Travel
Sharing some of the travel stories submitted by our readers. Whether it's across the world or to a local destination, on straight or twisty roads, we love to hear your motorcycle tales.
The Pyrenees Part 7 – Is a Discount Still a Discount if You Drink it?
So it was now time for the long ride home. I will try to keep it short and sweet as our adventures finally come to a conclusion… The first leg of our journey took us from Campan to a place called Limoges. I must confess that I had never heard of the place. We initially Continue reading
The Pyrenees Run Part 6 – A Woman from Nuneaton and a Sky Full of Para-gliders…
On our first day down here we headed up past LaMongie and up to the summit at Tournalet. Champs had got a screen grab on his smartphone of our altitude. However he had taken from a few metres below the actual peak and it was bothering him! So we all agreed to make our way Continue reading
The Pyrenees Run Part 5 – Riding to the Top of the World
Our last but one day on the mountain roads but what a cracker it turned out to be. On the recommendation of one the cyclists we got chatting to (!) we headed out beyond Lourdes today. However we soon found ourselves diverted towards Argeles Gazost and onto Gavarnie (aka ‘Reg Vardys’). Generally the roads were Continue reading
The Pyrenees Run Part 4. Scarey dummies and Disney Castles
After the rigours of yesterday we got off to a gentle start: Andy knocked up a hearty breakfast, I wondered around to the local shop got chatting to the English owner. Local Knowledge They informed me that there was a bike shop only a few kilometers up the road in Pouzac. It might not have Continue reading
The Pyrenees Run Part 3 – Red lights, levers, cyclists and bloody Barry.
It has to be said that the Pyrenees is almost annoyingly beautiful to behold. Let me explain: When you are just trying to get on to somewhere and you have to keep stopping just to take in and record your surroundings. This really slows things down! On a world famous route The first few miles Continue reading
The Pyrenees Run – Part 2 – Helicopters and the Holy Mother of God
As a good catholic boy (!) it seemed perfectly logical to make the famous town of Lourdes our target for our first days riding in the Pyrenees. Not Your Usual Biking Destination It was in Lourdes that a young girl who was to become St.Bernadette is said to have been visited by the Virgin Mary, Continue reading
The Pyrenees Run 2013 – Part 1 – Home to Campan.
To be honest this run had sort of dropped out my thoughts; mentally it seemed to be weeks away. Then I checked the calendar only to realise that the off was in fact only a few days away! Funny how life can creep up on you like that sometimes isn’t it? Days 1 & 2. Continue reading
Berlin Germany – DDR Motorrad Museum. Biking on the Other Side of the Iron Curtain
A few years ago I was in Berlin to help a friend celebrate a landmark birthday. Berlin is a great city and as I was with some old bike mad friends we couldn’t resist checking out the museum dedicated to East German bikes produced behind the Iron Curtain during the cold war. Biking on the Continue reading
Yamaha YZF 600R Thundercat – Track Action From Almeria Circuit Spain
The trouble with track days in the UK is, quite simply, that they are in the UK! The tracks themselves are fantastic in the main. No, the problem is the good old British weather. Generally speaking, you just can’t rely on it to play ball. Having gone to all the trouble of booking up your Continue reading
The Isle of Man Motor Museum – Review
First open to the public just in time for the 2015 TT races the Isle of Man Motor Museum has quickly grown to become perhaps the premier motoring museum on the island. The extensive and varied collection is housed in a custom built, modern and spacious facility. Impressive and Expansive Collection As you might expect Continue reading