Welcome back!This week there has been a lot of talk in the press about Gordon Brown being questionned about the motorcycle driving test centre fiasco – how we’ve barely got any now (test centres that is) and how people taking their motorcycle test has dropped dramatically as a result.
The PM saying how important the motorcycle [...]
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Does voting matter to you the motorcyclist?
March 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Joolz says....
Tags: motorcycle test centres·motorcycle test fiasco·RAV·riders are voters
Hi Viz Motorcycle Gear – Is That The Answer?
February 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Joolz says....
There has been a bit of a hoohar lately because certain police forces – Sussex, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire – have started offering advice to motorcyclists on how to be better seen and to this end two out of the three of them are handing out hi-viz motorcycle gear.
The justification for handing out this gear is [...]
Tags: dayglo motorcycle clothing·hi viz motorcycle clothing·hi viz motorcycle gear·MAG UK·mag uk org
Ebay Motorcycle Scams – Be Careful out There
February 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Joolz says....
I always read, or watch stories on the TV, with disbelief that people are still getting scammed on eBay.
I’ve come to the conclusion that whatever it is the person concerned is buying is such a bargain that they take their brain out in the interest of securing this bargain.
There is a programme on TV at [...]
Festive Motorcycle Highlights
January 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Joolz says....
You may have noticed, dear reader, a certain lack of news or content of any description over the festive period.
This was wholly intentional on my part as a recharging of batteries was required and to come back in 2010 ready for more motorcycling reporting.
You may enjoy my festive highlights (and lowlights)
Drank lots of Guinness and [...]
Tags: Bikesure·Horizons Unlimited·isle of man TT races·MSL·Plum Pudding Races·The Hunt For Puerto Del Faglioli·Ural motorcycle and sidecar
The Biker Wave – You Do Don’t You?
December 23rd, 2009 · 4 Comments · Joolz says....
A while back I remember reading in a national motorcycle publication that one of the subjects that they get the most letters about is whether bikers wave to each other…or not.
In my experience most do, but there is no rule of thumb. We get less waves when out on the Harley, we get more [...]
The Danger Of The Purina Diet – Joke :o)
December 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Joolz says....
Whilst not strictly speaking a Motorcycle related story, I did read it in Road magazine of the Motorcycle Action Group, so it is kind of related:
I had tears rolling down my face after reading this:
A pensioner was at his local supermarket buying a large bag of Purina dog food for his pet and was in [...]
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Do You Stop For Other Bikers?
November 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Joolz says....
When was the last time you pulled over when you saw another motorcyclist at the side of the road?
I’m ashamed to say it’s been a while.
But that’s about to change.
I was listening to the American biker radio station www.sidestandup.com and the guy there was talking about how he always stops if he sees a fellow [...]
Tags: biker friend·biker friendly·bikers friend·Motorcycle friendly
Bike Thief = No Prison and Six Months To Repay £40K+
July 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Joolz says....
For bike thieves it seems crime does pay.
Convicted bike thief, Gary Smith of London, who received stolen motorcycles and then passed them on to unsuspecting members of the public for a profit has received for his crimes 39 weeks imprisonment, suspended for two years, and ordered to carry out unpaid work for 250 hours. In [...]
Move over Bert Munro here comes Albert Wiggins!
July 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Joolz says....
Our own homegrown Bert Munro (Worlds Fastest Indian) is right under our noses in the shape of Albert Wiggins from Ruabon, Wrexham.
Albert, who is 80 years young, has recently spent 18 months rebuilding his 1957 Competition James bike so that he can compete in motorbike trials. He says he has always loved the freedom, the [...]
Tags: albert wiggins·bert munro·Burt Munro·oldest trials rider·Worlds Fastest Indian
Secret to Yamaha Moto GP riders success?
July 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Joolz says....
It seems that the secret to the on track success of Yamaha Moto GP riders Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Colin Edwards and James Toseland is that they work in the offices at Yamaha USA between races.
I kid you not…
Check out the video below of their typical day in the office.
Very funny guys!
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