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The first HAB meeting of 2025 . Starting us off with Mental Health Motorbike. Jez Hardcastle is coming to discuss his UK charity promoting good mental health amongst the motorcycling community. He’s coming a long way from the North east to be with us so please come to the meeting if you can.
Get there between 7.00pm and 7.30pm when the meeting will start.
No buffet food provided at this meeting as per a previous post.
Recently we have received communications from Bilton Cricket Club increasing the cost of the room hire and the food. The room hire is only a marginal increase, however the cost of food on the evening has doubled.
The costs were already significant and even with the £2 contribution from members, the provision of a buffet signified a loss to the group depleting finances.
The committee has discussed the situation and has taken a short term decision to suspend the buffet until a solution can be found, We aim to discuss this at the next committee meeting in January and then gather consensus from the wider membership on options moving forward at the AGM in April.
As a result the £2 contribution for the buffet will be not collected at the meetings.
The January meeting on the 13th will host a speaker, Jeremy (Jez) Hardcastle from Mental Health Bikers, a UK charity promoting mental health amongst bikers. We hope for a good turnout for this speaker who is travelling down from the NE to be with us.
If any of the members have any comments or suggestions then please reply/email.
Thanks
Paul
Sadly tomorrow’s Ride-Out won’t go ahead as planned. It will be sunny, but extremely cold (-9 locally), most of that snow will still be on the ground and won’t be going anywhere just yet.
The ride is rescheduled for next Monday 13th. Temperatures are rising next week with no current forecast of rain or snow. Hopefully you can make it. It’s the same route and stops and a reminder will go out over the weekend to confirm.
Barry
Dear Members,
It is now time for all Members and any Associates who passed their test in 2024 to pay the annual subscription. As agreed at the 2024 AGM, the fee has risen this year to £20 (I am told that the last increase was in the early 2000’s) and can be paid by BACS or in person to Harrogate Advanced Bikes, at Lloyd’s Bank Harrogate Branch, Sort Code 30-93-91 and Account Number 01807888. I am to a limited extent willing to take cheques or cash at meetings but would much prefer BACS payments, which nearly all members use. If you do not intend to rejoin, it would be helpful if you could let me know by e-mail.
I would also remind you that to take part in club activities, especially rideouts, that you must also pay the IAM subs as they become due for you personally. This ensures that you remain covered by their liability insurance.
I would also like to point out that for the last year or two, attendance at the monthly club meetings has dropped significantly, which is disappointing. This means that speakers are usually only talking to a few people and also lessens the food contributions by members..
Although the latter is a slightly glum point to end on, I would still like on a more uplifting note to wish you all a very happy and peaceful New Year.
Best wishes and safe riding,
Richard Stembrowicz
Treasurer
Happy New Year everyone.
First Ride-Out of 2025-setting off from St. James Retail Park in Knaresborough HG5 8PZ (fuel available nearby at ASDA Express on Wetherby Road HG5 8LH). Meet from 9.00am for a set off at 9.30am. It’s Riccall for breakfast with Castle Howard (YO60 7BY) for lunch, before returning to Morrisons, Boroughbridge where you can jet wash your bike and refill your fuel tank.
A GPX link is attached for you if you need it. A route of about 105 miles, we shouldn’t need a refuel. A nice handy run at this time of year.
The Ride-Out is subject to cancellation dependant on weather conditions of course. Currently looking like a sunny day next Wednesday but watch out for any weather warnings and HAB/Facebook notifications.
https://www.myrouteapp.com/route/open/10378117
Trevor Cooper-Ride Leader 07 525 130 234, John Blanchfield TEC.
Looking forward to the ride.
Trevor
Okay, you’ve been on the last Wednesday Ride-Out, read your latest Motorcycle News and even been to the NEC Bike show and you maybe thought it’s all over in 2024, but wait, it’s not behind you, there’s another Sunday Ride-Out on the 15th. Forget Lanzarote, get your tickets for this, no, not really, but join the final group social ride to Scarbados this Sunday for the last HAB Ride of 2024. Sunny intervals and highs of 12 degrees are forecast.
Meeting in Ripley HG3 3AY-9.15am for a ride briefing and a prompt 9.30am set off. Just 120 miles in total. The first leg is cross-country to Seaways Cave at Fridaythorpe YO25 9RX. Feast or fast with either a bacon butty and/or a coffee at our first stop, but leave room for, maybe, fish and chips in Scarborough if you can.
Homeward bound on a no-nonsense main road route finishing at Morrison’s car park in Boroughbridge YO51 9UR.
GPX route files are available. Email:barrya.ring@gmail.com for copies.
Ride leader-Barry Ring 07847 786 608
TEC-David Haywood 07779 214 331
See you at Ripley!
Hello All
It’s nearly Christmas and before we start thinking about 2025 we do still have a few events to carry us through the rest of this year.
David Haywood’s Mid-Week Xmas Lunch and Ride-Out goes ahead tomorrow 4th December.
Not all the available bookings are taken and there is still time to put yourself down for an early Christmas lunch, whether you join us for the Ride-Out or travel to the venue by car. Meeting at Ripley 9.45am for a prompt 10.00am start. Brief stop at Bedale DL8 1AF for a coffee and on to the Bay Horse at Great Broughton TS9 7HA for lunch. Route home to be decided on the day. Total ride probably less than 100 miles.
The details and menu for the lunch are in the October 24th post with the following link to take you there: https://harrogateadvancedbikes.co.uk/hab-christmas-lunch-ride-in-wed-4th-december/ CONTACT DAVID ON 07779 214 331 WITH YOUR MENU CHOICES.
Monday 9th December HAB Meeting
Starts 7.30pm at Bilton Cricket Club. A follow up from Chief Observer Bob Hill’s November discussion on Rider Attitudes (your feedback invited) and a new discussion about Winter Riding. A sandwich and pie buffet and probably some festive treats to follow. This is the last meeting of the year of course. It would be fantastic to get a good turnout so hopefully see you there. Anyone who wants a lift on the night from Knaresborough or east Harrogate I’m happy to collect you and take you home and then you can have a pint or two! Phone Barry on 07 847 768 608.
Sunday 15th December Ride-Out
Details to follow about a week beforehand. Weather permitting of course.
Hopefully the 2025 Ride-Out calendars will be on the website soon so if you are up for leading a ride (March Sunday and June Wednesday already spoken for) please get in touch to arrange.
2025 Meetings
January-Jeremy (Jez) Hardcastle (MHFA) Mental Health Motorbike Regional Coordinator – North Yorkshire and County Durham W: www.mhmotorbike.com
February-(Tentative)-Ambulance Biker
March- Mike Bevington-Halcyon Days in Oman 1957-58.
April-Harrogate Advanced Bikes AGM.
Our November Sunday ride sees us visit the hills & vales of the Howardian Hills & Yorkshire Wolds.
We’ll meet at Morrisons, Boroughbridge YO51 9UR at 09.15 for a 09.30 depart, heading North East via Coxwold & Helmsley, to the NY500 Cafe, Malton Rd, Pickering YO18 8EA for coffee.
Suitably refreshed we head east & south for the Bainton Stop Cafe, Main St, Bainton, Driffield YO25 9BJ where we’ll take lunch. After lunch we’re west via Kirkham & Aldwark to return to Morrison’s Boroughbridge to finish.
We have an interesting mix of main, “B” & minor roads, on a low level route of 120 miles, having regard to the time of year, and early dark.
Our Route is here:- https://www.myrouteapp.com/en/social/route/10185870?mode=share
Andrew is leading with Bob looking after us at the back & we hope that you can join us.
We are well into Autumn now and our monthly Harrogate Advanced Bikes Monday November 11th evening social meeting at Bilton Cricket Club starts at 7.30pm. Any news or other business followed by Chief Observer Bob Hill, who will lead an interactive discussion on rider attitudes entitled “Human Factors and Oblivion”. With member participation encouraged and starting off with our own attitudes to riding. Topped off with pies and sandwiches to follow.
On Wednesday 4th December David Haywood has organised a Ride-In and Christmas Lunch Party and informs us there are two spaces left for anyone who can make it. Please take a look at the October 23rd post on the new style HAB website, choose from the menu and get in touch with David on 07 779 214 331.
A Sunday Ride-Out is planned for November 17th details to follow soon.
It’s our penultimate HAB meeting of 2024 so hopefully as many as possible can be there on Monday evening.
Meet at the town centre car park in Ilkley at 9.15 for a 9.30am start and return to Ripley Ice Cream at 4pm.
Hello everyone,
Just a quick note about the upcoming social ride on 6th November. We’ll be covering approximately 125 miles, starting from the town centre car park in Ilkley (LS29 9LA). Our route will take us through East Morton and Gargrave, with a stop for a brew at one of the cafés in Settle Market Place (BD24 9EJ). After that, we’ll head through Ingleton towards Garsdale Head, stopping for lunch at Bolton Castle (DL8 4ET). The final stretch of the ride will take us through Jervaulx, heading south through Healey and Pateley Bridge, and wrapping up at Ripley Ice Cream around 4pm.
GPX file of route below-
https://www.myrouteapp.com/en/social/route/10184748?mode=share
If you intend to upload using Garmin Drive select .gpx 1.1 (route, track, POI).
PLEASE NOTE: If you intend to join this social ride out and it will be your first HAB ride out, please e-mail beforehand (ds55dcs@outlook.com).
IMPORTANT: This route covers some of the higher peaks in the Dales so it may have to be revised at short notice, and if the weather is particularly unkind it may have to be cancelled. Should this be the case any changes or cancellation will be entered on the HAB Facebook page before 8am on the morning of the ride so be sure to check before you leave home.
Looking forward to seeing you all there in Ilkley for a great day out!
Derek Saunders.