Re: Northamptonshire bimbling 2024

MadStu · Post by **MadStu** » Wed Jul 24, 2024 11:34 am

Ooh maybe baby

dinkel acker · Post by **dinkel acker** » Thu Jul 25, 2024 7:31 pm

Hi Jon you can count me in again NOT MISSED ONE YET

DaveTDM · Post by **DaveTDM** » Fri Jul 26, 2024 8:38 am

Me and my lad thomas are coming

Cheers for organising again

Jon P · Post by **Jon P** » Sat Jul 27, 2024 2:22 pm

Just spent a morning reccying the route, only broke down three times

First time was after riding for a while my hands were getting hot? stopped to investigate and it wouldn't start (look at me with my electric start conversion

) Turned out the Oxford heated grip controller had threw its toys out and was on full without me switching it on- I've read before regarding the slightly crappy quality of the controllers. Out comes the handy toolkit to disconnect them. Thinking i'd got no charge as to why it wouldn't spin over I reluctantly got on the kick starter. Since having got the electric start my right leg has now returned to a normal size and so relieved it started first kick. This not starting after stopping repeated itself a couple of times more. Turns out it was just loose connections/earths

The off road bits of the route are nearly all dirt tracks, no huge ruts, or deep muddy holes. Those can be provided in the afternoon at the old quarry.
More details to follow.

DaveTDM · Post by **DaveTDM** » Thu Aug 08, 2024 6:58 pm

Jon

If ok can I invite a localish mate, we are planning a trip to Dakar on my MT and he only lives 12 mins from the site.
His father used to help out the old estate gamekeeper with beating etc.
i can vouch for him and he does like beer (a lot)

Cheers
Dave

Jon P · Post by **Jon P** » Sat Aug 10, 2024 10:49 am

Yes, no problem. There's less beating happening on the estate these days, I don't think is still legal to abuse the local peasants

Jon P · Post by **Jon P** » Sat Aug 10, 2024 11:07 am

I can confirm that the ACU national trials event is taking place on Sunday the 8th. I watched this last year and it was amazing how the top riders just seemed to skip over the rocks and mud where others failed. They have been doing a huge amount of clearance on the site exposing more making it an even better venue. The link is to last years event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbZc8WcBrsk

dinkel acker · Post by **dinkel acker** » Thu Aug 15, 2024 6:20 pm

Hi all just to say to new people going to this meet it is on Brigstock road near Grafton underwood and the post code is NN143AA hope i got it right Jon

Jon P · Post by **Jon P** » Sun Aug 18, 2024 7:06 pm

That post code will get you pretty near. The following what3words will take you to the entrance.
https://w3w.co/gullible.wage.basics

arceye · Post by **arceye** » Sun Aug 18, 2024 7:39 pm

Jon P wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 18, 2024 7:06 pm
That post code will get you pretty near. The following what3words will take you to the entrance.
https://w3w.co/gullible.wage.basics

The only what 3 words i will use is gate.near.road

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