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Welcome To My Blog and Diary. 

Nothing more than the ramblings of a Half Wit. Who far too late in life has realised he has too many bikes, not enough time left to fix them all.  Thus website is a collection of ramblings ( my blog link is on the left ) and just a few of my Photographs taken over the last few years. My views are my own. They do not represent those of the clubs I belong to, nor my employers. 

You can use the contact form on this website to contact me. I welcome all correspondence from friends old and new. I believe strangers are merely friends that i have not yet been introduced to. 

Dave. Nov 2020. Sat taking the view from Broughton in Cambridgeshire

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One of my short runs to a bench close to my home. I do have to cross the A141 at Wyton and on slower old bikes this can be a challange. However when i do so, it opens up some wonderful B roads. 

Two BSA's - My 51 D1. My T140 Triumph. All Queing up for servicing.


My Brother and I used to push an engineless Honda step through round the woods opposite my parents house. I realise how lucky I am these days to own several classics, and to have made hundreds of friends locally and internationally through motorcycling. 

My 1969 Norton JPN Fastback. Prior to new cam and gearbox rebuild.
Oddly I own more engines than motorcycles. If I am not riding I spend my free time maintaining my motorcycles, reading and drinking coffee. Over the years I have ridden in most of the European Countries. 

Me Somewhere between Davos and the Stelvio Pass. Ducati Panigale. 

I wasn't a natural to motorcycling as Dad had a scooter.  I started riding because I could not afford a car. I needed to get to college on a route that was not easily done on public transport. The rest as they say is history.  

Me riding black Betty. My 1966 BSA Bantam. 

I do not claim to be an expert, or particularly knowledgeable on any of the bikes I own. As such my ramblings in this blog are not to be trusted. I have over the years learnt the hard way. I have come to recognise that many of the posts on the internet from those that proport to be experts are nothing more than people that only a few years ago would have been locked away, unable to damage motorcycles or people. 

My 1969 B175 Bantam. In my opinion the most practical Bantam I own.

I think it's probably to do with the fact I'm self taught and want to know the things going to work reliably and correctly before I make the bike look pretty.

If the weathers nice, and by that I mean dry and the roads are not salt laden or wet then I'll be bimbling between pubs and coffee shops on one of my bikes. Often with friends, Often alone, as Motorcycling can only ever be a solitary experience. 

My favourite bike, is probably the cheapest bike I have ever bought, see below. It is a 1958 BSA C15 250cc. Ideal for bimbling along the B roads of East Anglia. Seen here parked outside my local Post Office. 

When I am not riding my classics. I enjoy riding my small Kawsaki Er5, bought may years ago as a commuter. This wonderful bike sits outside all day and never grumbles. 

 
My Two Triumphs - 1600cc Thunderbird, and below my European tourer, my Sprint ST 1050.

If your interested in Bikes. Then why not reach out and use the "say hello to Dave" link on the page links to your left.