On one of the warmest days of the year, instead of staying indoors and cool we decided to head south and have a wander around Wiltshire. Go figure! We started the day by meeting up with Ray and Bonzo at George White Motorcycles (now known as Blade Honda) in Swindon, Read more
It was another unexpectedly warm Saturday in September, the kind of day that makes you feel like you’ve stolen something from summer. We were gathered around Bob’s kitchen table, mugs of tea in hand, putting the world to rights, when Bob casually mentioned he could go for a pasty from Read more
Bob, Bonzo, and Andy embarked on yet another two-wheeled escapade, this time aiming their trusty steeds toward Cornwall to bag Restormel Castle as part of the Grim Riders Castles Ride. With dreams of ancient ruins and a cracking photo op in their sights, they geared up for a day that Read more
After a breakfast stop at Bringsty Cafe on the A44 near Worcester we headed along the A44 and into Elan Valley for a ride around the dams and reservoirs. Website: www.elanvalley.org.uk @Elan_Valley on twitter Elan Valley on Facebook
This is Andy’s Kawasaki GTR1400 which be bought in June 2011 after he got fed up with his Triumph Sprint ST constantly breaking down.
Bob, Bonzo, Chinny and Ray headed south across France and Spain in search of some great roads and even greater beer.
West End Cafe 15_17 Broad Street Llandovery SA20 0AR Website: www.westendcafe.co.uk Review to follow soon, maybe, one day, in a few weeks, honest!, err I blame Bonzo.
Bringsty Cafe used to known as Route 44 due to it being located next to the excellent A44 between Worcester and Bromyard, The cafe is ran by Tina and Sally who not only are very friendly and welcome bikers but also serve fantastic food and cake.
Taking the A4069 from Llangadog to Brynamman guides you through the open countryside of the Black Mountain Pass. The views along this road are outstanding but you must keep your eyes open for the tight bends and stray sheep. If you’re ever in the area you MUST give this road Read more
Dolbadarn Castle is a fortification built by the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great during the early 13th century, at the base of the Llanberis Pass, in North Wales. The castle was important both militarily and as a symbol of Llywelyn’s power and authority. The castle features a large stone keep, Read more
Bob, Bonzo, and Andy, the self-proclaimed knights of the open road (minus the horses, plus a few roaring motorcycles), saddled up and headed south on a grand quest to the Isle of Wight. Their mission? To conquer Carisbrooke Castle as part of this year’s legendary Grim Riders Castles Ride—a challenge Read more
It was a fantastic sunny day so we decided to head to the seaside after a breakfast stop at Bringsty Cafe on the A44 near Worcester and we headed West along the fantastic A44 all the way to Aberystwyth for ice cream and a nice cold diet coke.
Kenilworth Castle is located in the town of the same name in Warwickshire, England. Constructed from Norman through to Tudor times, the castle has been described by architectural historian Anthony Emery … Wikipedia Websites: Grim Riders Web Site Grim Riders Castles Ride 2011 Google Map English Heritage Visitor Information
On a very cold March morning, the collection assembled in preparation for the start of this years Grim Riders challenge ride, this year we be looking for castles! After a ride up to Whitchurch for a splendid breakfast at the Midway Truck Stop our next destination was Beeston Castle 16 Read more
Andy purchased his Triumph Sprint ST at the end of 2010 from a local Triumph dealer after selling his Kawasaki ZX-10 as he wanted something more suitable to doing more miles.
We started the day (and also the year) by meeting up at Jo’s Cafe Nr Ross-on-Wye (one of a favorite cafes) for a good old fashioned Full English breakfast before setting our Sat Nav’s to stun (or more accurately Skenfrith) to bag our first location in this years Grim Riders MCC Read more
Another day and another trip to the seaside but, truth be told Bonzo is such a fan of Gavin and Stacey (a UK sitcom that’s based in Barry Island) we decided that we would take a ride down to Barry Island and see ‘What’s Occurin‘
“I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside” is all we could hear down the phone when I was talking to Bonzo this morning, so we took this as a hint that the big lad from Wales wanted an ice cream and a paddle in the sea. Never one to Read more
In June Bob and Bonzo spent a long weekend in Scotland exploring the area and taking their evidence photos for this years Grim Riders Battlefields Ride, unfortunately Rig and Chinny were unable to tag along at the time but they still needed to visit the 6 battlefields that Bob and Read more
This Saturday we decided to take a break from the usual routine of heading somewhere for breakfast and then maybe moving onto some other place interesting that was until we all met up at Bobs and decided to screw that idea as we were hungry. We arranged to meet Bonzo Read more
It’s June so it must be time to go and play in the sand at the seaside, if you’re a long suffering reader of this website you may have noticed that Aberystwyth in Wales is probably the most common place that we visit, I might be something to do with the roads Read more
Bob and Bonzo both had a free weekend so they decided to explore Scotland and bag the 6 Grim Riders Battlefields Ride locations at the same time. After a very early start on a Friday morning they headed up the M6 a bagging the Battle of Solway Moss near Longtown in Cumbria they Read more
This year’s Grim Riders charity motorcycle ride theme is based around 15 British battlefields, 3 of which were located near London and the south east, so we decided to make a weekend of it visiting these battlefields and enjoying the ride, starting first in the traditional RigsVille way with a Read more
This fantastic 100 miles loop starts in Ripon but once you’re out into the Yorkshire countryside the views and the roads are some of the best in the UK, I always like to stop in Hawes for an ice cream. I always start in Ripon as I always seem to Read more
Well where shall I start? Bonzo came up from Cardiff on Friday afternoon and we parked the bikes on the drive ready for an early start, after a nice meal and a few beers of to bed around 12ish! We were going to leave about 6am but as we were Read more
Bob and Chinny had to get MOTs done on their Honda Blackbird’s and in typical RigsVille tradition decided to celebrate with a little breakfast from the Touchdown cafe in Wellesbourne. (yum yum yum)
Another Saturday and another bike ride, we had arranged to meet Bonzo over at Crossgates cafe so after leaving the M5 at junction 7 and then followed the A44 from Worcester through Bromyard, Leominster & Kington until we arrived cold, wet and in need if a pee (the last 2 Read more
Fancy a Cornish Pasty? asked Bob on the phone on Friday night, Err why? what are you planning? I asked in return and so began the ‘planning’ of a 600 round trip down to Bude in Cornwall via Bridgwater in Somerset in order that we could bag the 2 battlefields in the Read more
Bonzo’s tummy was rumbling so he demanded that we all meet up at the cafe at George White Motorcycles (now known as Blade Honda) in Swindon so who are we to argue? especially as the ride down to Swindon would be via the A429 Fosse Way (one of my favorite roads), Read more
Last year the Grim Riders MCC challenge sent us chasing horizons across the UK, ticking off as many of the fifteen National Parks as we could in twelve months. It became a year of sweeping roads, changing landscapes and the kind of miles that stay with you. We completed the Read more