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Site last updated 17th October  2011 

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Nostalgia haunts my ride’s design
When gas was sold with painted sign
Salute of cap then fill the tank
The charge would never break the bank       

Poem by Bart Hibbard,  MC Poems

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Attendants checked your tires and air
And oil was viewed with special care
A shine on tins and headlights bright
Refresh your kit, then cinch it tight.

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Efficiency today is king
Quick stop with text or cell phone ring
I look around the harried scene
Then swipe my card at pump fourteen
   
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The How, The Why, 
Where and the What

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How we did it,  why we did it,  where we did it, what we did it for  & who we did it with........and other pointless questions answered.

Forthcoming trips

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What it says - A quick run down of any up and coming trips we have planned

 
We started uploading videos to You Tube in 2009, hardly Tarrantino or Cecil B Demille stuff but I think we're starting to get a bit better at it. Includes footage of trips to Europe and some home grown rides out into our lovely local (and not so local) English countryside.  

Scotland 2002  *   

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Our first website documented tour, up to exotic Wick in the far North of Scotland. Crappy photos but the best we could do with Wick under the circumstances!

Scotland 2003 *    

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We never quite managed to drink Scotland dry in 2002 so we went back  for another go in 2003. Better route this year, up through the  Western Highlands via Skye and our first visit to Ullapool

Europe 2004 *    

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Time for a change of scenery, a great tour of Europe. Lots of countries lots of miles, lots of wine and ale. What more could a chap ask for? The Dagenham Girl Pipers to keep us warm at night? .....Nah we had Dez!  

Andorra 2004

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My missus,"Wee Jimmy Krankie" and me do some of the best roads in the  world .........In a Diesel hire car.  Good grief what was I thinking of?  I've taken the pills and I'm fine again now! 

Scotland 2004 *

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A little end of Summer jaunt up to Scotland for me and my lad Ben and  I never got rat arsed once.  Bejeezus......I'm such a responsible Dad!   More or less the same route as 2003 but gave Skye a miss.

Spain 2005 * 

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Dez, Steve Howard & Jack spend a week riding around Spain. There was a Monastery, Hake Cheeks and a new Wheel Bearing for  Howard's ailing VFR750 en-route 

Scotland 2005  * 

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Best Scottish run yet. It rained...a lot!  But, nice to get back to the  Mountains, the superb McEwans 80/- beer  and those excellent roads you can only find in Scotland.  We discovered Squirrel Batting too!!

Europe 2005  * 

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Wesley & Morticia with Wee Jimmy Krankie and Li'l ol' me, do 3 weeks touring Europe on the Hondas.  Ricard, Leffe light beer and lots of lovely French red vino and superb roads.............Heaven! 

Latvia 2006    

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Let's go to Latvia for a pint" next thing we knew our cheap Ryanair flight was touching down at Riga International Airport.  Great people, great country, great bars, and crappy taxi drivers!

Killin 2006     

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A snowy weekend break in Killin near Loch Tay in Scotland for Wesley, Morticia, Wee Jimmy Krankie and me.  We discovered the coldest place on Earth and slept in it. 

Barcelona 2006  

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Wee Jimmy and me spend a few days on the Costa Brava visiting our friends. We took a run to Barcelona with them, we ate all their food, drank all their booze and then came home.   

Austria 2006 *

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Dez, Pete, Howard, Steve and young Chris go to Austria.  The usual round of madness and stupidity.   I was gutted I couldn't go on this one. Some great on bike shots here courtesy of Dez and Pete.

Europe 2006

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Wee Jimmy Krankie and me do a monster European Roadtrip in the Eunos  Roadster. 3   weeks with the Missus & GPS man in a 2 seater car.  An experience not to be missed! ......Nagging in stereo!     

Poland 2007

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This one shut us up!  A few days in beautiful Krakow with a trip to the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz thrown into the mix. Very sobering and incredibly sad. 

Linton 2007

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Now't to do with bikes, cars or travel.....The Linton Blues and Beer Festival held in darkest Herefordshire.  Great music and lots of strange people getting ratarsed and doing daft things! 

Europe 2007

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Wee Jim and me do the best Euro tour yet. Stunning scenery in Italy and  Slovenia, Nightmare of Venice and we meet a German Basil Fawlty !  

Australia 2007 *

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A little hop over to Oz for my lad Ben. Well - he told us that's where he went but he didn't bring back one photo of a kangaroo - most disappointed in him!

Milan 2007 *

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Steve gets drunk and nicks someone's dinner, Dez comes out of the closet about his breast fetish, Howard and me are incredibly well behaved. ..We went to the Italian motorbike show

Portugal 2008 *

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Rain  Rain  Rain  Rain  Rain  Rain  Rain  Rain  Rainin  Rain  Rain  Rain  Rain  Rain  Rain  Rain  Rain  Rain  Rain Rain  -  lots of wind and a bit of snow and ice -  Oh ...& stormy seas - with rain.  Pete chucked up on the boat.

Canada 2008

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Makes a bit of a change from Europe as we pop off to British Columbia to visit No1 child - the clever one!  Loved it ........wanna go live there, always wanted to be bear bait

Bremen 2009

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A couple of days in Bremen, Germany to celebrate a Wrinkly landmark birthday. Usual round of drunken debauchery,

Cannes 2009 *

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A little "Run to the sun" for Dez and his little (ever growing) band of  Merrie Men. Slightly better weather than last years Easter Portugal run

Yorkshire 2009

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A nice weekend in Yorksheer.....we had fish 'n chimps and sunshine 

France & Italy 2009 *

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Another Euro Bike tour. There was a storm, a Datatool alarm and cat meat curry ......mmmmmm nice!

Canada 2010 *

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The best Motorbike ride in the world - and we did it. Stunning scenery  and some of our best photos & vids....evah!

Cornwall 2010

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A week spent photographing beautiful Cornwall in all it's glory, before the  developers bugger it up completely! A place place very close to my heart

Italy 2010 *

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The best birthday present ...EVAAAAH !!!  A trip to Italy with my lovely boy to watch the MotoGP at San Marino in Italy - Top banana mate - Dani Pedrosa won Rossi got on the podium and Stoner came nowhere - result!

Days Out

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Sometimes we head off into the big wide world for a day out.  Some shots of those rare occasions 

Yamaha Fazer FZS 600

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Recently found photos of my old Yam Fazer 600 - with me and Ben Not a pretty sightt

Yamaha  FZX750          

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Yamaha FZX750.........Gone but not forgotten!  

   
Yamaha V-Max
          

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Yamaha 1200 V-Max. Big, ugly, heavy, awesome bastard of a bike - loved it!

   
Honda VFR 750
          

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My Honda VFR750 - everything the V-Max isn't......except for it's V4 engine!

   
Honda SP-1
   

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Ben's Honda SP-1.....Now he can go play at being Colin Edwards

   
Honda VFR800
   

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My gorgeous VFR800 Fi-X - now sadly sold

Honda VFR800 V.Tec

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Another Viffer, this time a V.Tec.  I've owned all 3 now! 

Harley Davidson Dyna Glide

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Finally succumbed to ideas of tassels and chaps! 

Links 

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Nothing at all to do with places  where Chinese people go skating!  Here you'll find links to guitar,  motorbike and car stuff.......Amongst other nonsense.

Contact         

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Quotes from Hubert (say U-ber)  Sidecar-ist extraordinaire
 

"When you go to a McDonald's and you see an old man cleaning the tables, be nice with him because when I come back it might be me!"

"The camera is important but not as important as the way you look at things!"

"Plans are indefinite Sidecar-ing is a lifestyle"

"I meet people everyday, I am only alone if I choose to be."

Who is Hubert?  Click to find out

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