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I'm pleased to announce that the winner of this years AR is Daddyjob and the GM proposal.
We actually had two proposals this year, the one above another from Matt-EUC. I'd like to thank both of them for putting their hands up to do this but sadly we can only have one winner.
So good luck to Daddyjob and crew and I wish them luck and some good weather.
Here are the details.
Proposed Date: July 18-19th 2015
Base Location:The Bruce Arms, Pewsey
http://www.thebrucearms.net/index.htm
http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=985&pictureid=7742
Basic camping field in grounds of a country pub for the Friday and Saturday nights
Hard standing motorcycle parking
Separate road-side hard standing marshalling area
Onsite Pub with restaurant.
No neighbours apart from Pub, so able to make moderate noise
Excellent local roads which are well travelled by the GM ride-out attendees
Varied route taking in various roads from fast swoopers to hard-core nadgery
Run leadership from experienced GM run leaders
Marking support from riders with local knowledge
Thick skinned organisers who will have no problem at all in ignoring unwelcome input.
Costs
The only costs attendees are expected to cover (other than their own travel) is the fee for the campsite;
£5 per person/per night. for camping & vans (normal vans-for caravans and sleeper vans please see below)
£12 per Campervan, sleeper van & Caravan
+ £4 per night for electric hook up
The fee is to be paid direct to the Pub upon arrival, please confirm your name on the list and signoff.
We will also be collecting donations for the Sv650.Org & a yet to be chosen charity.
Food
-The Pub serves food as per the times on the website.
-In Pewsey there are a few shops (Spar, Newsagents and a Co-op mini super market) from which you can buy any food, drink, alcohol, etc from.
well done daddy. camping only.. ermm counts me out.
have a good one :-)
well done daddy. camping only.. ermm counts me out.
have a good one :-)
The detailed threads will be uploaded this coming weekend, keep your eye out for the hotel/B & B suggestions.
well done DJ and Matt for putting up the proposals.. its going to be a great 2015 :)
carelesschucca
05-01-15, 09:13 PM
Its a fair jaunt but I'm already looking into fun ways of getting down if I do come... I think it may be a two day trip.
Its a fair jaunt but I'm already looking into fun ways of getting down if I do come... I think it may be a two day trip.
It would be great if you could make it! If you need a hand finding some twisty roads to make it more bearable, let us know. Our knowledge of lands near and far should come in fairly useful :)
Sir Trev
05-01-15, 09:29 PM
Just had a quick look on Google and there are several hotels and b&bs nearby. Might be able to persuade Lady Poppy to come along and make a long weekend of it - we both love Avebury which is close by and Wadworth supply plenty of the hostelries in the area.
Nice one Jobmeister.
Just had a quick look on Google and there are several hotels and b&bs nearby. Might be able to persuade Lady Poppy to come along and make a long weekend of it - we both love Avebury which is close by and Wadworth supply plenty of the hostelries in the area.
Nice one Jobmeister.
Sir Trev,
This week I will be posting up a hotel/B&B thread to give people an idea of what's in the area to stay at. Please send me any places that you think look good and i'll be sure to include them.
Is it me or is that detail very dark and unreadable???
Looks fine on my PC and phone.
carelesschucca
06-01-15, 01:46 PM
Is it me or is that detail very dark and unreadable???
it seems to depend on what I'm reading it on. laptop is fine phone I can't see it. Not to worry though the details will be right as rain when the main thread is posted.
The text as above
Proposed Date: July 18-19th 2015
Base Location:The Woodbridge Inn, Pewsey.
http://www.woodbridgeinnpewsey.co.uk/
Basic camping field in grounds of a country pub for the Friday and Saturday nights
Hard standing motorcycle parking
Separate road-side hard standing marshalling area
Onsite Pub with restaurant.
No neighbours apart from Pub, so able to make moderate noise
Excellent local roads which are well travelled by the GM ride-out attendees
Varied route taking in various roads from fast swoopers to hard-core nadgery
Run leadership from experienced GM run leaders
Marking support from riders with local knowledge
Thick skinned organisers who will have no problem at all in ignoring unwelcome input.
Costs
The only costs attendees are expected to cover (other than their own travel) is the fee for the campsite;
£5 per person/per night. Campervan £15 per night. There are 6 electric hook ups available, should you require one.
The fee is to be paid direct to the Pub upon arrival, please confirm your name on the list and signoff.
We will also be collecting donations for the Sv650.Org & the a yet to be chosen charity.
Food
-The Pub serves food as per the times on the website.
-In Pewsey there are a few shops (Spar, Newsagents and a Co-op mini super market) from which you can buy any food, drink, alcohol, etc from.
Thanks Pookie.
The Text is even worse on the works pc !
Will run the date past her indoors
I don't use the default theme on the site. Too dark.
I don't use the default theme on the site. Too dark.
I feel the darkside is the quickest and easiest path.
Anyone seen were I put my light Saber down...
I used it to light my cigi
chris8886
06-01-15, 10:35 PM
I don't use the default theme on the site. Too dark.
quite! new vb default for me all the way.
Thanks for the tips. Have used vb as per Chris's post can see the original message ;)
Spank86
06-01-15, 10:58 PM
quite! new vb default for me all the way.
Likewise. All the custom themes are terrible.
_Stretchie_
07-01-15, 03:22 PM
Awesome, well done Daddio.
This should be good, I had a lunchtime circuit from Devizes to Pewsey and back when I started working there, and just down the road from the campsite we used to start an off road route opposite the Charlton Cat.
I can't wait :) Had some good rides around there
Matt-EUC
08-01-15, 12:55 AM
Congrats daddy, make it a good one, yeah?
Ooh, pretty local to me this year and some great roads. Nice!
Awesome, well done Daddio.
This should be good, I had a lunchtime circuit from Devizes to Pewsey and back when I started working there, and just down the road from the campsite we used to start an off road route opposite the Charlton Cat.
I can't wait :) Had some good rides around there
I may ask you for a few ideas on some roads then, seeing as you probably know the area a lot better than i.
Congrats daddy, make it a good one, yeah?
We always aim to make it enjoyable
Ooh, pretty local to me this year and some great roads. Nice!
That was the plan, make it a bit more central and see if we can get a few more people to join in :)
**** Please note there has been a change to the original location due to circumstances outside our control****
Information thread coming this weekend detailing the plans.
timwilky
11-01-15, 02:13 AM
Had a quick google and failed. So local knowledge please
I need a good and I mean good, local hotel. so wife can pamper in spa etc whilst I enjoy myself in shandy land
Had a quick google and failed. So local knowledge please
I need a good and I mean good, local hotel. so wife can pamper in spa etc whilst I enjoy myself in shandy land
Hi Tim, there are a some good hotels in this thread http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=215294 that should help.
Pewsey. Half an hour down the road from where I live. I could be tempted.
LewSpeight
21-06-15, 06:40 PM
Damn. Was dying to get to this one, but it's t'other arfs birthday and we're away for the weekend.
Have a good one, I look forward to the photos
BernardBikerchick
19-07-15, 10:16 AM
Can I have a go next year peeps and Mr T :)
Can I have a go next year peeps and Mr T :)
Sure. Anyone is welcome to put in a bid.
BernardBikerchick
19-07-15, 10:31 AM
cool do I just PM u ?! x
I'll put out an invitation in November to all and sundry via an announcement on the forum. The mods and I then select a winner to stage the AR for the summer.
Saying that we only had one entry for the last two years, so voting didn't take long.
Start thinking about it now and let me have your plans in November.
John
BernardBikerchick
19-07-15, 01:29 PM
thanks John x
Matt-EUC
19-07-15, 06:11 PM
Surely a MORE accessible AR is better? Considering this year's turnout anyway.
Can it be a Foreign AR?!
I think that will affect the turnout.
Matt-EUC
19-07-15, 06:31 PM
I see no reason why you couldn't do both though.
Surely a MORE accessible AR is better? Considering this year's turnout anyway.
Doesn't matter where it is, it depends if people can be a$$ed to go. This years AR was in Central, Southern England. Close to the M4, A4, M3, A303 & A30.
M4 goes to the M5, which joins the M42 & M6 (North & Wales)
M3 joins the M25 and every motorway the joins onto there (South East, Kent, Essex, London, East of the country & North as well)
A303/A30 goes right down to Cornwall (South, South West
So i think the transport links were great, more the lack of interest from people needs to be addressed.
LOM2 made a trip down from Newcastle to join us & Lenny came from MK. The rest of us were probably within an hour or 2 of the location.
Many people are happy to moan about it but not actually get up and put something together. The reason we put a bid on for this year was because no one else had. We took it upon ourselves to continue a tradition this forum has had going on for years.
Matt-EUC
19-07-15, 06:41 PM
I needn't remind you that I also put in a bid for this year, because nobody else had at the time.
What I meant, was that an AR abroad would mean less people likely to attend. I meant more accessible than that, not more accessible than this one.
Sorry that I wasn't clear enough.
I'm glad you appreciate me making the trip. Not sure if I should tell you it took me an hour and a half to get home or not 😊
I think the location this year was perfect. Probably within 2 hours of about 50% of the UK population and still rural enough for some quiet roads.
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I needn't remind you that I also put in a bid for this year, because nobody else had at the time.
What I meant, was that an AR abroad would mean less people likely to attend. I meant more accessible than that, not more accessible than this one.
Sorry that I wasn't clear enough.
No, i remember that. Our bid was in place, just not public knowledge yet.
AR abroad was said tongue in cheek, hence the ?! at the end. Not sure i'd have the funds or time to go and scout out a location & route without deciding to not come back!
Its the internet, everything is interpreted as people read it. Which often isn;t in the same manner as the writer had in mind.
I'm glad you appreciate me making the trip. Not sure if I should tell you it took me an hour and a half to get home or not 😊
I think the location this year was perfect. Probably within 2 hours of about 50% of the UK population and still rural enough for some quiet roads.
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If people make an effort, no matter how big or small, it's always appreciated.
Hitting the 200+ mile tank range on the way home then ;)
Matt-EUC
19-07-15, 07:08 PM
I think most people consider AR10 to have been their favourite. So, another Wales AR might be a good idea.
An AR is more to do with the people than anything else. The bikes, location & route are by the by. The reason this years AR was a good one for all that went was because of the people who were there!
maviczap
19-07-15, 08:14 PM
Doesn't matter where it is, it depends if people can be a$$ed to go. This years AR was in Central, Southern England. Close to the M4, A4, M3, A303 & A30.
M4 goes to the M5, which joins the M42 & M6 (North & Wales)
M3 joins the M25 and every motorway the joins onto there (South East, Kent, Essex, London, East of the country & North as well)
A303/A30 goes right down to Cornwall (South, South West
So i think the transport links were great, more the lack of interest from people needs to be addressed.
LOM2 made a trip down from Newcastle to join us & Lenny came from MK. The rest of us were probably within an hour or 2 of the location.
Many people are happy to moan about it but not actually get up and put something together. The reason we put a bid on for this year was because no one else had. We took it upon ourselves to continue a tradition this forum has had going on for years.
I made the trip north to last years AR, and I'm glad I did, despite it being nearly an 800 mile trip including the rideout. A lot of people moaned about it being so far North, but it was well attended.
This year circumstances just meant that I couldn't attend & I'm sure that's the case for a lot of us, certainly in the EAR.
Your location for me was fine, just the timing, which will always be the case for the numbers that attend.
At least we had an AR this year, so thanks for Organising it, whatever the turnout
AR10 was pre-facebook. There was lots of activity on the forum. I'd guess 90% of .ORG posts come from the same 10-15 people these days so in reality we really don't get the foot-fall we used to get and the world has moved on.
As Job says people having a good ride and a few beers is what it's all about. Some of the best "group" rides I've been on have been 3-4 people a made up route and the strangest lunchtime pub you can find. No prima-donnas, no grief just folks who like to ride bikes on great roads.
Well done Job. Lets see if anyone else has the balls to give it a well though out and planned go next year.
Just out of curiosity what were the numbers?
An AR is more to do with the people than anything else. The bikes, location & route are by the by. The reason this years AR was a good one for all that went was because of the people who were there!
Absolutely
Matt-EUC
19-07-15, 09:30 PM
Just out of curiosity what were the numbers?
Attendance thread had ~25. There were about 15 when I got there Saturday evening. No idea about the ride.
Littlepeahead
19-07-15, 09:35 PM
Lots of people had other stuff on this weekend. I was working, Bear got married, it's the first weekend of the school holidays I believe, a few regular AR attendees are currently bikeless thanks to accidents or mechanical failure. Maybe it's time to move away from the idea of an Annual Rideout and just encourage all areas to organise more rides at which other geographical groups are made to feel welcome if they fancy joining in.
Well done on organising. I'd be interested to see The route too.
Attendance thread had ~25. There were about 15 when I got there Saturday evening. No idea about the ride.
The numbers sound good to me. Ive tried to plan stuff and getting more than 10 people together who all have their own lifes is differcult.
Im not one for big rideouts but I like the idea of them!
Well done all involved.
For those of us who had other things on, Hears to the next one.
dizzyblonde
19-07-15, 11:30 PM
AR10.... Just for information purposes... Was organised by Hovis before he passed away. Those that carried it into fruition, did so in his memory. I was heavily pregnant and was gutted I couldn't go.
11.... Was slightly down on that particular year, but numbers were still huge . I still have the list of attendance somewhere, as I organised it.
Last year's was fab! Never been to Northumberland and I'd always wanted to. It's where my avatar came from.
Sadly this year , AR fell on a yearly weekend with my other bike group in Lincolnshire. However, I took the SV! Plus it was too close to the GM next month, I don't have an endless cash supply to go everywhere and it's what gets my attention when it comes to choosing where to go.
Matt-EUC
19-07-15, 11:42 PM
No TOGMIE this year either.
Entirely LPH's fault, obviously.
TOGMIE is indeed LPH's baby.
But she has a demanding job and her partner in crime is sadly missing from being active in a posting sense.
Nowt stopping anyone else organising a meeting in any area.
maviczap
20-07-15, 06:15 AM
Maybe not this year, but how about one in Norfolk, the carrot crunch run. Kelling Heath would make a good site.
littleoldman2
20-07-15, 06:42 AM
Maybe not this year, but how about one in Norfolk, the carrot crunch run. Kelling Heath would make a good site.
Set to it then:D
Littlepeahead
20-07-15, 07:20 AM
No TOGMIE this year. I missed AR because the Ashes are my busiest week at work. Someone's gotta be there to keep the place running while England collapse.
But I've got smaller matches on every weekend in early September where I probably need to work and this is when we did TOGMIE, just around the time the kids go back to school.
I could come up with a route without Jon, I know those roads as well as he does, but I just won't have time to do all the organising.
Maybe next year if Jon's got a bike and the Aussies aren't ruling my life we'll run it again.
We have to remember that for all the events it does take a team of people who are free to organise it.
Expecting just one person to organise it all is selfish.
Luckily though there are loads of people with opinions and demands to ensure the organiser(s) gets as much grief as possible. We are never short of opinions.
carelesschucca
20-07-15, 08:36 AM
We have to remember that for all the events it does take a team of people who are free to organise it.
Expecting just one person to organise it all is selfish.
Unless the organiser is a masochistic idiot. Then let them get on with it... Thank god this is my last year doing the GM.
I do hate the fact that the AR seems to bring the worst in people on here. such a shame there's always bickering.
Luckily though there are loads of people with opinions and demands to ensure the organiser(s) gets as much grief as possible. We are never short of opinions.
😀. Much the same when I was running a school boys football team. I got lots of opinions and views, but no one would run the line for me.
kaivalagi
20-07-15, 10:27 AM
Typically I was super busy this year, just when the AR was closer to home. However location isn't a factor if I have the time, for me it's about meeting peeps and having an adventure to places unknown.
Good on you Daddyjob for getting this year's organised, shame I couldn't come, I bet it was brill!
Maybe not this year, but how about one in Norfolk, the carrot crunch run. Kelling Heath would make a good site.
Rich, Next year I should be free to help/attend, I'm available from September onwards to help organise and do any reckies if we want to give it a crack in Norfolk!
location isn't a factor if I have the time, for me it's about meeting peeps and having an adventure to places unknown
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This really.
And the time to fit it all in.
Even our local group I've only managed 2 ride outs and 3 evenings.
One sv forum ride out.
Unless the organiser is a masochistic idiot. Then let them get on with it... Thank god this is my last year doing the GM.
I do hate the fact that the AR seems to bring the worst in people on here. such a shame there's always bickering.
That masochistic idiot will be me then! I've never got why people make it sound like hard work, it really isn't.
1) Find a Campsite near where you want to ride (ideally a pub, hotel & a village nearby)
2) Go ride some good roads and create a route
3) Take some mates to check out the venue & ride the route
4) Submit bid to Admin
5) Wait for it to arrive and enjoy!
I wouldn't hesitate bidding for next years again at all. Already trying to find where the base camp will be!
I made the trip north to last years AR, and I'm glad I did, despite it being nearly an 800 mile trip including the rideout. A lot of people moaned about it being so far North, but it was well attended.
This year circumstances just meant that I couldn't attend & I'm sure that's the case for a lot of us, certainly in the EAR.
Your location for me was fine, just the timing, which will always be the case for the numbers that attend.
At least we had an AR this year, so thanks for Organising it, whatever the turnout
The only reason I didn't attend last years AR was due to being away at the time. I had enjoyed my trip to the same place earlier on in the year.
The numbers sound good to me. Ive tried to plan stuff and getting more than 10 people together who all have their own lifes is differcult.
Im not one for big rideouts but I like the idea of them!
It's very much a case of put something together and see who turns up. People always have things going on and sometimes last minute things prevent people from attending.
Typically I was super busy this year, just when the AR was closer to home. However location isn't a factor if I have the time, for me it's about meeting peeps and having an adventure to places unknown.
Good on you Daddyjob for getting this year's organised, shame I couldn't come, I bet it was brill!
I know the feeling, things get booked and sometimes the dates just don't match! Adventures to the unknown are always enjoyable-especially when a bike is involved.
i'll be going for next years as well so keep your eyes peeled!
Geodude
21-07-15, 07:37 AM
No Photo or video thread lads? Just to see what we missed :)
Matt-EUC
21-07-15, 10:10 AM
Lots of this.
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Geodude
21-07-15, 11:54 AM
Dammmmmmmn :( ;)
maviczap
21-07-15, 12:30 PM
LOL :p:p
andrewsmith
21-07-15, 08:39 PM
The only reason I didn't attend last years AR was due to being away at the time. I had enjoyed my trip to the same place earlier on in the year.
It's very much a case of put something together and see who turns up. People always have things going on and sometimes last minute things prevent people from attending.
I know the feeling, things get booked and sometimes the dates just don't match! Adventures to the unknown are always enjoyable-especially when a bike is involved.
i'll be going for next years as well so keep your eyes peeled!
With the BMW lot which was where we knicked the idea from
The reason I couldn't attend was purely commitments this year. My bike has hardly turned a wheel this year
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