2013
The Royal Enfield Pub, Redditch
The famous Royal Enfield motorcycles were made in Redditch until 1967, when the factory closed. The brand survives, but the bikes are made in India. When J D Wetherspoons decided to convert the former Danilo Cinema into a pub, they decided to name it The Royal Enfield, in memory of the Read more…
2013
Malcolm Uphill Plaque, Caerphilly
The Malcolm Uphill plaque in Caerphilly is a plaque to honour legendary motorcyclist Malcolm Uphill who was first man to average over 100 mph for a lap of the Isle of Man TT on a production motorcycle with a Triumph Bonneville 750cc in 1969 The plaque which is mounted on a Read more…
2013
The Triumph Monument
The Triumph Monument is located on the B4104 in Meriden at the site of the old Triumph factory and was made by Frances Firth. Websites: Grim Riders Web Site Grim Riders Motorcycle History Trail Google Map
2013
Anglesey Transport Museum
Tacla Taid, the Anglesey Transport and Agriculture Museum, is the largest of its kind in Wales. It features displays of cars, motorbikes, commercial and farm vehicles and static engines. Websites: Grim Riders Web Site Grim Riders Motorcycle History Trail Google Map Anglesey Transport & Agriculture Museum
2013
Llangollen Motor Museum
The Llangollen Motor Museum is hard to find, but well worth the effort. The museum has a collection of motoring memorabilia which includes more than sixty cars and motorcycles. Websites: Grim Riders Web Site Grim Riders Motorcycle History Trail Google Map Llangollen Motor Museum
2013
The Lone Rider
The Lone Rider is a sculpture that depicts a motorcycle and rider in a Futurist style, elements of the sculpture give the impression of speed. The Lone Rider took approximately seven months to make, and was carved out of a ten tonne block of Derbyshire stone. The design was by Read more…
2013
National Motorcycle Museum
The National Motorcycle Museum occupies an 8-acre (32,000 m2) site in Bickenhill, Solihull, England and holds the world’s largest collection of British motorcycles. Websites: Grim Riders Web Site Grim Riders Motorcycle History Trail Google Map National Motorcycle Museum
2013
Coventry Transport Museum
The Coventry Transport Museum (formerly known as the Museum of British Road Transport) houses a collection of British-made road transport, the reason it’s located in Coventry because the city was previously the centre of the British car industry. There are more than 240 cars and commercial vehicles, 100 motorcycles, 200 Read more…
2013
Cotswold Motoring Museum
It’s March 2013 already but unfortunately due to the poor weather we having been having this is the first time we have managed to get out and bag our first location in this year’s Grim Riders charity motorcycle challenge, the theme being Motorcycle museums and legends. While the sun may Read more…
Biker Friendly Cafes
Touchdown Cafe, Wellesbourne Airfield
The Touchdown Cafe is based at Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield and it is an extremely popular cafe with pilots using the airfield as well as bikers.
Our Favourite Roads
B4246 – Blaenavon to Abergavenny
The B4246 from Blaenavon to Abergavenny is only around 6 miles long but as you come out of Blaenavon the road winds uphill, before a great view of the Black Mountains unfolds in the distance. From here, it’s a sharp descent through woodland and some crazy hairpins before arriving at the outskirts Read more…
Biker Friendly Cafes
Fromes Hill Cafe, Ledbury
Fromes Hill is located on the A4103 between Hereford and Worcester and is part of Fromes Hill services, the place is very easy to find due to the very large Tank outside!
Biker Friendly Cafes
Queenswood Cafe, Leominster
Queenswood Cafe is a lovely timber framed building in Queenswood Country Park on the A49 between Hereford and Leominster at the top of Dinmore Hill.
2012
Temenos Sculpture
Anish Kapoor’s new mega sculpture Temenos is located at the north-eastern corner of Middlesbrough Dock, Middlehaven. It cost £2.7m and is 110m in length and almost 50m high. Websites: Grim Riders Web Site Sculpture Trail Ride Google Map
2012
North of England Sculpture Trail
Bob and Bonzo headed up to the north of England and just into Scotland to bag the last of this year’s sculpture trail ride locations that consisted of: King and Queen in Glenkiln Giraffes in Edinburgh Angel of the North in Gateshead Apollo Pavilion in Peterlee Temenos in Middlesbrough Websites: Grim Read more…
2012
King and Queen Sculpture
Henry Moore’s King & Queen sculpture at Glenkiln reservoir – This is one of several sculptures in the area around Glenkiln reservoir. They were bought and placed there between 1951 and 1976 by Sir William Keswick, who owned the Glenkiln estate, thus realising his lifelong vision of creating the world’s Read more…
2012
Giraffes Sculpture in Edinburgh
These sculptures were unveiled in the summer of 2005 and were designed by Helen Denerley reusing scrap metal. The taller of the two stands 22 ft high and are located just outside the new Omni centre leisure complex in Picardy Place. Websites: Grim Riders Web Site Sculpture Trail Ride Google Read more…
2012
Angel of the North Sculpture
The Angel of the North is a contemporary steel sculpture of an angel designed by Antony Gormley. It stands on a hill, in Gateshead, on the southern edge of Low Fell, overlooking the A1 and A167 roads into Tyneside, and the East Coast Main Line rail route. At 20 metres Read more…
2012
Apollo Pavilion Sculpture
The ‘Apollo Pavilion’, also known as the ‘Pasmore Pavilion’, is a controversial piece of public art in the new town of Peterlee designed by British artist and architect Victor Pasmore It was built between 1963 and 1970 using concrete, cast in situ, and was originally part art-work, part footbridge. After Read more…
2012
Aberystwyth
Bob and Bonzo headed to Aberystwyth in search of Sun, Sea and Sandwiches via the Elan Valley.
2012
Empowerment Sculpture
The Empowerment was designed by the artist Stephen Broadbent, sponsored by Alstom Power (now Siemens), and completed in 2002, the sculpture spans the River Witham in Lincoln’s City Square. It takes the form of two aluminium-and-steel human figures reaching to each other across the water. The design is intended to Read more…
Product Reviews
Halo Smart Clean
The Halo Smart Clean is a multi stage process that removes road grime, salt, old waxes and co-polymers from the bike before applying a coating of ACF-50 to protect the bike from corrosion. With the exception of the ACF-50 which was designed originally for use in aerospace applications, all the products used Read more…
2012
Peak District
On our way to visit to the Dream sculpture in St. Helens and Another Place sculpture in Crosby all part of the Grim Riders Sculpture trail ride 2012 we decided to head north into the Peak District, we also decided that as we had not been to Grindleford Station Cafe Read more…
2012
Dream Sculpture
Dream sculpture in St. Helens. Websites: Grim Riders Web Site Sculpture Trail Ride Google Map
2012
Another Place Sculpture
Another Place Sculpture in Crosby. Websites: Grim Riders Web Site Sculpture Trail Ride Google Map Google Street View Map
2012
France and Spain – 2012
Once again Bob, Bonzo, and Ray headed across France and in Spain in search of something….that they never did find.
Biker Friendly Cafes
Ace Cafe, London
The Ace Cafe, just off the North circular in London is one of the worlds most famous cafes, it was opened in 1938 and soon became very popular with bikers as it still is these days.
Biker Friendly Cafes
The Ponderosa, Llangollen
The Ponderosa cafe is located at the top of the infamous Horseshoe Pass near Llangollen, Wales and is probably one of the best known biker friendly cafes in the UK.