Sunday was a good day at the Ace. Weather was sunny although cold, but despite that over 2,500 people passed through during the day.

Another awareness day is in the diary for Sunday the 3rd of June

Back in September, we helped 2 guys ride to every Air Ambulance base in the country to raise awareness and riase £2000 for the North West Air Ambulance. Well Dave has now written up their adventure into a short blog which I thought you might appreciate seeing. We hope to sponsor them later this year...

Just a reminder for this Sunday if the weather is half decent and you are at a loose end for something to do.

Pop by say Hi, pick up a few freebies and have a gander at the other agencies that will also be in attendance.

I do consultancy work for Terry (the MD of Moto-Direct) and so I get to visit them at their HQ in Notts on a regular basis. If you saw some of the ideas in development it would blow you away. But from an interest point of view, they have at least one of every helmet on show going back 50+ years. So ...

I am also going on the 16th, but it will be a case of go in, do what I have to do, meet who I have to meet and then leave

Kwacky wrote:that just goes to the home page.

You have to click on the pages until you get to the section you want.

Many of you have heard me rabbit on about the Bike Experience which was set up by Talan to help people who cannot usually ride get back onto a bike in a controlled environment. Well a short video has just been released which for those of you who have never really understood what it is all about, may...

An excellent article by my colleague Paul McClorry regarding overseas touring and being involved in a crash in this months SouthEastBike mag. If you have been involved in such an incident and want advice, why not give Paul a call or drop him an email? I will be happy to pass you his contact details ...

If so, then this coming Tuesday (30th) I am the guest speaker and I will be accompanied by my colleague Sam McFadyen a senior solicitor at our Leeds branch. The meeting is held at the Lifewise Centre in Rotherham http://www.lifewise999.co.uk/contact" onclick="window.open(this.href);return ...

Kwacky wrote:They're at the National Motorcycle Museum now.

Fair play None the less, they are still a good group. A big group but a good group.

Last time I was a speaker the audience was about 400+ and that was a quiet meeting

Kwacky wrote:Birmingham Advanced Motorcyclists.

OK. Good group.

I have tested a few of their members in the past and I have been their gust speaker a few times at Tally Ho where they (I believe ) still meet.

Go down the RoSPA route instead

You never know, you may then get me as your examiner

Which group are you joining if you don't mind me asking?

Listen to your Mum :( Number of times as a teenager in the 70's she told me that if I insisted on wearing jacket and jeans and did not cover the gap between I would end up with a bad back. She kept telling me that if I did not want to wear full leathers or a longer jacket I should wear smething like...

Rumour has it that she was their accountant

Baglux for me every time for what its worth. https://www.motolegends.com/brands/bagster" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Decent bags which clip into place and the harness protects the tank (which I leave on all the time) When I change the bike I just change the harness (assum...

On Sunday the 11th of February the Ace Cafe (just off the north circular in London) is holding its MAD day, or to be more precise Motorcycle Awareness Day https://www.facebook.com/acecafelondon/posts/1886313028076999" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; It will also form part of ...

Unless they change the way accidents are dealt with we are all going to be risking it every time we ride or drive. It's ludicrous. Makes you want to drive round on cloned plates as even if they catch you the penalties are tiny :( Significant changes are being introduced in October this year to pers...

So, just a quick note to thank all of you for your humour, entertainment and converstation throughout 2017, long may it continue and I sincerely wish all of you a merry Christmas, a safe and happy new year and good health.

Oh, and not to mention lots of pressies from Santa

Merry Christmas guys

The DVSA has today released the results of the recent motorcycle consultation/ The full report can be read here https://www.driving.org/dvsa-release-report-recent-motorcycle-training-consultation/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I have my views and thoughts as an instructor,...