Parked the bike this morning at a friends house. As we were talking inside, we heard their 11 yr old niece screaming. We run out and my bike's on its side with her hobbling and screaming. Turns out she tried to climb on it, opposite the sidestand and it fell in her. Dommies are lightweight but...

Just had this posted to me, pity i go back to work on Thursday Prof Brian Cox could be interesting to meet not to bothered about the rest. Appears they are doing Lands end to John o groats for breat cancer. Don't know where they will be stopping at the destinations they state though Chris Evans...

Hi All, The Legend may finally be returning home to Blighty! He has threatened to return before, so maybe this is another false alarm! He's in Switzerland and may possibly be back here sometime in November. He's promised to keep his followers updated via Facebook in advance of his arrival...

Hi folks, I am planning Lands End to John O'Groats for April on my TA 700. All advise and comments borne of experience welcomed. I intend taking plenty of photographs so will travel over five days. Thanks. Land End to John O'Groats On a Bike

Hi folks, I am planning a solo Lands End to John O'Groats trip in April on my Transalp 700V. I will be taking photos and avoiding motorways. All advise and comments welcome. Thanks 0rigen Land End to John O'Groats On a Bike

Hi all I've had no luck in finding some decent used panniers so been looking around on the internet and found a fella in Romania his panniers are called Konvoi, now before I go blowing £300 on something from far off lands (where i'd love to go on my trustee steed) i wondered if anyone had had...

Departed from Westbury, Wiltshire on Friday 26th. Rode up into the Cotswolds to Cheltenham then iPod on to hit the M5 then M6 to the Lakes. Stayed with friends at Graythwaite for the night. Saturday To Ambleside and up 'the struggle' (no kidding) to Kirkstone Pass, fantastic ride with mountains...

After getting addicted to adventure ride reports on ADV Rider.com I decided I wanted some of that! So got myself an Africa Twin and booked a week off work.... unfortunately though the bike turned out to be a bit neglected and I had numerous problems which prevented me from going away! Finally...

has anyone on this forum ever done this before? and what would it be like to do on my honda cbr400 or the honda varadero 125 which will take longer due to the speed. basically want i would like to know is, how many days and miles of riding a day did you achieve and would anybody else be...

This morning I have spoken to the Cornwall Tourist Board - 'Visit Cornwall' explaining our concerns over the very poor treatment and service which we received and they recommend that a letter is sent to the management of the Lands End Hotel (Manager is Miss Philippa Brown) with a copy to the...

This is a list of those who have put their names down to take part in the Team XRV ‘The Longest Day’ Charity challenge – John O’Groats to Lands End in under 24 hours As Robster and I are putting together individual Participants Packs, can each of you please edit this post and just put...

Hi everyone, my name is Adrian. I am new to this forum but thought you might like to know that I am going for the 'End to End' trip from John O'Groats to Lands End in a day on 30th Sept. I will be riding my 2001 Transalp and my brother-in Law his BMW 1200GS. My wife has been cured of a brain...

Anyone that as watched Mondo Enduro will have seen Clive Greenhough on the DVD. His Father was very sadly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at the young age of 56. At the time he owned and ran a successful building business, was physically fit and a huge cyclist enthusiast. Now at the age of 60 he...

I'm looking for any sort of advice from anyone who has ridden to Scotland. I'm doing the trip in July and need advice on everything including: Best route (Scenic would be quite nice) Accomodation Times/distances involved Any other advice would be good - nothing will be irrelevant. :wink:

I'm planning on doing this in the Summer, with my other half. Now, the longest distance I've ridden so far, is the 170 miles back from Torquay when I collected this bike! Can anyone recommend routes/places to see/things to do/etc, etc, etc, etc... The part in Cornwall will end with us meeting...