Ride Out for Air Ambulance

The annual Devon Air Ambulance Trust Ride-Out takes place on Sunday July 12th this year. The event, which usually attracts lots of bikers from throughout the South West.

This years event is slightly different as there are in fact three rideouts. All start at 10am and head for Paignton Green. The starting points are: Coypool Car Park in Plympton, Atlantic Village in Bideford, and Cullumpton Services.

There’s going to be live music and refreshments in Paignton.

The cost of entry is £5 per bike.  The Trust is also selling T-Shirts to raise money at £7.

For further info look at the Devon Air Ambulance site.

To Penzance and Back

I’ve just completed a ride to Penzance and back, back being Exmouth. Fantastic ride down the A30.
Although my bike isn’t a biggie it does just fine. Easily keeping up with most traffic and able to slip past all the pedestrians behind wheels.

The Other London Demo – Anti Bike Tax

Thousands of bikers gathered in London to demonstrate against…bike tax. Whilst many media outlets concentrated on Anti G20 demonstrators plans Demonstrators appeared on London’s street to fight the unjust motorcycle parking fees (bike tax) being charged by Westminster City Council.

Click the link below for a great video:

4000 Against Parking Tax

Mass Protest Against Parking Charges

Politicians who introduced the motorcycle parking charges in the Westminster Borough of London have come under sustained attack from bikers recently.

Last night (Tuesday 18th Feb) more than 500 bikers descended on to the Borough’s streets to voice protest at the unfair charges.

Bikers in the South West take note, what local politicians do in London, tends to be adopted by local authorities elsewhere in the UK.

Take a look at the campaign’s websites to see what has been done so far.

www.notobikeparkingfees.com

A Nation is Born

“Brittown” documentary makers Scott and Zack have created a facebook for bikers.  Named after the boys famous documentary ‘Choppertown’, the Choppertown Nation  site aims to create a place “where folks could gather away from the mainstream and share stories and pictures”.

Best Book Present This Xmas

Dan Walsh’s book ‘THESE ARE THE DAYS THAT MUST HAPPEN TO YOU’….bloody marvellous read.

I think Dan has hit the nail on the head in the first part of the book where he describes why people ride motorbikes.

Clarkson Admits Enjoying Two Wheel Travel

If you didn’t watch Jeremy Clarkson in the latest appearance of Top Gear, then you missed out for two reasons.
Firstly, I was about the team riding 1000 miles through Vietnam on two wheels. Yes, that included Jeremy Clarkson, the man who claims to hate two wheels transport.
At one point Jeremy even admits to enjoying himself whilst whizzing along on his little two wheel scooter.
Readers may be aware he was spotted on a scooter in London recently.
For those who missed the show it can still be seen on BBC iplayer.

Parking Fees for Motorcycles

Hundreds of bikers turned out in opposition to express their oppositon to the introduction of parking fees for motorcyles by Westminster City Council. The fees are just the latest crazy money making scheme thought up by some politician with little understanding of the contribution bikers make to the reduction of greenhouse gases and congestion relief.

Motorcycle Documentaries – Passing the hours in-between riding

Due to my bike being off the road until I get enough money to put it through an MOT (Pay Day), and the fact that I’m having to spend two days off work, I’m spending a lot more time Googling motorcycle videos etc

I’ve added a list of some full documentaries and trailers for others:

The Conventioneers Motorcycle Show

It’s funny, as long as you can take a joke, if not don’t bother

Motorcycle Jump

How Far??

Motorcycling-Dr Danger

Not that Dangerous, but interesting none-the-less

Trailers:

www.freetowander.net

www.choppertown.net – the forerunner to the Brittown doc mentioned in earlier posts

Online Auction Timewasters

As I’m in the process of trying to sell an old Suzuki 400 bandit (96 reg) I decided to use ebay as I thought there would be less hassle, boy was I wrong. I’ve had the bike listed on the site and one after another idiot has used the ‘Buy It Now’ button or made offers on the bike, then not paid for the item as they should.