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Take care on the narrow lanes, as mud can often be on the road and corners aren’t always well sighted. The focus on this run through the Peak District is the scenery, not so much the balls-out riding. The killer was among those arrested, but no-one would shed light on who it was.” Read More Related Articles Trouble erupted at 1.15am on June 2, 1981, as 300 partygoers spilled out of a taxi drivers’ fancy dress ball organised to raise funds for charity.

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More than 160 key witness statements were taken and over 100 exhibits recovered in relation to 20 suspects. After a year or two, the temptation to be out in the open air, enjoying the physical sense of motion you just don’t get in a car, became too strong and he bought a Yamaha Virago, a Japanese pastiche of a Harley-Davidson V-twin, ‘because I couldn’t afford a Harley at the time!’ he laughs. As for the biking cities on the rise – that is, locations with the most rookie riders – we’ve found that the East Midlands biker community is really growing, with Nottingham, Peterborough and Leicester all making the grade. If you’re looking for a growing community to join, perhaps avoid Central London or the remote areas of Scotland. Insure your ride with Bikesure Billy's On The Road is perfectly situated for breakfast on your way down to the South Coast. Also, if you are camping at the Diesel Motorcycle Rally, just down the road at The Wisborough, Billy’s is ideal to head to for bacon and eggs!There is plenty of free parking, an outside seating area and a Travelodge barely twenty paces from the front door, ideal for stop overs.It might be worth doing your research before visiting Leeds, South East or East London. With so few riders in these locations, you might find your needs better catered for in biking hotspots like Swansea, Oxford, Motherwell and Newcastle. From the millions of riders, the largest demographic (19%) live in the South East, followed by Scotland (16%) and the South West (15%). While the official data would suggest these are the best spots for bikers, we’ve done our own analysis to find Britain’s best locations for riding on your two wheels. However, for us the next few hours keep us moving down the coast onto the A77 towards Loch Ryan, where we follow the road past Stranraer and partially around the peninsular before finding the road parallel to the A75 and riding towards Dumfries via Dalbeattie and Sweetheart Abbey. They weren’t nice people,” Mike says matter-of-factly. “In the Midlands, there was the United Bikers of Great Britain and an offshoot called the Cycle Tramps. The latter had a fortified stronghold which police later smashed through with a bulldozer.” Despite ranking in the top 10 not-spots for all bikers, Peterborough shares joint-second with Sheffield on our list of most popular cities for new motorcyclists. However, Sheffield saw a larger year-on-year increase with only 8 new motorcyclists in 2020 compared to Peterborough’s 16. The best places to go

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The distribution of bikers across Britain is a useful indication of where you might find like-minded people ready to take to the road on two wheels. If you’re after a long break, why not take a ride to the North East, where you can trail along the coast, spot sights like the Angel of the North and visit cities like Newcastle. Scotland offers the North Coast 500 (where we can recommend biker-friendly accommodation) while Wales is home to the Brecon Beacons and Snowdonia mountain ranges – as featured in our favourite UK road trip destinations. We carried a lightweight SOTA butterfly stove and 2x multi-fuel canisters, the epic 3-person Big Agnes compact cycling tent, a sleeping matt and a high-quality light weight sleeping bag for low temperatures of -2⁰C comfort rating advisable. Cold nights equate to poor sleep patterns and result in a bad ride the next day, so if you’re camping it’s worth spending the money here.Swansea isn’t the only Welsh city to make the top 10 list, with Llandudno ranking seventh. 77,803 motorcyclists are located in the North Welsh city, known best for its beaches and cliffs, meaning 6.07% ​of motorcyclists in the top 10 cities are from Wales.

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We begin riding parallel along the M6 through Lancaster and onto Poulton-le-Fylde before finally re-joining the coastline to two of my favourite seaside towns.

They’re insulated in their cars and they’re not thinking about what’s going on outside them. But I’ll carry on riding ad infinitum… I can’t think of anything more depressing than not being able to.’ Mens, Women, Vintage, Skull, Graphic, Bar & Shield, Long Sleeve, Slim Fit, Regular Fit and Plus size available.