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Thank you people
Thanks for your answers, but i need more...much more.
Please keep sending opinions about the top 10 of motorbike meetings in Europe.
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Thanks for your answers, but i need more...much more.
Please keep sending opinions about the top 10 of motorbike meetings in Europe. 
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Why do you "need" these? Who is the survey you refer to in post #1 for?
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8 Dec 2011
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Poole Quay, Dorset, UK.
Every Tuesday evening between April - September. Has been as many as 4000 bikes on a nice summer evening..
Hope this helps!
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9 Dec 2011
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Barton Bike Night! Usually held early July, but not sure if its happening in 2012?
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9 Dec 2011
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What actually classifys as a motorcycle meeting??
In my mind I do a pretty good one most weekends, I text all the Trail riders I know with a starting place and then go for a ride!
I've not done the Farmyard party or Bulldog Bash however I rekon the MT Riders club do some fantastic meetings around the UK every year.
So my question is, for your research to be valid you need to define a motorcycle meeting? Because there are lots of really good little ones all over the place all the time, but then again there are the masive corporate ones where you get to see Iron maiden etc.
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10 Dec 2011
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PrimusTreffet, north of Oslo, mid February. Never been, but sounds something for the hardy camping in the woods at -20 Deg C or so.
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10 Dec 2011
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Hi Fantastic,
I'm writing a script for a TV show. The story also involves visit all the best bikers concentrations in europe.
Imagine if someone gives you the oportunity to go to the best bikers meetings in europe. What meetings do you choose?
I hope this answers your question.
Thanks for your help.
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12 Dec 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jose Luis
Hi Fantastic,
I'm writing a script for a TV show. The story also involves visit all the best bikers concentrations in europe.
Imagine if someone gives you the oportunity to go to the best bikers meetings in europe. What meetings do you choose?
I hope this answers your question.
Thanks for your help.
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Thanks for your answer, I can't tell you the best meetings as I haven't been to loads of them, but given the choice of all the bike meets in Europe I would put these in the show, as I feel they would give a good spread of the biking community
The Elephant Rally
The Faro Motorcycle Rally
TT week
HU Ripley
FIM Zadar
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10 Dec 2011
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Barton Bike Night! Usually held early July, but not sure if its happening in 2012?
Barton Bike Night
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Hope it doesn't go the same way as Cassington bike night near Oxford - been going for over 30yrs and now cancelled because of "health and safety".
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13 Dec 2011
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In Switzerland it's the weekly Trimbach meet every thursday.
But as an overlander I couldn't care less for this kind of meet.
The best ones are the meets we organise ourselves and just have a handful of mates that have travelled the world. Invitation by word-of-mouth only.
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14 Dec 2011
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In Switzerland it's the weekly Trimbach meet every thursday.
But as an overlander I couldn't care less for this kind of meet.
The best ones are the meets we organise ourselves and just have a handful of mates that have travelled the world. Invitation by word-of-mouth only. 
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+1 to that.
You could also include fixed meets like Squires Cafe Sherburn Yorkshire, Devils Bridge, Ace Cafe etc.
What I think you should include is why the events take place. The Dragon and Elefant have developed into tick box events for the badge collectors. The carpark at the last autobahn services is full of hired vans used to bring "Adventure" bikes from the hotel. Ebay in March is full of outfits "built for the Elefant". The organisers get the roads cleared and set up heated tents for idiots who turn up with kit still in it's packet and no idea what alchohol does to your body temperature. If you want to really camp in Alpine conditions it's the invite events you want not club 18-30 on ice. I guess it's how the "rebel" cruiser events turned into dress-like-a-pirate parades too. Fine of course if that's what you want and enjoy but I'd like to see anything published be honest and maybe refference to the invite events (I wouldn't name them, you wouldn't want people turning up uninvited and complaining it's cold and they'd like their extreme-adventure badge please before heading back for a jacuzi).
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one of most interesting winter meetings is REUNION LIBRE ARGUIS,that last december celebrate his 40 th edition, located at Pirenees mountains is oldest Spanish meeting, you can find some info at my blog: WWW.XTREMEMOTOTOURING.BLOGSPOT.COM
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I have a cunning plan......23 or 24 June, just after our HU event, to ride from Calais across the Benelux countries up through Denmark to Hirtshals, a ferry to Kristiansand then follow the coast road to Stavanger, Bergen, Molde and Trondheim, turning east to Sweden to Lulea then over the top of the Baltic, then south folowing the eastern shores through Finland to Helsinki, Tallinn (Estonia), Riga (Latvia), Lithuania, Poland then head homewards. Any motorcycle rallies, museums and so on I shouldn't miss during the next five weeks?
Anything else I shouldn't miss en route. (OK I am considering St.Petersburg).
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But to name a few ;-)
TT Isle of Mann
Le Mans 24Hr.
Bol D'or 24Hr.
Northwest 200
Ulster GP
Nurburgring WSB
Le Touquet Enduropale
Erzberg Rodeo
La Bañeza
Circuit 300 curves of Gustav Havel
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The top 10 bikers meetings in europe
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Hi Chris,
I'm writing a script for a TV show. The story also involves visiting all the best bikers concentrations in europe. I hope this answers your question.
Thanks for your help.
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