Tag Archives: isle of man

TT is such a great spectator race

I have always loved the Isle of Man, I remember in 1975 heading out to Ramsay as a wild teenager and couldn’t wait to see and hear the likes of Rocket Ron Haslam, Mick Grant and Mike the Bike head on off for a 37 mile lap of the infamous Island Road Race. There are […]

The TT is now here, hope to try and catch some on Tv over the next few days

  2022 Isle of Man TT began on Sunday May 29 and ends on Friday June 10. mow, there will be many close calls and unfortunately sometimes riders who have crashes at such fast speed either end up in Hospital and sometimes the Morgue, that’s why this is one of the worlds most grueling Motorcycles […]

Guy Martin is a Raving Maniac when it comes to Motorcycles, Love to meet him one of these days.

Here we have a short snippet of the infamous Guy Martin and his special build that he has been working on for a few years, I am looking forward to seeing more on this machine and what it will do. Just thought I would share today.

SONNY’S Oh So Sweet – Alloy SOHC Machine

Welcome to Readers Rides, I started to do these about 15 Years ago and think I should return to these, so people can get inspired from many peoples own creations, they can see their machine and what it consists of parts wise and many have my parts on their Motorcycle, so if you have time, […]

Amazing 1/4 Scale Motorcycles Built by Hand back in England and a Well known Classic TT Racer.

As kids I am sure we had some sort of Model kit to try and assemble, be it in the UK with the good old Airfix kit, ir in the states with ERTL , Revell, Monogram etc, and if you did, you would know the hours of preparation, sanding, glueing, cutting etc that it took. […]

AJS 7R – THE BOY RACER the Classic 350cc Road Racer

The AJS 7R was introduced in 1948, and was almost immediately nicknamed the “Boy Racer”. It would go on to be become one of the most successful over-the-counter racing motorcycles for sale in England at the time, and even today almost 70 years later the AJS 7R is a dominant force in the world of vintage […]

Ian Boyds most amazing collection of Vincents.

Well, just as you think there cant be anything else out there that will make my eyes open wide, my mouth hit the floor and just stand there trembling, but there most definatly is a really cool Museum that I hope to visit sometime, I used to live in Australia and loved the whole place, […]

Guy Martin & David Coulthard F1 Special

For those like me, are interested in the antics of infamous Brit racer “Guy mad man Martin” Then this is a cool little show for you to watch where he puts his motorcycle up against David Coulthards F1 Special, A must watch for your day to cheer you up. A fun bit of entertainment by […]

The Humble beginnings of the 59 Club.

HOW THE CLUB BEGAN This is an article published about Father Bill when he passed away and his own words on the start of the club, It describes our first links with the ACE and how they are part of our history with few words by an early member Palladin My Memories of Father Bill […]

Socal Norton Club‎ 36th Annual Hansen Dam Ride and Show SUNDAY!

 Ok, this Sunday is coming around super fast and I shall be heading down to Hansen Dam for the Norton Owners Club 36th Meeting that is annually and boy what a treat this is. Last year was my First attendance at the Hansen Dam ride and boy did I have fun there, a few hundred […]