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| Unique Visitors: 46 |
| Total Unique Visitors: 316615 |
| Visitors Out: 102 |
| Total Visitors Out: 102 |
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| Please say hello to Flo |
| 2008-09-01 08:45:00 |
I would like to introduce my new squeeze, my new ride, my new bringer of thrills – FloAfter selling my Sprint ST last week I then spent almost all my waking hours pouring over Internet forums, eBay and the local newspapers in search of a new bike until eventually I found a nice looking Honda CBR1100xx Blackbird that was being advertised only about 50 miles away, so after work my lovely wife and me drove over to have a look at the bike.After checking the bike out and chatting to the owner a deal was struck and I rode home on my new bike.It’s obviously very early to tell as I’ve only done about 100 miles but I’m very happy with the bike, clearly loads has already been written about this bikes amazingly powerful engine and everything I’ve read it true – WOW! But one of the things ...
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| Sold my Triumph Sprint ST |
| 2008-08-27 07:48:00 |
On 24 August 2008, after nearly 2 years of ownership and 8,563 miles I've now moved on and sold my Sprint ST, I do hope that Ed the ST's new owner gets as much fun and enjoyment out of her as I did, and good luck with the IAM observer training ED.Why? I'm still not sure, I noticed that my wandering eyes had started checking out other bikes, firstly it was just an occasional glance out of the corner of my eye, then it started getting much harder to ignore them, either sitting in a car park or dealers showroom, showing off their lithe smooth lines I started getting the urge. You know what I'm talking about? please don't let me be the only one.So what are you going to get next I hear you all ask? I'm still unsure (typical!) I do like the look of Yamaha's 100...
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| Hunstanton |
| 2008-05-29 09:45:00 |
It had been over 2 years since we had last been to 'Sunny Hunny' so we thought it was about time we headed east and sampled the delights that Hunstanton had to offer, no we are not talking about cockles and mussels (alive, alive-O!)We decided to stop early in our little run as we were heading past The Long Itch Diner so we stopped to fill up our bellies with a nice Traditional Full English breakfast for the long day's riding ahead (well that was our excuse and we're sticking to it)After breakfast we climbed aboard our bikes and headed north via some lovely back roads through Lutterworth and then into the market town of Market Harborough and after navigating it's one way system we picked up the B664 into Uppington where we decided on a nice quick blast along the A47 towards Peterborough.I ...
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| The Long Itch Diner |
| 2008-05-20 04:56:00 |
Today's little jaunt was only going to be a short one as Bob had only just that morning arrived home after playing Captain Jack Sparrow on a narrow boat holiday, he was the curse of the seven seas we think it more a case he was a pain-in-a$$ along the Grand Union Canal.Chinny also came along for the ride or more likely the promise of fried food, which he duly paid for (Thanks mate!) so we decided that instead of a long ride out to Wales or other places in the land of far far away we decided to to head the 20 or so miles over to the The Long Itch Diner as we had heard that it was a very popular, biker friendly place.When we arrived at the The Long Itch Diner the first thing we noticed was that the place was busy which is usually a sign of good scoff. so after parking up and checking out the...
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| Round House Cafe |
| 2008-05-13 03:21:00 |
| It’s Saturday so that means only 1 thing, You’ve Been Framed is on! Ohh and it’s time to get the bikes out for yet another episode of the amazing adventures of Rig, Bob, Chinny, Ray and the unforgettable Bonzo!Only as usual Rig couldn’t make it today due to “family commitments” or so he says, we all think he’s turned to the dark side and is out road testing Harley Davidson’s in his leather chaps and tasselled jacket.As with all good long hard ride’s the key to success is lubrication and that’s even more true when you get Bonzo and Chinny together, they both need loads and loads of lubrication in the form of copious amounts of tea and a full English breakfast or in Bob’s case a plate of Bacon and Beans (go figure!) at the Round House
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| Sunday Jaunt |
| 2008-05-06 08:50:00 |
Due to my eldest son's birthday being on the Saturday I couldn't make the trip to Aberystwyth to eat ice cream and look at students...cough...err, I mean look at classic cars so instead me and Bob set out the following day for a little ride around a few of our favourite roads.We started the day by heading down the excellent A6006 from Ashby-De-La-Zouch into Melton Mowbray where I persuaded Bob to try a Mc Bacon Roll while I gorged myself on a Double Sausage & Egg McMuffin.When we left McDonalds we then picked up the incredible B6047 from Melton Mowbray all the way into Market Harborough where after several attempts we eventually found Midland Superbikes that was to be out next port of call. After expertly dodging the burger van parked outside we had a wander around what can only be descri...
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| A couple of updates |
| 2008-05-02 04:01:00 |
Can I firstly apologise for the lack of updates at RigsVille over the last month, due to a shoulder injury I’ve been kept off my bike for the last 6 weeks but I’ve just had the all clear for me to get back on my steed.In my absence all the other lads have been out enjoying themselves and they have taken great pleasure in telling me what I’ve been missing and what trouble Bonzo’s been getting himself into.The 1st update was a few photos from when Bob and Chinny met up with Ray and Bonzo over at Fromes Hill Cafe for breakfast.The 2nd update was another meeting of great minds (and Bonzo can along as well) but this time the meeting place was the Round Table Cafe near Monmouth after which they found a few ducks for Bonzo to play with and they ended up at the West End Cafe in Llandovery for more cake and biscuits.www.RigsVille.org.uk
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| Rays 2008 CBR1000RR Fireblade |
| 2008-03-14 08:03:00 |
At last years NEC Bike Show Ray spent quite a bit of time on the Honda stand, we thought at the time he fancied one of Honda's press girls but it turned out he was getting his rocks off looking at a different Honda badge, the new CBR1000RR FirebladeIt turns out that Ray has gone and replaced his 2005 CBR1000RR Fireblade with a brand new 2008 CBR1000RR Fireblade - the lucky bugger!Ray collected his new bike on the 13th of March and due to poor weather he has only ridden the bike home from the dealers.A few more pictures can be found herewww.RigsVille.org.uk
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| Abergavenny |
| 2008-02-25 09:23:00 |
Saturday was a surprisingly beautiful sunny day for February so we decided to meet up the Bonzo and Ray at the Round Table Cafe on the A40 near Monmouth, the only problem was that as usual we were running a little late so that forced us to use the M42/M45/M50 so after 70-odd miles of mind numbing motorway we eventually met up at the Round Table Cafe for our usual start to the day, a scrummy breakfast (OK, in this case it was brunch as breakfast had finished) – Thanks Bonzo for the Brunch.After we had finished our brunch we decided to head down one of our favourite roads, the B4521 into Abergavenny. After 20 miles of slipping and sliding around corners, along straights covered in mud from all the tractors we eventually made it safely to Abergavenny and the (almost) world famous Oasis Sna...
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| Sorry mate I didn't see you |
| 2008-02-21 09:30:00 |
I've just found this great video on YouTube and thought everyone would also like to see it.If only ehh?www.RigsVille.org.uk
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| Photo of Scott |
| 2008-02-21 05:51:00 |
Above is a photo I took of Scott after his 4 hour black belt grading, poor thing (you should have seen him the day after)www.RigsVille.org.uk
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| Another reason to be proud. |
| 2008-02-20 04:59:00 |
We have yet another reason to be proud of our eldest son ScottLast Sunday he took and passed his Karate Black Belt!Scott has been training for the last 5 years, attending lessons at least twice a week as well as numerous courses and he has always trained hard and tried his best.Both myself and my wife are extremely proud of Scott, he didn’t have a good start to life and was in hospital for over 8 months when he was born and on more than one occasion we were told that he would not survive the night but Scott being Scott, even at that early age showed his now extreme determination and managed to pull thru.Scott was nil by mouth for over 10 years and was fed by a machine for up to 18 hours a day and as a result has very poor gross and fine motor skills and i...
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| MBI Riders Choice Awards |
| 2008-02-15 02:30:00 |
It’s time for you to have your say in this years prestigious MBI Riders Choice Awards.This is where you, the average biker get a chance to cast your vote and tell the motorcycle industry who you think has produced the best new motorcycle, product, service, individual and also the worst!Voting only takes a few minutes and there’s no need to go through any lengthy registration process or give any personal details.To make your voice (or should that be click?) heard simply head over to the MBI website and cast your vote now!www.RigsVille.org.uk
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| Website Problems |
| 2008-01-25 09:40:00 |
Arrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhh!Yet again within less than a month the company that hosts our main website at www.RigsVille.org.uk has a problem with the server that hosts our website.The problem is based around an excellent website plug-in called AspJpeg that allows us to generate thumbnails for any photo's that we use on the fly.Currently if you visit RigsVille you will notice that the website seems perfectly OK, that is until you select a page that contains any photos, for example the Bike Rides section.Now you will see an error message due to the failure of the plug-in on the web server to generate the thumbnail photos.This isn't the 1st, 2nd or even 3rd time that this problem has occurred and from what I'm led to understand it can be caused by a Microsoft updat...
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| Deflated? |
| 2008-01-21 04:55:00 |
Due to having a bad shoulder since the end of October I’ve been unable to get out on my bike for a while but I did notice in December that my rear tyre had lost quite a lot of pressure, so I pumped the tyre back up to the correct pressure and had a good look around the tyre for any nails, screws or small furry mammals that might have got lodged into the tyre causing the problem.After an exhaustive examination (OK I spun the rear wheel a couple of times, kicked it a few more and made that sucking sound through my teeth that all mechanics seem to do) I couldn’t see anything obvious (obvious as it a 4 foot spike) so I decided that after all this hard work I should treat myself to a bacon sandwich and a cup of tea and have another look later on.Much later, OK, the following day I checked ...
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| Nominations For Annual Motorcycle Awards 2008 |
| 2008-01-11 01:45:00 |
The nominations for the annual MBI Motorcycle Awards 2008 have opened!MBI (Motorcycle Bloggers International), a group of over 142 Motorcycle Bloggers and News websites (of which RigsVille are proud members) is organizing this annual event.What makes this yearly award more interesting than any others, is that it's you, the reader, who decides who gets nominated, it's you the reader who will vote for the nominations, so it's you, the readers who vote the winners!!! It's totally in your control.Do you have a favorite motorcycle? (Sprint ST?)Lust after one you can't afford? (Sprint ST?)Admire someone who has done a lot for the motorcycle world?? (Rig?)Now is your chance to make your voice heard!All you have to do is head over to the MBI website and place your nomination but hurry as nominations close at the end of January and remember that anyone can nominate you don't need to be a MBI member to take part.www.RigsVille.org.uk
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| Happy Christmas from RigsVille |
| 2007-12-19 09:30:00 |
Everyone at RigsVille would like to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and lets hope that 2008 bring some great biking rides and in Bonzo's case even bigger breakfasts.www.RigsVille.org.uk
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| 2007 NEC Bike Show |
| 2007-12-12 09:13:00 |
I've just uploaded some pictures of this years NEC Bike Show, they can be found herewww.RigsVille.org.uk
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| Aberystwyth |
| 2007-10-30 10:39:00 |
We started the day meeting up with Bonzo and Ray at Fromes Hill Cafe where we had our usual excellent breakfast before heading onto the A417 into Leominster and picking up the excellent A44 until we had a quick stop at Crossgates CafeAfter we had refilled on coffee we stayed on the A44/A470 and followed this great road that's full of fast sweeping bends all the way into Aberystwyth.Once we had found the seafront and parked our bikes next to loads of other bikes we stopped for yet another coffee and then it was time to head home which we did again via the A44 all the way back to Worcester and the Midlands.A few more pictures can be found herewww.RigsVille.org.uk
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| Grindleford Station Cafe |
| 2007-10-23 07:08:00 |
Grindleford Station Cafe was the destination for today's little ride out as it's only 80 miles away but they are some of the best roads in the area including the A515 through Ashbourne and the B5056 towards BakewellOnce we had arrived and gorged ourselves we as had to start headed back home but headed home via Tideswell and the A515 into Ashbourne and then due to time issues we jumped onto the A52/A38 home.A few more pictures can be found herewww.RigsVille.org.uk
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| A proud day to be a Dad |
| 2007-10-03 05:40:00 |
Sorry but this post has nothing to do with motorcycles but I’m so happy and proud that I just had to post this.For anyone that doesn’t know both me and my eldest son, Scott both study Karate and are members of the Shukokai Karate Association.Last Sunday (September 30th) was our Karate associations National Championships held in Birmingham, now neither myself nor Scott were competing this year (I did win 1st place in 2005 for Kata but that’s enough of me blowing my own trumpet.) We went along to this year’s competition to cheer on and support a number of our fellow students who were taking part.After a couple of hours watching and cheering on our friends just before the main event, the men’s black belt division the chief instructor of the associat...
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| Aberaeron |
| 2007-09-10 08:06:00 |
Saturday morning saw myself, Bob and Chinny meet up again with Bonzo and Ray at Fromes Hill Cafe for our usual start to a day out on the bikes, a nice big fry up!Unfortunately I had leave after breakfast to go to my niece Taylor’s 4th birthday party so while I headed back up the M5 with thoughts of birthday cake and orange squash the others decided to head for the seaside for some sticky rock at Aberaeron.A few more pictures can be found herewww.RigsVille.org.uk
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| Hartington |
| 2007-09-05 03:47:00 |
Due to other commitments only myself and Bob could get out today and even then I had to be home early, so we we decided upon a little run into the Peak District for breakfast.We took our usual route through Lichfield and down the A515 until we stopped for petrol at just before Sudbury when I bumped into Boycie and Big Dave from t595.net who were also heading out for a little ride of their own. After getting some advice from Boycie about some of the local roads we jumped back on the bikes and headed back up the A515 into AshbourneAfter make our way through the traffic in Ashbourne we stayed on the A515 which is a great, if busy and heavily policed road until we turned left onto the B5054 and headed into Hartington. Like most of the B roads within the Peak District this a lovely road with ...
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| Breakfast Run |
| 2007-07-16 07:10:00 |
After a couple of years being unable to ride his Blackbird due to health reasons, it was great to see Chinny againAs with almost all our ride outs we arranged to meet up at a cafe, in this case we were meeting up with Bonzo and Ray so we decided to meet at Fromes Hill Cafe as this is half way between where we all live.After our usual excellent breakfasts we decided to have a ride along the excellent A44 from Bromyard, through Leominster and stopping off at Crossgates Cafe for yet more food.Here we had to call is a day and head home due to people having to get back early but it was great to see Chinny back on the road.A few more pictures can be found herewww.RigsVille.org.uk
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| PilliGrip Seat Cover |
| 2007-07-09 06:23:00 |
Many thanks to Cara over at Jangle Jangle for reviewing the PilliGrip Seat Cover for us, you can read all about the PilliGrip here www.RigsVille.org.uk
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| Email Updates |
| 2007-06-22 07:44:00 |
Thanks to the clever people over at FeedBurner you can now signup to receive updates via email.The service is safe and secure and neither RigsVille or FeedBurner would pass on your email details to anyone else.If you wish to be notified via email when we update RigsVille, simply visit RigsVille and click on the What's New link on the bottom left of the page and enter your email address. www.RigsVille.org.uk
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