Sir Fallsalot Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 This weekend would have been at the Farmyard Party in North Yorkshire, as i couldn't go thought i would post some pics of the last one me and @Specs went to in 2017 The site is at Duncombe Park in Helmsley run by MAG (motorcycle action group) a fantastic location. For some reason i can I only find photos of my ride on Saturday. The day started with sore heads all round after overdoing it Friday night Alan and an old friend of mine (sadly not with us anymore) decided they would sleep it off so i ended up exploring on my own i was looking for all the single lane back roads and Yorkshire doesn't disappoint This is what i was after this is riding heaven for me Had to stop for a wee this seemed as good a place as any the place was crisscrossed with dirt roads sadly i had to restrain myself as i was 300 miles from home with no tools It was getting hot so headed for somewhere to get something to drink and eat, I came up to this railway crossing as the barriers dropped to let a train through, i was there a while getting hot and sweaty thinking of turning around but then this beasty showed up and i was happy again Got a sandwich and a drink and found somewhere cool to stop thought this would do Spent the rest of my ride looking in the distance for roads like this and heading there to ride them not really paying attention to where i was. When i got to the horizon here i stopped to talk to a couple of guys on bikes had a good old chat for about an hour when i got back on the bike i realised i'd left my phone in the case on the handlebar and it had over heated not normally a problem but i was using it to navigate and not paying attention to where i was i didn't have a clue which way was back to the campsite I just carried on riding and stopped for a pint here in the shade, luckily the phone cooled down and started working again So it was back to the campsite for round two i couldn't drag Alan into the rave tent at the end of the night it was after midnight mind i thoroughly enjoyed it LOL 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Nice one Fred, although I've never been to the Farmyard I've ridden those roads when XRV had their national in that area in 2010, You were lucky with that ford , when I did it it was really flowing and I was lucky to get my KTM through without dropping it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Great stuff Fred! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Nice roads there. Out of curiosity, what kind of tools do you refer to? Tire puncture kit? I never think about that kind of stuff, I carry stuff on proper trips but not when on a day trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 14 minutes ago, Pedro said: Nice roads there. Out of curiosity, what kind of tools do you refer to? Tire puncture kit? I never think about that kind of stuff, I carry stuff on proper trips but not when on a day trip. Yes a tool kit which allows me to patch or change a tube, On a road ride i just take my recovery card but if there's any dirt involved i like to carry spare tubes a pump a clutch lever and the tools to change them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Cool lookin pub - makes me want a pint right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 9 hours ago, Earache said: Cool lookin pub - makes me want a pint right now. We'll send you some photos of pubs when they open again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 1 hour ago, boboneleg said: We'll send you some photos of pubs when they open again If Bob if. I have a feeling some are not going to make it through this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 4 hours ago, boboneleg said: We'll send you some photos of pubs when they open again Please do. Loved going to pubs in England and Scotland to try ales that I'd never heard of before. None of them were bad, just some better than others. Ours are open now, but nothing special about too many of them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 6 hours ago, boboneleg said: We'll send you some photos of pubs when they open again Our local leaves a bit to be desired. The Bread Bar; only open 2-3 nights per week, seats about 15 people and located in an old wood framed general store on a dirt road. Quaint without trying to be - just an old bar out in the sticks... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specs Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Nice one Fred. I couldn't face that 'music' now never mind when nursing a serial hangover. Happy times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 1 minute ago, Specs said: Nice one Fred. I couldn't face that 'music' now never mind when nursing a serial hangover. Happy times. I don't know where the rest of the photos have gone got none for when me and Karen attended in 2018 either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specs Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 These are all that I have Fred. Waiting for Fred. Arrived. Time to pitch up. Fred must have booked this for the following year. The village, trying to find food. Nigel's bike. Fellow reprobates. Waiting for the strippers. Heading back for the tent, maybe. Emergency McShit stop. Refuelling. .....and face filling. Come to think of it this could have been the year before. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specs Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Yes. That was '16, this is '17. Breakfast at Crossgates. Sorting out Betty Swollocks Aberystwyth MAG volunteer doing missionary work. Pete Helmslay Beer tent Heading home 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 Well done Alan i shall copy those to my files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 Me and Alan are not far off 6ft tall but when the strippers came on we suddenly became the shortest fuckers in there couldn't see a damn thing LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specs Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Sir Fallsalot said: Me and Alan are not far off 6ft tall but when the strippers came on we suddenly became the shortest fuckers in there couldn't see a damn thing LOL Probably wouldn't remember anyway! Remember me complaining that the lack of food caused my hangover? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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