Annual Ride-out 2006 - Points for discussion

Originally Posted by Jabba-the-Hutt

Aye, it does.

How's about this place ? Camping and a B & B in one place

Having missed the event this year - due to being on hols abroad - I'm having to gatecrash the SV1000 event this year!

I would really like to make next years rideout (or a second one later this year).

Some good points have been raised. My main thoughts are

Camping & B&B close to each other is needed.
One dedicated place (campsite or elsewhere) for apres bike socialising
Name tags for all
Early agreement on date - to allow booking of leave etc
Not in the extremes of the UK - as numbers will fall.

Martin

You don't have to shout....

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really sad that i missed AR05 but was also abroad, will definately make the next one tho and don't care where it is, further the better.

live and work near ross on wye and hereford (areas mentioned earlier in the thread)so if it does end up down that way i would be happy to help out in the organising if needed, tho i do think it is a little close to AR05 geographically so may rub some up the wrong way.

going on a weekend run with the honda blackbird club in september so if i pick up any good ideas i'll be sure to post them.

think the name badge idea is good, even if a little 'school trip'. surely some kind of name thing will help get to know each other better, especially for the rideout newbies such as myself.

staying overnight also sounds great, anyone with no camping equipment has plenty of time to get some and most is dead cheap nowadays anyway.

Unfortunatley I was unable to attend AR04 or AR05, but I've been following this thread with interest.

Clearly accomodating everyone is an impossible task. It's important the AR06 is held in a location convient to as many SVers as possible. However, this doesn't preclude other couple of 'official' rideouts throught the year to try and accomodate those unable to make the main annual rideout as well as those more inclined to travel a bit further afield.

To make this work ideally these events would be co-ordintated to prevent cross over and to ensure everyone has plenty of notice. In short, agreeing a 2006 calander of 'official' events would be the sensible option.

Obviously one of these events would have to be a 'SV North British Rideout'

Originally Posted by Cronos

Obviously one of these events would have to be a 'SV North British Rideout'

... an SV Great North Run

BUMP

As long as it's not North Wales or Leicestershire I'm happy.

Hate to drag the bigger brothers (and sisters) into this but the SV1000 mob have already booked theirs for next year. It's Cumbria in July. So looks as though traipsing to either end of the country is do-able!

Having missed the SV650 Annual event this year - I'd really like to do in in '06.

Martin

Id propose an SV gathering. No rideout just a gathering of sv’s owners club style. Find a field with hall, organise a band/disco/entertainment, food, drinks etc. Charge a fee per head or similar and just have a weekend of kicking back and socialising. I don’t see this as being too much of a problem, as the likes of the triumph owners club hold a rally near me every year at a local rugby club, but this would need planning and some work. Location? Dead centre of that circle.

top plan.