August25 Weekend Open Rideout – All Welcome

Mid Month Weekend Open Rideout, all welcome, including pillions.

Meet Location : Caffe Nero, Unit C3, Elliott’s Field Retail Park, Rugby CV21 1SR

Meet Time: 0900

Brief: 0915 no brief, no ride

Ride Leader – Sreven Walley

Tail End Charlie – TBC on the day

The ride is a counter-clockwise loop of 101 miles, starting at Elliott’s Field Retail Park, Rugby, with a stop for refreshments at The Boathouse Cafe, Earls Barton. The ride finishes at Costa Coffee in Lutterworth. Allowing for an hour’s stop at the cafe, we should be at the finish point no later than 2pm.

The cafe details and menu can be viewed at: –

https://www.whitemillsmarina.co.uk/the-boathouse

The route uses mainly A and B roads. If you wish to view the route on the MyRoute-app, the link is: –

https://www.myrouteapp.com/en/social/route/11755710?mode=share

Start: Cafe Nero/Greggs, Elliott’s Field Retail Park, Rugby, CV21 1SR

Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Rs1BgrXrWyFU6L5K8

There is a petrol station at the start point: Tesco, 1 Leicester Road, Rugby, CV21 1RG

Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/26ZNSWLNRoiSJcf66

Mid-Point Cafe: The Boathouse Cafe, White Mills Marina, 344 Grendon Road, Earls Barton, Northampton, NN6 0RB

Google Maps:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZYXUqXhPXc7rzDoH7

Finish: Costa Coffee, 26 Church Street, Leicestershire, LE17 4AL

Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/RKjpdRLoXmz8ocU1A

There is a stop for fuel at mile 77 (Desborough). Please let the ride leader know before the ride start if you need to stop for fuel

Remember, these rides are for all members and pillions are very welcome.

Who's coming?

17 people are attending August25 Weekend Open Rideout – All Welcome

Alexander Cosic Martin Ward Steven Walley Kevin Heckle Woz Baylis Dave Toogood Andy Burt

PLEASE READ BELOW

Attendance of the ride out confirms you have read and understood the ride rules and confirm that your motorcycle has valid insurance, tax and MOT (if required) and if it is a full members month end ride you have a valid RoSPA Test Pass (at Bronze, Silver or Gold) with an active RoSPA membership.

RIDE RULES:

• Please arrive with a full tank of fuel
• Bike must be roadworthy and legal
• Wear or carry appropriate clothing for the ride
• Ensure you have the mobile number for the ride-leader
• No deliberate backing-off within the group
• No overtaking within the group
• Observe the rules of the Highway Code
• Always ride within your own capabilities, do not ride outside your own limits
• All riders are responsible for their own vehicle should a breakdown occur, cover is recommended
• Attend the pre-ride brief held by the ride leader

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RIDE ETIQUETTE:

Take responsibility for the rider behind you, prior to moving off familiarise yourself with the following rider and the rider ahead of you. You’re responsible for making sure they don’t get lost and break up the ride. When making a change of direction and the following rider is out of sight, wait and mark the direction change (stop in a safe location where you can be seen) until they arrive. When safe, move off briskly allowing the following rider to take up your position marking the direction change.

Do not ride slower where there is no turn-off to allow the rider behind to catch up, this usually has the opposite effect and elongates the group.

Look for safe and legal overtaking opportunities. While there is no overtaking within the group, it is beneficial to make progress and safely overtake other road users to maintain the flow of the ride. Blindly overtaking or blindly following the bike in front is not expected from an advanced rider. Anticipating, preparing, and then executing overtakes safely without delay or loss of available overtaking distance should be the norm for RoSPA advanced riders.

On open rides Associates should only overtake if they feel comfortable about attempting the manoeuvre.

Double up at junctions. On final approach and whilst waiting at junctions all riders should aim to queue two-abreast and to make room for others to do this by their own positioning. The person you pull up next to must always move off first. Riders not at the front of the queue are expected to be watching the traffic so as they can move off with the rider in front of them if there is sufficient gap in the traffic.

On open rides Associates should only double up if they feel comfortable and confident with the manoeuvre.

Staggered position only if you are comfortable and confident. This enables the following distance to be closed-up safely whilst still providing a good view and stopping distance to other riders. This is expected at lower speeds and in urban areas but is obviously sacrificed if it presents insufficient margin to nearside or off-side hazards.

On open rides Associates should only ride staggered if they feel comfortable and confident with the manoeuvre.