Peak Riders News Letter - July 2012

Director’s Dribble
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Hey up
Hogsters
Blooming
June,
Bloomin’
Wet…….
I cannot remember ever
getting so wet on a
regular basis as we have
this month. Almost a
complete wash out, but
Peak Riders have still
turned out to ride, not in
our usual numbers but
all the same the hardcore
have made the
effort. We really
appreciate your effort,
Thanks to all you hardy
Hogsters…
One of the weekends
that wasn’t a wash out
was the Harley-
Davidson® World Ride
formally known as Million
Mile Monday, now
rebranded to take in two
days. We had a massive
contribution from our
Chapter and HarleyWorld
managing to clock up a
staggering 11,271 miles
and, when I checked,
that was more than 30
actual countries. Well
done dudes!! Any one
involved can print off a
certificate via the Forum
on our website, so I’m
told by our tecky……..
Wednesday night rides
are now proving to be a
popular event with the
numbers attending
starting to increase.
They’re a bit less formal
than the Sunday rides.
We use the buddy system
and tend to ride for
around an hour, ending
up at a country pub or a
chippy for a chat and a
bite to eat. Have a look
on the events calendar
for the venues and, if it’s
a nice evening, why not
join us for a change? One
to try is the ride to the
Waterfront Inn at West
Stockwith where the
Chesterfield Canal joins
the river Trent…..
The dyno challenge day
was quite good fun, the
highlight being Patricks
lawn mower turning in a
creditable 0.02 bhp at
the wheel and then
getting a squirt of NOS
and giving up the ghost.
Then there was our very
own Captain Chaos on
his glide almost pushing
out 60bhp! I’ve seen more
grunt in a Singer sewing
machine, but the noise
was immense! But the
bragging writes go to
Stridey with 86bhp from
his Fat Boy Special, nice
one dude………
The Flying Fat Boy has
been off the road this
month while the oil leak
that had developed was
sorted out with a pair of
new rocker covers. And
guess what, I’m still
waiting for the panniers
and top box for the
Triumph. “May delivery
Mr Peel!”…. Yeah, right!!!
…….
That’s all For This Month
Folks…….
Ride Safe…… Have
Fun……
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