Box Hill

510kms covered for the day...

A nice brisk trip out to end 2020 - not the best of years for everyone, but the year I bought my Hornet and first bike, so on balance, pretty good!...

As the glory days of American board track racing faded, American motorcycle manufacturers looked skyward. Hillclimbing became the venue for the “big three”, Harley Davidson, Indian, and Excelsior....

This is an awesome 16mm home movie I had transferred a while back that has some cool nostalgic motorcycle hill climb footage from California back in the 1930's...

I already made a post about hill-climbing, but I found more interesting photos and restored them in color. I thought it might be interesting to someone...

That 'will it? Won't it? Moment all motorcyclists know, when you're not sure if that baguette you've bought will fit in your top box.. #divvymanstravels #interceptor650...

After suffering simultaneously failure of both the rear tail and stop light bulb on my Royal Enfield Interceptor 650, I decided to fit an additional stop light. These were available online from £8, h...

#divvymanstravels #interceptor650 #royalenfield #mentalhealthmotorbike #motorcycling...

We look at modern GP bikes today and all the wing designs, yet here is John with his wing design. The wing is not your typical backward shaped wing, but similar to some advanced military plane designs...

#motorcycling #poppopstravels #meteor350 #royalenfield #mentalhealthmotorbike...

To be greeted by beautiful moorland views. #mentalhealthmotorbike #meteor350 #meatystravels #royalenfield #Dartmoor...

London’s Ace Cafe opened in 1938, became a legendary hub of rock ‘n’ roll and cafe racer motorcycle culture. The cult cafe was closed in 1969, and 30 years later it was reopened. Recently they open...