A very happy group of UKBEG members at Land's End, 3rd May 2009, after riding 874 miles from John O'Groats for this years Buell Challenge:


We hope the 2010 UKBEG Buell Challenge is equally as successful and another great adventure.
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The 2010 UKBEG Buell Challenge is a 1,000 mile endurance run around the coast of Ireland. In addition to having fun riding Buell motorcycles, this events main purpose is to raise money for our adopted charity, the Papworth Hospital Cystic Fibrosis Unit, in memory of UKBEG member Emma Radford.

Event dates: 1st to 3rd May 2010 - May Day Bank Holiday weekend.

Although this event is primarily intended for Buell motorcycles all makes are welcome to take part.

Registration forms for this event are available on the download page: here

Closing date for registrations is Friday 16th April.

It costs £13 to register.

You will receive an event pack which includes a limited edition Buell/UKBEG 2010 Buell Challenge T-shirt. We would like to thank Allan Brownridge of HD/Buell UK who has secured the last stocks of genuine Buell T-shirts in the USA.
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Itinerary:

Saturday 1st May:

Start point: Waterford Harley-Davidson, between 9.30 to 10.00 am.
Web site: here

Monday 3rd May:

Finish point: Hook Head Lighthouse, near Waterford, before 5.30 pm.
Web site: here

The suggested route for the 2010 UKBEG Buell Challenge will be issued to all riders who register for the event.

Saturday 1st May = approx. 320 miles. Waterford to Ballintoy.
Sunday 2nd May = approx. 335 miles. Ballintoy to Galway.
Monday 3rd May = approx. 350 miles. Galway to Hook Head Lighthouse, near Waterford.
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Accommodation:

Participants are free to use these hostels or make their own arrangements.

Note: these hostels offer basic, no frills, self catering accommodation.

Friday 30th April: Beech Haven Hostel, Tramore, near Waterford.
Web site: here
On-line booking: here

Saturday 1st May: Sheep Island View Hostel, Ballintoy.
Web site: here
On-line booking: here

Sunday 2nd May: Oughterards Canrawer House Hostel, near Galway.
Web site: here
On-line booking: here

Monday 3rd May: Beech Haven Hostel, Tramore, near Waterford.
Web site and on-line booking details as Friday 30th April.
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Ferry details:

We've booked these crossings but participants are free to make their own arrangements:

Friday 30th April: Holyhead to Dublin - 12.00 hours.

Tuesday 4th May: Dublin to Holyhead - 14.30 hours.

Irish Ferries web site and on-line booking: here

Important: for those of you booking on-line with Irish Ferries - let me have your booking reference number and once we have reached 5 confirmed bookings I will be able to obtain a retrospective 10% discount. This will appear as a credit on your card used to make the booking.

I regret that I've not been able to negotiate a discount with the other ferry companies that operate between the UK and Ireland.
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Chris & Jane Jessop
Founders of UKBEG April 1998

www.ukbuellgroup.co.uk

Accomodation booked

Have booked The Waterfront for the Galway stop as Mrs Goldy didn't fancy sleeping in a dorm with a load of hairy sweaty Buellers

Is it May yet

What but she doesn't mind the snoring

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2001 X1 2009 1125CR 2006 Uly X3 2010 Uly a fully Maz'd S1 and a 1991 RS1200 Westwind.

She's used to it But I booked an ensuite just in case

Colin - we're glad you've managed to book your accommodation early. It was a struggle to find hotels etc. with enough beds/rooms at a reasonable price.

Kev - are you doing the 2010 Buell Challenge on the X1 or the CR? ...

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Chris & Jane Jessop
Founders of UKBEG April 1998

www.ukbuellgroup.co.uk

This is the design for the T-shirt which commemorates this years UKBEG Buell Challenge.

We would like to thank Allan Brownridge of HD/Buell UK for his help in securing stocks of this American-made limited edition T-shirt ...

This is the only design which features the latest Buell logo - produced exclusively for UKBEG.

All riders who register for the 2010 UKBEG Buell Emerald Isle Challenge will receive one of these shirts.

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Chris & Jane Jessop
Founders of UKBEG April 1998

www.ukbuellgroup.co.uk

We now have 5 bookings with Irish Ferries which means we can obtain the 10% discount.

Jessop C
Jessop J
Nicholls G
Dudley J
Dudley L

Reminder: If you're taking part in the 2010 UKBEG Buell Challenge and book your crossing with Irish Ferries please let me have your booking reference number.

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Chris & Jane Jessop
Founders of UKBEG April 1998

www.ukbuellgroup.co.uk

Hey-up CJ, going to have to give this one a miss, sorry, got a fair bit on this year, already the calendar is filling up fast.......Hoping to get along to the Glencoe weekend though, its just before our main holiday, touring the Italian lakes on the GS. this weekend would make a good shake down run, we'll see if funds allow, be in touch...hope all goes well in the Emerald Ise challenge......

Stay lucky Woody.

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Its not the Destination, its the Journey.

You can always tell a Yorkshire man..But ya can't tell him much.

OK, Dave, thanks for letting me know.

Hope to see you at the Glencoe weekend - if not before ...

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Chris & Jane Jessop
Founders of UKBEG April 1998

www.ukbuellgroup.co.uk

Hi CJ This one sounds great. Absolutely gutted I can't make it. See what I can do on fund raising anyway. Have fun all that take part

Hi Bob - sorry you can't make this years Buell Challenge. Maybe next year?

Update, we now have 6 names booked with Irish Ferries:

Jessop C
Jessop J
Nicholls G
Dudley J
Dudley L
Slatcher R

And we've received the first registration form - from Colin (Goldy) and Maxine.

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Chris & Jane Jessop
Founders of UKBEG April 1998

www.ukbuellgroup.co.uk

I'd like to this. On me tod, I expect, as the mrs won't go near the bike.

Is there a closing date for registration ? I suppose not & camping would alwats be possible so I could elave it a while yet. answered my own question there, I think.

Closing date for registrations is 16th April - errrr, it states this on the form that you can download, but not in my original post at the start of this topic ....which I've now edited ....

Camping is OK - but I don't have any details of what's available, I only looked at hostels, B&B's etc.

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Chris & Jane Jessop
Founders of UKBEG April 1998

www.ukbuellgroup.co.uk

When do we get our sponser packs?
Got to start soon if I'm going to beat Roz & kevmean this year

At this moment in time I'm not sure if i can afford to do this trip have had a very expensive 6 months having to remortgage etc to pay off the ex etc + the new bike .....OK I know i didn't have to buy it but it would have been rude not to . Also with being off work for 3 1/2 months before xmas because of my back cost me a lot in lost earnings. Have booked the days off work just incase i can save up enough so havn't totally given up hope yet

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2001 X1 2009 1125CR 2006 Uly X3 2010 Uly a fully Maz'd S1 and a 1991 RS1200 Westwind.