One of our members has asked for this petition request to be posted.
Dear Customer,
Post Brexit changes in tax and customs regulations are preventing us from transporting our customer’s motorcycles to and from the EU for recreational use.
We have started a petition to bring pressure on the UK Government to try to make an agreement with the EU allowing motorcycle owners to use the services of transport companies and individuals to transport their motorcycles to and from the EU without any demands for tax and duty.
We wondered whether you would be kind enough to sign the petition?
We are planning a trip to Motorcycle Live on Saturday 11th December. As the weather will be closing in and the days are short we plan to pool together vehicles. Barry has kindly offered to use his 8 seater and I will have my car so 9 places available along with anyone else who may want to drive.
Please find email below outlining a proposal from the area manager for a joint ride next year, would appreciate a measure of interest from members by email to pjd0568@gmail.com
Morning all, hope this finds you well
In conjunction with Rotherham Bikes, Sheffield Bikes, and my colleague Steve Ellis (who doesn’t know anything about it yet as he is on leave)
We are considering, not yet definite, to organise a day’s riding around the industrial and fantastic rural roads of South Yorkshire, and there are some good ones, plus the opportunity to meet and mingle with members of other bike groups from the region there is the East Pennine hills to the flatlands around Doncaster, not to mention the Tour de France roads from 2014 Grand Depart
Before we invest any effort on planning, we would be very obliged if you could float it past your members to see if there is any interest in having a great day out with us in the Peoples Republic of South Yorkshire, potentially we would be looking at a weekend in mid May. best regards, let me know what you think
For this ride you ride leader will be Paul Dresser with Barry Ring as tail ender. The route has been done before and is one of our longer ‘all day’ rides. Unfortunately the most efficient way of getting to the lakes and doing it within the day is to go straight out on the A65.
If we set off at 9.15am then we should hit the Ireby Green Farm Shop for 10.45 am. (Ireby Green Farm, Ireby, Cowan Bridge, Carnforth LA6 2JH). It is only a short hop from here to the Lakeland Museum (25 mile) so you could either get a good brunch and spend the time in the museum or have lunch at the Museum.
Next stop is Lakeland Motor Museum (Old Blue Mill, Backbarrow, Ulverston LA12 8TA). This will give us enough time for a walk around the museum before lunch in the excellent cafe. Entry to the museum is £9 (https://www.lakelandmotormuseum.co.uk/).
From there we head up around the back of Windermere towards Ambleside, running back down the other side, through Kendal, Sedburgh to Hawes, re-fuelling just outside Windermere. Due to the length of the ride I plan a rest/toilet stop at Hawes for about 10 minutes.
From there we head back through the Dales via Kettlewell and Grassington, finishing the ride at Stump Cross Caverns around 4.30 pm.
Meet at Dragon Rd Lorry Park with full tank of fuel at 9am for a 9.15 am start.
We are quickly approaching our first indoor meeting for what seems like an eternity.
We have an interesting speaker for the evening Graham Feest of Road Safety Consultancy, I have included below an introduction from Graham on the topics of the evening.
Despite the lockdown we have had great succssess with our associates through the endevours of our Observing team. It would be great to see some of the newly passed members at the meeting so we can hand out their certificates and celebrate their achievements. I will be reaching out to them individually to invite them to the meeting.
As usual, a fantastic spread from Bilton Cricket club will be served.
Travel Traffic Safety and Roads
This is intended to be an interactive, emotive and lively session in which after a short introduction we will take a look at some topical issues as spontaneously, anonymously and randomly selected and how they affect the national and local travel, traffic safety and roads agenda. It will take us down a path of looking at some of the current Government and local interventions and ideas along with the legal, engineering, public opinion and human factor implications under consideration or being implemented all aimed and with the intention of reducing crashes, collisions and injuries on the road;
Many thanks for the introduction to the Harrogate advanced bikes group. I’m looking forward to meeting all the members on future ride outs.
I am wanting to improve my skills in order that I can offer my services to the Blood bikes. I passed my test approximately 17 years ago as part of my bucket list and have ridden various bikes since. Looking forward to riding greater distances with like minded people and having fun along the way.
Hi, my name is Jeremy Lewis and I live in Harrogate with my wife Vanessa and teenage daughter Stephanie. Having never ridden a motorbike before and having always had it on the “I must do that one day list” I finally decided it was time for a mid life life crisis so last Summer I went from first ever time riding a bike to passing my full test a few months later – it’s safe to say I love it! I did the Bike Safe course a couple of months ago as well which I thoroughly enjoyed and am now looking forward to improving my riding and safety skills further. In the picture you can “Billy the Beemer”, my R1250RS which I have been really pleased with. I look forward to meeting you all soon. Jeremy.
