July 2022 – Clyde Valley HOG 9894

Lochgoilhead Gala Day Ride Out ’22

30/07/2022

Lochgoilhead was due to be the destination for the mass ride out at The Gathering, our Chapter Rally held at Hunters Quay, Dunoon.

The ride is well known for its dramatic scenery, so it was a huge disappointment when the rideout had to be called off due to horrific weather overnight and throughout the Saturday of the rally.

So the chapter made good on its promise to visit this fairly isolated community on a shop ride out from West Coast HD on the 30th July.

The road down to the village from the top of the Rest and Be Thankful is definitely not for the faint-hearted but the welcome the chapter received made it well worth the ride. The road down is a series of tight and steep hairpin turns often with blind crests.

The chapter got involved in the festivities of the day before being waved off by all at the gala day as we headed to Dunoon, in itself not an insignificant run and then on to the ferry for the motorway ride back.

This correspondent is not a great fan of motorway rides generally as they are pretty tedious affairs in the most part, but trust me, this was a ride that left most of those that took part buzzing for days afterwards. A total BLAST!

If you weren’t there you really missed out.

Lochgoilhead 22 — Photos on Flickr from our ride to Lochgoilhead Gala Day

Scottish Festival of Motoring 2022

17/07/2022

The bikes at the Scottish Festival of Motoring

A contingent of Clyde Valley HOG members took their bikes to represent HOG at the Scottish Festival of Motoring Event 2022

Photographs courtesy of James “Jigger” Mullen and Brian “Fitz” Fitzpatrick.

The Chapter turned out to the Exhibition Centre at the Royal Highland Showground, Ingleston, Edinburgh with their bikes shiny and clean to represent HOG at the Scottish Festival Of Motoring. All the more impressive as many of the bikes had been on the cross country blast the day before to Dunbar and were bug spattered to say the least.

Events like this give the chapter an opportunity to talk to the public about HOG and Chapter activities and we are always well received

Riders from Dunedin and Clyde Valley Chapters

Dunbar RNLI Day Ride Out ’22 with Dunedin HOG

16/07/2022

Clyde Valley joined up with our Brothers and Sisters at Edinburgh H-D after a ride through from West Coast H-D to attend the Dunbar RNLI Gala day.

It is fair to say there were probably more Clyde Valley bikes and riders than Dunedin as they had an alternate event also happening on the day that took many of their bikes elsewhere.

After a stop at E H-D and a briefing on the plan,a good-sized contingent of HOG riders headed around the Edinburgh City Bypass and onwards to Dunbar via the A1. We stopped at a holding area by Asda where a group of the local Dunedin members were waiting and our final numbers were complete.

All the bikes gathered up for the parade

After a short interlude to enjoy the sunny weather, we were moved into the edge of town to a further holding area before joining the parade through the street, making that Harley Symphony we all know and love.

It was Ice Cream, Chips and enjoy the festivities before we all made our separate ways back home.A great turnout for a popular charitable cause by Clyde Valley HOG.

Dunbar RNLI Day 22 — Clyde Valley Flickr Album of the Ride out to Dunbar RNLI day.

Some Video by Raymond Brodie

CVH does Wake the Lakes ’22

11/07/2022

A good contingent of Chapter Members made the not too long journey south to Wake The Lakes and we won the prize for best Attendance!

Quite a number of the Chapter made the relatively short journey to the Lake District to attend Wake the Lakes the Chapter Rally of Red Rose Chapter. The weather was exceptional, and Clyde Valley won best Chapter attending. Medals all round!