It’s never a good day when a mate goes down, but thankfully this story has a happy ending, at least as far as Ray is concerned. Ray came unstuck rounding a roundabout near Cardiff, losing the front end and sliding Read more
This was intended to be our 1st proper ride out of the year, OK that’s not exactly true as we had been out a number of times battling the frozen roads around the West Midlands, including a couple of trips Read more
It was a very cold day on Saturday as we sat at Bob’s house drinking tea and talking bollocks, nothing unusual there it must be said but while twittering away we eventually decided to head south into the Cotswold’s and Read more
Well we started our Saturday ride out in our usual way by meeting up with Bonzo and having a nice breakfast at Fromes Hill cafe where afterwards we were planning on going to go to Rhayader as the scenery is Read more
Bob and Bonzo met up at Fromes Hill cafe for a small bite to eat before heading east to the picturesque village of Bourton-on-the-Water in the Costwolds.
Well it all started with a bike clean on the 17th of September as we were not going to get much work done so the next morning Chinny was knocking on my door about 4.20am and after a cup of Read more
After I sold my previous Triumph Sprint ST I started the search on what I wanted to ride next, after looking around for a week or 2 I decided that I really loved the Triumph Sprint ST so I went and bought another one!
After a couple of years in the wilderness without a bike Hank went and got himself another bike, this time he purchased a extremely well looked after Triumph Trophy 1200.
It had been over 2 years since we had last been to ‘Sunny Hunny’ so we thought it was about time we headed east and sampled the delights that Hunstanton had to offer, no we are not talking about cockles Read more
Saturday morning was nice, warm and dry so Bob and Chinny decided to meet up with Ray and Bonzo over at Crossgates cafe for breakfast before heading into Aberystwyth so that Bonzo could have a paddle while eating his ice Read more
Due to my eldest son’s birthday being on the Saturday I couldn’t make the trip to Aberystwyth to eat ice cream and look at students…cough…err, I mean look at classic cars so instead me and Bob set out the following Read more
It’s Saturday so that means only 1 thing, You’ve Been Framed is on! Ohh and it’s time to get the bikes out for yet another episode of the amazing adventures of Rig, Bob, Chinny, Ray and the unforgettable Bonzo! Only Read more
Saturday was a surprisingly beautiful sunny day for February so we decided to meet up with Bonzo and Ray at Jo’s Place Cafe on the A40 near Monmouth, the only problem was that as usual we were running a little late Read more
We kicked off the day with our usual grand meetup at Fromes Hill Cafe, where we were joined by Bonzo and Ray — because what’s a ride without a few mates and a solid breakfast to start the engine? As Read more
Grindleford Station Cafe was the chosen destination for today’s ‘quick’ ride out — well, quick by biker standards, anyway. It was only 80 miles away, but we were on a serious time crunch. We agreed that a hearty full English Read more
Due to other commitments only myself and Bob could get out today and even then I had to be home early, so we decided upon a little run into the Peak District for breakfast. We took our usual route through Read more
It was mid-August and Bob was starting to get itchy feet and he wanted to go and have a paddle in the sea (probably to soothe the itching) So early on a Saturday morning myself, Bob and Chinny jumped onto Read more
After a couple of years being unable to ride his Blackbird due to ill health it was great to see Chinny out on his bike again and as a celebration we decided to mark the event with a short ride Read more
On June 1st 2005 Bob got back on the road with his new 2005 Blackbird after lightly scratching his old bike. May 2007 Bob’s Blackbird has now covered just over 14,000 miles and apart from some corrosion around the clutch Read more
It’s June so that can mean only 1 thing, it’s time for Bob, Ray and Bonzo to head to France and Spain. This year they spent 12 days to traveling down through France via the ferry crossing from Portsmouth to Cherbourg Read more
Ray bought his CBR1000RR Fireblade in December 2005 after writing off his old Fireblade Accessories Baglux tank cover and tank bag Double bubble screen Rear hugger March 2008 Ray’s gone and bough himself a little present, a brand new 2008 Read more
In September 2006 Bonzo had his Black Honda Blackbird stolen, he would have replaced the bike straight away if it wasn’t for the insurance company being a PITA and dragging their heels, but at the end of December 2006 they Read more
Jo’s Place (used to be known as The Highway Star cafe) is located next to the A40 near the junction with the A4137 and is about 9 miles west from Ross-On-Wye or 5 mile east of Monmouth.
We started today’s little jaunt with breakfast outside in the glorious sunshine at the lovely canal side Cafe near Sutton Cheney known as Sutton Wharf. Here you can sit and watch the narrow boats pass by while munching on a bacon Read more
The Red Marley Hill Climb is classic motorcycle hill climb that takes place near Great Witley in Worcestershire. This was the 1st time I had been to this event and from what I had heard about it I was really Read more
We started the day meeting up with Ray and Bonzo at Fromes Hill Cafe for our usual get together and fry up. This was also the first time we had seen Bonzo’s new blackbird (The fastest Honda Blackbird colour – silver) so Read more
Saturday morning was cold, blooming cold in fact but that didn’t stop me and Bob leaving the warmth and comfort of chateau-la-bob for the mostly dry roads of Oxfordshire in search of fried food and strong tea. The plan was Read more
