I added this onto the "Regional meet - North West England a few days ago but I'm not sure if anyone has seen it or if they have and they think it's a rubbish idea so I've started a separate thread... Anyone fancy a ride to the North Manchester bike show on the 30th of Sept? possibly meet...

Would we like one? Looking at hiring, reasoning is that lots of folk are happy to erect a borrowed one, but when it comes to Sunday, most folk have there own tent to take down and a fair distance to travel to home. Not strictly necessary (unless it rains, which it probably will if we don't get...

Hi everyone i have been in contact with the Organizers of the Paddydakar 2012.At this moment in time 2.7.12 the Event is ON HOLD.Due to recent accidents at Motorsport events in the South of Ireland in the last few weeks where Spectators were injured and unfortunately one person was killed,The...

Spent the day here About the Pageant. It's mainly a car show, but bikes are welcome too. :-D I was showing my Transalp (cheaper entry ticket ;)), along with a mate on a GSX1400 with a GS1000S paint job. There were some veteran and vintage bikes there - a whole club of Triumph owners complete...

Bahrain is braced for three days of protests to coincide with the controversial formula one grand prix as the government and organisers insisted that the event would proceed as planned. According to the The Grauniad. There'll be nooo switching on of the Television to view the Bahrain Formula...

As i mentioned in other posts this memorial takes place on the 2nd Sunday in September every year (unless they rain it off). Martin was a local boy from Beacon near Camborne and was killed in the lates 80's out on the IOM TT. The ride leaves Truro around 10am and finishes at Falmouth about 4...

Dear XRV TLD Riders We need to start putting a ride together soon as we already have about 20 riders who have registered an interest whatever it is, and as this is Ride 5, want it to be the best yet. After a weekend of discussions in the TLD Board Room, this what we are proposing. We hope you...

Hi all - this thread will contain information about where we are up to with the organisation of TLD 2011. Feedback from last years ride suggested riders found it too difficult to find the information they were after. As a result there is this thread which will contain bullet point factual...

Now in its 50th year, delegates to the bmf’s AGM on Saturday heard that while the bmf finds itself operating in difficult times, the structure is sound and measures are now in place for a bright future. Held at the Burton Caribbean Association, Burton-On-Trent, chairman Anna Zee said of all...

here's mine........:thumbright: ================== Dear all, In the 3rd charity motorcycle ride on a continuing theme of "the longest day", on Saturday 19th June along with 80 members of thexrv.org.uk motorcycle club I will attempt to "run for the sun" from the easternmost to westernmost points...

BMW Motorrad UK has teamed up with Simon Pavey and the BMW Off RoadSkills School thost an amateur offroad competition to celebrate 30 years of the ‘Gelande-Strasse’ (GS) this year. There will b a UK trials to find three amateur British riders trepresent the UK at the International GS...

ok, so it IS a box of frogs...:angel9: 12h00 was the rendez vous, for the ride to paris. As usual with the french, the organisation was crap. They'd planned for about 20 bikes from the region & we were 45 just from Auxerre (yeah the sun was out!). A meeting point on the autoroute was...

Get your TKC80's ready, if this comes off it will be brilliant:D I have been emailing the forestry commission about an XRV off road safari in Kielder Forest. I was prompted by their 4x4 safaris. These ares the various emails. I think I need gauge interest in this (but I think I know the...

Not quite a tour round Ulster but My Da is one of the organisers of the Tour of Ulster bicycle race and I often work as a Motorcycle Marshall assisting the police with rolling road closures and this year I decided I needed a weekend ride so went over for the craic. Left Norwich (my current...

The 4th Annual RideSafe Rendezvous is again set to draw more than 6,000 motorcyclists and scooterists to a free, one-day show on Sunday 19th April. This year, the event moves to Blackpool and will build on a successful mix of stunt shows, live music, retail stands and road safety advice. The...