Matt Carroll

I live at the head of a dead end valley, there is a great loop ride that I do alot when I'm only gifted short window of opportunity. you can run up one side of the valley through ancient farming villa...

Me on the thunderbird, my wife on the Speedmaster and my eldest son on his bullet hero 125 a good tour of the massif des Bauges. if you're ever touring France this national park at the entrance to th...

It's nice to get out for a short impromptu afternoon with a mate I don't see too often. he's on a Breakout, these two bikes are well suited, both have similar stats regarding power etc....

Awesome to be back out on the Thunderbird Storm today. it felt like the 1st proper day of the riding season, tons of other folk cruising around with big contented smiles in place. who else got out or...

It's been ten years since I started running the Triumph Cruiser Mountain Meet in the french Alps, it's an awesome weekend full of awesomeness, great roads, loads of cheese, wine and beer and of course...

I've been riding the Guzzi most of the winter but today I've had some new tyres fitted on the thunderbird, this is such a different beast to ride, I'm soo looking forward to a warm day this weekend to...

You're a chatty bunch you lot scrolling through posts it looks like we have about 200 sort of active visitors, and what appears to be 5 active posters. it's a shame really, I only go to Facebook f...

Hi all how are we feeling up in the northern hemisphere? I do ride all year, even though I'm in the Alps where the snow falls heavy, heated grips, good equipment and away you go, stick to the south fa...

How many of you guys brave the cold to get your wind therapy fix?...

Up in the mountains every time you get out this time of the year could be your last for a while. Heated grips, heated seat and heated gloves. what's your must have for winter riding?...

I've crossed a portal with no way back, after a lifetime of cruisers and choppers I've bought an adventure bike it is however a V-twin with Italian charm. welcome to my family Mr Guzzi...

It's snowing again in the Alps, so time to open up the nav app and plan the summer route. me and a friend leave the Alps and head towards the Pyrenees, there we meet up with 3 other fine chaps , 2 fro...

Living in the Alps has its ups and downs winter tends to be more about sliding than riding but last year we moved home to a village at the base of the valley, down here we find less black ice and lo...

It's a rare event to get out too often here in the Alps over the winter, too much ice and snow. on Sunday I got out for a few hours and climbed above the clouds and got rewarded with an awesome sea of...

I'm in the middle of moving home so we've not had a chance to ride for a while ? so I'll take a look back at a fun trip with the boys earlier this year. we had 8 days on the road with a small bikers m...

6 years ago today I rode this beautiful thing from the French Alps to a Triumph gathering in the Yorkshire Dales, with a little stop in its spiritual home in the Midlands. 3000km over 10 days. halfway...

Here's my eldest son (15), chasing his mum up an alpine mountain. you can almost see his eyes focused on his target ?...

This is me and the guys climbing the mighty Col D'iseran a few weeks ago....

A 1 night, 2 day ride around our mountains with a quick dip in lac Annecy on our way home....

Well, that's the Speedmaster gone, sad day for me and a happy day for Fred the new owner. I've had this bike for about 10 years and we've shared many happy Kilometres. at least I have the Thunderbird...

This is why...

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Here's a new addition to the garage, my son's first road legal 50cc Peugeot xp6. that makes 5 bikes and a quad, something will have to give soon..........

Hi folks, any riders here from France or Europe? my friends Sue and Elric manage a Bikers hotel in mid France in between Limoges and Poitiers. they are hosting their first rally on the first weekend o...

Hi folks, it's been awhile since I've done anything on here, so I thought I'd get involved again and see how it goes ..... This is my new to me 2016 Triumph Thunderbird Storm, it's a 1700cc cruiser. I...

18 years old soon, starting to show it's age a little now if you look close enough....

Here a short video by my friend Matt. he's off for a ride around in the Catalonian his in northern Spain, if you like what you see give him a follow and help him raise money for men's mental health wi...

Here's a sneak peek at this year's TCMM event merch logo....

Alpine riding, it's a rare thing this time of year so you put your good gloves on and make the most of it....