Barton Bike Night

Ryan · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 09 Mar 2002 Karma :

Just thought i'd remind ppl of this event. I was gonna go last year but as usual my RS125 didn't agree Rolling Eyes

Ive posted some details on the northeast user group but wondered if anyone else is going as its just south of the humber bridge. If u want more info there's loads on websites to find if u just run a search.

Here's some i found earlier (blue peter style)

Wednesday 14 July, 6-10pm
BARTON BIKE NIGHT
High Street, Fleetgate, George Street and Chapel Lane, Barton-upon-Humber.
A social evening for motor cycle enthusiasts, but thousands of fascinating bikes, food and entertainment. Roads closed, not to be missed by anybody!

On a more serious note, take it easy and don't get a head of your selves. Ken a lad of 21 who owned an R6 and lived across the road from me died last wednesday and leaves many friends and family behind, if anyone has any info on the accident please contact the police as its quite suspicious. The accident took place on a straight piece of countryroad 5 min from where we live, where ken and his bike were found in a field on friday

tanner18 · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2002 Karma :

im off with me mates on there 125s so i wont be the only 1
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Stew · Posted: 18:02 - 01 Jul 2002 Post subject:

Erm? I am a little confused!
I think the 14th of july is a friday, but if you mean the 10th of july then I might go, but I might be going to the Lincolnshire Bike Night, Sun Inn, North Wheatley.

But might go to the barton one yet, depends on if scoobys bike is fixed I suppose!!

More info on lincolnshire meets here!!
https://www.maryiain.demon.co.uk/lam003.htm
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Ryan · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 09 Mar 2002 Karma :

yep ur right, it's wednesday the 10th

tanner18 · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2002 Karma :

this guy i work with he says it the best bike night of the year that he goes to thousands of bikes i would go if u can
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Stew · Posted: 23:52 - 08 Jul 2002 Post subject:

Okay so anyone still goin to this?
Me n Nige went for a ride out to Barton on Sunday, just to see where it was etc. Do they just close the town down or is it held at a certain pub?Information seems to suggest it is the whole town that is involved Question

Anyway maybe see someone there! Cool

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tanner18 · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2002 Karma :

from what im told the town is totally flooded with bikes they close roads down and every thing
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Stew · Posted: 09:14 - 10 Jul 2002 Post subject:

I just read MCN. This night sounds amazing
<quote from MCN>
EIGHT thousand bikers are expected to descend on Barton-on-humber for a bike night unlike any other. Huge barriers will be erected to keep cars out as the entire town opens up to motorcyclists only.

How cool is that! Dont see that every day do ya. Very Happy

Think I am gonna HAVE to go now. just hope the weather is okay! Rolling Eyes

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Stew · Posted: 22:29 - 10 Jul 2002 Post subject:

Yeah you were right. The town was packed with bikers and the locals, so much so it was almost impossible to find the bikes.

some pictures can be found here!
https://mysite.freeserve.com/crotchrockets/bikenight6.htm
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G1_ · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 May 2002 Karma :

sweet, the R1 has a nice paint job Shocked

definatly stands out !!

https://mysite.freeserve.com/crotchrockets/images/barton/barton11.JPG

dunno if the pic will work

Ryan · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 09 Mar 2002 Karma :

Barton was ace, loads of stalls, pubs, babes, bands, bikes and no cars!!! Laughing

except i didn't have much money to buy 'out Evil or Very Mad

(damn clutch). it all went really well except for a couple of things:
1) as we were leaving me and my mate pulled over to ride with our other mates in a big group, this was after queing on the roads for about half an hour to get out of barton and when ever we stopped on the way i would kill my engine and quickly restart it unlike my mate who didn't. Anyway as we pull over my mates zxr400 go 'sploossshhh' and steam and water starts pissing out of his fairing he quickly jumps off (it very hot) to have a look, then walks round it and stupidly takes tthe radiater plug off!!!!! BANG!!! steam and boiling water sprays all over him, we took him to the parimedics and he's OK just light burns. Oh and it was leaking cos the high pressure had caused a hose to come loose (luckily not as broken radiater)
2) another mate who was going to barton had his fairing wrecked earlier that day!! his £600 Rossi paint job on his vfr was ruined cos he didn't fasten it properly around the bellypan section so it was caught in the wind and ripped off then runover by his back wheel

I think theres a couple of lessons there for us all.

My fav things were, the bimota sb8r (all carbon, druel Surprised

) a single sided swingarmed blade (with loads of extras) and that yellow side car racer, oh and riding home in a group of about20+ bikes on the dual carrigeway Cool

Stew · Posted: 20:32 - 11 Jul 2002 Post subject:

Was this the VFR?? Looks a bit of a mess!! What did he do with the fairing peices??
https://mysite.freeserve.com/crotchrockets/images/barton/damvfr.jpg
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Ryan · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 09 Mar 2002 Karma :

OMG that's it. He took the lowers off before he left home. That's his brother's bike opposte (the R6) and his dad's in the corner (the street fighter thing with the screen), that's also where we pulled in and the radiater blow.

The paint job 'did' look fuckin ace b4

Stew · Posted: 22:08 - 11 Jul 2002 Post subject:

Me n Nige were parked just round the corner at the garage. Parked up as soon as we could coz my ickle VFR was getting a bit warm (hot) Rolling Eyes

Was cool riding back home for us too, kept catching up with slower riders and kept getting past by faster nutters!
The last bit of my ride home was cool, I followed a GSXR750 until the last bit of my ride home when he pulled over and stopped with another group of about 10 bikers, which were pulled over in a lay-by.

Overall a great night!
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