Tuesday, 27 August 2013

A great day on the Bonneville Salt Flats.

A few months ago, I met motorcycle TV presenter Henry Cole at a motorcycle event in London.“It is your fault I stayed at the Madonna Inn in California” were my opening words to him. A broad smile appeared on his face, as he clearly understood what I meant. Sort of kindred spirits, we seemed to hit...

Friday, 23 August 2013

Announcement Coming..... Soon.

I hope all my readers are well and that you have all been enjoying the summer.I have been a little quiet on my blog recently. What with travelling, helping sons with work, riding across Europe a couple of times and generally being busy, that hasn't left much time for blogging.There is one thing I have been working on for a while, and this will be announced soon. It is motorcycle related, but you...

Corporate Bonding

Melbourne is the Conference Capital of Australia, and attracts events from all over the world to the Melbourne Convention Centre on the bank of the Yarra River.This past week, saw one company utilise us as a Staff Bonding Activity at their annual conference. We formed one part of an overall activity organised by our Partner Big Stick Adventures. Here is how it looked:Of course, the staff...

Thursday, 8 August 2013

Harley-Davidson 1930 Hill Climber

In hill-climbing, riders launch their machines at impossibly steep hills. If riders make the summit then time decides the winner, but if no rider reaches the peak, then the one who has reached the highest point wins. A hill-climb bike appears simple, even if the reality is rather more complicated. The essential element is power, and in the case of this machine a methanol-burning eight-valve...

Tuesday, 30 July 2013

Our Customers Speak about their Harley Ride Experience

It never ceases to amaze us to see the reaction we get from people as we take them out for a Harley Davidson Ride experience. All that most people know about motorcycles are the horror stories portrayed to them by the media, and Road Safety agencies like the TAC. But, the reality is far from the myths espoused by these sources. And we frequently change people's perceptions about the Motorcycle...

Sunday, 28 July 2013

Recommended Reading - A Dented Mind and a Harley-Davidson

I found a new motorcycling blog this morning that I would like to recommend.Nigel Benson started writing his blog earlier this year about his quest to pass his motorcycle test and to then buy a Harley-Davidson. What is unusual is the reason why he has started riding again.In February 2011, Nigel had a train accident that caused injury to his head and caused “dreadful tinnitus, not a ringing in an...

Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Video of London to Rome Road Trip

This is my video of my recent road trip from London to Rome (and back again), for the Harley-Davidson 110th anniversary rally. What a great trip that was. We rode in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria and Italy, on some of the best roads in Europe.Write up of the trip to follow..... London to Rome H-D 110th Rally from Gary S France on Vim...