Great Western RoadHog Aug 2014

H.O.G.® Chapter 6655

CONTENTS Features 9 - Peaks, Lakes & Dales 12 - HITH 7 15 - HITH 7 Rideout 17 - American Bike Night 18 - USA Tour, Part 1

Regulars 2 - Director’s Cut 3 - Between the Covers 4 - Secretary’s Update 5 - From the Front 7 - Cockers Bits 8 - Ladies of Harley 20 - Charity Update 21 - Pump Stop 23 - At a Glance

August 2014

Official Newsletter of the Great Western Chapter

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Director’s Cut

By Barry “Bazzzzer” Aggett Hi All,

run.

I must start by saying how sad it was to hear that John Barnes has died. John was a GWC member between 20032009 and I’m sure many past and present members of GWC will have fond memories of John.

Later that evening Mrs Two Talls was up dancing, or should I say swaying, and joined in a conversation Mike Collett was having with two guys from the Channel Islands. Now Mike is not a tall guy and the guys from the Channel Islands were likewise, so with Mrs Two Talls towering over them, the joke was made, “why don’t you start your own Hobbit Chapter”, and guess what, it stuck. Thankfully the Channel Island guys took it all in good spirit and we were all very surprised in the morning to see that Mrs Two Talls didn’t have a monster hangover.

John ‘Springer’ Barnes

And that was that ,until a year later when who should we bump into at the 2011 Oggie Rally, but the Channel Island guys and one of them was wearing the rocker below, so it was only fitting that the Hobbits should have a Queen and Mrs Two Talls was presented with two patches “Queenie” and “Hobbit Queen”, which she proudly wears to this day.

At time of writing, me and Mrs Two Talls are starting preparations for the Fenlanders Rally, so I thought it would be amusing for you to hear the story of how Mrs Two Talls picked up her nickname of “Queenie” after attending the Fenlanders Rally in 2010.

It all started late on a warm afternoon when a few of us were having a tipple or two, propped up against the white plastic fence surrounding Fakenham Racecourse. Somehow the discussion got around to how long it would take someone to run around the racecourse and before long we had some volunteers. Under starters orders and they’re off, in the shape of Mrs Two Talls, Jane Scott and gentleman Mike Collett, who agreed to look after our two fillies, whilst the rest of us tried to guess how long it would take them. I cannot remember how long it actually did take, but it was starting to get dark as they collapsed over the line.

Mrs Two Talls was red in the face and gasping for a drink, so some kind person handed her a bottle of water or so she thought. In fact it was Vodka in a water bottle, now how did that get there?

Anyway, that set the scene for the night as the alcohol must have gone straight to her head after the

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Page 3 And now a few things in brief:It was lovely to see Janice Lloyd at the last St Mary’s meeting looking so well after her operation.

You’ll be kept on your toes now Darlow!

Please support Barney, Dave Vass & Ali Ward for their parachute jump, loads of respect from me.

Note, the Cross Hands Hotel meeting in September is on the 3rd Tuesday, so 16th not 9th.

For full details of all our events please visit the website as this is being frequently updated as events firm up and if you find anything missing please remind us, we’re only human!

Sounds like many of you are still up for Hoggin’ the Curry, so watch this space.

Barry “Bazzzzer” Aggett

Our annual attendance at Bristol Bike Show is midAugust, so come along for a chill and a chat.

Email: baznjac@gmail.com Home: 01291 620371 Mobile: 07907 351650

Not forgetting all of the normal monthly rideouts, thanks to our road crews.

Between the Covers Hi All and welcome to the August edition of RoadHOG. Firstly I’d like to say what great weather we had throughout July.

OK, there was the odd thunderstorm or two but these cleared the air more than damped the spirits.

A few weeks ago I had access to a loan Fat Bob for a couple of weeks and thoroughly enjoyed having the wind back in my face, up my trouser legs, etc.

Mrs Cockers even got on the back a few times and gave it her seal of approval. In spite of her complaints about the vibrations and hard narrow seat she still got off with a smile on her face .

The up shot of this is that the garage has now been cleared of junk and by the time you read this we should have a Fat Bob in occupancy. In fact we even cleared enough space for two guest bikes, hmmm!

So what’s in this month’s edition. Well there are articles from Stephanie, Tony and Big Al covering the Peaks, Lakes and Dales tour plus our very own Hogs in the Hayfields rally. Me and misses Cockers Mark Editor Email: macockwell@yahoo.com Mobile: 07900 496711

(Note: Views expressed in the articles are not necessarily the views of the Editor)

Director

attended both and they were fantastic. If you’re new to the chapter and haven’t been on one of these tours, or haven’t attended our rally, then you don’t know what you’re missing. Go on give it a go, it’s why you joined.

If you remember. a few months ago a few brave souls offered up ‘then and now’ photos of themselves. Well below is a new offering.

Do you know this couple?

Answer on page 22

Who’s Who

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Secretary’s Update I heard someone say “Merry Christmas” on the radio this morning! We will be into August when you read this. Where has the year gone!

Looking at what’s happened since my last report for the July edition of RoadHOG, Hogs in the Hayfields 7 was a fantastic success. Tony James was so chilled out, that he joined the rideout for the first time ever! All the planning and preparation paid off and the warm, sunny weekend was a bonus.

It’s hard to believe that our Peaks, Lakes and Dales Tour has been and gone, after all the months of planning and the reccing. A huge thanks to the Road Captains and Marshals who did a fantastic job as usual, also to everyone who joined us, you were great company! I did think it bizarre that we were being overtaken by crazy cyclists, who were trying out the route of the Tour de France in the Yorkshire Dales! We are looking forward to taking the scenic route to Thunder in the Glens in August.

It was great to see a good turnout at our Club night at the Cross Hands in July, and I’m sure that Bazzer had a warm welcome at the Cangen meeting at St Mary’s. We held the 100 Club Draw a month later than usual, as I had forgotten to bring the container with the numbers to the June Club night! I was very surprised and delighted to win first prize of £60 and Jenny Jeary was equally pleased to hear that she had won second prize of £30!

By Yvonne Roberts Bike Fest pennant. He flew the GWC flag in Killarney.

Sonja Beddow was kept busy sewing on patches all evening and raised £70 for Mencap. Sonja, you are a real treasure, thank you.

We held our July Committee meeting at Riders on July 5th amidst the American Independence Day celebrations at Riders. As Richard Beckett commented – why are we celebrating losing the American War of Independence and consequently the American colonies?

Bazzer thanked everyone for their input into our Rally. He was pleased that both Carol Howerd and Jan Lloyd had received the flowers which had been sent from the Chapter.

Duncan thanked everyone for making our Rally such a success. Holly and Callum had really enjoyed joining us at the Hayfields.

Peter had sent out his financial report for June in advance of our meeting. The Committee commented on the good quality of the gazebos, which had recently been purchased and used at our Rally.

Chris has been working hard to create a Members’ Section on our website, which is replacing the blog.

Chris outlined the contents and we all agreed that the Members’ Section will be a great addition to our website. This is now live and can be accessed by registering via the GWC website.

Anita reported that there were only a few tickets left for our GWC Christmas Party, which is now open to wives and partners of GWC members. There are several Chapter members joining the GWC ride to the Fenlanders and Thunder in the Glens rallies.

Anita is looking into organising a GWC Curry lunch on October 19th for Hoggin’ the Bridge and Bazzer will be leading the Ride to the Wall on October 4th.

Stephanie was delighted to report that we had raised £759.50 for Mencap at our Rally. Tony passed round a newsletter from the Keynsham Branch of Mencap, which featured an article about GWC handing over a cheque for £1,000 at our Rally. Stephanie updated us on the arrangements for the tandem parachute jump on September 6th, when 3 GWC members will be bravely taking the plunge, Barney, Dave Vass and Allison Ward, and 4 people

Richard Beckett presented Bazzer with the Ireland

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Page 5 from Mencap. It is hoped that GWC members will give their support, both on the day, and through sponsoring Barney, Dave and Allison. Stephanie also outlined the “Hoggin’ the Shop” event on July 26th at the Chepstow Branch of Mencap, for which GWC members have generously donated biker gear.

We are looking forward to welcoming Neil and Jo from our sister Chapter, Western Slope, in Grand Junction, Colorado, who will be joining us for Thunder in the Glens.

Please give a warm welcome to a new member, Ian Carter, from Chippenham, whom we met at our July Club night at the Cross Hands.

The date of our next Committee Meeting is August 9th and a full copy of the minutes is available on request.

I have the usual selection of merchandise available: large and small rockers and patches, including the new logo, pin grips and fleeces. Look at the Merchandise page on our website for full details and how to order, or see me at Club nights. Unfortunately, as H.O.G® Merchandising has increased its prices, Large GWC rockers and eagle patches are now £14 and small GWC rockers and eagle patches are £7.

Ride safe.

Yvonne Secretary Email: yvonne.s.roberts@gmail.com Home: 01225 751017

From The Front

By Alan “Big Al” Stokes Hi Everyone,

The last month has seen this part of the country blessed with some pretty warm and generally dry weather. I hope, like me, you have taken the opportunity to make the most of it, and to get out on the Harley. Personally I have been to WestonSuper-Mare on several occasions, including the bike nights. A good excuse to get Fish and Chips from Winston’s chippie. A few of us also took a good ride around Somerset taking in Cheddar, Chew Valley Lake and the views from Dundry.

year. It was a bit sparse in 2013, with only about 6 or 7. So please polish up that chrome and come and support the Chapter. It’s a fine chance to show off what pride and passion we take in our machines.

Please note, due to the event Health & Safety regulations, you will need to be on the stand from between 9.00 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. It’s a good day out where you can view all makes of Motorbikes and Scooters, plus much more. If motorbikes aren’t your other halves’ thing, then there is St Nicholas market at the top of Small Street. That is always worth a look around. There is an eclectic mix of food and merchandise stalls to view and send money at.

They sell all manner of things, not found in your everyday shops. I would really recommend the Caribbean food stall. Serving great Jerk Chicken and Curry Goat to tingle the taste buds. Failing that, it’s a great excuse to catch up with a few friends, have a chat, grab a coffee, maybe a beer or just chill out.

Oh yes, I would suggest you bring along a fold up seat to sit on. It can be a bit tiring on the old legs.

Looking ahead is a key bike-related activity which I want to plug and get support for. It is the Bristol Bike Show on Saturday 16th August. It’s a relaxed sort of a day, which starts at 10.00 a.m. and finishes at 4.00 p.m. We are normally based in Small Street …… and so on to the forthcoming rides. adjacent to the band stage. It would be good to see a load more GWC bikes on our display stand this (Continued on page 6)

Page 6 Sunday 10th August 2014 – Graham Roach & Team (Black Mountain Chapter) 'All Routes to Abergavenny' This weekend's ride is laid on courtesy of the Black Mountains Chapter, so why not join them on a ride around South Wales. The plan is to meet at the Swansea HD Dealership for 9.30 a.m. Please be fuelled up and ready to depart at 10.00 a.m.

The ride will head west on M4 to Pont Abraham services, and then on to Llandeilo, Llandovery, stopping at Abergavenny bus stop for refreshments. The ride will traverse back on the same road to the Storey Arms, over the common. Depending on the weather there will be a choice of two routes (decision on the day). If the weather is not too good, the ride will end in a lay-by on the Neath by-pass. If the weather is good, then the ride will head over the Rhigos, Bwlch to Port Talbot and end at the underground roundabout. This will give access to the M4 in both directions.

Classed as a Level C ride of approximately 150 miles on mostly A Roads. There is some motorway.

Sunday 17th August 2014 – Andy “RKK” Kendall & Team 'Wandering Back to West Bay' Meet up at McDonalds Brislington (BS4 5PF) 9.00am to leave at 9.30am leaving McDonalds we will follow the A4 towards Saltford turn right into Keynsham and go out to the A37 via the Wellsway Marksbury and Farnborough. There will be a short comfort stop in Podimore services. This is intended to be no more than 20 minutes so that we have more time at West Bay.

Hinton Charterhouse and Midford to the outskirts of Bath and then following unspecified road to the A4. through Saltford and back to McDonalds Brislington (BS4 5PF).

If the weather is bad we will return via the A37 when we get to Dorchester.

This is a Level B ride due to the distances and poor surfaces of some of the smaller roads.

Sunday 14th September 2014 – Greg Payne & Team 'Cruising the Lakes' The plan is to meet at Cardiff West Services M4/J33 for 10.00 a.m. Please ensure you are fuelled up, ready to depart at 10.30 a.m.

The ride will head off east along the M4 leaving the motorway at J32. From here we will pick up the A470, up Rhiwbina Hill and onto the A469 Caerphilly Road. It will then take the B4269 Senghenydd, Eglwysilian Common, Nelson, Gelligaer, B4254 Fochriw and onto the Asda Store at Dowlais for a short 15minute comfort break. Leaving Dowlais the route will take you past Ponsticill and Talybont Reservoirs and onto Llangorse Lake. Lunch will be taken here with the option for the group of either use the Lakeside Restaurant or the Red Lion Pub in village of Llangorse. Maybe a packed lunch if you prefer. Forecast to arrive around 12.45 p.m.

Following the lunch stop, the ride will leave Llangorse at 2.00 p.m. on B4560- A438 to Glasbury Cross filling station for petrol (if required). Then it’s onto Hay on Wye along the B4348-B4347 to Pontrilas, A465 to Abergavenny, A4042 to Pontypool, A472 Crumlin and taking the A469 finishing at Caerphilly Garden Centre. The finish is 10 minutes from M4/J32.

On Leaving Podimore we will join the A372 and B3165 to Martock and then the A366 to Crewkerne picking up the A3066 to Beaminster and on to a fuel This is classed as a Level ‘C’ ride of approximately stop for ALL BIKES just outside Bridport.

120 miles. It will involve some challenging elements It is intended to Leave Bridport at around 3.00pm, to during the morning section. be advised on the day, and go along the B3152 coast road, the one which was really foggy on the Boys Own Weekend, and go on unspecified roads to Dorchester where we will pick up the A352 past the Cerne Abbas Giant and on through Sherborne to our Comfort stop at Sparkford Services. (Some may wish to leave the ride here).

Upon resuming the ride we will head out on the A359 past the newly refurbished Haynes Motor Museum picking up the A361 to Frome and the A36 to Beckington. At Woolverton we pick up the B3110 though the picturesque villages of Norton St. Philip,

Alan “Big Al” Stokes Assistant Director & Head Road Captain For those last minute updates please call the “Hotline” on 08444 994508 and please keep a check on the website for changes.

Please see below some guidance details of the rides: Level A - Short and easy below 100 miles round trip.

Level B - Fine for average riders but may be a bit longer.

Level C - Can include some complex sections but mainly a longer duration.

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Cockers Bits

By Anita Cockwell tent for wasn’t it?

Hi All,

I hope you are enjoying the (humid) great weather. What better way to cool down than to get on your bike and ride, even if it is a quick trip after work. I’ve now had the experience/pleasure of riding pillion on a Fat Bob as ‘his nibs’ is adding one to his H-D collection. It was fun to nip out one evening (on a loan bike) and give it my seal of approval. (Not that I will be allowed on it that often as this will be his ‘solo’ bike for use when he doesn’t want chatter in his ears. However it’s mean and black, my favourite colour, so I can’t say no). That said, nothing gets the garage cleaned and sorted faster than a delivery date from Riders!

Accommodation at our hotel on the first night up is full but there are B&B’s within walking distance, however, the hotel on the homeward leg of the journey is a large sea front hotel so there are likely to be spaces available. Details of the hotels are on the GWC website or contact me to discuss more if you want to join us. Go on you know you want to!

Ride to the Wall (RTTW) – Sat 4th October The website for registration and voluntary contributions for RTTW 2014 is now open (go to www.ridetothewall.org.uk). There will be a group meet, TBA, to ride up to the main official RTTW meeting venues from where the RTTW organisers take control. The GWC, represented by Bazzz as Director, will lay a wreath as a mark of our collective respect to those fallen in combat. As with previous years, if there are any military/ex-military who would like to flank Bazz in this tribute, then please let us know asap. If you have never been before and are I read in one of the other Chapter magazines recently that they had 5 trikes and two bikes on a trip, interested but would like to know more, contact me are trikes taking over? Mmmm, wonder if our garage and I’ll talk you thorough it. will take two bikes and a trike?? “Mark……???”

Hoggin the Bridge Curry – Sun 19th October th A firm favourite with everyone regardless of whether Bristol Bike Show – Sat 16 August they actually do the official ‘Hoggin the Bridge’ ride Big Al sums this day up nicely in his article so I won’t try to add to that but suffice to say what better or just ride/drive across for the curry. Not sure how much this year’s curry will cost but will firm up on way of showing off your bike to a huge throng of that soon. My mouth is drooling just thinking about people, both motorcyclists and tourists, and letting it. So as soon as we know I’ll be collecting your them get to know who we are and advertising the monies but please remember that you need to have Great Western Chapter. Come on let’s put on a booked BEFORE, as we can’t take bookings on the great show this year! (And there I go adding to Big Al’s article, well you know me never miss the oppor- day. So in true Boy Scout/Girl Guide fashion be prepared! We will need to have a minimum of 50 attend tunity of a few words!). the curry to make it worthwhile for the restaurant to TITG – 21st to 26th August open as they do this specially and only for GWC. I’m pleased to say we have a nice sized group of And lastly, I only have 3 tickets left for this year’s around 15 bikes riding up together to Aviemore. Baz Christmas Party at The Alveston House Hotel, and Christof have worked out a number of routes Thornbury on Sat 13th December - yes 3, not 4 or there and back which should allow for differing 5 just 3!!! A £10 deposit will secure your ticket so weather conditions but also to include the more sceyou have been warned, don’t dilly dally. nic views too. I’ve only ever been to Scotland on business so I’m really looking forward to this trip and Catch up with you soon. seeing more of this land.

“Mrs Cockers” If you still want to join us then purchase your rally tickets from the TITG website www.dunedinhog.net Activities Officer with pre-registration at £35 (or £40 on the gate).

Email: accockwell@yahoo.com At this late stage you’ll probably find that it’s camp- Mobile: 07841 617477 ing only at the rally but that’s what you bought the

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Ladies of Harley

By Jane Scott Hello Ladies,

myself decided to go down to the Gower overnight, so whilst we were there we made a visit to the Black Well what to write about Mountains Dealership. I spoke to Sarah James the BM this month? Of course it LOH Officer who is enjoying her role. It was nice to must be Hogs in the Hayhave a chat and, of course, I had to have a tee shirt. fields and another sucCouldn’t go all that way and not buy anything lol. cessful year for us! This all takes time and organ- I’ve been making the most of the sunshine and riding ising so I would like to to work most days, and it got me thinking as a group say thanks to all that took of young lads in a car fell in love with my bike and part in making the rally a asked “what is ‘HER’ name?” To which I replied “what great event once again. makes you think it’s a female?”, they looked at me strange and replied “it’s just beautiful so must be feFor the first part of the year us “Gurzels” sat and conmale!”. I laughed and told them I was just “Living the templated what would work on the dance floor, and Dream” and it must be a male as all us lady riders what song could we change the words to and make it have a permanent smile on our face due to the vibra“ours”. This takes a while, and input from all Gurzels is tion; whoops sorry Ladies! essential. Sometimes we think ‘No we can’t do that’, but of course we can! This year we had a new singer So come on Lady Riders, is your bike male or female?

Ali. If you didn’t know her before, then you should Has it got a name, or are you just like me? I call it know her now, as she also performed an Amy Wine‘The Beast’ and that makes it a male, so let me know. house song on the Friday evening, (she has also now I did mention at the July club night that all deposits are put herself forward for the parachute jump in aid of now paid for the LOH trip, with the balance to be paid Mencap, and yes she has a sponsor form, just speak by 29th October. If you want to pay a bit at a time then to Steph). Plus, as a bonus, she is one our Lady Ridplease do, either by BACS payment to Peter (making ers. Well done Ali! The music and dance moves are all sure you put a ref of LOH trip) or by cheque to Anita. If “top secret” so on the night it’s a total surprise, so I you have any queries about it then email or txt me hope you all enjoyed the Saturday Evening Perforplease. I will need to know a bit nearer to the time mance. where you would like to be picked up (and that’s not outside your door) but there is no rush at the moment, I will do that by email. X Well I’m sat outside writing this article thinking this time next week I shall be at the Fenlanders Rally (not that I’m counting the days or anything!). If you know the story of how our ‘Queenie’ got her title then all I can say is I hope she stays off the Vodka this time and we don’t get entered into the Nags race of the day, lol ,so more tales to tell of that one next month.

For the Ladies that don’t ride, have you had any more thoughts on if you’d like to meet for cake (that sounds better than coffee ) … let me know, contact details at bottom of page.

Well Done Gurzels, are we going to be there next year? Well that’s up for debate but we can rest our feet for a while. xx

This month I would like to send “Get Well Soon” wishes to Janice Lloyd, we need you for the sing-song on the coach xx

Of course I must mention the Hospitality Tent donation to Prostate Cancer UK, which I did mention at Club night, but hadn’t put in the previous mag. It was a grand total of £100, which I thought was good considering the good weather which stopped folk from wanting a hot cuppa with a piece of cake.

That’s all for now Ladies.

A couple of weeks ago Stu, the Granddaughters and

Take care and be safe.

Jane xx Ladies of Harley Email: janescott61@hotmail.co.uk Mobile: 07894 086626

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The Peaks, Lakes and Dales ... with Peter & Yvonne Bike Tours

By Stephanie Evans We even caught Cockers taking photos!

I’d been looking forward to this since we booked to join Peter & Yvonne’s latest tour, having had such a Our hotel was a good time last year when we ‘Went East’! welcome sight and I The weather was kind to us all weekend (with just jumped off and left the odd patch of drizzle), the scenery fabulous and Barney to park up the riding hard and long (especially on Saturday!) and bring the bags but we all had a great time. whilst I checked in thinking I could get Leaving Michael Wood Services we travelled up through the Welsh Marches with a coffee and com- up to our room for a long hot soak in the fort stop at the American Diner and then on to bath before dinShrewsbury for our lunch break. A quick walk around the town close to the car park found us in a ner… well not quite – at our room we pub garden for a very tasty sandwich – the downcouldn’t make the silly key card work so I stayed put side was the time it took for them to bring it to us – with the bags and Barney went back down to get the over 20 minutes after we ordered – were they bakcard ‘reactivated’. He came back and I said it ing the bread or what! sounded like the room was occupied We just made it but he didn’t believe me and opened back in time to the door and stepped inside – I was slip into forright – the shower was running, the mation as the TV was on and a large suitcase was breakdown – open on the bed. Making a swift exit glad we were last he went back down stairs and I once to ride out or I’d again waited. This time the man have struggled to staying in the room turned up and be ready! looked puzzled to find a biker chick and all her lugOur journey then continued past Lord Hill’s Column, gage camped outside his room – I explained as he went to open the door only to find his key didn’t which is the largest free-standing Doric column in work! Off to reception he went and his wife then England – I failed to get a decent photo of it as we opened the door and we had a nice chat whilst we circled past – never mind. We then entered the waited for our respective ‘Mr Evans’ to come back Peak District National Park, which is located at the up!! southern end of the Pennines. Beautiful – yes I know I keep using that word along with fabulous – We finally got a room sorted, tramped up another 2 I’ll see what other flights of stairs adjectives I can and I collapsed come up with as into my warm we move further bath!! into the tour.

After a drink in Being breakdown the bar and a on Day 1 afforded stroll to view us a great view of the Dome, we all the group went to the ahead of us and Tap House – meant I could a small but snap away at the perfectly formed ale house serving 93 – yes 93 – back without havthat is not a typo - different types of ale. ing to worry about second man drop.

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Barney tried a couple along with Dave Vass including a very dark, Guinness looking on at 7.5%. I stuck to a half of a very weak one and that was still a bit strong for me as I’m usually on the old rosé wine. Having seen some meals come out to other punters in the pub we decided to eat there and have a very enjoyable evening.

A walk back to the hotel via St Anne’s well and off to bed ready for the next day of riding.

Day 2 saw us wend our way to Tideswell to view the well dressing – an annual event to celebrate villages not getting the Black Death.

looked as we continued out of the Peak District and on towards Glossop, passing the reservoirs that provide Manchester its water and under the Dinting Viaduct, which was built in 1842 to carry trains on the Glossop to Manchester line, over Dinting Brook.

We then rode over the Woodhead Pass, a major cross-Pennine route on into Yorkshire passing Ilkley and Skipton and stopping for lunch at that beautiful restaurant that is Woolley Edge Services on the M1! Due to running behind time, I have to say, as it was not our original lunch stop.

We continued on into the Lake District and enjoyed stops at Windermere and Grasmere then continued on to Keswick and finally our second overnight stop at the lovely Crown Hotel in Wetheral.

I wasn’t feeling too well that evening so took to my bed with room service, whilst everyone went out for a meal and a few drinks. From what I heard everyone had a great time although those that went to the pub were chased by the landlord on leaving as he thought they had left without paying! They hadn’t, but the barmaid hadn’t told him that they had!

Day 3 dawned bright but damp and we set off after our briefing to ride the Tour de France route that crossed over our route. All I can say is thank goodness we were on motorbikes – I certainly did not fancy those hills under just my own power. It was fun though seeing all those little bums going up and down – I could have reached out and patted them all as we rode past them! I resisted and kept my hands to myself…

It was very impressive and a few of us took a slurp of the waters for good measure! Guess who

There were lots of decorations to welcome the inFrom there we continued trepid cyclists. on up Winnats Pass, We followed the which is a steep and narrow limestone gorge, River Eden and a smaller version of the then the River Ure, entering the Cheddar Gorge.

Yorkshire Dales National Park, passing through a Spectacular views were (Continued on page 11) to be had wherever you these two white heads are!!!???

Page 11 landscape of stone walls, field barns, farms, and black -faced Swaledale sheep – every time I tried to get a decent photo of the sheep they looked away or Barney sped up and ruined it – Grrr!!!

Our morning stop was at the Wensleydale Creamery in Hawes, where Wensleydale cheese is made. A lovely cafe and lots of cheese samples to be had. I picked up a couple of varieties as gifts for the parents who were dog-sitting for us.

A quick purchase in the gift shop – you can’t go without a fridge magnet I say, and we were off through Kettlewell, where we had a brief comfort stop and took a few photos of some more Tour de France decorations and on to Grassington for lunch.

A pretty, but very touristy place, we scattered ourselves around the various cafés and pubs and enjoyed a break and a good meal.

From here we headed towards Keighley – built up and not very nice in my view and then onto Hebden Bridge – once of Barneys stomping grounds when he was a copper! There was an interesting story he told me about a runaway cow from the slaughter house… but I’ll save that for another time.

Hebden Bridge is a very steep and picturesque village with houses built into the side of the hills, so they were at all levels.

From here we made our way to Stalybridge and back to Glossop where we turned onto the famous Snake Pass – a superb road for bikes, although there were many signs warning of the dangers to bikers.

Over the Pennine Way and passing Derwent reser-

voirs we continued to our stop for the evening in Chesterfield. Another hard but good day’s riding. Just a Premier Inn this evening – not as glamourous as the previous two nights but clean and comfortable and after a wash and brush up a meal in the bar with a glass of vino and we put the world to rights. Several of the group went off to eat elsewhere in Chesterfield returning in the wee hours I heard!

Our final morning, after a good breakfast and the last briefing, we rode off a few bikes less, as a couple of couples decided to go their own way and Dave had bike troubles so took a direct route home with his fingers crossed the bike would make it.

We began the journey home passing through the Chatsworth Estate and getting a good view of the stately home that is Chatsworth House – very impressive but I wouldn’t want their heating bill or to have to clean the windows!

We then rode on through rolling countryside and more beautiful views to Kenilworth where we stopped for lunch and then said our goodbyes before riding back to Michaelwood on the M5.

And finally we did see one rare creature during the tour: A white van man washing his van!!!

A big thank you to everyone who came along and made it such a great tour, the road teams and of course our tour leaders.

Here’s to next year – how about West Wales or Cornwall?

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Hogs In The Hayfields 7

Hogs In The Hayfields 7

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Hi All, Well that`s another one over for another year. We may have been down on numbers this year, but I think all that attended would agree it was still a great weekend.

You know what they say - “it`s the quality not the quantity�.

With plenty of articles on our rally in this edition already I`ll just take this opportunity to thank those that helped and put in many hours to pull all this together.

Baz, and all the team that came early on the Thursday night to put up all the bunting and marquees, and the Sunday morning crew who stayed behind to pack and clear up.

Ladies of Harley, who ran the hospitality tent and made those lovely cakes.

Anita Cockwell and the Stars act for a great show on the Friday night.

The Rideout Team, who once again put together a great rideout. These rallies must be getting easier to stage as this was the first time I managed to join the rideout.

Andy Kendall and all the people that staffed the Tagging tent.

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The Gurzels, what a great routine that took us all by surprise.

Peter and Yvonne, for all their work behind the scenes, Gerry Holmes, who generously gave up his time to ferry people to and from The Premier Inn. I may not have mentioned everyone by name but I know who you are and I appreciate all your help.

I would like to thank on behalf of Mencap:Stephanie, who prised our hard earned cash for the raffle.

Snakepix, Gavin (aroma soap designs) and Riders of Bristol for their generous donations to our adopted charity.

Last but not least. Many thanks to all that came to the rally.

If you bought a ticket and did not picked up your patch and pin at the rally then please get in touch as I`ve a few left over.

Tony James Rally Co-ordinator Email: syston@btinternet.com

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Hogs in the Hayfields 7 - Rally Ride Out Saturday 21st June 2014, the summer solstice but more importantly, it’s the HITH 7 rally ride out. I wake to be greeted by glorious early morning sunshine. The warmth of the day already is very evident as I sit relaxing.

Not many people are up and about yet, so it’s still very peaceful. I guess 06.45 a.m. is wishful thinking if you had had the odd shandy. Now the warm, dry conditions really lift the spirits. I know it will help make a very well planned scenic run far more enjoyable for all of those taking part in the ride.

The morning moves on and by the time we are ready to leave, 46 Harleys and 1 Harley trike have assembled from the UK’s various chapters attending our rally. Briefing complete, we are ready to depart.

Once more, out on to the open road. Taking a journey that will venture through picture postcard villages, pass the well manicured wide open farmland of Wiltshire and on into the lush rolling hills of the Cotswolds.

Heading east, the route traverses through the narrow country lanes. The dry weather of late making these roads easy to ride for once. Reaching the traffic lights and it’s out onto the main A420. Here we climb Tog Hill which affords great views of Bristol as a back drop. Passing over the A46, we continue along tree lined roads. Oaks, Sycamore and Horse Chestnuts, all in full summer bloom with leaves in all manner of green shades. England in its finest hue are the thoughts that permeate my mind as I ride by.

Bearing left we branch off the main road, here we wind our way through tight narrow roads that are more designed for the Horse and Cart of a bi-gone era. Eventually the neat stone built cottages of Castle Coombe come into view. The peace and tranquillity is immediately shattered by the roar of those VTwins as we trundle through. Tourists stop and stare whilst snapping away with their cameras. A wave for good measure.

All too soon the village is behind us and we head on through the countryside to Hulavington, skirting

By Big Al Malmesbury and passing Kemble airfield to the left; the runway aprons adorned with a variety of large aircraft that have all seen a better life. At the junction of the A433/ A429 we turn right and head around the Cirencester ring road for a comfort break. A chance to stretch the legs, grab a drink and have a smoke for those in need of one.

Refreshed, if somewhat hot, it is time for the return trip. A quick group photo or two by Tony Yendle and we are ready to mount up. The rows of Harleys gleaming in the sunlight are quite a sight to behold. Everyone different, each displaying all manner of paint schemes and custom chrome. Anyway, by now the sun is at its hottest and beating down quite oppressively. Still no complaints, as it soon cools once we are on the move.

The return route takes us out of Cirencester and heads west towards Stroud and Dursley on the A419. The countryside here becomes much hillier but again affords some fantastic sights, smells and sounds. The aroma of wild garlic growing fills my nostrils. The roads tend be a series of sweeping bends which makes for great riding. In no time we pass over the cattle grids and are coming onto the common grazing land of Michinghampton Common.

Here all manner of beast roam free and that’s just the locals. I jest; our group were shortly to find out.

Cattle, sheep and horses are common place and so you need to be very observant and ride slowly. It was at this point that I noticed a group of 6 maybe 7 horses some distance ahead walking along the road adjacent to one of the many Cotswold dry stone walls. Something spooked them and the next thing I see is them all charging across the road in between a number of the group. Fortunately we had all slowed to a crawl so no damage done. Lucky they all missed the Harley’s although I did think Bazzer was going to have a passenger for the rest of the trip. A big brute of a black and white shire took a real fancy to him and his passenger seat.

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Page 16 thanks for all the positive feedback. It does make a difference to the ride team to hear that.

Last but not least, a heartfelt thanks from me to all those involved in the planning and execution of yet another successful ride out. Those concerned were Dave “LBD” Roberts who Panic over, we turn left onto the common, passing planned the whole route, Andy Kendall (Lead Ridthe somewhat stunned and bemused golfers en er), Mike Sage, Tony Yendle, Mike “Badger” Brake, route. The common is typical meadow grass but is Martin James (Marshalling) Andy “RKK” Kendall always busy in summer and a good spot for a pic(Breakdown). Last but not least, thanks to Eileen nic. Leaving here is the decline down into NailsJames for taking all the names on the day as well as worth. The views ahead are stunning showing a typwaving frantically to help Martin. ical Cotswold stone town in all its glory. Certainly Until next time, ride hard and ride safe. emphasised more today due to the splendid sunshine. Still, there is a series of hairpin bends to neAlan “Big Al” Stokes (Sweeper) gotiate first. These are known locally as “The Ladder” and are a good biking challenge on a Harley.

Assistant Director and Head Road Captain Today being dry makes it that much easier as all the loose gravel normally covering the road on a wet day is not there. All arriving in one piece at the bottom and it’s a left turn at the mini roundabout. The ride now climbs again out of town and up onto the Cotswolds. The route will take us back near to Badminton and onto Old Sodbury. The road is now very good to ride. Lots of sweeping bends and a good surface that allows the ride to gain good speed.

Eventually we pass the “Cross Hands”, our club night location, and head towards the M4 Bath turn off. Shortly before that, the route takes us right and through the small villages of Codrington and Pucklechurch. From here it a short trip through Shortwood and back to the rally site at Cleve RFC. A great ride of approximately 85 miles. Many thanks to those of you that were able to join us and special

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American Bike Night 2014 This year the team had planned a different route down to the annual American Bike Night at the British Legion Weston bike night. We all assembled at the lay-by on the A38 just off Bedminster Down. After the usual briefing 19 bikes and 24 bikers left and headed towards the seaside.

As we climbed up the A38 we passed Barrow Tanks reservoirs and on to Bristol Airport as one of Stelio’s fleet came in to land. With the Mendip hills off to our left we turned off onto the quieter roads down towards Wrington village. As we pass through the village the local Cub group waved us on towards Congresbury and the Weston road. After passing through Hewish we headed out through Wick St Lawrence towards Keystoke. We rode into Weston, along the old toll road, to the old pier at Weston and then along the sea front past the Winter Gardens, and Pier before arriving at the beach lawns and parking up.

We met up with other Chapter members and friends from the Bridgwater and Black Mountains Chapters. Here the ride ended and we all browsed though the assembled 654 bikes and admired the bike of the night, a Red Harley Panhead Custom. The night’s band was an excellent AC/DC tribute band called AD/HD who put on a great show for the crowd.

While the ride officially ended here everyone made their way to various fish and chips shops for tea. A few of us, however, headed up to Wetherspoons for the excellent Thursday night Curry club.

Thanks to everyone who attended and I look forward to next year’s American Bike Night.

By Neil Prescott

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‘Where there’s a Walmart there’s a way’ - Part 1

By Ian Johnson

… or ‘Who ate all the pies’ DAY 1 Our little adventure started at Heathrow on Friday 6th June. As we arrived at the baggage drop a problem with the scanner system had just developed and the conveyor belts had stopped. The problem was not fixed quickly and we loaded our bags onto a trolley which was left unattended and then taken away by a porter presumably to be left unattended out of our view. I thought that I would be surprised if we saw those bags again soon.

A better thought would have been to decant some of the checked luggage into our hand luggage, but hindsight is a wonderful thing.

The flight was delayed, allegedly waiting for connecting passengers and, towards the end of the flight the captain announced that he had just been told that some baggage was not on board. We arrived at Phoenix, passed through immigration and to the baggage claim carousel where there were zero surprises, and the same number of bags. We then filled out some paperwork and collected a prepaid card with $50 per person for essentials and off to the hotel.

bought London Bridge in 1968 and had it dismantled and shipped to the US and reassembled at Lake Havasu. The area around the bridge has been developed into a smart tourist trap complete with the ubiquitous Harley Davidson retail outlet. After a look around said tourist trap it was off to Seligman and a Route 66 overload day.

Our first visit was to Oatman which is a stereotypical western style town with burros (donkeys) wandering along the street being overfed by tourists. A quick stop there and then onto Hackberry Stores known DAY 2 PHOENIX TO LAKE HAVASU for its collection of curios and old cars including a The following morning we collected a couple of Ultra 1957 red Corvette which unfortunately was away for Limiteds and a Street Glide from Chesters and then repairs. There was still some evidence in the restroom of a visit there by Roger Line in 2010. it was off to buy a change of clothes and other essentials from that well known gents’ outfitters and ladies fashion house also known as Walmart. Jane, in particular, was in her element whilst I was one of those fortunate enough to escape as there were a couple of other things to deal with elsewhere. On our return we loaded up the bikes and set off for the 200 mile ride to Lake Havasu which is a large reservoir behind the Parker dam on the Colorado river. We were a bit late arriving due to the Walmart experience but after a shower, and resplendent in all things Walmart, it was off for a couple of pints of draught amber ale and an Italian meal.

DAY 3 LAKE HAVASU TO SELIGMAN Lake Havasu City was founded by Robert McCulloch (McCulloch garden machinery) who

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Page 19 We continued on to Seligman to spend the night at The Canyon Lodge Motel which is run by a couple of very nice men. The motel has some themed rooms and ours was trains - the extent of which, was a few pictures of trains on the wall and a model locomotive on a shelf. The theme might have been a bit dubious but it was probably the cleanest and most comfortable motel I have ever stayed in and only $60 (£35). The day was finished off with a meal at Westside Lilos, renowned for its Carrot Cake, all washed down with a couple of pints of Blue Moon.

To say we nipped down the interstate is a bit of an understatement as we covered 432 miles but the consensus was it was worth it to be reunited with, amongst other items, our own underwear. A steakhouse burger and some beers marked the end of a good day.

DAY 4 SELIGMAN TO HOLBOOK VIA PHOENIX

The next stop was Meteor Crater but, as Jane and I went there in 2010, we stayed in Winslow to have a look around and visit La Posada Hotel which is a splendid building originally built in 1929 for the Santa Fe Railway Company. Chris and Sara and Kev and Lou went to Meteor Crater which is an enormous hole formed 50,000 years by a meteorite hitting the ground at 28,600 mile an hour. We reunited and rode through the Petrified Forest National Park and the Painted Desert which derives its name from the multitude of colours. My thought was that it looked like a massive version of one of the layered coloured bottles of sand that come from Alum Bay on The Isle of Wight. No Amber, or indeed any other sort of ale, as we are on a Navajo reservation for the next 3 days where possession, sale or consumption is prohibited. It would have been possible to smuggle some in but it was decided to conduct a very unscientific experiment to see if you can live without beer for 3 days whilst on holiday – and you can!

News from BA was that our luggage had arrived in Phoenix so after breakfast we nipped down the interstate and collected it. We then had an excellent ride to Holbrook where Kevin realised one of his ambitions which was to stay in a Wigwam, albeit made of concrete and with air con.

DAY 5 HOLBROOK TO CANYON DE CHELLY Our first stop today was Winslow where we did a bit of ‘standin’ on the corner’ and looking at ‘a girl my Lord in a flat bed Ford’.

DAY 6 CANYON DE CHELLY A proper American breakfast this morning with eggs over easy and pancakes with maple syrup – I could easily be an American. A relaxing day ahead we had a ride along the North Rim and lunch alfresco.

Some decided to spend a couple of hours by the pool but I needed to go to a cash point. The Sat Nav showed one about 3 miles away which was far too close so 70 miles later I returned with the coffers replenished. In the afternoon we took a jeep tour into the Canyon with a local guide, which was excellent.

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Charity Update

By Stephanie Evans

Starting this month with another thank you to Sonja who, once again,did a fantastic job with her patch sewing at the Bristol club night raising £74 for us for Mencap.

I am still collecting clothes for the shop as normal so please just let me know so I can bring the car to club nights or hitch the trailer to Barneys bike!

I will miss the August Club Nights so hope you enjoy – Barney and I will be sipping wine as we gently sail down the Rhine, taking in the scenery and forgetting about work for a week - Bliss!

We hope to see you at the Bristol Bike Show on Saturday 16th August and will be shaking the buckets to get the lovely Bristol public to dig deep and give generously – I know it will make a change from asking you to do so!

Win a Mini-Bus for Keynsham Mencap Keynsham are trying really hard to collect enough tokens from the Bristol Evening Post to have a chance or two to win the raffle for a new mini-bus so if you are able please buy the paper and save the tokens for them. You need 100 tokens for one entry to the raffle so let’s give them as many chances as we can.

Also a thank you to everyone who donated branded goods for the ‘Hoggin the Shop’ event that Mencap Chepstow held on Saturday 26th July.

Parachute Jump We’ve seven fabulous volunteers now, and Barney had a super response at the Club nights in July to his requests for sponsorship.

Dave Vass and Ali Ward will be looking for your support as well so please be as generous as you can.

Finally for me – don’t forget the used printer cartridge and stamp donations.

As you will have seen in last month’s RoadHOG you Many thanks. can donate direct to our bank account: Sort Code: 40-14-06 Account Number: 41343203 Please use the reference ‘MENCAP’ so we know it is for the parachute jump.

Stephanie Charity Coordinator Email: stephanieann.evans@talktalk.net Mobile: 07983 259752

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Pete & Duncan’s Pump Stop resentation from GWC – somewhat different from several years ago, when it was adopted for our official list of activities, and not a soul went - doh!

Yvonne and I are doing our own thing and taking an extra day each way to enjoy the scenery – providing, of course, that it’s not like the August 2009 GWC Scotland Tour, when anything but mist, rain and wind was truly exceptional!

Continuing on the weather theme, it seems that my role in organising Chapter Well, I am writing this article in mid-July, which is trips in the UK evokes the curse of the weather supposed to be the height of our British summer, gods. “Boys’ Own Weekend” last year on the IOW before the onset of a gentle decline through August. was oh so wet, as was this year’s weekend in DevSurprisingly, a lot of the cereal crops have been haron and Cornwall. “Go East”, last September, was vested, and beech nuts and sycamore keys are alrainy at times and then this year, after 2 weeks of ready fast ripening on the trees. Let’s hope lots of glorious sunshine, it came dull, chilly and a little bit decent weather stays with us through August as damp for “Peaks, Lakes & Dales”. At least, we didn’t there’s plenty happening – Black Mountains’ Cabin get the torrential rain that hit the South, but we did Fever, which hopefully, by the time you are reading have on our wets, just to keep out the cold on the RoadHOG, will have been a real blast. The weekhigh passes. We are now hoping for fabulous riding end following this month’s Club Night it’s our annual weather when 28 of us head off To Phoenix, in Sep“pose and collect” around our bikes in Small Street, tember, for two weeks of riding on the desert highat the Bristol Bike Show. If you’ve not been before, ways of Arizona, Nevada and Utah. you really should come along – it’s FUN. In the meantime, it’s coming up to that time of year again when Harley-Davidson will be announcing the new models for 2015. Of course 2014 has been truly different with the “Rushmore Project” and, as our Editor has commented upon, how important is the role of new owners in beta-testing the bikes!

Notwithstanding the particular problems Mark has experienced with the new liquid cooling system, Rushmore does seem to have attracted an assortment of gremlins.

Last year a “brake line issue” was identified, which could cause the front wheel suddenly to lock up, due to the potential for the brake line to get trapped between the tank and frame. Although the problem was considered resolved by November, it has resurfaced folThere are loads of bikes (and scooters) and you get lowing 4 crashes. Consequently, last month Harley to meet all sorts – including maybe even an angel, issued a recall notice for 66,421 touring bikes. This or three! little problem follows on the heels of last October, Next up in August, it will be Scotland-bound for when 29,000 bikes had to be recalled with a “Do Not “Thunder in the Glens”. There should be a good rep(Continued on page 22)

Page 22 Ride” notice, due to the possibility of the hydraulic clutch failing to disengage!

Undoubtedly this “testing phase” of the Rushmores will be completed in readiness for release of the 2015 line-up. The much photographed new 500 and 750 cc Street models (H-D beginners’ bikes?) are already quoted as being in the 2015 range. What almost certainly will not be on sale for 2015 is the Project Livewire electric bike.

my head. Hopefully the sun will still be shining when you read this and keeping your Harley as cool as possible is high on the agenda.

I’m sure we all love the hot weather but being stuck in traffic, with leathers on and a hot air cooled engine below you, isn’t the best feeling in the world.

When the air around your Harley is hot the engine is ever more reliant on the oil to cool it down.

A useful accessory in the heat is an oil cooler. Some of the bigger Harleys come with them as standard. The Harley-Davidson oil coolers are designed specifically to reduce heat. They work on the same principle as a car radiator, sitting at the front catching the air flow and cooling the oil while it is out of the engine.

Another helpful item is a cooling fan, they mount on the left side of the engine between the v. Tests have shown that a fan reduces the engine oil by 20 degrees, which is perfect for riding in any parade of flags.

If you haven’t read the newsfeed from H-D, or been following the bike’s travels around the USA, this is what it looks like – a sort of cross between the late lamented XR1200 and a late (not lamented) Buell.

The videos I’ve watched are certainly impressive – the bike accelerates 0-60 mph in 4 seconds. What none of the videos show, however, is a recharge.

This is likely to be a significant feature of life on this bike, as its range is being quoted (unofficially) as about 55 miles, i.e. a ride into Bristol and back home for me. Anyhow, as a concept, this is a brilliant, less-polluting development that surely other manufacturers will follow. If they manage to up the bike’s range, what’s not to like? For me, it’s the loss of the unique V-twin rumble and its replacement by the alien scream of the turbine! Now, over to Duncan for his Tip of the Month before he heads off to Tunisia for hot hols!

As I’m sat here contemplating this weekend’s weather of extreme heat, the thought of how hot will my ride home get, is popping into

Lastly, and most importantly, make sure your oil is changed when it should be, and to the correct level. This all adds to keeping your air-cooled motor feeling cooler during those lovely summer days.

Once again, Ride Safe

Peter and Duncan@riders

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At a Glance - GWC Activities Calendar Contact Anita Cockwell if you have any other events you would like to see listed.

Tel: 01761 471385 or mobile: 07841 617477 or e-mail: accockwell@yahoo.com For further details on any event listed visit “What’s On” on the GWC website.

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August

Committee Contacts Sponsoring Dealer Duncan White 0117 9588777 Director Barry Aggett 07907 351650 Asst Director/Treasurer Peter Roberts 07540 164157 Asst Director/ Head Road Captain Alan Stokes 07766 237242

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Club Night

Bazz Aggett

Cross Hands Hotel, Old Sodbury

13th

Club Night

Bazz Aggett

St Mary’s Hotel, Pencoed

16th

Activity

Cockers

Bristol Bike Show

17th

Ride Out

Andy ‘RKK’ & team

“Wandering Back to West Bay”

21st – 26th

Activity

Cockers

Thunder in the Glens Rally

Activities Officer Anita Cockwell 01761 471385

10th

Club Night

Bazz Aggett

St Mary’s Hotel, Pencoed

14th

Ride Out

Greg Payne & Team

“Cruising The Lakes”

Safety Officer Andy Kendall 07905 397474

14th

Charity Event

Stephanie Evans

Parachute Jump in Aid of Mencap

16th

Club Night

Bazz Aggett

Cross Hands Hotel, Old Sodbury

4th

Activity

Bazz Aggett

Ride to the Wall

8th

Club Night

Bazz Aggett

St Mary’s Hotel, Pencoed

14th

Club Night

Bazz Aggett

Cross Hands Hotel, Old Sodbury

19th

Activity

Bazz Aggett

Hoggin the Bridge Curry

26th

Ride Out

Big Al & Team

“Soaring in Somerset - Return of the Flying Pigs”

11th

Club Night

Bazz Aggett

Cross Hands Hotel, Old Sodbury

12th

Club Night

Bazz Aggett

St Mary’s Hotel, Pencoed

9th

AGM

Bazz Aggett

Cross Hands Hotel, Old Sodbury

10th

Club Night

Bazz Aggett

St Mary’s Hotel, Pencoed

13th

Activity

Cockers

Xmas Party

September

October

November

December

Secretary Yvonne Roberts 01225 751017 Webmaster Chris Harding 07801 562011

Editor Mark Cockwell 07900 496711 Photographer/Historian Tony Yendle 07787 551612 Ladies of Harley Jane Scott 07894 086626 Charity Co-ordinator Stephanie Evans 07983 259752 Cangen Cymraeg Rep Greg Payne 07976 913004 Rally Co-ordinator Tony James 07940 895921

Road Captains Barry Aggett, Mike Brake, Nigel Garnett, Simon Griffiths, Paul Groom, Chris Harding, Martin James, Ian Johnson, Andy Kendall, Andy Kendall (RKK), Ian Mead, Greg Payne, Dave Pocock, Stephanie Pocock, Dave Roberts, Mike Sage, Jane & Stuart Scott, Alan Stokes, Tony Yendle.

Road Marshals Steve Crook, Paul Evans, Neil Lewis, Neil Prescott, Bryn Wiltshire.

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