For those looking forward to this Sunday’s Ride-Out, “Bedlam to Bedale”, lead by Andrew Pratt with Bob Hill keeping us honest at the back, we have a delightful option of selecting a Christmas lunch at The Platform One Cafe in Bedale.
Please get in touch with Andrew, andrewpratt12@yahoo.co.uk to book ahead. There is no need to book for the standard menu.
Andrews ride’s are always well planned and this one is appropriate for this time of the year so let’s make the last ride of the year a good one!
Next Friday (20th) we will be closing down the old email system. New posts to our website will only be sent to the new subscriber system. If you haven’t subscribed yet you can do so from our home page.
Last chance everyone for a free lift to the above on Friday evening at Colin Appleyards in Keighley for “An Evening With” Doughie & John Lampkin (see previous post http://www.harrogateadvancedbikes.co.uk/an-evening-with-at-colin-appleyards/).
Trials specialists extraordinaire. Don’t miss out, these evening’s are delightful. Food, chat, bike showroom, some fun and a free lift home. Have a nose around the showroom, the guys at Colin Appleyards know their stuff, and settle down for an amusing chat with a charity auction at the end to tempt you.
Suzuki have some tempting offers as well, so see https://bikes.suzuki.co.uk/bikes/adventure/v-strom-650xt/?utm_source=Gather&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=On%20Road_1000%20off_Q4_2019_Gather&utm_content=CMP-04344-L5Q5&_cldee=YmFycnlhLnJpbmdAZ21haWwuY29t&recipientid=contact-6a4e09736825e511940ec81f66dad7b4-e05136587ec840a3ae71e14c709f199f&esid=5593f47b-b9fc-e911-80ec-c81f66dad7b6
Give me a call 07847 786608 or email barrya.ring@gmail.com for more information.
Join Andrew & Bob on the last Sunday ride of 2019, a shorter one this time, of 100 miles having regard to early darkness, and cooler weather.
We shall meet as usual at 0900 for a 0930 start at Asda Lorry Park, Dragon Road, Harrogate.
Heading along the A661, to the bypass, then east onto A59 to Green Hammerton, left to Aldwark Bridge, then north east through the villages of Crayke, Brandsby, & Hovingham, to Beadlam Grange, Beadlam YO62 7TD, near Helmsley, where you can stock up on Farm Shop goodies, Christmas gifts, and marvellous “Hog Roast” rolls or just have a coffee. https://www.beadlamgrange.co.uk
West now to Helmsley, then north to Hawnby & over the moors to Osmotherley, & on to Brompton, Yafforth, then Bedale where we shall stop for lunch at the Platform One Cafe, DL8 1AW. https://platform-one-tea-rooms.business.site/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referral
After a great lunch we have a short run south, via Thorp Perrow & West Tanfield, to Ripley, where our ride will finish. Anyone for ice cream?
The weather forecast for Sunday looks pretty good so see you then.
It’s that fun time of the year again! Harrogate Advanced Bikes annual Christmas Quiz. Get your team together for a night of questions you could, and should, know the answers to. Form a team of three on the night with the chance of an exotic prize!
This year, as ever, Quiz Master Doug Masterton will test us again with a well prepared list of awkward questions, games and other challenges. Working together pool your knowledge and pit your wits against former HAB chairman Doug, and opposing teams for top place.
Friends and partners are welcome, so bring along your biking mates too and make it a great evening. Our last chance for a club social evening this year and as usual a splendid buffet will be provided by Bilton Cricket Club.
Meet at Bilton Cricket Club 7.00pm and get your team together for a 7.30pm start as usual.
Your club subscriptions for 2020 are due on the 1st January, at £15 per member. We will send out two further notifications, each a month apart but, if the subs have not been received by the time of a committee meeting taking place on the 3rd February, any member who has not paid will be deemed to have relinquished membership.
You can pay by BACS, cash or cheque made out to Harrogate Advanced Bikes, at Lloyds Bank, sort code 30-93-91 and account number 01807888. If you prefer, you can give me a cheque or cash at our usual meetings or send me a cheque at Farthings, 42, Colber Lane, Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, HG3 3JR.
A new section of the site has been added called Biker News. This is a section where articles from members can be published. These can include tips and tricks, bike and gear reviews, trips you’ve taken or places you have found of interest.
To start we have published the first couple of articles. The first being an article by Andrew Pratt about riding through Andalusia called ‘Your Next Great Ride’, and the second by Bob Hill on Motorcycle Steering control.
We will send a post out every time a new article is published however you can access these from the main menu of the website under Biker News.
Any feedback on the content will be very much appreciated.
I’m sure most of you are fed up with receiving multiple posts so you will be glad to know that on December 20th we will be turning off our old subscriber list.
About 2/3 of our membership have signed up to the new system which is great but if you haven’t please feel free to go to our website www.harrogateadvancedbikes.co.uk and sign up to the newsletter and blogs in the right-hand column.
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.
