uk mcr 15

[seth]

i didn't go on the ride out.
sorry i missed you at the start  as i was having an old man power nap before refurbishing chris's brakes .

[Proteous]

Absolutely gutted i missed this weekend.. Im thinking we need to establish a new 'commitee' for the new UK MCR if this is the last time the current organiser is doing it.

[seth]

it was anounced during the raffle that this was the last mcr run by sheff and spike .
they will continue to host an event each year for charity but it's felt that the current mcr was part of the old org .so they will have a rally/meeting but name it something else as its more of a family/friends get together than a full on bike rally .
i had a great weekend tho it was an 820 mile round trip for me .

if this org wants to host an mcr in the future i suggest we ask to use the name and if everyone happy get our heads together and sort it out .
as most of the folk at this last mcr aren't on here .

seth

[RIZLA750]

HAHAHA, i got left behind at caenby corner fuel stop, came outside after queing for bogs to find all had buggered off, but, as i have the fast red black and gold wheels, a few spurts  at 130 soon had me back with the pack lol

[Red Biker]

Hi Riz,
Think I may have spoken to you in the queue then 🤘
I suppose I could have tried but didn't see which way they went!

Red

[Red Biker]

i didn't go on the ride out.
sorry i missed you at the start  as i was having an old man power nap before refurbishing chris's brakes .

Hi Seth
I got there around 11:30 and just had a walk around and a chat, I think I spotted your mobility scooter 👍

Next time 👍

[seth]

cheers buddy it was nect to the only yellow tent .
hope to catch up someday .

[VladTepes]

Not sure that we need to ask to use the name 'MCR'.  Nobody owns it as such, BUT out of respect to Sheff you could certainly ask him.

[seth]

i think if someone else uses the mcr name for a rally with out asking it would not be supported and remember the death of the old org was nothing to do with the people running the "mcr".
sheff had the same warning as the rest of us and synk still as not replied or spoken to him about it all.
i wouldn't be happy if the "mcr " name was just used by other without the go ahead of the blessing of the original "mcr" organiser's as they did it for the last15 years giving all their unpaid time and effort over the years.
i also think they will be fine about it too.
also in some way a new/continuation of the "mcr" would be directly using there reputation.
I've been involved with running rallies etc for over 30 years nothing worse for the reputation and attendenance than any bad feeling about the event.

its great here was set up to carry on the following for our bikes and thank you very much for it all.
but if the rally is going to be carried on lets do it right as we can speak to all involved with the old mcr organisation.

[VladTepes]

Very happy with that.
I'll leave it to you UK types to sort that out as you see fit.

We'll continue to use the MCR name here is Aus     (different organisers etc) 

[gsxbarmy]

i think if someone else uses the mcr name for a rally with out asking it would not be supported and remember the death of the old org was nothing to do with the people running the "mcr".
sheff had the same warning as the rest of us and synk still as not replied or spoken to him about it all.
i wouldn't be happy if the "mcr " name was just used by other without the go ahead of the blessing of the original "mcr" organiser's as they did it for the last15 years giving all their unpaid time and effort over the years.
i also think they will be fine about it too.
also in some way a new/continuation of the "mcr" would be directly using there reputation.
I've been involved with running rallies etc for over 30 years nothing worse for the reputation and attendenance than any bad feeling about the event.

its great here was set up to carry on the following for our bikes and thank you very much for it all.
but if the rally is going to be carried on lets do it right as we can speak to all involved with the old mcr organisation.

I think the main problems will be attendance, location and funding. Many who attended MCR of late were more allied with the alternate org (on Facebook) or the UK North West owners club. Many are not on this forum.  But we could look at that.
Second - location. The George at Sykehouse might have been central for U.K. attendees but as a facility it was absolutely atrocious, again which stopped many attending.
Third - we'd have to consider how it was funded and how that would work (any bands etc)

All of these can be addressed - but need to be carefully considered.

Lastly - who would want to take on the events management role?

[VladTepes]

Lastly - who would want to take on the events management role?

Nobody in their right mind !

Fortunately we have plenty on here who aren't ! 

[Proteous]

I think any further discussions for future MCR's or '14riders rallies' should be taken to a new thread.

[KiwiCol]

All those in favour say Aye,         Aaaayyyyyeee.     There ya go, motion carried, new thread it is.

[Spike]

Well the ride out didn't go too well for me! We stopped at a garage for some to re fuel, I was dying for a leak and had to queue. When I came out everyone had gone 😩
Billy no mates ride home!

Sad Red

That's not good - did you not have the route files downloaded to you sat navy Nigel?

Still poor on behalf of whoever was the tail gunner on the rideout though they should have been aware you were not there given your bike was on the forecourt.

Just to clarify a few things regarding the rideout.

I went to some lengths to setup the outward and inbound legs on Tyre and then create gpx files for those with Garmin satnavs. GSXbarmy and VladTepes kindly uploaded them on this forum for people to download.

Prior to the start of the rideout I issued anyone that wanted it with a print out copy of the maps so they had a rough idea where they were if they got lost. The postcodes of The Green Man pub and The Old George were written at the top of each page.

As always, during the Friday night auction; Sheff gave the start time and told everyone to fill up with fuel BEFORE we set off.

Unfortunately, at Retford, many of the riders missed a turn due to awkward road layout and heavy traffic.....but there was a bike at the junction waiting; he just wasn't seen.

After a few more junctions with no sign of a waiting bike, those riders re-grouped and Sheff moved from tailender to lead and got them to The Green Man.

We then had a good run back via Caistor, Brigg and S****horpe with only AJ and CBG losing us as AJ stopped for fuel (MT09 small tank) which he had told me about but I forgot.....apologies AJ.

Then we all got pissed and had a great night.

Spike