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WIMA International Rally 2016

WIMA Hungary is pleased to invite all WIMA members from all around the world to the WIMA International Rally 2016, to be held in Esztergom, Gran Camping from Monday 11th of July 2016 – Saturday 16th of July 2016.
The camping is located about 50 km North West from Budapest.

 

Budapest

We have reserved the whole camping ground, so we have exclusivity for WIMA. In this camping there is enough space even up to 500 people. Accommodation is in shared bunk-rooms which will be allocated by the rally committee and will mix members from different countries wherever possible. The rally is open to all WIMA members with the option of bringing a guest. Husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, male and female friends / partners are also welcome.

Registration will be through your National President only. Emails will be sent out shortly to all members with further information.

The price includes: 5 Nights’ accommodation, 5 breakfasts, 2 dinners, a full day barbecue – ox roasting with wine tasting and entertainment, Rally bag and Tshirt, use of swimming pool.
We have also arranged a coach tour to Budapest.
We have planned a week of fun and activities to show you some of the unique aspects of Hungary and it’s traditions. Please note that WIMA Hungary cannot be held responsible for loss, damage or injury sustained by persons whilst participating in this event and before and after the event.

Esztergom
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Upcoming Events

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WIMA Events 2016

25th – 26th April 2016 – Off roading in Wales – Check out the Black Desert website for more details. They have specific days for ladies and you must mention WIMA to get a discount.

1st May 2016: Weekend in Wales – Details TBC

21st May 2016:  WIMA Women Bikers Skills Day in Weymouth, Dorset.

10th – 12th June 2016: the National Rally will be held in Dyserth, Wales

August Holiday week-end in Hayling Island – More info soon.


OtheEvents & Upcoming Shows

1st May 2016 10: 30am – 4:00pm Motorcycle show at Withington Village Hall, Hereford HR1 3PP FREE entry, all proceeds from the raffle and sale of refreshments in aid of Breast Cancer Haven Hereford and Midlands Air Ambulance.

17th June – 4th July 2016: Ladies in Ladakh with Tiffany Coates. look at the HC Travel website for more information.

26th – 29th August 2016 The Overland Event Oxford, tickets on sale January 2016


International Rallies

11th – 15th  July 2016: Hungary, Estezgan, (near Budapest)

17th – 22nd July 2017: Estonia

30th July – 3rd August 2018: Finland in Moominland

2019: Curaçao and UK

2020: Germany

Check the WIMA World Website for more information on international rallies.


Regular UK Regional Meetings

Regular UK Regional meetings are also held in London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Sussex and Dorset – see below.  If there is no meeting in your area, you are welcome to set up your own with help from the regional liaison or contact the President: president(at)wimagb.co.uk

The Northern Liaison covers North Wales, Midlands, Northern England & Scotland.
The Southern Liaison covers South West; South East; South Wales; London & Home Counties and Anglia.

Monthly Meetings Agenda

Region Time and Date Details
W. Mids: Birmingham 10:00 am. 1st Sun of the month (except January) Meet for a ride out, weather permitting, at Manor House Tea Rooms, Earlswood Craft Centre, Wood Lane, Earlswood B94 5JH. If you want to eat prior to the ride they serve breakfast from 9.00am with prices starting from £3.00. Contact: Julie Walpole.
E.Mids, Lincolnshire North Lincs 8:00pm on the 4th Thursday of the month Contact Paula Clayforth for the venue. Also Ride Out on the first Sunday in the month: contact Paula.
London & South East 7:00­pm for a 7:30pm start on the 2nd Wednesday of the month Ace Cafe, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London NW10 7UD Contact: Denise Gilvear Monthly ride outs/ins on Sundays in summer months.
North West: Cheshire, Merseyside, Manchester 7:30pm on the 1st Monday (or 2nd Monday if Bank holiday falls on the 1st.) The Bear’s Paw, Main Street, Frodsham, Cheshire WA6 7AF. Contact: Jane Wright
North East: Yorkshire 8:00pm on the 2nd Wednesday of the month Barge & Barrel, Park Rd, Elland, Halifax HX5 9HP, including short ride out when nights are light. Monthly ride, 2nd Sunday each month, meeting same place at 11:00am Contact Ann Dower Tel: 07810 683787
Southern: Sussex 10:00 for 10:30 start on the 2nd Sunday of the month. Mayberry Garden Centre, 7­17 Old Shoreham Rd (A270), Portslade, Sussex BN41 1SP Contact Sue Barnes in advance.
Scotland Contact Katy O’Rourke (Glasgow) Contact Katy O’Rourke (Glasgow)
Lancs Contact Jan Fell 2nd & last Thursday each month, at 7-7.30pm Alison Arms, Preston Road, Coppull. PR75DU
Wales, North Contact Jane Wright 1st Monday, 7.30 pm [or 2nd Monday if Bank Holiday]: The Bear’s Paw, Main Street. Frodsham, Cheshire WA6 7AF.

Proposed ride-outs

On any Sunday

Just as there are many motorcycle events on any given Sunday, so there are a range of meetings on Sundays – even Saturdays!

Each area where members gather, rideouts, ride-ins or just riding together happens and we rely on members giving us information about where and when they happen. Of course there are many opportunities to see details of these on our Facebook page, but there is more information available to members in our regular newsletter. An example appears below just ot give you an idea of the spread of meeting places:

  • Abergavenny Bus Station, Monmouthshire. Car park & Café
  • ACE Café  North Circular, London
  • Greys Court National Trust Cafe, Henley-on Thames
  • Hindhead Commons and Devils Punchbowl, Hindhead
  • Cat and Fiddle Pub, Buxton Road, Macclesfield A537
  • Owl’s Nest Tearooms Llandovery A4069 to Llangadog
  • Newlands Corner Through Ewhurst to Shere A281
  • The Halt, on the A271 which runs the length of Wales!

Also check out  non-WIMA events and upcoming shows.

Below are suggestions in addition to the regular regional meets.

The list below are just ideas so, if any members are interested, they can suggest dates check the Members’ newsletter for more details, or get in touch with Denise Gilvear

Rhayader to Aberystwyth A44

Elan Valley There are super places to stop including the Red Kite Feeding Station where you can see up to 35 birds being fed at the same time!

Piece Hall – Halifax. Home to craft and independant shops

Sowerby Bridge – A58

Steel Horses Bikers Café

Sammy Miller Museum – between Southampton and Bournemouth

The Emmaus, Portslade Garden and Cafe, Very Peaceful!

Shoreham Locks

Glastonbury, Somerset

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Ride & RUN for Charity

WIMA: Ride & RUN for charity is a WIMA fundraising event created by Anneli from WIMA Estonia and Åsa from WIMA Sweden with the purpose to raise money for The Motorcycle Outreach (MoR).

 

What, when and where:

We are going to run the Leiden marathon in The Netherlands on the 22nd of May 2016. There are different options and we invite WIMA members and friends to join us, the choices are full – or half marathon, alternatively 10k. All expenses are paid by the individual runner, all money collected will go to MoR. Wima Run Long Therefore, we invite all WIMA members and all our friends all over the world to contribute with money to our cause. More information regarding how to contribute with money will be posted shortly on our Facebook page and website.

What’s in it for you as a runner:

A weekend with friends in a beautiful part of the world. We plan to eat and drink, see some tulips, do some running and have a jolly good time. And hopefully we have raised a whole lot of money by then!

More information:

About the Motorcycle Outreach Organisation

About our fundraising event, on Facebook

And the website – more details here soon

About the region click here

About the marathon and how to enter click here

 

 

 

 

 

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Bike EXIF

Bike EXIF is one of the coolest bike websites around – featuring great custom builds, information for tinkerers and practical reviews of new gear. It is a bit specialised – and is designed primarily for boy racers but, looking at some of the custom built bikes is a treat – This three-wheeler is a great one:

It’s this incredible go-anywhere Moto Guzzi built in the early 1960s.3-wheel-motorcycle Designed for the Italian army, it’s sporting full-time 3WD, a six-speed transmission and a reverse gear.

It’s called the Autoveicolo Da Montagna (‘mountain car’) and it’s one of the most sophisticated military vehicles ever made. The design brief was simple: build a vehicle that could replace the mules used by Alpini troops for traversing steep mountain roads.

This example lives in a Russian museum called ‘The Motorworld by V. Sheyanov.’ Based near Samara in the southeastern part of European Russia, the museum is rammed with immaculately restored military motorcycles. But we’d take the Guzzi over anything else.

The restoration was carried out in Italy, though. It’s the work of maestro Costantino Frontalini, who runs his own museum for sidecars.

Click on the logo to go the the Bike EXIF site and see more bikes.

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