To get back to the main reason for the thread, which was suggestions for future meets, I have had a bit of a brainstorm.

There was chat on the 'Thanks for the great meet.' thread about a second H.U. event later in the year. Some (like me) suggested the North, some prefered a meet in the south. Certainly a meet in Derbyshire would seem a bit 'samey' to do twice a year.

This North/South devide got me thinking. The Derbyshire meet is great, but the second meet doesn't have to be a facsimile somewhere else, we don't HAVE to have loads of talks and slideshows. We could just get together and share info. in the pub by the good old medium of conversation!

So to please the folks in the north and south why not make the second meet of the year a travelling meet? Maybe even a 'Lands End to John o'Groats' (or the other way round! A long weekend of four days down the best roads we can think of. Stopping in a particular campsite with pub each night and riding down together? You could call it 'The HU Grand Old British Ride Out' or something.
The beauty is people could join the ride out at any point they chose, for as long as they chose. It'd be like one of those monster Harley ride out they have in America (only quieter!).

Anyway, this may or may not be a good idea but thought I'd suggest it anyway!

Matt

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