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
Dream sculpture in St. Helens. Websites: Grim Riders Web Site Sculpture Trail Ride Google Map
Another Place Sculpture in Crosby. Websites: Grim Riders Web Site Sculpture Trail Ride Google Map Google Street View Map
Once again, Bob, Bonzo and Ray loaded up the bikes and headed south in search of something. Nobody had thought to establish what that something actually was before leaving, which, with hindsight, may have been the first mistake. France came and went in the usual fashion: long straight roads, overpriced Read more
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.
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.
The Cafe Express is part of Crossgates service station complex at the junction of the A44 and A483 Nr Crossgates and as with most of the places listed here it’s very popular with bikers of a weekend, the food is the typical freezer to fryer kind of stuff and would never win any awards but it’s clean, edible and the staff are always friendly, what more could you want?
After selling my Triumph Sprint ST I spent all my spare time reading Internet forums, searching eBay and even looking in local newspapers in search of inspiration for a new bike until eventually I found a nice looking Honda CBR1100xx Blackbird
Simply start from Newtown and follow the signposts for the A483 towards Llandrindod Wells. From here you’ve got over 23 miles of what could be one of the best motorcycle roads in the whole country. When you reach the island at the junction with the A44, you can turn left Read more
Starting from traffic lights on the junction of the A40/A466 in Monmouth turn right onto the A466 sign posted Chepstow This is a lovely twisty road that hugs the River Wye on the Wales/England border and passes the beautiful village of Tintern and it’s famous abbey are well worth a Read more
Starting from the A40/A49 roundabout near Ross-on-Wye, head along the A49 for just over a mile towards Peterstow. When you reach Peterstow, turn left onto the B4521 and follow this road all the way to Abergavenny. It’s a route that carries you from the Herefordshire countryside into Wales, with the Read more
Starting from Dolgellau, follow the A470 towards Barmouth, but after about a mile turn right onto the A494 to Bala. After Bala, turn left onto the A4212. This is a great road that has you winding past a picturesque landscape of forests and a lake. After 18 miles or so, Read more
Start from Tenbury Wells and follow the signs for the B4204 towards Worcester. It’s an easy road to pick up and a pleasant one to ride, taking you through the Worcestershire countryside with the Malvern Hills never far from view. The bends here are gentle rather than technical, winding past Read more
Starting in Melton Mowbray follow the B676 (Saxby Road) signposted Bourne, after 13 miles you will come across the junction with the A1, here go straight across onto the A151 (If your hungry you can always stop here at the A1 Truck Stop) and keep on this road through Bourne Read more
Hand & Molecule sculpture in Ramsgate. Websites: Grim Riders Web Site Sculpture Trail Ride Google Map
The Family of Man sculpture at Snape Maltings is more than just a piece of art—it’s a conversation starter, a photo op, and perhaps even a source of a few “what is it supposed to be?” debates. Nestled in the charming surroundings of Snape Maltings, this intriguing sculpture captures the Read more
First Fleet Sculpture in Portsmouth. Websites: Grim Riders Web Site Sculpture Trail Ride Google Map
Crucifixion Sculpture in Winchester Websites: Grim Riders Web Site Sculpture Trail Ride Google Map
Bob, Bonzo and Andy decided to head down to London and then around the South West England to pick up all the Grim Riders sculptures in the area. Websites: Grim Riders Web Site Sculpture Trail Ride Google Map
Orbit Sculpture in Stratford, London Websites: Grim Riders Web Site Sculpture Trail Ride Google Map
and it’s one of the first nice days of the year so we decided a nice trip to the seaside was in order, the ride to Aberystwyth was just what the doctor ordered to help blow away the winter blues (and a the full English breakfast helped too!)
The sculptures for this Millennium project were made by sculptor Paul Norris who worked on them for two years. The granite comes from Mabe in Cornwall. This is the central sculpture of the installation. Websites: Grim Riders Web Site Sculpture Trail Ride Google Map
Alliance is a 25 metres (82 ft) high sculpture in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. It was created by French artist Jean-Bernard Metais. The sculpture consists of a large stainless steel and enamelled metal arrow column and a hoop, which glows in the dark, and falls and rises with the Read more
Starting from just west of Llandovery with the junction of the A40 is the fantastic A482 into Lampeter
Spring, a striking blue steel piece that’s sprung up right on the site of Leamington Spa’s original spa, slap in the middle of the town’s ongoing facelift. If the council’s regeneration plans needed a mascot, this is it. The title’s doing some heavy lifting. There’s the spring of water that Read more
The Quantum Leap sculpture, located next to the picturesque River Severn in Shrewsbury, is a towering tribute to one of the town’s most famous sons: Charles Darwin. Created to celebrate the bicentenary of the evolutionist’s birth in 1809, this massive piece of public art was unveiled with due pomp and Read more
Just a couple of photos from our annual winter pilgrimage to the NEC in Birmingham for this year’s Motorcycle Live show — an event that’s basically Christmas for motorcyclists, but with more leather jackets and fewer snowflakes. As always, the show was a feast for the eyes — bikes as Read more
Ray has replaced his old Fireblade with a spanking new 2008 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade, lucky bugger!
Bob’s gone and bought himself another Honda Blackbird, he’s still got his previous blue Honda Blackbird but while he was visiting a local dealer he saw this shiny silver Blackbird in the showroom and after having a chat with the dealer ended up buying it, so now the greedy bugger has 2 Honda Blackbirds!
