Must haves and no-no's for AR11
 

Put your hopes and dreams in here...

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no whinging and in fighting...bliss

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+1 to Gid. This years was a breeze to organise thanks to everyone just being happy, so I would wish the same for next years organisers too :-)

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Decent accommodation/food for those who don't do camping

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Don't do it 30th July to 6th August or I won't be able to come again :(

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No riding my bike up anyone's chuff.

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scoobs i saw you had posted in this thread and immediatly thought you must suggested free recovery as a must have, you disapoint me.

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Haha, good one :-)

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Can I invite some other ''ugly bike'' riders? They're very nice!

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Yes, we don't mind people who ride pointies, but they must keep their ugly bike out of sight

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On the same topic, I am sure ManxMatt will be along to suggest a Tyre Fitters within walking distance, if not on-site...

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Please avoid:

Friday 3 to Tuesday 7 June: England v. Sri Lanka

Thursday 21 to Monday 25 July: England v. India

As I have to work then and absolutely cannot get out of it.

I want to be Ginger Spice this time - FGO take note!

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If I had a pound for every time I'd heard that.

Laugh it up giggles.

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food, petrol, drink and toilet, maybe a hard base car park but not high on the list =]

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Same as last year will do just fine. :)

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I can't find a bunkhouse/similar in Wem (where I'm basing my proposal) as it is er a bit rural BUT the campsite is also a large caravan site and they hire out statics for this purpose.

Is this acceptable.

Also there is some B&B nearby in Wem but it's only a small place and I'd need to know likely numbers.

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That wld be brilliant

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+1 :cheers:

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Where is Wem?

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It's a small town in north Shropshire, about 15 miles north of Shrewsbury, and about 5 miles from where I live.

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I'd hire a caravan. Is is a mobile home type caravan or a caravan type caravan?

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Ed - find out all the details and put them into the full proposal so people can see the options

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Awaiting a return email from the site manager.

Si, it's a mobile home thing.

I'm putting together the final bits and pieces this weekend, I'll hop up there and take some more pics, of the site and of the general area.

I will be submitting very soon:D

Is the protocol to PM it to Messie first, or to put it on the open site?????

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Up to you Ed. Can put it straight into the proposals thread if you want, or run it past me first.

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Someone to take my tent in their car from the Ace would be nice. (Thanks BBC)

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+1.

I wish I had taken EssexDave's offer up in getting gear to the AR, it was such a load of crap. On the way home however was so much better :D

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Fast group and a slow group.

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I presume I can pencil you down for the slow group then, can I...

Route I have in mind won't need it, and it'll be more likely that those on full-fat sportsbikes will need to learn how to use their clutches and their eyes than their throttles.

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Fast group if there was one. Its highly unlikley i will come. I do find riding is such big groups of mixed ability highly frustrating.

Although if any AR had more than one paced group it would make it 100% more appealing, or even just a few groups to split things up a bit, cut out the bunching up etc.

Say group set offs. 30 min appart? This after all is a Dream wish list for an AR.

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Generally speaking the AR is now more about the socialising than the ride. Although the ride is still a big part of the show. But if that sort of ride was not your bag there is also quite often a secondary ride on the Sunday for those wanting something a bit more spirited. Don't know if this is being considered this time or not.

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For me, the brief I've been working to is that someone should be able to rock up on the Friday on a restricted SV after passing their test in the morning and not feel too uncomfortable while we're out. Failing a nicer way of describing it, that should be the highest barrier to entry.

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I agree with both of the previous two comments.
The rideout itself is fun in its own way, but is not the best ride in the world as far as speed and blasting around is concerned. I think Orose sums up the standard perfectly.

In addition, there are many, many ways to enjoy riding your bike. The AR is just one of them

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I find it just as much fun having a "slow" rideout with a big group as having a "fast" one, its all about the camaraderie!

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I'll get to work on it :). Hopefully nobody will have a repeat of that!

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Will there be a covered area for folk who don't want to crowd/won't fit into the bar?

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Having a fire pit again would be good, especially if we're lucky enough to get decent weather.

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There won't be a fire at this AR. I very much doubt the site owner would be happy with it.
Although I seem to remember sitting next to a rather toasty huge BBQ thing last time, with living flame.

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At Wem they were happy as long as it was off of the ground, so a farmer friend was going to lend me his digger bucket. We hadn't yet worked out how to support it when the good folk of the org decided nay.

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Now thats a plan - I'm sure I can find someone with a spare bucket for the weekend.

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couple of old oil drums and 300kg of Charcoal in each ;)