7th Northern Mini Meet?
 

STOP PRESS: Proposed date: 14/15/16 November, Venue: Tan Hill

Hi People
Hope your summer was good. Anyone interested in another meet?

Dates? Please advise when's good/not good between now and December.

Location? Tan Hill and Cropton spring to mind. Suggestions/Comments?

Hope to catch up with you soon.

Cheers
Chris

Oct is not good for me but whatever date you decide on I will try and make it my preference is for Tan Hill.

I vote november.
with a bit of luck we may see snow!!!:thumbup1::Beach:

I'll come on my Harley!

i would like to come to another meet

Great idea, Count me in too! Any time is a good time...:thumbup1:

Northern meet, in rufty tufty land, in winter,
Who turns up?
Loads of southerners, a harley rider that actually has seen weather, A fat bloke (sorry bri) who can ride an enduro bike faster than I have ever seen on the back wheel, brighty on his prehistoric ta600 and various other waifs and strays.

What a mix. Don't you just love bikers!!!!!

Fantastic. Looking forward to it.

I'm in. Late October would be best for me. No preference to venue, as I don't know where either is!

Alan

Excellent idea - count us in. November better for us but we'll be there whenever it is. Both locations have lovely beer. Dog poo was an issue for campers at Cropton last time but if it's in November it'll be frozen and shouldn't cause a problem! Tan Hill has option of bunk house for those who don't want to camp. Where ever it is, we can be sure that it'll be a good weekend, looking forward to it already.

Iain & Debz

I thought the issue's where me leaving a bike in the forest overnight:oops2: and then returning a bike three hours after promised.:nono:


Nov 1st 2nd is my choice.

Hopefully I will be there on the new all singing all dancing Bilge pump, a new venue would be nice to try out but I will go any where anytime except Dent. I cant get in the last week of October and start of first week in November cos me and helen will be on the bike over in Germany. Be great to see everyone again though as I missed ripley this year .

15/16 November at Tan Hill
 

I propose 15/16 November at Tan Hill (for those who have never been: Yorkshire Dales Accommodation - Swaledale - Arkengarthdale - Tan Hill Inn - Ensuite Bedrooms - Special Breaks - Weddings - Functions - Meals ). This seems to fit most people's schedule.

I do need to call them, but I'd be surprised if camping at that time of the year would be a problem. I recall its 2 quid to camp (donation to mountain rescue), 20ish quid in the bunk house or sleeping in the bar and they have proper B and B accomodatiuon too. Please book your own B and B with them directly, if you want it.

The food and drink is excellent, the landlady swears a lot and you will probably have to climb over sheep to get in and out of the bar.

If you've never been to a Northern Mini meet, please be advised, nothing is formally organised. We arrive, eat, drink, ride bikes, talk bollocks in whatever proportion you want and leave again. No slide shows, no how to change tyre lessons, certainly no yoga classes, nor talks on why you chose a certain bike/tent/stove to cross Africa.

Will however burn an effigy of Charlie Boring.

Please reply here if you are coming.

Your humble serf,
Chris

Count me in Good Sir .:thumbup1:

I've have a few ex girlfriends who parting line was that was all I did (Eats, Shoots and Leaves)

I'll make every attempt to make it along although the Dirt Bike Show is on and a local Timed trial on the Sunday so it might be a flying visit returning North from the great trip South so I will confirm at a later date my arrival and departure.

agree with burning the effigy of the fat one who road with Euan.

Brian Eland.

I will be there so its bound to piss down and blow a force 7/8. So its only the saturday/sunday going by your dates chris friday evening not on the agenda then. If people are going up on the friday I can make that day as well.

Count me in
 

I missed the last northern meet so looking forward to meeting up again at this one.
14/15 Nov is perfect for me .

Richard KTM 950:thumbup1:
Nottingham

you will probably have to climb over sheep to get in and out of the bar.

haha, I thought for a minute this meet was somewhere near me in Wales.

Lee :D

15th/16th Nov is good for me. About time I made the effort to go to a meet. I'll see if I can drag the Cameraman up there with me.

Serows hunt in packs you know!

ill try and make it to add to the serow pack

Please tell Reggie That I will buy him a pint or two of the strong stuff if he turn's up :thumbup1: It's been to long since we last had a beer togeather

Dazzer

Hi Chris, count us in, we'll be there.

Jake, we'll be going on the Friday, just to make sure the beer is in good order you understand.

Does the hunting pack of serows let pink ones in?

Iain & Debz

Of course we do. It's always good to have an SAS "Pink Panther" amongst us!

Friday too!
 

Friday is also included. I'll come straight from work, will arrive mid evening.
Chris

Can Mrs.X and I pencil ourselves in too please (although with our jobs it is hard to book something so far in advance. )

Count me in as well please
 

I should be able to make Tan Hill, and will possibly be encouraging a friend to attend with one of them unreliable BMW's 1150GS, if he's not fixing his paralever bearings for the 4th or 5th time... (snigger).. they're hopeless without the back up vehicles and BM mechanics flying in when they go wrong. Oh no, I just started a war probably!!
Hope to see you all there, Cropton was a hoot last time.
Cheers
and no offence to BM riders - honestly, I'd have one if it was free..
Col

Would like to come, but can't commit. I'm just starting a new contract based in Portsmouth next month and I don't know yet how I'll be fixed for getting time off.

14/15
 

These dates are fine by me, the only choice I have is Enfield vs Serow Mmmm

Steve

you know the serow makes sense:clap:

The Serows are coming out of the woodwork!

Provided there is nought else booked that w/e we'll be there - not in pink :0
Confirm nearer ;)

I called Tan Hill the other evening and they are fine with us coming.

I think I might come to this too.

After meeting the roving (raving?) ambassadors this weekend up here, I'm in. Anyone else from the Edinburgh-ish area interested in riding down?

Will pitch up Friday.

cheers,
Doug

Provided nothing vital shakes itself of my Tenere between now and then I'll be another addition from the Edinburgh crowd.

After coming back from my first HUBBER meet I'm ready for my second!!

What time would we need to leave on the Friday and when would we be back? Can't get any time off so I'm restricted to Fri evening (possibly from 1ish if I've started my new job by then!?!) and need to be back on Sunday eve for work! :thumbdown:

Beej

Beej from Edinburgh to Tan hill should take about 3 hours down the A1 then across to Barnard Castle. Hope that helps with your timing. Be good to see the Edinburgh crowd down here Jake / Brad / Brian !!

Northern mini meet
 

Any Sunday Im in. Need directions nearer the time. Is there a list of biker friendly stops Europewise,cafes bars guest houses hotels etc ?. Maybe this could be adressed at meet:scooter:

I should be in as well - have a potential clash that weekend but think this one will be the winner...
Great to see a couple of you at the 'real north' mini moving meet over the weekend at Arisaig and Applecross.

Thanks for that... definately sounds do able! Are the date's confirmed? If so Chris can start the process of asking for a weekend off! Hopefully he will be able to wangle it! :thumbup1:

Beej

so, with a few of the Edinburgh coming down together I don't need to buddy anyone down. I'm going to come down by bicycle (assuming I get the Surly fixed up in time).

Does anyone know an open-in-November camping place about 80 miles along the A68? How long is the A68 by the way? I reckon a hilly 80 miles is do-able in a day (for me!).

I'm heading onwards to London for meeting afterwards. As the government allows something like 14p a mile, it should be a nice little earner!

The date is confirmed.
Chris

Mornin' Chaps & Chapesses,

if I can tweek my working rota, it's possible I may be able to get there for the Saturday night, as it would be rude not to accept Dazzer's kind offer of some beer (probably only be a half though, as he is a true Yorkshireman)!

I'll know nearer to the time and will advise accordingly.

Afterall we Serowist's need to keep together in a herd don't we.

80 miles from where and why does it have to be on or near the A68.

if you want a Campsite 80 miles from Tanhill travelling from Edinburgh look at the campsites at Bellingham.

80 miles from Edinburgh. And along the A68 as that's the route I'll be taking. Trying to avoid cycling lots extra just to find a campsite.

Bellingham seems to be 79.5 miles from Edinburgh, which is perfect.

thanks

Honestly the A68 is lethal on a pushbike yes you need to use it to cross the border then after Catcleugh turn right through Kielder then follow B roads to Bellingham then B roads to Hexham, Blanchland, Stanhope, Bowes, Tan Hill.
This route is presuming you are on a pushbike the only killer hill is out of Stanhope and it is a good-un.

yeah, done the A68 enough (by moto and car) to think it's a bit dodgy on a bicycle. But, I need the practice for some planned trips.

thanks for the tips, re getting off the A68. if I make it to Tan Hill I'll buy you a beer. I'll be the knackered one in the corner, with the shorts on...

northern mini meet
 

Any thing decided yet..Im a new fella to the HUBB and would like to attend a gathering. Any date fixed? Tan Hill ? I have to leave Wirral late Saturday night [work comittments] to join up Sat night and Sun morn. Its worth it just for the ride, but be nice to have a cold beer waiting.

You will be most welcome along with any other newbie to the HU there will be a cold beer waiting .............................the pubs got pumps full of the stuff

But saying as your asking I will get you one in Look me up - depending on the time you get there I will be sober, a little tipsy, getTING LOUDER, (A LOT TIPSY) VERY LOUD (Steaming drunk) then you wont get any sense at all.
Come to think of it you wont ever get any sense at all no matter what state.

The first post in this thread has been updated with the details: Tan Hill 14/15/16Nov
See you there,
Chris

Is this one hundred percent definitely confirmed?

Do we need any kind of booking, or do we just turn up and have fun? What kind of numbers are we looking at?

Tan Hill is a bit of a trek from Lincoln, but I would like to add my name to the party.

Joel

It is as many percent confirmed as you want it to be. We've set the date. We've decided a place. I will be there. Several others have also said they'll be there. If the weather's rubbish the day before (which in mid November in North Yorkshire is guaranteed), less people will come. See post number 31.

In a previous post I answered this question. See post number 12.

Good. See you there.

Chris

Me and Mrs.X will be there (current plan is arrive Friday night)! We will be camping.

We are planning a ride to Richmond:scooter: on the Saturday morning to go to the Alt-berg shop :thumbup1:. Mrs.X needs a pair of boots and i may get a 2nd pair.

So if anyone is interested going with us please feel free. I was only thinking that if a large group of us decide to head that way all at once it may be nice to warn them. The factory shop is kinda small. See you in the ice and snow..:thumbup1::thumbup1::thumbup1::thumbup1::thu mbup1:

My apologies, I am half blind and pretty sub-normal in the old intelligence department. Looked through and totally missed the post with all the answers in!

The Dales in the grip of winter sounds lovely. I look forward to it.

Thanks

Joel

Birdy November in the dales is a breeze - certainly not the grip of winter as you seem to think. Sun will shine and we all make hay - or something like that.

Chris rumour is that you are bringing your mate, Ewan and his Charlie.

Ewan is in hiding, cos he thinks his videos are crapper than mine:

The latest: http://www.thebrightstuff.com/romania2008overview.htm
Chris

Don't worry about the weather it's been Booked:welcome:

I'll probably show up with the Scottish contingent, assuming a) no-one asks me to work for an amount of money I can't turn down (don't worry, if that happens I'll let you know how much you're worth :innocent:) and b) my heated grips have arrived by then. Not that I'm sat at home waiting for the postman or anything...

See you all there - or maybe some of you on the way down .....

Rob

i'm new on here, i have a gs1200 and haven't been round the world can i still come:thumbup:

There is no problems with anybody turning up, the Northern continjent will speak to anybody (you won't be able to understand half of them) as long as your buying drinks.

Hello folks,
just a newbie on this forum, from reading the posts about the Tan Hill meet in November I think i`ll have a ride up and say hello.

Mike.

Your more than welcome to come along should be loads of people to speak to there.

And another please?
 

Hi Chris
I guess you are trying to add up the numbers for this, Me + pal from Brid are OK for Saturday, not Friday now, and another guy from Bedale has requested if he can attend, on a Harley. Hope that's OK?

Cheers!
Col

PS - very funny mickey take video - you've probably all seen??

YouTube - EWAN AND THINGY - EPISODE 2 of 9 - SHOES

numbers
 

Just scribbled down all the people who said they were def/might be coming:

chrisp
Brian???
Andy G
Reefshark
Harleyrider???
Derek2031
AlanWT
Iain and Debz
Jake
Dazzer
Basil
Rick
Flyingdoctor
Xander plus 1
Col plus 2?
Steve
Fritz and Bev?
Austin
dougieB
alexD
beej
wanderingscotsman
birdy?
Laura
Rob
Mike400
Phil (C's mate)
Mystery guest? CharleyB?

That's about 30. Obviously if the weather's crap, a few girls will blob. Give me a shout if you're now not coming or can now come.
I will call the lovely landlady soon to give her an idea of numbers.
See you there,
Chrisp

It`ll just be a passing visit for me Chris so there`s no need to book anything on my behalf, cheers,

Mike

Mechanical issues
 

My throttle cable's snapped. :oops2: Presence now dependent on when the replacement shows up and whether there's enough days without pissing down rain between then and departure for me to replace it. Grr.

But on the plus side the left grip is now heated :clap:

You can cross off the question mark on my name, I am a definite attendee, and I will be dragging one other along.

Looking forward to it; the Turkish sabres of Sevastapol couldn't turn me away.

Joel

And another! If he can fit in!!
 

Hi up
another old friend (Andy Dale) would like to join us for Sat night. Hope there's room???
Cheers
Col

So that's Col + 3.
My KTM
1 x GS 1100 BM
2 Harleys

Yes I'm planning on being there on friday night bringing Peter (WRF250) along. we'll be in my little Van (as long as it passes MOT) and won't have any bikes so order of the night will be to abuse the bar, letch all woman present, offer my services as a very large hot water bottle (only for the woman so don't get your hopes up Wonky) don't know how long i can stick around on Saturday morning but we do have to back to the N.E. on Saturday sometime.

I will be there friday and saturday night
Also coming
Basil
Swidders,,,early saturday morning.room booked
steve D... XT rider
johnno ...XT rider
Willy

Hi Chris
You'll have to count me out this time. I'm working down in Portsmouth at the moment and it's just not really practical without taking too much time off work.
Paul

I've got the thermals ready, wet suit and tesco bags for the boots.

I'll be there for the Saturday, then home to British West Hartlepool for tea.

Highly unlikley I will be there now:(. Another time hopefully.

Count me in (Providing the bilge pump is behaving) should be there mid afternoon friday.

Jake.

Just called Tan Hill. They are expecting us.

See you there on Friday. I might be a tad late (8ish?). Coming in van with little yellow bike in back. Any plans for green laning?
Cheers
Chris

We'll be there Friday afternoon, see you all soon!

Iain & Debz

Sorry
 

Cant make this weekend children, I have to :censored: work.
But have fun any way:thumbup1:

Steve

I'll be there Friday PM ........

Rob

Have fitted new throttle cable, now almost always returns to idle of its own accord, so as long as i don't need to stop too often I'll be fine.:mchappy:

Slightly more worried about my clutch cable making sparks, but I'm sure lots of electrical tape around the heated grip cables with solve that one :confused1:

see you at the weekend!

Friday late afternoon sometime. thankfully I have to work on Saturday pm, so have a good excuse not to cycle there!

Is it as cold down there as it is up here?

I'm based in and around the North East and the weather has been getting milder but i think the forecast is for the weather to get worse after all it is November.

forcast is ...
saturday a few showers,
sunday is looking fine with some sunshine

The Beer will be cold.
There will be plenty of Log's for the Fire :thumbup1:

See you Friday Night.

PS What Time is Charlie getting there :innocent:

I've just heard some bad news Charlie won't be able to make it to Yorkshire get together as he has heard that his one friend in life is going to snap his fingers over the weekend sometime and Charlie want's to be close in case he can get in on another idea and make a extrodinary long carreer out of it:rofl:

Tan Hill... maybe next time!
 

Hi All,

It doesn't look like Chris & I will be making it to Tan Hill this weekend as I've been off work since Wednesday and doesn't look like I'll be back at work tomorrow either. Chris pointed out that after 3 days off work heading off on Motorbikes in the freezing gale force winds that we've been having probably isn't the best idea in the world!!! :stormy: He's probably right! :freezing:

So it looks like it will have to be the next one!

All that do get there, have a great time,

Beej (& Chris)

I've got a problem with snot too! It's streaming out of me and that's in the house. I'm going to brave it though so I'd better fit a bib for the ride up. We all know how bad it can be once on the move. Hopefully it'll be blown away by the time I get to Tan Hill. I plan to get there in the daylight tomorrow, see you all there.

I'll be there, either latish on Fri, or earlyish on Sat, not sure how long it is going to take me so I can't get any more accurate than that!

AA says it is 195 miles via main roads, 245 back roads. If I manage to make a steady 40 mph and don't eat, piss or smoke, or breakdown, or get lost, I estimate the trip will take six hours. Bugger me.

I'll be there some time on Tuesday morning then.

Looking forward to it.

You can scratch one off of your list, the other one I was bringing is scared of all the trolls and rain oop north so he has cried away.

Joel

i'd love to come as the last meet i did was great. however im broke so i cant :( have a great time though people, tan hill never fails to please so i hear.

Room for one more?....
 

room for one more?

Was wandering about coming before but wasn't sure what I'd be doing but will try and get up on the friday. can anyone give me a phone number on the off chance I go wrong somewhere.

Will be on a black zx7r. Green laneing anyone :) ?

could be a good idea to take the number of the pub 01833 628246
I'll pm you my mobile but can't remember if it works up there
see you 2moro
iain

Birdy be carefull there are some up here in the northern section who know the sheep up here are ard as nails and put up a good fight you may be the easy option - ( the Bugger me ) comment might be taken as an invitation you know. !!!!

Remember.....
Stick to the Road....Dont go onto the moor and you will be safe :helpsmilie:
When you get into the pub, remember,if anyone is playing Dart's for god sake don't make them miss
:taz:


MOBIL PHONE'S Tracey the land lady forbids the use of Mobile's inthe Inn.

if your cought.....well I will let you find out for your self what the penalty is :blushing:

Have a great time everyone, it should be a big turnout!
Unfortunately I won't be able to make it as I previously stated...a bigger/last minute plan has gotten in the way - I'll be heading up to Nordkapp on Sunday from Harwich. :mchappy:

Enjoy and pls post some photos!
cheers,
Derek

I'm out
 

I'm afraid I'm out this weekend too...sorry for the short notice - not been on HUBB so much and hadn't got the subscription updates. Also got a bad cold - all us lightweight real northerners are dropping like flies. DougieB and Laura can 'represent'. Would have been good to meet you all and see the guys who made it on the Scotland mini-meet again.
Would've been a cheaper weekend too - getting new tyres tomorrow...
Enjoy

These jocks are a bunch of Nancies (or is it Nancys?) :mchappy:
Chris

Wrong pub that is the Slaughtered Lamb.... and worse they dont serve food...

It's blowing up a gale here in Edinburgh, sounds like ideal weather to go out on the bike. I'll see you all there tonight.

Going Going Gone....
 

I'll be there Saturday morning with a mate.. gotta keep the numbers up!


Glynn

Be there in a few hours - damp (but mild) and breezy on high ground in the west... and a full moon

Welcome to Tan Hill :-)

Book me a cumberland sausage fritz!
Am cheating, and going to turn up on something with more than 8bhp, so I will be there for teatime:scooter:

Just about to leave. Really tired though so will be having a couple of stops for food and coffee. Hope to see you there around 6.
:scooter::scooter::scooter::scooter::scooter::scoo ter: