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Originally Posted by
CaptMoto
I put it to GULG and Pleiades if Darren fancy having another go at organizing a ride after two years of "retirement"
 maybe together Darren and Pete could come up with something appropriate. of course that's if Darren is really up to it again.
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I'm happy enough to look into something.... but where????
Scotland is my firm favorite, it's just awesome and despite touring the place for years, there are still places I've not been to. Perhaps an island ? somewhere easy to get to like Arran ? The downside is that it's a long way for most people.
Europe ? What about taking XT660 into Europe ? Plenty of opportunities within reasonable riding distance (Ferrys from the North, Tunnel from the south)
Wales ? People were happy with Wales.
South West, As the Captain has suggested, or somewhere around Salisbury Plain ??
My feeling is that the Lakes became a little stale, but it has been a couple of years so maybe there is an appetite for t again?
From an organisation perspective, the Lakes is simple for me, it's 30 minutes to the campsite, and I've got good local knowledge of decent blacktop and rough stuff. (and a large gazebo) Last time we used the Farm they gave us the field at fixed cost, so the more that come the cheaper...
The first thing to do is gauge some answers to some basic criteria;
Where?
When?
Budget?
The key thing is to consider that people are members of many groups, so putting something on the same weekend as ABR or HH has immediate impacts. Also Bank Holiday weekends are usually busy and campsites are reluctant to hand over large areas of field. This leads me on to the other problematic area, groups, especially male and motorcycle... Many proprietors will simple refuse to entertain the idea. Organising a place to stay is a challenge.
Wadayasay ????