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Riders’ Lives – Paul H. Smith

1.What was your first motorcycling experience? Learned to ride in the snow and ice on a 1964 Yamaha YG1, without front brakes. Learned a lot about crashing, too.   2.What Continue Reading

Posted On : November 9, 2012 Published By :
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Riders’ Lives – Mark Williams

1. What was your first motorcycling experience?    Rigid frame BSA Bantam, considering that I learned to ride it around a Northumbrian slag-heap, it was rather unwisely hand-painted white. 2. What Continue Reading

Posted On : October 9, 2012 Published By :
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Riders’ Lives – Harri Fossett

1.What was your first motorcycling experience? One of my earliest memories was my dad taking me out on his Norton commando. But the first solo rider I had was on Continue Reading

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Riders’ Lives – Dan Walsh

1. What was your first motorcycling experience? Sixteen, pillion on a K75 BMW ridden by Ian, my then-best-girl’s dad, into the Macclesfield hills. It felt impossibly, terrifyingly fast. After ten Continue Reading

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Riders’ Lives – Llewelyn Pavey

1. What was your first motorcycling experience? I suppose it was being placed on the front of the seat on my dad’s Honda CRE 250 enduro bike when I was Continue Reading

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Riders’ Lives – Plonk

1. What was your first motorcycling experience? Approx 10 years old on a neighbour’s Frances Barnett on the wasteland near my parents’ home. I later bought it off him and Continue Reading

Posted On : May 9, 2012 Published By : Dave
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The Treble Express

A 2300cc powered wheelchair motorcycle sidecar by Motopodd Ltd. Summary: A custom built motorcycle and sidecar to give a young disabled motorcycle fan the closest possible experience to riding a Continue Reading

Posted On : April 17, 2012 Published By : Dave
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Riders’ Lives – Andy Kyriacou

1. What was your first motorcycling experience? Riding in Cyprus – no helmet, shoes, or proper clothes. Just a pair of Speedos! (I was very much younger and slimmer in Continue Reading

Posted On : April 9, 2012 Published By : Dave
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Riders’ Lives – Polly Taylor

  1. What was your first motorcycling experience? I grew up on the back of my Dad’s bike and we spent weekends riding to bike meets, drinking tea and eating Continue Reading

Posted On : March 9, 2012 Published By : Dave
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