John will be leading this ride. Start at Wetherby Services 9:00 for 9:30 start. Finish at either Leeming Bar or Thirsk – decision to be made over lunch on the day ! Route – lowlands south of York, Yorkshire Wolds / DriffieldN York Moors towards Whitby.Blakey Ridge and Lion InnKirkby Moorside / Helmsley and then…
Louise and Alan will be hosting this month’s ride, starting at Strawberry Fields cafe, Crockey Hill, YO19 4SJ.Meeting at 9.00am ready for a 9.30 start. Finish is at The Owl, Hambleton, Y08 9JH.130 miles in total with a P & T stop in Howden and Lunch stop near Bawtry.Sorry for the short notice, it’s been…
Meet: Ripon McDonalds – HG4 2SD. 9:30 for a 10:00 start.End : Leeming Bar McDonalds Alex says: Dave A and I have tested and tweaked the route for the 13th April ride. I will lead and Dave has kindly agreed to be the back marker. The meeting place will be Ripon Macdonalds (close to the…
The Meeting Place has changed. New Meeting Place : Leeming Bar McDonalds – 9:30 for 10:00 start. On the A6055, 3/4 of a mile south of A1(M) Junction 51. DL8 1DT A wonderful mixture of stone walled Dales lanes, fast flowing roads and open moorland. 144 miles. The map above shows the original plan The…
Hello Everyone, I hope you’re ready to shake off the winter cobwebs and join Alan for the first ride of the New Year, on Sunday the 9th of February. If you’re able to make it, please be at the Wetherby Services on the A1 at 9am for a 9.30am start. The route is a good…
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Message from Eric: I will be leading this ride. If you are planning on joining me, please meet at Wetherby Services on the A1 at 9am, for a 9.30am start. To start with, we will be travelling on some lovely roads through North Yorkshire, and we’ll be having our first tea break at the 68…
Alex lead the ride through Weardale and Allendale to Hadrian’s Wall and a lunch stop at Twice Brewed Inn, where he had reserved tables for us. They are used to people coming in dripping wet from visiting the wall, walking the Hadrian’s Wall Path and the Pennine Way. Today was not a good day for…
An excellent day out. As leader I get to choose where to go, and so I strung together a handful of my favourite roads. If I go out for a day by myself, I will ride most of these – but I start from Skipton. Today required a start more accessible for the rest of…
Many thanks to Eric for leading the July Ride. 8 members turned out and we welcomed Mick who came as a guest and enjoyed it so much that he joined us. An excellent tour on roads less frequently ridden – mainly around the North Yorkshire Moors Countryside with a stop at the Lion Inn on…
Many thanks to Geoff who stepped in at very late notice to lead a superb ride through the Yorkshire Dales, starting near Clitheroe and heading north towards Settle through Bowland. It has been a long time since the club took a ride across the high road between Settle and Kirkby Malham, so this was a…
Two changes from the normal calendar dates for the next two Club Runs: Instead of being the second Sunday in month, we have one run on Saturday 22 June, and another on Sunday 21st July 2024. 22 June 2024 – Geoff is leading a ride across the Northern Dales from Greggs, A59 near Clitheroe. Details…
Alex is leading this month’s ride. The map below shows the starting point at Sedbury Layby – please zoom in and out to see the exact location. The start will be Sedbury Layby on the A66, near Scotch Corner, 9.30 for 10.00 start. The route goes into Weardale and Teesdale with a P&T stop in…
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The NPR Club has returned to its normal activities. The first ride out after the lifting of Covid Restrictions took place on Sun 13 March 2022, and was well attended. Everybody was keen to go after last month’s ride had to be cancelled due to the appalling weather. The diary for 2022 has been distributed…
A great day out with members of the club at BikeWise 2016, we were surprised when half way through the afternoon one of the organisers thrust a laminated card into our hands and said, “Well Done !, you have the best club display at the show.” Here, Alan receives the award for Northern Pan Riders…
If you have never done a Track Day, and don’t think your Pan is a suitable bike for such antics, why not try an IAM Skills Day at Croft Race Circuit? The next event is on 13th May 2015, and you do not have to be an IAM member. Expert tuition is provided and all…
End of June 2014. A group of Northern Pan Riders went on a trip to the Mosel Valley in Germany, and had a great time. A couple tackled the challenging Nurburgring circuit and came back with big grins on their faces.
13 July 2014. Andy and Tracy take us on a tour over the Western Pennines into Lancashire, onward to Glasson Dock and return by the Forest of Bowland. A great ride on some roads that are new to the club.
8 June 2014. Only 4 bikes turned up for the scheduled ride-out in June, and the original plan was thwarted by the amount of Horse Fair traffic about. Instead, Alan and Jeanette led us on an impromptu run up the A68, across to the coast for Fish and Chips at Seahouses, and then along the…