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Huddersfield to Matlock Bath, 2nd attempt!

The nextplanned Yorkshire branch ride out is on Saturday 25th September, this will bethe branches last planned ride out in 2010, the destination is Matlock Bath. In my opinion its one of the best ride outs we arrange (unless the rain god intervenes again, we had to divert to Rivington Barnearlier in the yearbecause of the flooding in Derbyshire that day!), so please do your best to get your Norton out and join us, if the Norton's not available still join us on any other make of bike, just make sure it can maintain a decent pace as we like to make good progress on the lovely roads that West Yorkshire / Derbyshire presents us with.

We will meet at 10am for a 10.30am prompt departure from the Three Nuns public house in the Mirfield area, this pub is situated on Leeds Road (A62) where the A644 joins the A62, this location is approximately 1.5 miles away from the M62 junction 25.

I plan to stop at the Ashopton bridge over the Ladybower reservoir on route (that's on the A57 just before the traffic lights that have a turn going down to Bamford), we should be there at 11.30ish, anybody else wishing to come along can join us there if that suits them better.

As long as the weather is half decent on the day we will be going ahead with the ride out, if you want to check on the day that the ride out is taking place giveAndy Lodgea ringafter 08.00am, the number is 07810 658994.

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The ride out to Matlock Bath took place as planned on Saturday 25th September, the weather was bright and sunny but cool, nice riding conditions. In total we had 13 bikes on the run, all Norton's with the exception of two and a half bikes (Tritons count as half in my book!). Because the run was posted on this web site we had two extra people join the normal Yorkshire ride out guys, one joined us from Crewe, the otherlived in Bakewell. Unfortunately on our return journey the branch chairman's 99 destroyed its engine (both crankcases and timing cover split, camshaft snapped and dynamo ejected from its mounting!), fortunately due to his quick reactions he was able to grab the clutch when the back wheel locked up and coast to a halt safely. No doubt you'll read about it in the 'Wusses' next Roadholder report.Ride Safe

Andy.

 


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