Ride Out at St Tropez, Day 3 (Saturday)

Today was Ride Out day. The Chelsea and Fulham HOG Chapter that I am a member of met at a villa on the outskirts of St Tropez and rode a 50 mile ride that took a couple of hours. The weather stayed fine, thankfully without the rain that had plagued a lot of riders on their way down to the South of France.We...

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St Tropez H-D Euro Festival, Day 2 (Friday)

Today was a busy day. Up early for a quick ride, then back to the hotel to collect my wife Jackie and to walk around St Tropez. The town still has some of it's previous glamour, but is very tired and many parts are in need to fixing up in order to justify the ridiculously high prices this place charges....

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St Tropez H-D Euro Festival, Day 1 (Thursday)

We didn’t have enough time to ride down through France, so having made the decision to fly and risk getting delayed by the Icelandic volcano ash cloud, we were happy to arrive in St Tropez on Thursday afternoon on time. I collected my red bike from the company that transported my bike – this was the...

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Top 20 Biking Blogs

Well, I didn’t expect that!Carole Nash, one of the UK’s favourite motorcycle insurance specialist has announced its Top 20 Biking Blogs.Carole Nash said they had “been browsing the best of the biking web, picking out some of the best motorcycle blogs that we have come across in the past few months”.Guess...

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Harley Night at the Ace Cafe

On every last Thursday in the month during the riding season, the Ace Cafe holds a Harley Night. Last night was the second such event this year at this famous north London motorcycle venue, so I jumped on my red bike and headed for the Ace.Considering rain was forecast, it was a good turnout. There...

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