The Spring Run part 2

Sunday morning dawned bright and clear but with a cold wind blowing from the north. Twenty-seven riders with cold fingers gathered at Whiddon Down services for Ray's Spring Run deep into Dartmoor. Among them was Mike Jennings and his wife from Torquay riding his lovely BMW R100S and Steib sidecar.

Travelling first towards Mortonhampstead we turned left at Easton and climbed steeply up to a high ridge of moorland, giving a fine view of Chagford. Dropping down into Mortonhampstead we turned abruply left and up again. This time to Mardon Down where we stopped to admire the view.

Then it was left onto the B3212 then right onto the B3193 for a grand ride along by the river till we turned right into Bovey Tracey for the lunch stop.

The afternoon route went past Haytor and through Widecombe In The Moor, Dartmeet, Two Bridges, Postbridge, Chagford and back to the start at Whiddon Down.

I would like to say that everyone had a trouble free ride. But alas it was not so. John Trible had his front brake cable fail which resulted in a fall when forced to stop suddenly by an unpredictable motorist and John Anstead had to return home from the lunch stop with a mysterious misfire.

Gordon became another casualty when his machine suddenly died. As you all know Triumphs very seldom give trouble and for one to just stop is almost unheard of. He first checked the spark - OK, then set about stripping the carb and carefully cleaned it out, but found nothing. After reassembling it he kicked it over and it roared into life. Must have been all that radon gas on the moor!

Our thanks to Ray who planned this excellent route and led us round it. Also thanks to Matt who sent in these photos.

The Spring Run

Hi Folks, here are a few photos of the Spring run over Dartmoor. I will write a full report later.

Other riders also took photos which will appear here when I get them.

Spring run March 13th

Only a week to go to the spring run folks, get your bikes out and meet us at the Little Chef Whidden down, Sunday March 13th, 10.30 for 11.00 start, its not a long run and lunch will be in Bovey, take this chance to show us your new bikes or work you have done over the winter....see you there. Oh and don't forget the AGM Thursday March 17th 20.00 in the Town Arms South Molton come and take part, open to all members.