Daxter Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 Hey all,About 40,000 bikes will be at the MayDay run this year, running from London down to Hastings most people go on the Monday morning and come back in the evening.http://www.bike1066.com/index.htmThere is also the Hastings spring fertility festival running on the same weekend.http://www.hastingsjack.co.uk/Some pictures below of previous MayDay events, the last two pictures are of their fertility festival "Jack in the Green" festival is also running over the entire weekend, where the bike event is partially on Sat/Sun and majority on the Monday. http://www.swinton.co.uk/Swinton/blog_bike/blog_content/Hastings-May-Day-Run-20123.jpghttp://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zddQGi81ULc/Tb8MHVHW9tI/AAAAAAAACaY/cp9KHrJd8xY/s1600/IMGP7248.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3283/5694107565_095e28c44c.jpghttp://www.urban75.org/photos/sussex/images/hastings-grand-procession-34.jpgLet me know if anyone is interested in joining me, I might go down for the day on Monday, or might go down on Sunday to see the fertility parades and go back Monday.Cheers! Tom Quote
Troy Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 I'm about 25-30 minutes away from Hastings. If I do attent this year, it will be the first time for me with my very own bike. In the past, I have only attended as an observer, not attended with my own set of wheels. Quote
soll Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 im in maidstone so its not that far, might be able to get a few mates and do a 125 run to hastings Quote
BikerMooFromMars Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 Feeling tempted! May even be able to ride myself if my steering bearings and clutch are fixed by then . Never been to a *big* rideout event like this, would love to aswell! Quote
Dav3y Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 Great event last year. Lots of nice bikes to look at and bargain clothing/helmets if you're in the shopping mood.Seems I didn't do my homework with biking dates this year as I'm most likely going to be on a canal boating holiday for the week.If the holiday doesn't happen, I'll be all over this for sure. Quote
megawatt Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 I don't go anymore and I live 12 miles away. Too many dangerous dickheads around. If you do go, I suggest you arrive before 1000 and avoid the A21. Usually lots of accidents, police and usually a fatality. Quote
Dav3y Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 Hmm,I thought it was all pretty well behaved last year.Yes, there was the odd dickhead with the stupidly loud exhaust and there was indeed an accident i passed on the way home up the A21 where someone had been going too fast around a bend and left the road. Roads didn't seem overly crowded at all to me considering.I thought on the whole though it was a good day out. Quote
Daxter Posted April 17, 2015 Author Posted April 17, 2015 Since there's a few people interested with this around West -South West of London, and if you fancy joining in to do a TMBF run then maybe we could meet at Cobham services along the M25.If you're signed up to the yearly Challenge, we could stop off and hit one of those along the way too.I've never really seen any dickheads at this, but maybe I've just been lucky We could pop down through Eastbourne and pick up Troy on our waySo, anyone up for it? Quote
Troy Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 Since there's a few people interested with this around West -South West of London, and if you fancy joining in to do a TMBF run then maybe we could meet at Cobham services along the M25.If you're signed up to the yearly Challenge, we could stop off and hit one of those along the way too.I've never really seen any dickheads at this, but maybe I've just been lucky We could pop down through Eastbourne and pick up Troy on our waySo, anyone up for it? I wouldn't be able to go to London on my 125 I don't think. If someone is willing to carry me as a passenger, then on the way back to Hastings from London we could stop off to ride my bike down from there?!Is that what you had in mind? Or did you mean stop by on the way back from London? Quote
soll Posted May 1, 2015 Posted May 1, 2015 looks like i might be going with the missus in the car, so wont be able to do the ryka's run either. Quote
Joeman Posted May 1, 2015 Posted May 1, 2015 looks like i might be going with the missus in the car, so wont be able to do the ryka's run either.Good luck stuck in traffic!!I wouldn't fancy taking a car along to one of these. Quote
Azen Posted May 1, 2015 Posted May 1, 2015 Damn it I wanted to go to Beltaine in hastings this year! Grrrr soo annoyed with myself! Are the doing the march of the giants again? Quote
soll Posted May 1, 2015 Posted May 1, 2015 looks like i might be going with the missus in the car, so wont be able to do the ryka's run either.Good luck stuck in traffic!!I wouldn't fancy taking a car along to one of these. going early Quote
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