Pictures taken on Branch ride-outs
We went on a recent Sunday ride to the Rowdey Cow Farm Cafe and Ice Cream Parlour. A popular destination in the summer with its outside picnic tables and locally made ice cream, the colder weather meant we were hoping for hot food and inside seating. Unfortunately when we got there, all the inside table were reserved for people having Sunday lunch. So we sat outside with coffee and cake. We still had a good time and a pleasant ride there and back. Here are are a couple of photographs.
About a dozen of us rode a scenic route to Thruxton circuit and visited the Jackeroo Cafe there. Thruxton has a special place in motorcycling history and today hosts one of the British Superbikes rounds which we attended early in the year. One of the bikes on the run was a Triumph Thruxton and we had a picture taken at the entrance a couple of years ago, so we gathered at the entrance for a few iconic photos. See below for some pictures.
On a dry, sunny and mild Sunday in late October, twelve of us met up to ride to TJ’s Cafe near South Marston. A flat battery slightly delayed the start, but luckily one member on the ride had a set of jump leads, so the bike was quickly started by a couple of people, with the rest offering advice and support.
Here are some photos of the event.
Dry weather attracted a good turnout of a dozen bikes for a ride to Choppers Cafe. We met some more of our members at the cafe when we arrived. This is great biker cafe that unfortunately closes on Sundays from November until next March, so it will be sometime before we can come again for a Sunday ride out. We had an enjoyable ride there and enjoyed the food, company and bikes at the destination before riding back home. See below for some photos.
We went on a ride to Rawles Open Day. Rawles are a classic car restorer who specialise in Austin Healeys. It’s something we’ve done for the last couple of years and its always a fascinating visit, both to see the fabulous finished restorations on display and also go around their workshop and see how they go through the process of restoration. See some photos below of our visit.
We had a joint ride out with the Bulldog RAT group to a new destination, the Spire & Spoke pub near Watlington.
Here are a couple of photos of us having refreshments there.
The day after our successful September Lunchtime Bike Meet four Branch members went on a ride to Wycombe Air Park. Here are a couple of photos.
The poor weather forecast meant that there were only 4 of us meeting up for a short run to Bucklebury Farm on a Sunday morning. There was no rain on the way there, although the roads were dampo The car park is just grass and with all the rain it was very muddy. But we managed to park up without dropping our bikes. The food in the cafe was excellent. Here are some photos of the event.
A small group of us had a Sunday ride out to the Avebury Stone circle and had some refreshments at the Unhenged Cafe in the Clubhouse of Avebury Cricket Club. It was a sunny day and our runs leader chose a route round some twisty country lanes for a fun ride of about an hour and half. We sat out in a marque next to Clubhouse eating and drinking with cricket playing in the background. A great way to spend a Sunday morning. Then we rode home. Here are some photos of the day.
