The Grim Riders MCC charity ride for 2013 involves visiting landmarks from two different rides, the Motorcycle Museums Ride and the Motorcycle Legends Ride. and includes a variety of locations in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, as well as several in Belgium, France, Germany and the Czech Republic.
All money raised goes directly to the Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance, the largest air ambulance service in the country who do incredible work to save lives and limbs – after horse riders, motorcyclists are the group most likely to be in need of their service which is not government or lottery funded.
If you’re interested in helping raise money for charity and want a good excuse to get out on your bike, head over to the Grim Riders MCC website.
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
