Journey Bike Rider Pageant: ‘Glastonbury for bikes’ summer season line-up revealed

It spawned a technology of bikers decided to create their very own epic journeys, giving beginning to new off-road magazines, ‘journey’ clothes ranges and a wealthy array of DIY YouTube movies documenting daredevils’ personal international odysseys.

One other upshot of the two-wheeled exploration increase is the journey pageant, and one of the best of the bunch is the Journey Bike Rider Pageant, going down from June 24 – 26. Based mostly within the stunning, sprawling grounds of the Ragley Corridor Property, Warwickshire, the three-day occasion – anticipated to draw round 10,000 guests – guarantees an extravaganza of enjoyable, leisure, schooling, music, meals and extra.

One of many key sights is a stellar line-up of audio system from the world of journey biking, eager to share their data and ideas with different riders. Foremost amongst them will probably be journey author Ted Simon, who circumnavigated the globe by motorbike twice – beginning the primary time in 1973. He documented his endeavours in his guide, Jupiter’s Travels.

Ted’s unique Triumph Tiger – usually housed on the Coventry Transport Museum – can even be on present for the weekend. Ted will probably be joined by different names well-known to adventurer fans together with Elspeth Beard (the primary girl to experience a bike world wide), adventurer Lyndon Poskitt, and Chris Scott, writer of the Journey Motorcycling Handbook.

Entertaining

Different audio system who will probably be entertaining crowds throughout 5 essential levels embody The Missenden Flyer, MotoBob, RyanF9, writer Sam Manicom and filmmaker and using skilled Llewelyn Sullivan-Pavey.

Present-goers will have the ability to attend journey workshops and lectures on the Ténéré Speaker Stage, The Harley-Davidson Campfire and the ABR Masterclass Tent, every internet hosting a busy timetable of talks and displays from biking specialists. Classes are designed to provide a larger perception into the world of journey biking, serving to guests depart extra educated, higher knowledgeable and higher capable of plan their very own adventures. Masterclass highlights will embody ‘Easy methods to Improve & Adventurise Your Bike’ with Steve Ready, ‘Which Tyres to Use and When’ with Bridgestone and ‘Discovering Authorized-To-Experience Inexperienced Lanes’ with the Path Riders Fellowship.

Better of all, show-goers will have the ability to attempt their hand at a custom-built 20km off-road path by the Ragley Corridor Property, full with a particular newbie’s course for riders trying to construct confidence and purchase primary abilities, earlier than tackling the bigger monitor.

In the primary enviornment main motorbike and journey manufacturers will probably be displaying off their wares, with BMW, Ducati, Harley Davidson, Honda, Suzuki, KTM, Royal Enfield, Kawasaki and Triumph already confirmed. The organisers say that services will probably be improved over earlier years, with over fifty catering distributors serving a spread of road meals to guests.

Check rides

Different highlights embody off-road instruction for novices, or these hoping to study extra, with some organisers anticipated to permit their very own bikes on the 20km path. Motorbike producers can even offer check rides on their newest equipment, whereas the Path Riders Fellowship will probably be providing guided ride-outs, to native inexperienced lanes.

Riders wanting a harder problem will have the ability to head over to the Journey Park, studded with a collection of climbs, descents, water crossings, and extra technical terrain that can put slow-speed manoeuvring abilities to the check.

Phoenix Motorbike Coaching, the UK’s largest motorbike coaching supplier, will probably be discussing on and off-road coaching with showgoers on their stand, there will probably be an journey journey movie pageant, superior using assessments and the chance for self-guided ride-out routes  Pictures specialists John Norris and Simon Thomas will probably be available for Q&As on journey and journey picture-taking. There’ll even be alternatives to participate in free watersport classes.

Showgoers can take their very own tent to camp on-site, pay for pre-pitched tents or guide luxurious bell tents or tipis. Music can even be key, with a stage sponsored by bike clothes producer Rev’it, offering a line-up of social gathering and tribute bands.

“I’ve at all times seen the ABR Pageant as a feelgood celebration of bikes the place we’re all – business and public – in it collectively, and that’s what we’re going to ship,” says Founding father of the ABR Pageant, Alun Davies. “The goal is to continue to grow the occasion on the magnificent Ragley Corridor, and supply excellent services. It was talked about in 2021 that the ABR Pageant had the vibe of Glastonbury with bikes. With that in thoughts, we’re working flat out on the 2022 Pageant which is able to characteristic extra stay music, extra pageant sights, and extra using alternatives.”

Three-day weekend tickets, with two nights of tenting included, value from £129. Extra info at www.abrfestival.com.