Motorcycle Explorer August 2015 Issue 7 | Page 102

Welcome to the World Wide event that is March Moto Madness - at Haggs Bank Bunkhouse in Cumbria. MEM catches up with Danny Taylor for the Gail force winds and bacon sandwiches. In a small unassuming little Cumbrian town stands a proud bunkhouse that has been brought back to life by Danny Taylor. Not only brought back to life but is rapidly becoming the hub of overland motorcycle travel. From the most humble beginning of rubble and overgrown fields now pulses the heart beat of the would be two wheeled traveller. We head back to Haggs Bank to see what the All Terrain Adventure event is all about. Danny was working in conjunction with Dave Lomax of Adventure Spec to show some of the best orienteering in the area geared towards the novice rider. This was not a contest but an education, a place where you could dip in a toe or jump in the deep end depending on your own level. There would be at least three world riders at the event and as I wandered around the fire pit area chatting there was a whole host of abilities to be found but all of them had a muddy smile on their face. Of course there was also a road ride option for people and this was lead by four time author and round the world rider Sam Manicom . Having traversed the wilds of Africa, the dangers of South America and the vastness of Asia I was fairly sure that Sam could lead a budding bunch around Cumbria with little issue!