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Breakfast Run with Carl

13.12.09

Seven Barnsley Bikers turned out for this one. John and Terry on Triumphs (Terry had cleaned his for the MoT and Johns was immaculate), Lance on Transalp, Ali on Bandit, Andre on BMW, Vic on very clean VFR and me on Varadero. The weather was cool but not icy and the earlier rain had stopped. We headed South towards the sun ( it’s that yellow ball in the sky, you remember).

The roads weren’t bad, no ice and a minimum of mud and leaves. We had a steady amble by back roads to the A61 and then to Grenoside. From there by the usual route into Derbyshire. Not much traffic on the A57. The sun got brighter as we went further West and by the time we were hitting the left hander out of Hathersage it was blinding.

A quick blast through the woods and down to Grindleford and out the other side. I checked the time and it was about 9.45am so I slowed down a bit in case the café didn’t open til 10, but no worries, it was open for snap when we arrived just before 10. Vic was first in and the rest of us followed. Breakfasts were ordered and soon served, and very nice too. We had a bit of a chat then we set off at about 10.35am and again headed Southwest.

Some traffic slowed things into Bakewell but the roads cleared as we joined the (very) back roads into the hills. In fact at one stage the road became a very narrow track with mud in the middle and I thought “if this turns to grass I’ll never hear the last from John”. Anyway we stuck to the back roads and headed West and North then through Tideswell and across onto the Bradwell road. The sun was shining and you wouldn’t believe it was December. Out onto the A6187 then backroads again to Ladybower, A57 and back to Grenoside by the reverse route. I pulled into the layby on Westwood new road to let everyone catch up and Vic said, with enthusiasm ”anyone fancy going to Scarborough?”

We went our separate ways at Birdwell and I got back bang on 12 noon and 82 miles.

I think everyone enjoyed it and the weather had been very kind.

Thanks to everyone who turned out

Sunday 13th December 2009

Misty Mountain Hop with Lance

Seven bikers turned up at 8.30am for Lances’ breakfast outing. Just before the off Roy rang to say his bike wouldn’t start. So we set off and called in to Roys’ on the way. Then a big push from Lance and Bandit John soon got the recalcitrant Yamaha chugging nicely. So eight bikers headed towards Mapplewell, Barugh Green and Cawthorne. The weather wasn’t too bad, just a bit of drizzle and some mist on the hills and not too cold. We followed Lance up to Holmfirth then over to Marsden. Roys throttle was sticking a bit making the tight corners a bit of a handful. As we climbed up the hill out of Marsden the mist got thicker but then thinned out as we dropped down to Uppermill. We parked up and headed for the cafe where we had teas and snap.

Before we set off again Lance helped Roy disconnect his battery to try and reset the ECU, to cure the throttle racing. Unfortunately it didn’t, so Roy went back the shortest way whilst the rest of us followed Lance to Stalybridge and Glossop. Coming up out of Glossop by the usual route we found the road blocked by barriers and big signs saying “Road closed, follow diversion”. Unfortunately they had failed to sign the diversion route so we made our own up.

Heading back over Woodhead where the snow was still thick on the ground we ran into thick mist. You could only see two car lengths in front so I was surprised by how many cars came towards us with no lights on. The worst was a big silver 4 by 4 with no lights on near The Flouch roundabout. Silver in fog! - It was practically invisible. If it was you, then you sir, are an idiot. The mist cleared as we got back into Penistone.

We got back to Barnsley at about midday and did 75 miles.

Nice one Lance!

Cheers

Sunday 7th February 2010

About 70 Barnsley Bikers both past and present turned out for the annual Presentation Evening. This years “Night of Glittering Prizes” was held in The Jokers Suite at The Full House, Rotherham Road, Monk Bretton.

The evening got underway and the drinks flowed. Various videos and slideshows featuring Barnsley Bikers Club played on the wall projector and large screen tvs around the room. Then it was buffet time. There was plenty of snap and some folk went back for more, so it must have been o.k.

Then it was time for the speeches and Steve said a few words about why he joined a bike club.

There followed speeches from past members who gave an interesting insight into the early years of the club which was founded back in 1985.

Richard talked about the early club days then gave an impassioned speech calling on bikers to stand up to government attempts to remove bikes from our roads by various devious means.

In Rons’ speech he looked back at some of the early club runs. Then to everyone’s surprise Ron, accompanied by Alan Jones on the violin, gave us a rendition of “The Wild Rover.” Don’t be surprised if Ron turns up on the X Factor auditions later this year.

Then it was down to business and the presentations.

After the ceremony it was disco time and we finally staggered home at midnight.

It was a very enjoyable evening.

Thanks to all those who attended and special thanks to those who organised everything.

Cheers

Presentation Evening Feb 27th 2010

Sunday 7th March 2010

Breakfast Run with Lance.

Six hardy bikers left the Keel at 8.30am on a sunny but frosty morning. Ivy put in her first appearance of the year on the GPZ. We headed over to Silkstone Common, Penistone and then over Woodhead. It was like The Alps up there as the bright sun shone down from a cloudless sky onto the snow covered peaks. The roads were mostly dry and the gritters had been out to deal with any icy patches. We went through Glossop and up The Snake Pass. We kept to the 50mph speed limit as we once again climbed to the snow line. Once down the other side we encountered ice where streams crossed the road. But no one had any trouble. We headed down past Ladybower and to the cafe at Grindleford where we parked up and went in for for a cuppa.

Inside the cafe the fires were lit and the radiators were bouncing so we spent a while warming up then it was back on the bikes and off to Ladybower which seemed to have been invaded by hikers and bikers whilst we had been in the cafe. The bright sun had certainly brought folk out. We went back via the usual route to Grenoside and headed back to Barnsley.

We got back at 11.40am and did 80 miles.

A good Brass Monkey Run out, thanks Lance.

Cheers

Sunday 7th March 2010