United Kingdom - Looking forward to a quick holiday across ‘La Manche’ before it gets too busy? Landing in France and knowing you can ride just about anywhere is still rather exiting for most of us however beware as we are now being watched a little closer than normal. Waiting ‘en masse’ in the port of Calais however are the Gendarmes who appear to be paying a little bit more attention to the behaviour of some of us riders ‘inbound’ from Dover. Hypocrites I know! Not that long ago we all thought the French themselves were the scary drivers, in particularly the Parisians; … [Read more...]
The Wave
Canada - You may have read the following article before but at Motorcycle Minds we have just come across it, where have we been? The article written by Tom Ruttan from what we can gather for "Cycle Canada" in 2002 explores the symbolization of the wave (here in the UK its usually a nod) and the connection between riders that, "if they saw you and your bike on the side of the road, they would stop to help and might not ask your name." With Tom rejoicing when he sees a younger rider on a "crotch rocket" scream past and return a wave - New riders carrying on … [Read more...]
Crime and the ‘Ace Café’
United Kingdom - The Ace Café may be a Mecca for the motorcyclist but in 1967 the ‘Ace’ and in particular the Grand Union Canal running behind it, once took on a different & more sinister tale of motorcycling. As you might imagine over the years many apocryphal tales were told about this part of the canal. Stories like the giant hand that emerged from the water and ‘took’ a child who played to close to the edge, or the old war veteran who had seen the grim reaper slowly rowing his boat and "touting" for customers. These stories continued all through the First World … [Read more...]
Necessity is the Mother of Invention in Gaza
Gaza - Necessity is the Mother of Invention or Motorcycling in Gaza - I came across an article recently, it was reporting on motorcycling in Gaza. I went about asking permission to print it, because that’s what’s required in their Terms and Conditions page. I waited and waited and came to the conclusion that they might be very busy people. In the end, I gave up and decided to write my own. Of course the article in France 24, was definitely the one I liked the best. It tells a tale of survival in Gaza and the birth of motorcycling in the war torn strip of land … [Read more...]
Excuse Me – Motorcycles are NOT Dangerous
United States - This past weekend I was at an outdoor event with one of my sons. The motorcycles were out in full force, as riding season had just begun for the majority of riders here in the Northland. As we both turned to admire a pack of bikes going by, I noticed another boy about my son's age standing with his father also looking on attentively with wide eyes. I'm sure many of us did when we were kids. What happened next didn’t surprise me but after nearly 33 years of riding, it still bothers me as much as when I first heard it myself. The father said, (in part I … [Read more...]
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