Peak Riders News Letter - July 2012

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Ride Report ® World Ride 24th—25th 25th June 2012 For years, H.O.G. members have banded together for Million Mile Monday. Now H.O.G. have kicked it up a notch with the Harley-Davidson® World Ride. The plan was to join all our ‘global’ H.O.G. Chums on June 24-25 to show the world what it means to be part of the Harley-Davidson community Peak Riders Members did their bit and lots of you, despite the weather forcasts, jumped on our Harleys to participate. The figures are impressive. Based on the results posted on the World Ride website, our Chapter by itself out-rode several other countries! Well done to you all. Here’s our Roll Of Honour ……… Sunday's Ride to Skegness, 223 miles Martin Johns, Phil Jackson,Russ Wantling, Max Wantling, Jim Thomson, Pandy Thomson, Richard Pendreigh, John Goodfellow, Nicola Baron, Kerry Jackson, Alison Jackson, Geoff Heppell, Mick Botham, Sarah Botham, Dave Fox, Andy Peel. Total Mileage: 3568 Patrick’s French Trip (return leg), 350 miles Patrick Yates, Sharron Hardwick, Steve Paton, Peter Jackson, Andy Godfreys, Mark Vickers, Fred Davis, Graham Stride. Total Mileage 2800 Plus 5 Guests Total Mileage 1750 Monday Night Ride to Fiskerton, 132miles Geoff Heppell, Anne Heppell, Russ Wantling, Andy Peel, Michael Botham, Sarah Botham, Nick Cook, Jim Thomson, Pandy Thomson, Steve Britnell, Belinda Britnell, Joe Upton, Phil Jackson, Kim Jackson, Stuart Wales, Cath Wales, Kathryn Middleton*220, Adam Baillie*63 Martin Johns, Michael Marsden, Richard Pendreigh, Cheryl Pendreigh, Richard Watling, Lorraine Watling, Jon Caffrey. Total Mileage: 3451 Plus Harleyworld Staff and guests, Royce Marper, Doreen Marper, Pete Law, Tracey Johns, Pete Valeter and Wife, Ian Deaville, David Ball, Sean Street, Karl Sturmer, Artur Kijanski. Total Mileage: 1452 So, on an individual basis, the mileages for the weekend....... Andy Peel 355 Russ Wantling 355 Martin Johns 355 Phil Jackson 355 Geoff Heppell 355 Jim Thomson 355 Pandy Thomson 355 Richard Pendreigh 355 Mick Botham 355 Sarah Botham 355 Patrick Yates 350 Sharron Hardwick 350 Steve Paton 350 Fred Davis 350 Peter Jackson 350 Andy Godfreys 350 Mark Vickers 350 Graham Stride 350 Kathryn Middleton 220 Dave Fox 223 Max Wantling 223 John Goodfellow 223 Nicola Baron 223 Kerry Jackson 223 Alison Jackson 223 Anne Heppell 132 Nick Cook 132 Steve Britnell 132 Belinda Britnell 132 Joe Upton 132 Kim Jackson 132 Stuart Wales 132 Cath Wales 132 Michael Marsden 132 Cheryl Pendreigh132 Richard Watling 132 Lorraine Watling 132 Jon Caffrey 132 Adam Baillie 65 39 Peak Riders Total Peak Rider Mileage 9,819 16 Guests Total Mileage: 11,271 Grand Total Mileage 11,271 ……… Brilliant!!!! www.peakriders.org Page 12
Peak Rider Profile ® Kathryn Middleton-Softail Deluxe I had never been on a motorbike until 2004 when Adam went back to biking and bought a Triumph Bonneville. This was closely followed by us taking a guided Harley tour of America. Much as he enjoyed the Electra Glide we were riding there, he was sure his Bonny was what he wanted. We had one trip on the Bonny when we got back & when we visited my daughter at Uni in Leeds we called into the Harley Dealership ‘for a look’ and came away with an Electra Glide! I spent the next few years on the back happily watching the world go by as we toured Scotland, Germany, Austria and Ireland. We attended the European Rally when it was in Killarney & liked the area so much we returned to the Killarney Bike Fest in June 2009. This time there was a ‘have a go’ area set up so on a whim I decided to do just that to see if I could do this bike riding thing. I could - & I quite enjoyed it but thought that was the end of it. In the July Adam went to Canada for a week to visit his son and whilst he was there I booked myself onto a CBT course. I think he was quite surprised when he got back because he didn’t think I was that serious about it – but then neither did I – this was just a challenge & to prove to myself that I could do it. I passed that & The Kathryn Fact File How long has Kathryn been riding?: Since November 2009 What was his first bike? Sportster 883 Custom at the ripe old age of 57 booked myself onto the DAS course. I didn’t tell my daughters (or anyone else) as I was sure they would think I had lost the plot! The next day we happened to be passing HarleyWorld & called in just to see what bikes were available – I think I had decided by now that I was going to have one! I was drawn to a beautiful new white Sportster 883 Custom and before we left the deposit was duly placed. The next weekend the bike training began for real & I realised what I had let myself in for. All you die hard bikers never had to do a Mod 1 – lucky you – why did I need to manhandle my bike into & out of an imaginary garage, slalom down a row of cones & do 2 figures of eight, follow a walking person etc etc. Panic set in & I promptly returned to HarleyWorld & reclaimed my deposit with all thoughts of my own bike dashed. However, I had paid a lot of money for this course so I was determined to complete it. Training on the 125cc out on the road became quite enjoyable but I hated the manoeuvres. Then I had to move up to the 500cc which was initially terrifying but I soon adjusted to it. What I couldn’t adjust to though were the U turns. It did not seem logical to me to be looking over my shoulder whilst my hands were in front of me and I couldn’t get the hang of it. Then I had a brainwave. Adam & I went up to the school playing grounds, he marked out a turning area & I pedalled my way round the U turns on my pedal cycle! The practise worked & Mod 1 was passed. It was then back to HarleyWorld to order a bike – to discover that the white Sportster was still there – fate. The deal was done & the bike was to be registered for me to collect in March 2010. Mod 2 was then www.peakriders.org passed on 30 th November 2009 & we immediately booked a holiday to go touring in Spain & France. So 2 months after collecting my bike I was riding in the Pyrenees – fabulous. I travelled 9000 miles on this bike until the 9 th July 2010 when some kind woman decided not to stop behind me at a junction but to continue into the back of me, and my lovely white bike was no more. Not being ready for a ‘big’ bike I duly purchased another Sportster – this time a 1200cc which I happily rode for another 7000 miles. Then in June 2011 Adam and I decided to go to Riders Edge in Wales to take an Advanced Riders course. I was encouraged to ride a Softail Deluxe which I fell in love with. At the end of the training I was very proud to be awarded a Gold Standard ( 1 of only 4 ladies in Europe to achieve this) & not to be outdone Adam got gold too. I enjoyed the Deluxe so much I promptly ordered one when I got back! We’ve done many miles on our own, with our Peak Rider friends and with other friends – most of them very enjoyable – that’s if we ignore the mountain track on Mull that Adam took me over, the river on the way to Aviemore with Geoff last year and the recent farm track with Russ. We are off to Scotland for 2 weeks in August, including our annual visit to Aviemore. This will be our last visit there for a while as next August I will realise another dream. We are off to America & Canada to do another Harley tour, from Seattle to Denver via the Rockies, and this time I will be riding my own bike. I’ve discovered you’re never too old to try something new – what could be next?! Why a Harley Softail Deluxe? I never wanted to ride a motorbike, I wanted to ride a Harley. I tried a Softail Deluxe at Riders Edge, liked it & bought one What does Kathryn enjoy most about riding? Freedom and the looks you get as you rumble past Kathryn’s Non-Biking interests? Knitting (& riding my Harley), Baking (& riding my Harley), Reading (& riding my Harley), Walking (& riding my Harley)! Page 13
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Page 3 and 4: SOCIAL & MEETING ® SOCIAL EVENING
Page 5 and 6: STUFF MEMBERSHIP CAPTAINS MERCHANDI
Page 7 and 8: Ride Report ® Windy Ridge — 3rd
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