Bedford Area Meet

[Chris]

Well, the weather is getting better!!!? and the clocks go back soon.

Who fancys a Bedford area meet, before the Monster weekender? Say early April?

Let me know if you are interested and I'll sort something out.

What's best, evening or weekend?

Suggest we meet, take in a few local twisties and stop for some light refreshment. Anybody know any good local bike friendly stops?

[paul620sie]

Chris.

I'm not strictly in your area (Milton Keynes), but I'd try and join you on a ride out.

Paul

[Chris]

OK, what I mean is anybody willing to ride to/from where they are to Bedford Area!

Paul, all are welcome, the more the merrier! I'll count you in then.

[CK & AK]

Chris we would come up to meet you, depending on dates.

C

[superlight3]

I'll third that.

Weekends (ie Sundays) better for us.

Cheers.

Lee.

[Chris]

Checking Dates...

How does Sunday April 18th sound to people?

[superlight3]

Sounds okay :D

But does that clash with F1, SBK or MotoGP?

[paul620sie]

Yep, OK with me.

[CK & AK]

Well, it doesnt clash with the BSB at Snetterton... cos thats the week after.:)

[Eeyun]

I am up for that, (not sure whether this thread was started before you mentioned it on that other one Chris). Be nice tu ride with some experienced people, might learn some good habits.....or some bad ones. My house mate has just passed his test and bought a Virago 535 (he picked it up on saturday), it dunt go round corners too good. On the way home, while calling me a wa@*er with his left hand, he had not the confidence to lean it over a tad further and mounted the curb just before a roundabout. Luckily the wet grass cushioned his fall as he went over the handlebars, could of been fatal but wasn't so how we laughed. :D

Eeyun

Lee is threatening to drag me along. You have been warned!!
:D

[Chris]

Like I said, the more the merrier.

Once I have a better idea of who is coming and from where, I'll sort out a few roads to go down and somewhere to meet.

[elaine]

The normal route for visitors to Befors is to try the B660 but it has severe speed restrictions now but still worth it. The pub, the Sun in Kimbolton is biker friendly and can be contacted in advance.
There are lots of minute roads that I have discovered whilst trying to avoid using the M1 around Woburn.
Alternatively there are some nice roads to the East of the county taking in places like Hatley St George.
By now I am stir crazy so any excuse to go out however much I wobble.

[Chris]

Elaine,
Didn't know you still logged on here. Hope you can join us for the ride out.

Chris

[martin b]

So i soppose you may go up the b660 hey chris
nothing planned for that day so will be there too.

martin b
m600:D :D :D

[Chris]

Come on, where are the rest of the Bedford area monsters? Still hibernating?

[Chris]

Your thoughts please...

I was thinking of heading up the B660 from Bedford to Peterborough, over to Rutland Water for a pub stop, down through Rockingham to Northampton and back to Bedford. (just over 100 miles in all)

How does that sound to you guys? We could meet up with the MMM at Rutland if they're up for it.

If that's too far (particularly for Lee & Proto) let me know and I'll re-think.

[Migsangel]

Chris,
Do you know of any good routes going south from Bedford toward Hertford/Welwyn area?

[Kev Bunney]

How does that sound to you guys? We could meet up with the MMM at Rutland if they're up for it.

I am up for meeting up with you all at Rutland Water Chris, Anyone else from the MMM fancy it ? (and the ride out ?) :lol:

[Julie]

I'm up for it. We could meet at Rutland water. Kev and I will tell the midland mob.

StevieJ do you want to change your meet and join us?

[Drucilla]

Originally posted by Kev Bunney
I am up for meeting up with you all at Rutland Water Chris, Anyone else from the MMM fancy it ? (and the ride out ?) :lol:

Well I fancy the ride out Kev...:twisted:

[Julie]

Just e-mailed the MMM and already had 5 answers back! All YESS

[paul620sie]

I'm up for it.

Rutland water.......... brings back memories from 20yrs ago when I spun my little Austin 1300 several times on a snow packed road running along side the reservoir. Fortunately I survived and so did the car!

[Kazza]

Me & Neil are ok for this.

[Julie]

ACE

[Mand]

Sounds good to me too, can I bring the Firestormer?

[Banshee]

Oi!
Thought we was meetin stevej at that barn place????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????

[Kazza]

Flippin eck - my diary is getting confused now! J & R what's the score - we did say we would look at the run to meet Stevie's mob?

[Chris]

Well it looks like that that then, just have to think of a time. It's a good ride out to Rutland from L'boro' through Melton etc.

So far, Me, MartinB, and Paul from down this way, meeting you MMM lot. How about meeting at the pub on the peninsular (Finches Arms I think) for lunch?

Migs,
Best road I know out your way is the A507. Went over that wat towards Soutend a couple of times last year.

[Julie]

ok that sounds good.

We will fit in with your plans as I think you have further to come?

so far for us its

Me and Ruth
Mand and Alex
Kev Bunney
drucilla
Jason
Neil and Karen
Jayne and Les
NewMon (maybe)

..and a few other yet to confirm.

looking forward to it Chris.

[Julie]

Originally posted by Kazza
Flippin eck - my diary is getting confused now! J & R what's the score - we did say we would look at the run to meet Stevie's mob?
We have postponed StevieJ's run. Hes still doing it. We will sort out a date in the summer to meet him again.

[Chris]

Sorry Stevie, didn't mean to intrude on your ride out. Feel free to join us.

[Runningman]

I might be able to join you on a weekend ride from my Hertfordshire heartland; don't go out of your way, I'll keep an eye on this thread.