HUMM (Andalucia) and HU Spain 2009
 

After Grant suggested we should consider doing a HUMM in Andalucia, we're going to do a one-day special event at next year's HU Spain meeting which could possibly, maybe, become an annual two-day event.

I've been plotting the off-road trails we already know on Google Earth - the shortest is 9km and the longest about 68kms. Adding a few more kms on-road to join the trails up and I'm already at almost 350kms of off-road tracks taking you through forests, natural parks, dry river beds and moonscapes, and I haven't plotted them all yet! Every trail is within a 32 km radius of the campsite (as the crow flies).

Now I'm looking for suggestions and ideas for what riders want. How many kms do you want to ride in a day? How easy or difficult do you want the trails (define easy/difficult)? Do you want to ride through a picturesque landscape or do you just want to be off-road? Sorry, the one thing we can't do in September is mud, but lots of dust is guaranteed. And to make it fair for everyone, every trail is, and will be, rideable on our XT's without knobblies.

I've started a new web album here - Picasa Web Albums - Dakota - HUMM (Andaluc... - there's photos and videos from the 130kms off-road we did last weekend. These are the easy trails - keep checking back to see the others as we ride them.

I'll also be plotting a on-road route for road bikes in the not too distant future, so if anybody has any suggestions there, they would also be welcome.

And while I'm here - any volunteers for presentations next year?? Yeah, ok, I know I'm a bit ahead of myself, but there's no harm in asking.

HUMM (Andalucia) 2009
 

The Wife has been messing about with a new video editor and came up with a brief introduction to some of the easier trails for the HUMM Andalucia 2009.



Its still in the planning process, but things are looking really positive at the moment and we will be posting videos for the more difficult trails and on-road event in the near future.

I want it ard!
 

Great video Alison!
I personally would like to be challenged, but I agree it should be be suitable for bikes without knobblies. If it is a HUMM you can always set more than required as people will do as much as they can ( I guess it is the idea to pick up hidden markers?). The tracks around you are awesome and fast so a long ride will be great, will we be in teams? I cant specify an exact distance because I have never done one before, but longer than that ride we did this year, I think it was the 2nd day? Good work guys, I do hope I can make it down next year.
regards
david:thumbup1::mchappy:

Hi David

Hope it's a bit drier around your way now. We got to 28C yesterday but it was 2C when I got up this morning. At least the sun is shining again.

The HUMM will be run the same as the Pyrenean HUMM, más o menos, but I guess the scenery will be a bit different. There will be an on-road and an off-road version. So far, we've got about 300-350kms off-road and 1000kms on-road.

The off-road version will take you on trails from 10kms long to more than 60kms and we've tried to join them all up so you'll be on-road for less than 10% of the course. You'll be travelling through Natural Parks (a small section of the course will be on the tracks you rode with us), through dry river beds, around lakes, up a mountain pass and everything in between.

The on-road version will take you from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada to west of Ronda and will have a 'Lakes & Castles' theme. There are so many twisties on this course you'll be screaming out for a straight bit of road!

Yes, you'll be looking for hidden markers, together with clues from a significant 'monument' if we can't place a marker in that area. All but one of the tracks so far has been done without knobblies and that's the way we're trying to keep it, but you know what Spain is like, it has a mesh of tracks every 50 yards, so if you want something a bit more technical, I'm sure you can find something.

We appreciate it's a long way for some people to come, so if we run this just before the HU meeting we can make it into a 4-5 day event. I'm still trying to negotiate with a certain somebody over shipping bikes down here for anybody wanting to come down from the UK again, especially if people can't get a lot of time off work.

We hope to see you here again David, and we're still planning that trip to Morocco, one day!!

Hasta luego.

Humm
 

Hi guys
Dont think will be doing pyrenees HUMM as Mike cant make it, so not sure whether to go solo? Anyway I want to come down your way again, but forgot when you are planning it? Just so I can plan to try and be there for a while this time. I am certainly up for a Morrocon trip still!
Have a great Christmas and arabest for the new year
regards
David

:clap:

Hi David

The HU meeting is 11-13 September and we're looking to do the HUMM just before that, hopefully making it a 5 day event. If you're planning for a longer stay this time, can we put you down as a volunteer for the HU meeting :).

Hope you and your family have a great Christmas. Feliz Fiestas!

Hey Dakota!

Thats a pretty nice Video :-)
I'm pleased to see you again next year.

Merry X-Mas and a Happy New Year!

Rainer :D

merry xmas
 

hi everyone hope all is well Dave still up for Moroco me to i mailed you but got no reply give us a call have a good one all mite see you next year Dai :thumbup1:

We hope to see you there again next year Rainer - are you bringing your wife with you next year?

Hope to see you again next year too Dai, maybe with your bike ;).

All the best and Merry Xmas to you all.

Alison, Andy & Elle

Hi,

Steve and I are also looking to head to Morocco Next year.

Good news is that we will also have the Bikes to be able to cope with it having just purchased 2 F800GS's.

This also means we can probably join in the HUMM as well.

Sara

Hi Sara

I guarantee you'll have fun riding off road. Elle is going to be soooo disappointed - she still goes on about how great it was being on the back of speedy sports bikes :). Have fun with them and we'll see you in September.

Rentals
 

Hi Alison & Andy
belated new years greetings!
Did you notice that they are making rental bikes available for Mountain Madness HUMM. I thought that as it is Locoformotos which I believe is base near Malaga, right near your location! it might be worth looking at making them available for your meeting and HUMM, then people could fly down and pick up a hire bike if they so wished?? What do you think?

Are you thinking of Morocco in April??
regards
David

:thumbup1:

Hi there what are the details of the meeting such as location and registration and fees, who do i send money too?
Thanks in advance
GM

Forgive the ignorance but I shold also have asked what is the difference between a HU meeting and a HUMM?
I am so thick at times LOL.....
GM

Hi GM

In a nutshell - here's a link to the report from the last HU meeting - http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...n-2008-a-37926.

Here's a link for what the HUMM is all about - http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/humm. The Andalucian HUMM will the first time it's been held in sourthern Spain (and is been organised by humble everyday bikers and not world renowned celebrity stars :)).

Location map is here - 36.874244, -4.185255 - Google Maps

Fees - TBA by Grant. Monies paid - to Horizons Unlimited. As more information becomes available, it will be posted here - http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/meetings.

Presentations anyone???
 

Is there anybody out there who would like to do a presentation at the meeting in September. If you want to tell their story or do a demonstration, please send me a PM.

For anybody attending, if you're sick of the weather in your part of the world, it's currently 10.30am, 36C and the sun is shining. :Beach:

Hey Dakota,

Ha, 28°C and thunderstorm in Germany :Beach:

Now I'm planning my holidays in September. It was so fuuny and beautiful last year:D in Andalusia-

Where I can sign in for this year??

Hope we see us in September :clap:

Kind regards Petch and Rainer

HUMM(Andalucia)and HU Spain 2009
 

I will do it the same as last year,take 3 weeks off from work in September,and do a European tour on the Harley,so I will be there on theHU Rally,maybe I will be there on Thursday evening. Is it on the same place as last year?
See you all then again. So long.
Chris.(from Belgium)

I just realised from the emails I'm getting that there's no info up about this years meeting.

Campsite is the usual one - details here - Camping Axarquia, camping la Viñuela

Because we haven't been able to pin anyone down to do a presentation this year, the meeting is free so no need to register. We've organised rideouts for each day, both on and off road. The pool will still be open so bring your swimmers.

The one day fun HUMM will take place on Friday from 10am. It's 90% off-road and knobblies are not required. Markers have been placed around the lake and in nearby natural parks.

We'll be there from Thursday afternoon onwards for early arrivals.

If you need any more info, PM or email me.

(Anyone wanting to visit my website below won't be able to for a few days. According to our hosting provider we had half a million hits the other night and they've shut us down and kept our money. It should be back up next week with another hosting company).

Give or take a bit, looks like it's here
N36 52.411 W4 11.099

It's next week from 11 - 13 September 2009.
Last year, everybody turned up on the Thursday and most stayed until Monday.

Waypoints are spot on Bertrand - many thanks.

Steve and I should be there Thursday enroute to Morocco.

No sports bikes this year!!!! His and hers F800GS's (not as shiny as they were in January though).

See you there.

Sara

Looking forward to seeing you both again. We'll be there from Thursday afternoon.

Humm
 

The route is about 100kms, 90% off-road, with 20 or so markers.

Here's some photos of where the markers are - Picasa Web Albums - Dakota - The Gecko HUMM.

Just Got Back
 

Another great weekend with friends. Photo's here - Picasa Web Albums - Dakota - HU Mini Meet ....

It was a small meeting (partly due to the 'credit crunch'), but you all made the weekend great folks and thanks for coming again.

Chris from Belgium said it's the smallest meeting he's been to, but it's the best and the prettiest, and he goes to one or two all over the world.

Rainer - who rode over 4,000 kms to get there - Petch is awesome and we hope to see her on her own bike next year. If you can't make it, make sure you send her!!!

Sara & Steve - we're so jealous - you should be in or near Morocco by now. Hope to see you on your return journey.

And Vincent - sorry you couldn't take part, but you got to see some parts of Spain at least.

We cooked some great food on a trangia and camping gas stove, drank lots of beer, got Sara & Petch hooked on tinto de verano, demonstrated how to use a She Wee (almost), watched a forest fire for a few hours (no Steve, it wasn't a little bonfire), went trail riding, swam in the pool, cheered Sara on when she had a little off on a hairpin, had massages from Petch to the delighted squeals of the boys (and girls) and much more.

Andy and I had a great time and we hope you did too. The campsite is booked for the same weekend next year, so see you all then :clap:.

next year?
 

Great Photos Alison and Andy, really missed being with all of you, hopefully next year
regards
David

:thumbup1::thumbup1:

Well done Alison and Andy! :clap::clap:

I SO wished I could have been there this year, but it was not to be. :( Maybe next year...

Sounds like it worked out really well, and everyone had a great time, so that's all that matters! :mchappy::mchappy:

So next year 10-12 September - see more of you there next year :)

Grant

What a difference a day makes .....
 

Less than 24 hours after the meeting, the first rains of the season arrived, together with a hailstorm. Some places had 80 litres of rain over 2 hours. We pretty much get the same weather here as Morocco.

The video was taken after the worst of the storm was over - we were trying to stop the house flooding with rain for the first hour.

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HUMM(Andalucia)and HU Spain 2009
 

It was a wonderfull week_end for me.Like I said,you don,t need the most people but the best, and you sure had them,thanks for that,first of all Alison and Andy,but also Steve and Sara,and Rainer and Petch. I will be back next year,do I have to bring my camping gas stove with me? so we have more stoves to cook on.I had a BIG thunderstorn near Cordoba,it was so heavy that,at one moment we all could go 50km/h on the highway,the water ran like a river over the highway.I did abouth 5000km on this trip,and if nothing happens,I,ll be back next year. Hope to see all of you again then.
So Long.
Chris.

See you next year
 

Hello,

we're back in Germany. 3 weeks on the road and no rain:Beach:

The weekend was wonderful and Petch loved it.

We hope to see you there again next year!! Maybe on the way to Marocco :D

Petch and Rainer

HUMM (andalucia) and HU Spain 2009
 

Ola,hey folks.
This is a small note from the sunny Belgium. I just get only half the holiday this year I,ve had last year because I have bin 6 weeks in Aussieland(a strange story). I have to go to work again August the 1st. I will see how much holiday I,ve got this year,and if I can, I will get to Spain again this year in September. I let you know it in August. Is it same place as last year?
If it is,see all of you again.
So long.
See you.
Chris.

Is it still on? 10-12 Sep 2010?

Tim

Yes it's still on Tim. I'll start a new thread for it.

Hope you can make it too Chris - Geoff's coming this year :)