R.A.T. - Welcome to the Riders Association of Triumph

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Welcome to the Riders Association of Triumph, the official factory-run owners' group that organises everything from track days to touring adventures for owners of bikes made at Hinckley.

The RAT Pack for Northern Ireland is based at our shop in Lurgan.
For further information contact Pack Leaders - Paul Harkness at paul.harkness @ uk.thalesgroup.com
mobile 07711724595 or John Marks mobile 07989994009. Alternatively, contact the shop at
rat @ phillipmccallen.com or call 02838329999.

To join R.A.T. please click on the "Join RAT" logo in the menu on the right and fill out the form which is over 3 pages. Please note that you will need your bike's VIN number to complete the registration process.

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Month	Event	Date	Volunteer Organiser
January	RAT PACK Meeting - Charity Talk – Jeremy Carr from Alpha 5 Air Ambulance	Thursday 29th – Jethro Centre, Lurgan @ 2000 hrs
February	Belfast Motorbike Show RAT PACK Meeting - Talk – PSNI Bike Safe Team	Friday 13th to Sunday 15th – Kings Hall, Belfast Thursday 26th – Jethro Centre, Lurgan	Volunteers required to man RAT PACK Stand over the 3 days
March	Thunder Road Café – Breakfast Bash RAT PACK Meeting	Sunday 8th – Dublin Thursday 26th – Venue TBC	TBC
April	Glencoe & Loch Ness Weekend RAT PACK Meeting	Friday 17th – Monday 20th – Scotland Thursday 30th - Venue TBC	Chris & Jackie Rix
May	North West 200 – Practice and Race Day RAT PACK Meeting Ride Out & Shebeen BBQ	Thursday 14th Saturday 16th Thursday 28th Venue TBC Saturday 30th	(N.B. Register for Grandstand Tickets on Thursday & Saturday at grandstand@northwest200.org-underway) Ride Out – TBC BBQ – Steve & Shauna
June	RAT PACK Meeting The West, Lough Erne & Sligo	Thursday 25th Venue TBC Sunday 28th	TBC
July	Antrim Coast & Cushendun BBQ RAT PACK Meeting	Saturday 25th Thursday 30th – Venue TBC	Ride up - TBC (Pitch confirmed with Amanda)
August	Dunfanaghy & Donegal Dash The Bonneville 50th Anniversary Rally Week End RAT PACK Meeting	Sunday 23rd Friday 21st – Monday 24th – Dun Laoghaire, Holyhead, Leamington Spa and Return Thursday 27th – Venue TBC	TBC Dave Hammerton?
September	Ring of Kerry – TBC RAT PACK Meeting Mournes & Monaghan Meander	Ring of Kerry Weekend Thursday 24th – Venue TBC Sunday 27th – Lisburn, Downpatrick, Rostrevor, Monaghan and return	TBC TBC
October	County Down Breakfast RAT PACK Meeting	Sunday 18th – Lisburn, Comber, Donaghadee, Portaferry, Strangford, Castlewellan and return Thursday 29th	TBC
November	Christmas Dinner	TBC	TBC
December

NB: Please check with the shop as dates and venues might change and provide you email details to the shop to be informed of other ad hoc summer week night ride-outs

The Triumph Factory Tour is a very popular and enjoyable event. We organized 2 trips during 2007, 24-25th June and 26-27th August, please see the events list for the next visits. You will need to subscribe early as places are restricted to 20 participants on each trip.

We ride down to the factory on the Sunday before the tour, leaving Phillip McCallen’s at approx 9:00am in order to catch the late morning ferry from Dublin. We then follow the A5 through scenic Snowdonia, into Leicestershire and on to Hinkley. We stay at a hotel close to the factory, where you can socialize over a good evening meal and draught ale.

The following morning the tour commences at 10:00am with a talk and video prior to viewing warehousing and bike assembly. See if you can spot any new models or modifications!

We depart Hinkley after lunch in order to catch the evening ferry from Anglesey.

When organizing the factory tour we always seek group hotel and ferry bookings in order to minimize cost.