.
Put the date on your calendar now and help Mike by letting him know as soon as possible so food etc. can be organised. June 28 is the deadline . . . see flyer for details . . .

Meet Morrisons supermarket car park in Boroughbridge (Wetherby Road, Boroughbridge YO51 9HS), 9.45am for a 10.00am prompt start.

Lunch at the White Monk Tearoom in Blanchland, Northumberland.

Route finishes at Brymor Ice Cream in Jervaulx. Length around 140 miles.

All members welcome – hope to see you there!

I’ll be leading a ride this Thursday to Ravenstonedale near Kirkby Stephen for lunch at The Black Swan.

Meet Ripley car park at 10.00 for prompt start at 10.15am.

The route will be approximately 120 miles, from Ripley up Wharfedale, over the tops to Hawes then on to Ravenstonedale. Return route via Swaledale.

All members welcome – look forward to seeing you!

David Haywood

Meet at the Route 59 Cafe (a few hundred yards west of the Bolton Abbey roundabout on the A59) at 10.00 for a 10.15am prompt start.

Chris Armstrong will lead this ride through Upper Wharfedale with a coffee stop at Kilnsey Trout Hatchery, over the top to Malham, Settle and on to lunch at a cafe at Tosside in the Trough of Bowland.

After lunch the route heads towards Clitheroe and Pendle Hill villages, finishing at the layby at Skipton Golf Club.

Mileage estimated at around 150 miles.

All members welcome!

As you may have seen in the Minutes from the Committee Meeting on 7th April, i2i Motorcycle Academy having generously given the club two free places for their ‘Machine Control 2’ Off-Road course worth £170 each.

One of these places will be awarded to the winner of the ‘Rider of the Year’ award to be held at the slow riding/gymkhana event next Sunday. The value of the second place will be split amongst all members who first register interest in and then sign-up for the course.

If you are interested in this course and would like to take advantage of this money saving offer, please send an email to Doug at rdmasterton@btinternet.com as soon as possible.

Here’s the link to the i2i website:

http://www.i2imca.com/MachineControl.asp

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