The weather forecast is looking very good for this Wednesday’s Hills & Wolds Ride-Out.

Meet up @ Lidl Car Park, Chain Lane, Knaresborough.  9.15am for 9.30am Start. Ride Leader-Roy Beniston 07539 690274. TEC David Haywood. 160 miles.

Out-Bound.

• Right turn out of car park onto Chain Lane and continue to Boroughbridge Road.
• Through Boroughbridge, over the river, exit the r’about at The Grantham Arms.
• Take the Right, Moor Lane, towards Thornton Bridge.
• Right at the T-Junction towards Brafferton and Tollerton.
• Bear Left onto Warehill Lane then Right onto A19.
• Sharp Left at Shipton by Beningbrough onto Corbin Lane.
• Right onto B1363 @ Wigginton.
• Right @ Stillington and onto Brandsby.
• Straight on at the sharp LH bend onto Rape Close Lane.
• Right at next junction to Hovingham.
• Right onto B1257 to Slingsby then Right to Castle Howard YO60 7DA.
• Coffee & Comfort Break.
• Take Left turn from Castle Howard and continue to a Left onto A64.
• Up hill to take 1^st Right to Kirkham Abbey.
• Next Left to Eddlethorp, Langton & North Grimston.
• At junction turn Right onto B1248 then up the hill and Left onto B1253.
• Continue to Duggleby, West Lunton, Weaverthorpe and Wold Newton.
• Left @ “T” junction to Hunmanby for lunch at “The White Swan”  – YO14 0JU.

Return Leg

• Left out of car park then Right and continue to join the A165 toward Scarborough.
• At island take Right onto A1039 [Muston Road] to Filey.
• Through town to join up with the Seafront Promenade at the southern end.
• After seafront run turn Left at end and leave town on A1039.
• Right at Island to join A165 Scarborough Road.
• At Scarborough, complete a full loop of “Oliver’s Mount” race circuit [if no race meeting].
• Re-join A165 thro. Scarboro and cont. out onto the Whitby Road – A171.
• Continue on A171 10 miles & after Cloughton take sharp Left onto Helwath Road.
• Continue for an 18 mile run through Dalby Forest then Left @ “T” junction to Thornton-Lee-Dale for Ice cream, Pee Break & Look at Mathewsons [Bangers & Cash].
• Cont. on A170 thro. Pickering, Helmsley and Sutton Bank. 
• Take Left at Thirsk island and join the A61 then “Busby Stoop” road to Ripon.
• Take Ripon bypass and Left towards Harrogate.
• Onto Ripley Castle – for Route End.

See you at Lidl.

Roy

Sorry for the late call, but unfortunately the weather is going to be very wet all day tomorrow. There’s no need for us to endure that on our motorcycles, so a decision has been made to run the ride next Wednesday 9th August. I hope you can make it on that day.

A confirmation post will go out nearer to the 9th.

All the best

Barry

This is a plea for a HAB full member to step in and lead the Ride-In to our August 14th Club Meeting at Bilton Cricket Club.

I would have been very happy to lead the Ride-In but unfortunately I’ve broken my ankle playing football. Before you think what a hero, taking a fall for his local team, I can’t claim that. Encouraging my nine year old granddaughter in her footballing ambitions, having a kick about in the back garden I went over on my ankle and separated my fibula. I’m stuck at home and sure I won’t be bike fit on the 14th so I’m casting around for a volunteer please.

To be honest it’s an easy peasy task for an experienced ride leader and relatively straight forward for a newbie. An hour’s ride from a convenient starting point and getting to the meeting at Bilton Cricket Club for approximately 7.15pm. Happily we have splendid local roads available to play with. If you need a route to get started I have several GPX files available to share. Typically groups have been 5-8 so easily managed.

Please get in touch on 07847 78 66 08.

More information will follow about the meeting in about a week’s time.

All the best

Barry

Meet up @ Lidl Car Park, Chain Lane, Knaresborough.  9.15am for 9.30am Start. Ride Leader-Roy Beniston 07539 690274. TEC David Haywood. 160 miles.

Out-Bound.

• Right turn out of car park onto Chain Lane and continue to Boroughbridge Road.
• Through Boroughbridge, over the river, exit the r’about at The Grantham Arms.
• Take the Right, Moor Lane, towards Thornton Bridge.
• Right at the T-Junction towards Brafferton and Tollerton.
• Bear Left onto Warehill Lane then Right onto A19.
• Sharp Left at Shipton by Beningbrough onto Corbin Lane.
• Right onto B1363 @ Wigginton.
• Right @ Stillington and onto Brandsby.
• Straight on at the sharp LH bend onto Rape Close Lane.
• Right at next junction to Hovingham.
• Right onto B1257 to Slingsby then Right to Castle Howard YO60 7DA.
• Coffee & Comfort Break.

• Take Left turn from Castle Howard and continue to a Left onto A64.
• Up hill to take 1^st Right to Kirkham Abbey.
• Next Left to Eddlethorp, Langton & North Grimston.
• At junction turn Right onto B1248 then up the hill and Left onto B1253.
• Continue to Duggleby, West Lunton, Weaverthorpe and Wold Newton.
• Left @ “T” junction to Hunmanby for lunch at “The White Swan”  – YO14 0JU.

Return Leg

• Left out of car park then Right and continue to join the A165 toward Scarborough.
• At island take Right onto A1039 [Muston Road] to Filey.
• Through town to join up with the Seafront Promenade at the southern end.
• After seafront run turn Left at end and leave town on A1039.
• Right at Island to join A165 Scarborough Road.
• At Scarborough, complete a full loop of “Oliver’s Mount” race circuit [if no race meeting].
• Re-join A165 thro. Scarboro and cont. out onto the Whitby Road – A171.
• Continue on A171 10 miles & after Cloughton take sharp Left onto Helwath Road.
• Continue for an 18 mile run through Dalby Forest then Left @ “T” junction to Thornton-Lee-Dale for Ice cream, Pee Break & Look at Mathewsons [Bangers & Cash].
• Cont. on A170 thro. Pickering, Helmsley and Sutton Bank. 
• Take Left at Thirsk island and join the A61 then “Busby Stoop” road to Ripon.
• Take Ripon bypass and Left towards Harrogate.
• Onto Ripley Castle – for Route End.

See you at Lidl.

Roy

Buttertubs Pass & Ribblehead Viaduct

Yorkshire Dales National Park including Buttertubs Pass with Lunch in Reeth.

Start at The Curious Cow in Killinghall HG3 2AP. Meet from 9:00am for a 9:30am start after a ride briefing.

Head south to Leathley and then up past Lindley Wood Reservoir to Menwith Hill and on to Greenhow. 
Through Grassington to Kilnsey Park BD23 5PS for coffee. 

Set off north to Arncliffe and then over the top to Langcliffe. 
Turn right onto the B6479 through Horton in Ribblesdale and past the Ribbleshead viaduct to Hawes and then up over Buttertubs Pass and further on past the Tan Hill Inn. Turn East towards Reeth and then detour through Low Row and on to lunch at The Kings Arms, Reeth DL11 6SY.

After lunch we head through Leyburn with the option to stop for ice cream at Brymor if people fancy it. 
Head south and then turn off at Masham towards Lofthouse and on through Pateley Bridge to finish at Ripley. 

Total distance is 144 miles. Petrol stop in Hawes. 

Ride Leader John Honey, TEC Paul Dresser.

See you Sunday.

John

It’s HAB monthly meeting time come around again. Summer is marching on so hopefully you can make the Monday Ride-In to Bilton Cricket Club and if not, you won’t be left out as Chief Observer, Bob Hill is giving a presentation and advice on overtaking.

Meeting for the Ride-In at Otley Garden Centre, Pool Road, LS21 1DY, just after the football ground on the left riding into town. 6.00pm for a prompt 6.15pm set off after a pre-ride briefing. This one is “all the right roads, not necessarily in the right order” type of rides!

From the garden centre into Otley, with a right turn across the river on Bridge Street, heading out of Otley on Weston Lane towards Askwith, Denton, Middleton and right, up Hardings Lane, over Beamsley Hill towards Bolton Abbey. Up past the Abbey and a right turn for Barden and onto the B6265 towards Greenhow. A right turn after Stump Cross Caverns past Thruscross Reservoir to Blubberhouses. Left on to the A59 all the way to Harrogate and Bilton Cricket Club. Follow the leader so no need to store that information, but it gives you an idea of the route. I’ve not recced the route, but I am familiar with the roads. Please excuse any hesitation at junctions, so avoid bunching up. We will of course use the turn marking system, so no one should get lost (if you are new to HAB you can read Ride-Out guidelines on our website and of course IAM RoadSmart website too).

Only 40 Miles and about 80 minutes. Getting to BCC around 7.30pm. Yours truly leading the ride.

Buffet food of course is available as usual, after Bob’s talk.

Looking forward to seeing as many as can make the Ride-In, and the Meeting at the Cricket Club.

Barry.

Meet from 9.15am for a 9.30am prompt start at the North Street/St. James Street car park (next to North Street Deli) in Wetherby.

From Wetherby we’ll head east across the A1 to Walton Road, through Wighill and on to Tadcaster. A162 south out of Tadcaster and through Sherburn-in-Elmet to South Milford where we’ll stop for coffee.

Coffee stop: T-Post Café, South Milford LS25 5AQ.

Continuing south through Monk Fryston and Hillam and on to Beal, picking up the A645 on the approach to Eggborough. Avoiding the M62 and M18 we’ll pick up the A614 to go south through Thorne then east to the outskirts of Scunthorpe.  Now south passing Messingham and Kirton-in-Lindsey before arriving at our lunch destination.

Lunch stop: Uncle Henry’s Farm Shop, Grayingham DN21 4JD.

After lunch we’ll head cross country before picking up the A15 heading north and across the Humber Bridge. North of the Humber and now continuing north again on country roads through Little Weighton, Walkington and Cherry Burton before picking up the B1248. Continuing on the B1248 to the A166 where we turn left, through Fridaythorpe to continue west for about 10 miles, then turning right on back roads through Sand Hutton and Claxton to reach the A64. Turn left on A64 then immediately right to take the back road to Strensall, Sutton-on-the-Forest and Huby. Dog-leg across the A19 to Tollerton, Helperby and turning left after Thornton Bridge to finish at Morrisons Boroughbridge car park.

David Haywood will lead this ride with tail ender to be decided.

Distance as described: approx 165 miles.

Look forward to seeing you on the 5th.

David.

Information courtesy of David Haywood, in case you’re not doing the HAB Ride-Out tomorrow, this might suit you for a day out. Local event, not expensive, and all in aid of local charities too.

Aire Valley Classic Motorcycle Club, formerly Steeton-based Girder Fork, is once again staging its Big Bike Sunday.

A range of classic and modern machines will be on display at the event, at Skipton Auction Mart on June 25.

Last year’s show was a record breaker, raising £4,500 for charities including Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice Manorlands and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

The event features two and three-wheeled vehicles, from 50cc mopeds to trikes powered by car engines.

Evening Folks,

I’m sure you have all spotted the date error on the Sunday Ride-Out post. Sorry about that, but it’s obviously this coming Sunday 25th.

See you on Sunday!

Barry

“Hidden Secrets of Morecambe Bay”

Roy Beniston is taking us to Glasson Lock on the west coast near Lancaster LA2 0BY.

• 9.00am for 9.30am Start – Asda Lorry Park with full tanks & empty bladders please.
• A59 out of Harrogate toward Skipton.
• Right turn onto B6160 for Bolton Abbey.
• Left at Linton [by-passing Grassington] to join B6265.
• Take right at Gracoe for Hetton, Winterburn, Carlton, Airton & Otterburn.
• Take a right to join A65 at Hellifield & onto Long Preston.
• Take sharp left onto B6478 onto Tosside then to Slaidburn for a coffee stop. BB7 3ES

• Continue on B6478 & at Newton take a right toward Dunlop Bridge & Trough of Bowland.
• After Marshaw, take a left towards Street & Scorton.
• At Long Lane take right fork onto Trough Road.
• Continue onto Chipping Road.
• Over M6 then over A6 at “Crossroads”.
• Continue and take left at A588 junction.
• Then immediate right onto B5290 to Glasson Dock.
• Lunch stop, alfresco dining, at the Lockeepers Rest with free bike parking (toilets over the road 40p charge) or the Quayside Cafe and other options if you prefer indoors.

[Return Journey]       [68 miles]

• Leave on B52990 then turn right onto A588.
• Branch left at Cockerham onto B5972.
• At traffic lights turn right onto A6.
• At Shell Petrol Station [Fuel stop if required] take immediate left onto New Lane.
• Take next right onto Duckette Lane, then branch left onto May Lane.
• Head towards Cloughton.
• After Cloughton take a right onto Brock Lane then right onto White Lane.
• Left onto Bleasdale Road and continue onto Oakenclough Road.
• Left onto Fiddlers Lane then right onto Collins Hill Lane.
• Cont onto Chipping then Clitheroe.
• Take main thro. traffic route through Clitheroe.
• Turn left at the Petrol Station and head for Chatburn.
• Cross over the roundabout and onto Chatburn.
• On main street take a right to Rimington
• Cross over the A59 heading still for Rimington. 
• Cont. thro. Rimington on Rimington Lane.
• Turn left onto A682 for Gisburn.
• At Gisburn turn right onto A59.
• Continue on A59 to Skipton & Harrogate.
• Destination Stop at the “Curious Cow” on A59.

Total Mileage 138 miles

Leader: Roy Beniston, TEC Barry Ring