Rideouts & events
Rideouts take place on the third Sunday of each month in the 'biking season'. The first of the year is generally March, and the last is October.
The start point for the rideouts is the car park of the Seaton Burn services, just off the Seaton Burn roundabout where the A19 meets the A1068 and the A1 (next to the Holiday Inn Hotel)
View the meeting point on our map page
We depart at 10:00am, so aim to arrive at around 09:30-09:45am to allow time for a quick briefing and re-fueling your bike if required.
We can get in excess of 30 bikes on any given rideout. Therefore, in the interests of safety and consideration to other road users, we may split into smaller groups which ride about 5-10 minutes apart (but still rendezvous at the same coffee/fuel/lunch stops).
All monthly rideouts employ the 'Dropoff' System to ensure we don't have any riders go astray.
These are a great opportunity to ride with friends to places you may not have visited in the past or possibly not even been aware of. Even if you have been to the location before, there is a good chance you may go via a route which is new to you which may take you to an, as yet, undiscovered (by you) coffee stop!
As well as rideouts, we also have several other events take place during the year. These can be karting, factory visits, weekend's away and Disco/Dinners etc.
We've kept a record of previous years rideouts on rideouts 2009 and rideouts 2010
The following is a timetable of forthcoming rideouts and other events...
NAM Rideouts & Events 2011
| When | Who | What & Where |
|---|---|---|
| 20 March | Michael Sutherland | Shildon, Richmond and Bowes The route is in the attached here: March route († 33kb PDF) |
| 17 April | David Henderson | Eden Camp *** 9:30 Start *** Something a bit different. We'll be riding down to Eden camp and spending about 3 hours there so we can have a look around. It'll cost £3.50 - please give this to DavidH at the start of the rideout so we can take advantage of the group discount. David has added a topic on the NAM Online Forum Click Here to see it. The route is in the attached here: Eden Camp route († 39kb PDF) |
| 29 April | Michael Sutherland |
Portpatrick weekend. See the topic on the Online Forum Portpatrick Ride Over for more details |
| 14 May | Ron Patrick | Cancelled Charity Ride - PC David Rathband's Blue Lamp Foundation See the topic on the NAM Online Forum for more details |
| 15 May | Billy Davidson |
*** 9:30 Start *** New Galloway May route († 33kb PDF) |
| 22 May | Kevin Wellden | NAM members pass plus at Wallsend Police Station, Middle Engine Lane, 9am start. |
| 16 June | Kevin Wellden | Slow Riding Skills at Heighley Gate garden centre, 7pm start. |
| 19 June | Jim Fiddler |
*** 9:30 Start *** Northern TT and Dalby Forest route († 7kb PDF) |
| 17 July | Paddy Jarvis |
*** 9:30 Start *** Squires Cafe - Yorkshire route († 35kb PDF) |
| 14 August | Kevin Wellden | Slow Riding Skills at Heighley Gate garden centre, 5pm start. |
| 21 August | Paddy Jarvis |
*** Normal 10:00 Start *** A Border Jaunt route († 38kb PDF) |
| 18 September | Richie Robinson |
*** Normal 10:00 Start *** Around Hamsterly route († 9kb PDF) |
| 9 October | Ron Patrick |
*** Normal 10:00 Start *** so be there for 9:45 The Happy Rooster route († 5kb PDF) |
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