Norfolk and Norwich Group of Advanced Motorists
Registered Charity Number 1051282. Affiliated to the Institute of Advanced Motorists Ltd.
Seven riders dodged the showery fringes of a Yellow Warning of Rain to assemble in Sainsbury's carpark. The majority were wearing clothing with some degree of waterproofing, with only a single optimistic soul opting for denim. As it turned out, it was his lucky day.
Two groups formed for the ride to TTT Motorcycle Village in Sudbury, our second visit there.
The rain stayed away for our ride along the back roads to Bury, with the road being almost completely dry by the time we reached the challenging, twisty, hedgerow-lined Suffolk lanes. After a short stop for a closer look at the scenery and only a single, minor navigational error, we arrived intact at our destination.
TTT is a funny place - an Aladdin's Cave of fantastic machinery from the 1960s onwards housed in a leaky, nondescript, ex-industrial unit, complete with buckets on the floor and puddles where there should be one. It's advisable to keep a tight grip on your wallet, lest the influence of nostalgia take over. They also have a Dalek and a pretty good cafe - a cup of tea felt well deserved. It's a deservedly popular place.
The ride home was warm and dry, near perfect conditions. The route, however, was a little frustrating - taking in an interminable string of villages with their associated 30mph limits, with few all-too-short faster sections between them. Turning onto the A134 at Thetford to find it surprisingly lacking in traffic was a welcome release.
We made an impromptu second stop at Browns Cafe in Mundford, sitting outside in the sunshine, then contentedly went our separate ways.
Dave Robins
