Author Archives: Barry Ring

Sadly due to the weather forecast for this Sunday with strong winds and rain a decision has been made to postpone the ride with a plan to re-arrange for next Sunday the 23rd. Apologies to any riders determined to make … Continue reading →

Who would have thought a presentation about traffic management would be so interesting! Our Monday evening presentation went very well with Mark and Nikki from Highways England giving us the low down on how they cope with the varied challenges … Continue reading →

Chris Armstrong will lead this ride with Enzo Denti as tail ender.Meet at Asda lorry park, Dragon Road, Harrogate from 09.00 for a 09.30 departure. We head via Ripley to Pateley Bridge, Burnsall and Linton for coffee at Cracoe’s Cafe, … Continue reading →

Welcome to the Club – Howard Poulson Associate Member “I have only been riding for 2 years. I spend quite a lot of time in Florida and I got my American bike licence first in Nov 2017 and my UK … Continue reading →

Following similar very successful events of recent years we have decided to arrange a 2-day/1 night trip in lieu of the May midweek ride. The planned date for the outward trip is Wednesday 6th May, with an overnight stop at … Continue reading →

The speaker for our February evening meeting will be Nikki Hullah, Traffic Officer for Highways England. Nikki’s talk will centre around her work and that of her organisation with regards to road safety. Most of us have wondered at some … Continue reading →

Meet Ripley car park from 9.00am for a 9.30am start. The route takes us first due north to Bedale passing the Fountains Abbey estate, Kirkby Malzeard, West Tanfield, Well and on into Bedale for a Coffee stop: The North End Café, Bedale … Continue reading →

This coming Sunday our ride-out should take advantage of a sunny weather forecast. Starting point is the usual Harrogate ASDA lorry park on Dragon Road 9.00 am for a 9.30 am start after a pre-ride briefing. Leaving Harrogate on the … Continue reading →

Welcome to the Club-Samuel Relton Associate Member Sam passed his test in Nov 2019 and rides a 2010 Kawasaki ER6N. He joined HAB to learn everything he can from the massive experience in the group and take his riding to … Continue reading →

Welcome to the Club – Peter Germaine Associate Member Peter re-took his motorbike test in 2015 at the ripe age of 65 and is now looking to improve his riding skills with Harrogate Advanced Bikes. Peter retired from work in … Continue reading →