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LOCAL RIDE-OUTS.
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Author:  GMan [ 17 Jun 2011 19:47 ]
Post subject:  LOCAL RIDE-OUTS.
As a new member I have seen the main UKBEG meets and wonder whether there are ever any more localised ride outs - I am in Reading in Berks. with Wilts., Hants., Oxon, Surrey & London etc. all in easily travel distances for a single (or part) day out. As I am in retail I can only really make Sundays as Saturday is a busy day for me - is this something other members already do or are interested in doing? I would say at this stage it would for me depend on a good forecast though!! Any info would be much appreciated especially with the 'summer' on the way??
Author:  mojomick [ 17 Jun 2011 19:56 ]
Post subject:  Re: LOCAL RIDE-OUTS.
GMan wrote:
As a new member I have seen the main UKBEG meets and wonder whether there are ever any more localised ride outs - I am in Reading in Berks. with Wilts., Hants., Oxon, Surrey & London etc. all in easily travel distances for a single (or part) day out. As I am in retail I can only really make Sundays as Saturday is a busy day for me - is this something other members already do or are interested in doing? I would say at this stage it would for me depend on a good forecast though!! Any info would be much appreciated especially with the 'summer' on the way??

The laws of UKBEG cat herding dictate that you'll have to suggest a date and venue (or meeting point) and see who responds.
If you can only do Sundays that are sunny, then you may have a lonely summer.
Check out the events section, or suggest a venue or route.
There are plenty of Buellers within 50 miles of you, some will travel further for a good lunch. :yup:
Author:  sportster_mann [ 18 Jun 2011 11:56 ]
Post subject:  Re: LOCAL RIDE-OUTS.
Try to get to a couple of meets first - people seem to be a bit more proactive once they know you - normally there will be someone else going in the same general direction that you can meet up with.

Personally I'm not over keen on riding in groups, but a couple of other bikes are OK. But then again I'm a captain slow ... :oooops:

A couple of years ago we did try to get a meet together in the Reading area - but it died of apathy - problem is trying to find a date, time and venue agreeable to all.

But it never hurts to post an event up and wait for a response ...
Author:  rik [ 18 Jun 2011 18:01 ]
Post subject:  Re: LOCAL RIDE-OUTS.
The thrill of riding in a disciplined pack is one that all should experience at least once.
Many years ago, in a universe that seems far far away, there was a gathering of American cars and bikes at a Burger King in Guildford on the first(?) Sunday of every month. A group of ten or so M2s S1s and X1s (for Fuellers had yet to appear) would descend en masse at the culmination of a thrash around the Surrey/ Hants/ Sussex lanes often via Bury Hill, Box Hill and Newlands Corner etc. We knew each other's riding styles and we trusted each other; there were no heroics, no surprise overtakes and no attempts to outdo each other. The noise had to be heard to be believed; it was like close-formation Spitfire flying....and I, for one, miss those days... :sad1:
Norm, Kev, Betty, G, Roy, Garry, Tim, German George, and others whose names escape me,.... happy days! How about a re-run soon?
PS Who was that uber 8-) Iti who rode in sneakers? And that guy with the 'Duracell' S1? And whatever happened to G?
Author:  rik [ 18 Jun 2011 21:07 ]
Post subject:  Re: LOCAL RIDE-OUTS.
Happy Jack! Where's Happy Jack and his lovely Duracell S1 now?
Author:  Norm [ 18 Jun 2011 22:02 ]
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rik wrote:
PS Who was that uber 8-) Iti who rode in sneakers? And that guy with the 'Duracell' S1? And whatever happened to G?

The Italian was Claudio, the Duracell S1 was Jack's (as you remembered) and the last I heard of G, he gave up motorbikes after a friend he was riding with hit a tree at 30 on the Embankment after a ped walked out in front of them.

Ali was a regular, as well.
Author:  edd [ 20 Jun 2011 19:06 ]
Post subject:  Re: LOCAL RIDE-OUTS.
GMan wrote:
As a new member I have seen the main UKBEG meets and wonder whether there are ever any more localised ride outs - I am in Reading in Berks. with Wilts., Hants., Oxon, Surrey & London etc. all in easily travel distances for a single (or part) day out. As I am in retail I can only really make Sundays as Saturday is a busy day for me - is this something other members already do or are interested in doing? I would say at this stage it would for me depend on a good forecast though!! Any info would be much appreciated especially with the 'summer' on the way??


Have been known to do the Swan Inn at Pangbourne for sunny Sunday lunches 2 or 3 times a year (need to get there by 12 to get a riverside seat!). Usually after morning coffee at Bell Inn Wantage. Good run down to Hungerford (watch out for deer) into Wiltshire from there and back up into Glos for a relaxed 150 miler. Could give you a nod when we are next over that way. ;)
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