The March meeting is this coming Monday the 14th at Bilton cricket club, starting 7.30.
Our guest speaker is current member Dr Richard Davidson who will be talking about his experiences as a on-scene Doctor at the IOM TT.
Unfortunately I have come down with Covid (all OK), put our Secretary, Pete McNulty has agreed to step in to host the evening.
Paul
Please see email below from York Advanced Bikes which is self explanatory.
I, along with a few others are planning to ride over and will be meeting at the |Costa at Pannal, Harrogate at 8am on Saturday. If you wish to come please let me know.
Please don’t feel like you’re missing out if you can’t make it, Bob also has arranged similar talks from examiners local to our area and who covers tests for our group. These will be publicised through the group.
You are receiving this email as an invitation to join us on the 5th March 09.00 to listen to one of our local examiners Chris Hood from Hull.
The intention for this meeting is to find out what he is actually looking for on the test and give us as observers an idea what we need to concentrate on.
Later in the year we will by inviting Dick Mcreedie from the north east to also give us his ideas on what he would like to see on test.
Please feel free to bring along any observers you may feel will benefit from these gatherings.
The meetings will be held at Squires Sherburn-in-Elmet and should last an hour.
There will be time at the end to ask any questions you may wish to have answered.
Paul Dresser, Chairman
Chris Armstrong will lead the ride on Wednesday 2nd March. Meet at Ripley car park from 09.00am for a 09.30am departure.
A cross country route to Ryeburn Cafe (YO62 5AE) Helmsley for coffee via Boroughbridge and Easingwold. Then off to Stokesley and Great Ayton, arriving at Saltburn Spa Hotel TS12 1HH for a great lunch. After our hearty lunch it’s Danby, Castleton, Helmsley and Thirsk, ending the ride back at Ripley.
I’ve booked a table for lunch so if you’re coming please contact me by text on 07960 116 166 so I can advise the hotel of numbers.
Mileage 148 so please start with a full tank. See you at Ripley!
Chris
No it”s not “Groundhog Day”, but postponed from last Sunday our February Ride get’s a second chance this coming weekend.
Meeting at ATS Tyres, Leeds Road, Pannal HG3 1EP from 9.00am, leaving at 9.30am. Fuel available at the BP garage next door.
We are heading to east through Kirk Deighton, then to Thorpe Arch, Tadcaster, Ulleskelf, Cawood and onto Riccall for breakfast. After breakfast we carry on eastwards to Newsholme, north to Barmby Moor, Bishop Wilton, Bugthorpe, Kirkham, Castle Howard and Hovingham for lunch. After lunch, depending on the weather, we will come home via Helmsley or Easingwold. All in all a very pleasant run.
135 miles. If any one wants a sat nav route file, please let me know.
I hope you can make it.
Trevor Cooper 07525 130 242
Sorry folks we have been waiting for a few days to see if the stormy weather would pass in time for our Sunday ride out, but sadly not. The forecast is still for strong winds and heavy rain all day and it would be very uncomfortable and irresponsible for us to ride in those conditions.
All is not lost though. Trevor has kindly offered to lead the ride next Sunday 27th and for which we currently have a very good weather forecast.
A reminder will go out early next week with full details.
All the best and enjoy the rest of the weekend (polishing the bike in the garage).
Barry
Meeting at ATS Tyres, Leeds Road, Pannal HG3 1EP from 9.00am, leaving at 9.30am. Fuel available at the BP garage next door.
We are heading to east through Kirk Deighton, then to Thorpe Arch, Tadcaster, Ulleskelf, Cawood and onto Riccall for breakfast. After breakfast we carry on eastwards to Newsholme, north to Barmby Moor, Bishop Wilton, Bugthorpe, Kirkham, Castle Howard and Hovingham for lunch. After lunch, depending on the weather, we will come home via Helmsley or Easingwold. All in all a very pleasant run.
If any one wants a sat nav route file, please let me know. Mileage available after the recce.
I hope you can make it.
Trevor Cooper 07525 130 242
Just a reminder that this month’s meeting is tomorrow evening with a speaker from White Knights Blood Bikers.
Looking forward to seeing you.
Paul.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by order of the Group Committee that the Annual General Meeting of ““Harrogate Advanced Bikes” will be held at Bilton Cricket Club at 7.15pm on Monday 11th April 2022
Chairman – Paul Dresser (Will Stand)
Secretary – Peter McNulty (Will Stand)
Vice Chair – Peter Smith (Will Stand)
Treasurer – Richard Stembrowicz (Will Stand)
Nominations are invited for the positions above and will be voted at the meeting. Please send all nominations to the Secretary (secretary@harrogateadvancedbikes.co.uk)
Committee Members:
Chief Observer Bob Hill is willing to continue in post.
Rideout Coordinator – Barry Ring is willing to continue in post.
John Watts
The group invite members of the group to joint the committee and contribute to the running of the group. All help and input welcome.
An Agenda will be published in advance. If any members wish to bring up any specific items or any other business then we would ask that these are forwarded before the meeting to be incorporated in the agenda and floor time will be given to address the topics.
Any Questions please ask myself.
Paul Dresser, Chairman
Dear Members,
This is a final reminder to those of you who haven’t yet paid your 2022 subscriptions to Harrogate Advanced Bikes. The amount is £15 but is not due from Associates who have not yet passed their Advanced Test.
This can be paid at Lloyd’s Bank in person or by BACS, to sort code 30-93-91 and account number 01807888, account name Harrogate Advanced Bikes and using your name as a reference.
Finally for all members, this is also a reminder that to be a member of HAB, you are required to also renew your IAM membership when it falls due.
Best wishes,
Richard Stembrowicz
Treasurer
I’m 56 years old married with two children (Robert 24, Nina 17). I was born in North Devon and grew up in Cornwall. I’ve been a motorcyclist since I was 16, my first bike was a Suzuki AP50, first real bike was a Kawasaki Z500. In my teens and early 20’s I raced in hill climb and twisty sprints in the south west of England, and also enjoyed going to watch British and Internationmal track racing championships. In the early 90’s I moved to London and started working in international newsgathering, this led me to travel extensively including periods working abroad, 2 years in Moscow where I met my wife Natasha, and 10 years in Qatar.
In 2016 we left Qatar and moved to the Canary Islands, where my wife and daughter still live. I am working in Leeds for global sports media company DAZN as VP of Broadcast Operations managing a team of approx 100 people across our Leeds and Bangor, N.I. sites. I try to get home to see the family at least once a month, although with the pandemic this has been a challenge sometimes.
I moved from Leeds to Harrogate in October last year to be closer to the Yorkshire Dales, where I enjoy road cycling when time and weather allow. I’ve found cycling lets me to keep fit and healthy while also giving me the opportunity to spend time on two wheels which I really enjoy. I have bikes in both Harrogate and Tenerife so have become use to a lot of climbing up long and steep hills 😁
I ride a Honda CRF1000 Africa Twin which I’ve owned since 2019, I find that it’s a great allrounder and does everything I need. I use it for commuting to work as well as for day to day transport needs (no car in the UK). I joined the IAM to take my advanced riding test and also to meet like minded people so I’m looking forward to getting out with you on some group rides soon.
