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PostSubject: Sunday 27th March 2011 Ride Out   Sunday 27th March 2011 Ride Out I_icon_minitimeMon Mar 28, 2011 7:54 am

As the forecast in the North of England for the day was good, 3 Friends and myself ventured out for a ride.

We tried hard to avoid the main roads which was good but encountered many potholes on the minor roads.

Our route took us to Hawes in the North, which is a well known bikers stop, where i visited the local cheese maker to make a purchase (www.wensleydale.co.uk) then had a bite to eat and headed off on the return journey via Dent (http://www.dentstation.co.uk/), still keeping to the back roads (some of the gated).

All in all a round trip of about 120 miles and as we were not rushing anywhere, took us around 6 hours.

Coffee and comfort break
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A rose amongst thorns
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One of the gang took a fancy to the slide on the playground next to the cafe.
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A quick photo opportunity
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Hawes
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Proof I bought the cheese at source and not from a local supermarket
Sunday 27th March 2011 Ride Out Creamery


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PostSubject: Re: Sunday 27th March 2011 Ride Out   Sunday 27th March 2011 Ride Out I_icon_minitimeMon Mar 28, 2011 8:10 am

Lovely!
My godmother (and her sisters) owned a cottage in Gayle where I spent a great holiday years ago.
Ribblehead Viaduct was the highlight for me although the whole trip was memorable for all the right reasons.
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PostSubject: Re: Sunday 27th March 2011 Ride Out   Sunday 27th March 2011 Ride Out I_icon_minitimeMon Mar 28, 2011 8:21 am

MikeO wrote:
Lovely!
My godmother (and her sisters) owned a cottage in Gayle where I spent a great holiday years ago.
Ribblehead Viaduct was the highlight for me although the whole trip was memorable for all the right reasons.

Hi Mike

We went through Gayle en-route but avoided Ribblehead as the main road is use by the sports bike owners when the want play, we went slightly to the West....
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PostSubject: Re: Sunday 27th March 2011 Ride Out   Sunday 27th March 2011 Ride Out I_icon_minitimeMon Mar 28, 2011 8:24 am

Hello Paul,
Thinking back it must have been the late 70s when I went so the power-rangers weren't yet born!
I've always meant to go again - you've whetted my appetite!
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PostSubject: Re: Sunday 27th March 2011 Ride Out   Sunday 27th March 2011 Ride Out I_icon_minitimeMon Mar 28, 2011 9:06 am

MikeO wrote:
Hello Paul,
Thinking back it must have been the late 70s when I went so the power-rangers weren't yet born!
I've always meant to go again - you've whetted my appetite!

I will have to admit Mike that having done quite a bit of yesterdays route on the Diversion before I didn't feel half as tired when I got back having done it on the Silverwing cheers
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PostSubject: Re: Sunday 27th March 2011 Ride Out   Sunday 27th March 2011 Ride Out I_icon_minitimeMon Mar 28, 2011 9:27 am

Hi Paul,
I was last in Hawes at a rally back in the 80's and I remember a traditional rope maker in the village, as well as the Wensleydale creamery. I've camped a few times in Dent too usually freezing in early January, until I got savvy and started booking a room at the Sun Inn. Those back roads can be quite daunting riding on your own, I had to dismount to open a gate on a really steep section when I was riding a CN250 Honda Helix. Me bum was puckering a bit as I half expected to hear it crashing over off the stand as I hurried to open and then close the gate.

You beat me by two months getting your Airflow screen on, and I can see from your photo you have it a lot lower. Hope you enjoyed the Wensleydale, as Wallace would say "Crackin' cheese Gromit!"
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PostSubject: Re: Sunday 27th March 2011 Ride Out   Sunday 27th March 2011 Ride Out I_icon_minitimeMon Mar 28, 2011 9:38 am

Meldrew wrote:
Hi Paul,
I was last in Hawes at a rally back in the 80's and I remember a traditional rope maker in the village, as well as the Wensleydale creamery. I've camped a few times in Dent too usually freezing in early January, until I got savvy and started booking a room at the Sun Inn. Those back roads can be quite daunting riding on your own, I had to dismount to open a gate on a really steep section when I was riding a CN250 Honda Helix. Me bum was puckering a bit as I half expected to hear it crashing over off the stand as I hurried to open and then close the gate.

You beat me by two months getting your Airflow screen on, and I can see from your photo you have it a lot lower. Hope you enjoyed the Wensleydale, as Wallace would say "Crackin' cheese Gromit!"

I was lucky, I didn't have to dismount at all as the others tended the gates Laughing But I know what you mean, very undulating to say the least. In one village we had to do a hairpin on cobbles, I was ready to "dab" Embarassed

The screen is lower for the lower speeds we were travelling but lift it up when going warp speed What a Face

They have done some alterations to the factory so the cheese has a place of its own to be displayed, I tell you what there was some Chilli cheese that was great but didn't buy any this time. Will have to make an excuse to go back Smile
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PostSubject: Re: Sunday 27th March 2011 Ride Out   Sunday 27th March 2011 Ride Out I_icon_minitimeMon Mar 28, 2011 10:31 am

Thanks so much for sharing your Sunday ride & the nice photos with us.

Do those two-stroke scooter boys not ride with you all, or is that bunch a horse of a different color?

Tim
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PostSubject: Re: Sunday 27th March 2011 Ride Out   Sunday 27th March 2011 Ride Out I_icon_minitimeMon Mar 28, 2011 10:35 am

Cosmic_Jumper wrote:
Thanks so much for sharing your Sunday ride & the nice photos with us.

Do those two-stroke scooter boys not ride with you all, or is that bunch a horse of a different color?

Tim

Tim

Apart from my lad who has an Enduro/MX bike, I don't know anyone with 2 stroke. The Lambretta/Vespa girls and boys tend to keep to themselves Laughing
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