Archive for month: June, 2018

Thanks to Matt Howes for this ode to a recent trip to Normandy with four other members of the group!

Le Grand Weekend en France
aka  Five go to Honfleur

Five guys met up to go to Normandie one fine summer’s morn
They left from Duxford to arrive in Honfleur
And had the full English as is de-rigueur
There was much seafood & steak bleu
Excellent bières to wash it all down and some vin rouge too
Moules frites with cider and expresso with Calvados
Ice cream and apple tart, but no Crème Anglaise

They stroked cats in cafés
Gate crashed divorce parties
Moved locals from tables
Fought petrol pumps that weren’t able
Watched police race from the scene

There was much complaining about mushrooms
Tyres, suspension and setups
Impromptu off-roading
Lanes with grass in the middle
Fish soup……

There was lots of jeshing & joking too
With tall stories all told as the evenings progressed
Oh and yes we did do some motorcycling too

This is a longer all day ride for full members only and will be led by Barry Dickinson

Meet at Cambridge Services at 8:30am with a full tank as it is about 150 miles each way!! Depending on how long we stop, expect to be back between 7:00 and 7:30pm. The ride starts down the M11 and over the Dartford crossing bridge to the Oakdene truck stop (about 100 miles). From there across the Kent countryside (the garden of England) to Hythe, Dover (past the castle) and St Margaret’s Bay for lunch (this is where the cross channel swimmers leave for France, so your phone will tell you that you are in France and we should see the French coast)

After lunch north to Kingsdown, Deal(another castle) and the quaint village of Sandwich then west to Canterbury, Chartham and the Hook & Hatchet for a quick stop before heading for the A229/A2, Dartford tunnels, M25, M11 and home

The numbers are limited so if you wish to go please contact Barry Dickinson on konac@waitrose.com or 07733 388712

Image reproduced courtesy PFB-999 via Flicker

Beautiful weather and quieter than usual roads, thanks to an England vs. Panama fixture, made for terrific biking conditions this Sunday. If you grabbed this opportunity for a ride and passed through Kimbolton you might have been dismayed to find blues & two behind you, as were two members of the Cambridge Advanced Motorcyclists group

Once the R1200RT had you at the side of the road it became apparent that a ticket was not on the cards – this was in fact a police initiative to promote road safety, first-aid knowledge and extended training amongst bikers – in particular the Cambridgeshire Police’s BikeSafe and Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue’s BikerDown events

Seasoned motorcycle enthusiasts in the region know, there’s only one place to be on the third Wednesday in June –  the Eternit Club in Meldreth, the venue for the annual Royston & District Motorcycle Club show

All proceeds from this event go to good causes, and Cambridge Advanced Motorcyclists were once again delighted to support the show with volunteers manning our marquee throughout the evening. Our own star of the evening was the ’77 MkI Moto Guzzi Le Mans which Andy May rode to the show, and which still sees regular touring duty (most recently a weekend trip to Scotland)

Our thanks to all the show-goers who expressed interest in our club – we hope to see you soon on a Sunday ride, or indeed to welcome you as new associates