It’s another glorious Saturday morning and with the rest of the RigsVille collective doing their own it was time to get out on the FJR and bag a few locations for this years TMBF 2016 Challenge 100. After looking at my progress map I realised that I only needed 2 Read more
Another free Monday, another early start, and another excuse to point the bike west. This time, though, the plan was a bit more ambitious, North Wales and, if all went well, the Isle of Anglesey too. Stop One: Llyn Brenig Visitor Centre The first destination was over two hours and Read more
I found myself in one of those rare occasions where I had a day off in the week and with the rest of the RigsVille collective working it was an ideal day to get out on the FJR and pick up some of The MotorBike Forum Challenge 100 tags, after Read more
After 11 months or so with his Kawasaki ZZR1400 Bonzo traded it in for a brand new Kawasaki Z1000SX.
Hidden away in one of Banbury’s industrial estates is a gem of a place, it’s not your usual greasy joe’s cafe that you would expect to find but one that’s very clean, well decorated (love the london theme) and serves great food by very polite and friendly staff.
After all the rain and cold weather we have recently it was great to wake up on Saturday morning to see blue(ish) skies and to feel the warm(ish) breeze, today was going to a great day for getting out on the Yamaha FJR. After a quick email conversation with Bob Read more
For the third year running both Steve and Rig are both taking part in The Motorbike Forum UK Challenge 100 which is organised by the splendid fellows over at themotorbikeforum.co.uk. The challenge consists of visiting 90 locations that are divided into 9 groups based on region and also 10 pubs. Read more
Bob’s finally decided to get a new bike in the form of the spectacular BMW R1200RS SE from Cotswold Gloucester BMW
The Rutland TT is a legendary 90 ish mile circular ride that loops around the picturesque shores of Rutland Water. Now, before anyone gets carried away, this isn’t the Isle of Man TT. Nobody’s setting lap records here unless you count how quickly you can demolish a pork pie at Read more
A264 – East Grinstead to Royal Tunbridge Wells
`twas another splendid August Saturday morning and we were hopig for a large turnout for today’s rideout but due to a few members of the RigsVille collective having to perform other duties only myself and Bob were out to play from the Midlands so we decided to meet up with Read more
Finding myself with a rare day off from work and other family related duties I pondered over how best to spend such a rare and golden opportunity. Unfortunately the Infiniti Red Bull Racing team didn’t need my driving abilities today (our calendars didn’t match up) Chris Evans still had not Read more
July 2015 After nearly 8 years of ownership Bonzo has decided to replace his 70,000 mile Honda Blackbird with another equally stunning bike, this Kawasaki ZZR1400. Farkles fitted: Delkevic Carbon Fibre Silencers R&G Tail Tidy Oxford Heated Grips June 2016 After 11 months, Bonzo traded in his ZZR1400 for a Read more
Date: May 30th 2015 Location: Junction of the A422/B4092 near Inkberrow Bike: Honda X11 – written off Rider: Windsor – broken leg, shoulder, thumb.
Robert Telfer has been making custom sat nav mounts for a number of years, in fact the first one I purchased was to fit my Triumph Sprint ST and when I sold the bike I left the mount on for the new owner as I had no intention of buying another Read more
May 2015 While out at a recent Rigsville ride-out that ended up at Fowlers Motorcycles in Bristol, I must have been overcome in some way by the smell of polish and new leather saddles (don’t ask!) and made the decision that it was time to move on and replace my Read more
For the second year running both Steve and Rig are both taking part in The Motorbike Forum UK Challenge 100 which is organised by the splendid fellows over at themotorbikeforum.co.uk. The challenge consists of visiting 100 locations that are divided into 10 groups based on region and for each location Read more
Today has been a day that has been coming for a while, it was time to replace the ancient, crumbling excuse for a radiator that I had fitted on the Blackbird. Replacing the radiator seems to be a common issue with high mileage (50,465 in my case) Blackbirds and with Read more
For the second year running both Steve and Rig are both taking part in The Motorbike Forum UK Challenge 100 which is organised by the splendid fellows over at www.themotorbikeforum.co.uk. The challenge consists of visiting 100 locations that are divided into 10 groups based on region and for each location Read more
Do the words of Hugh Alan Cornwell et al. “There Just Hanging Around” apply to your biking gear? Yes? then you need to get them sorted, “hang about” you say “how can they be sorted?” Flimsy coat hangers don’t last long when hanging the great weight of a motorcycle leather Read more
Today’s Rigsville collective ride out was to celebrate Ray’s purchase of a brand spanking new Kawasaki Z1000SX and to get some miles in Ray picked a meeting point of Shobdon Airfield Cafe. In addition to the first viewing of Ray’s new machine it was also the first trip out for Read more
After a number of years enjoying his Honda’s Ray decided to try something new and has gone and got himself a brand new Kawasaki Z1000SX
This was the second attempt at this planned rideout to complete the Northeast tags of the motorbike forum challenge 100, the first effort being cut short when squadron leader Rig picked up a puncture before the meet-up point on the M1 which destroyed his rear tyre. The initial plan stood Read more
With the Met Office predicting the warmest day of the year so far, it was decided that an early start to the days proceedings would be prudent, so it was that at 8:30, a reduced gathering of the group left the usual meeting place of Bob’s gaff and set off Read more
Unusually for an English Bank holiday weekend the weather was due to make it a good ‘un. Saturday morning arrived and, in accordance with the Met Office instructions, the day started off cold but sunny and the promise of continued sunshine had Bob out early fettling his steed in preparation Read more
Shobdon Cafe was again the chosen destination for breakfast and meet up with our Cymry Motorbeicywr contingent. Bob only needs a few more visits to qualify for the Jet A1 discount fuel card. What swung this one was the promise to the petrol pump attendant that he was going to Read more
A well known and well loved bikers cafe just off the A1(m) near leeds.
Shobdon airfield was opened in 1940 as a response to the needs of the war office to fight off the invasion plans. The airfield was originally called Pembridge Landing Ground and one of the first aircraft to be based there was the trusty Westland Lysander and it is this iconic Army support aircraft that the cafe’s list topping breakfast option is named after.
After meeting up at Bob’s house for our customary cup of tea we decided to start the day the best way known to mankind that doesn’t include gaffa tape, a mop and a left-handed can opener. Breakfast at the Touchdown Cafe in Wellesbourne Airfield. Once our bellies were full it Read more
