Gemma's doing her CBT !!

Gemma has been bitten by the motorbike bug and has booked her CBT !!

We've been looking at 125's for her and like the look of the Suzuki van van and Yamaha TW. They are much more sturdy looking than most 125's and I think they are quite cool looking!

The suzuki... The Yamaha...



There are some nice sports bikes around but plastics can be quite costly and, being Gemma's first bike, it's probably a good idea to go for something more robust to begin with.

TotalBMW magazine

Well, back in December, not many days before Christmas, I was invited to have my car featured in TotalBMW magazine. They were looking for three BMW 5 series cars which were used on a daily basis and not wrapped in cotton wool. The cars, all E39's were all modified and it was amazing how different they looked. I was surprised how big the feature was with mine having it's own 2 page spread! Here's a taster of the photos taken on the day...



I was approached by TotalBMW after sticking a photo of my car on the BMW5 forum which can be found at http://forum.bmw5.co.uk/ . TotalBMW magazine website can be found at http://www.totalbmwmag.com/

Some photos from the Thundersprint 2006

Some of the bikes were definitely home built - just look at the beer can used here on no.44 !

Northwich Thundersprint this weekend!

http://www.thundersprint.com/

The main event takes place on Sunday 7th May although there will be a number of manufacturers showing off their bikes on the Saturday, along with some trade stalls. Sunday consists of a cavalcade of bikes through the streets of Northwich and the Thundersprint itself. The Thundersprint is basically a series of short sprint races around quite a technical, tight course. This gives people the chance to see the machines, mostly race bikes, in all their glory. There are races throughout the day which take place on a makeshift circuit constructed on the M&S carpark. There is even an aerobatic display performed by a Spitfire at around 13:20. Leon Haslam will be there, along with a number of other famous racers from past and present. It's a great way to get very close to machines which are normally kept away from Joe Public.



Best thing about the show is the fact that it is all completely free, including parking! All in all a great day to be had... Just hope the weather holds out.

Treated myself to some leathers..

Well, after going on a couple of rides with the NWB group i decided it was time to invest in some decent leg gear. I've got a couple of armoured jackets but, until now, i haven't had any armoured trousers. I ended up going for a 2 piece set by Akito. Here's a photo of me in my new Power Ranger suit...


I've been pleasantly surprised by how supple the leather is. Leathers i've tried in the past have been restrictive when it came to getting on the bike, let alone actually riding it! These are very soft and comfortable.