Barton Bike Night

map · Mr Calendar Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Karma :

I'm told the Barton Bike Night is on Wed 7 July.
Can anyone confirm this and will anyone from here be there Wink

Stew · Posted: 14:46 - 21 Jun 2004 Post subject:

https://lincs3.lincs-bikers.co.uk/bike_nights_2004.htm

It is indeed on the 7th of July. I should be there, depends if I can be bothered to crawl my way there (it gets amazingly busy, even with just bikes).
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Clanger · Stirrer Joined: 27 May 2004 Karma :

on-humber I take it???

Ah I remember those days! All those years ago!
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map · Mr Calendar Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Karma :

So is anyone else going? Any suggestions on parking or is it just follow the crowd? From what I remember it's quite well marshalled.

Stew · Posted: 13:22 - 29 Jun 2004 Post subject:

I usually park up when my bike starts to overheat. Laughing

Seriously though, once you are close enough to the centre grab any space you can get your bike into. Wink

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divuk83 · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2003 Karma :

I saw some signs for that on the way down to East Kirkby on Sunday. Shortly afterwards I killed another piston so called greenflag out. The recovery guy said this barton bike night was good. Where abouts is it in Barton on Humber? I might be go if I have a working bike by then. I am from York as well as you Map.

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Stew · Posted: 15:24 - 29 Jun 2004 Post subject:

Lol, just get anywhere near Barton-on Humber and you can't miss it. (or avoid it for that matter). The entire town is basically overtaken by bikes and bikers for the evening. They say its the biggest bike night in the country and I would have to agree. I have been the last couple of years, usually get to the roundabout near Barton, crawl in a mass convoy of bikes into the centre, bike gets hot, pull over and park up. Take a walk round Barton, get annoyed coz I can't move at my own pace Evil or Very Mad

then get a drink. Calm down and decide to ride home.
Watch out for speed cameras on the way in though, there is usuallyat least one on each route in to Barton and must make a fortune that night. Thumbs Down

According to https://www.bartonbikenight.co.uk/ there were 10,000+ bikes there last year. Shocked

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map · Mr Calendar Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Karma :

divuk83 · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2003 Karma :

Cheers

If my bike is sorted I will go, however I doubt it will be fixed in time. Gutted Sad

Dave

Demonic69 · The Pink Rhino Joined: 31 May 2002 Karma :

Stoo, wanna swing past and grab me en-route? I should be able to get the night off Very Happy

At least someone told me this year Razz

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Stew · Posted: 19:40 - 29 Jun 2004 Post subject:

Demonic69 · The Pink Rhino Joined: 31 May 2002 Karma :

Oh right

I thought the Humber bridge was up the A1 Very Happy

Erm.. yeah
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Demonic69 · The Pink Rhino Joined: 31 May 2002 Karma :

I won't be back from work till about 6:30, you planning on setting off earlier then that?
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Stew · Posted: 21:21 - 30 Jun 2004 Post subject:

Erm, was planning on setting off at about 6:30, but could possibly wait a bit for you. Will let you know. Smile

(gonna speak to Nige etc).
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Demonic69 · The Pink Rhino Joined: 31 May 2002 Karma :

I'll blag an early finish then Very Happy

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map · Mr Calendar Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Karma :

Quick update. Humberside police will have 6 motorcycle cops in the area for the night.
There will also be four speed camera vans (I think they call them safety camera vehicles Wink

). These are big white vans but they WILL be hiding some of them.

Apparently a favourite area is at the end of the 70mph limit.

Humberside police says that so long as a bike is not speeding and is roadworthy they'll not stop it. Just have to wait and see how those small number plates make a bike 'unroadworthy' then Shocked

HTH

Stew · Posted: 15:10 - 05 Jul 2004 Post subject:

So, who's going then Question

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map · Mr Calendar Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Karma :

Yep, will be there Thumbs Up

Arranging to meet up with a few old friends Smile

one1895 · Posted: 02:05 - 06 Jul 2004 Post subject:

Will also be there, with quite a few from HYB aswell. Smile

Adam_P · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Karma :

Myself and 2-3 mates are meant to be coing up for it (we're south of Barton compared to you Stew! Wink

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It might well depend on the weather though (sad though I am) as it gives torrential gales and pissing down with rain by tomorrow evening in that area.

So, might see you there (if I can spot you in the crowds) Stew.

My mate has done it before from Lincoln, there's ususally a good few hundred bikers from here do it and its all about a 45-55 mph job as there's so many of them, can't see police getting much in the way of revenue from that sort of pace!
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Stew · Posted: 15:29 - 06 Jul 2004 Post subject:

My mobile number is in my profile Adam.
Police get about everywhere but you don't need to ride fast to enjoy the ride in, like you say with so many bikes about its fun anyway even at 50mph. (you still get the people who will tear past at 100mph, and subsequently get caught Rolling Eyes

).

Last year I think they used 80mph as the point at which they would 'do' you for speeding (my neighbour was caught on camera at 87mph or something) and anything below that was 'safe'. I'm not sure if that's totally true though. Somebody usually goes round putting little cardboard signs up reminding people about their speed - quite often near the cameras. Wink

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