Day Two – Reading to Helston via Lizard Point

Today was all about riding through several counties to get to our second compass point down in Cornwall. First, though, we travelled just a few miles down the ride to meet up with Bradley, Graham’s youngest son (and Allister’s brother, of course) who joined us for the day. It is lovely to have Bradley and …

Day One – Boston to Reading via Ness Point

The Memorial Ride began this morning with an absolutely awesome send off from outside Boston Salvation Army hall. We arrived to about 30 people, family and friends, gathered which was really lovely – thanks everyone! Our first stop (apart from a lay by on the A47 for a bit of a stretch) was Ness Point …

And We’re Off…

Right about now we should all have met up outside the Salvation Army in Boston, had a quick check over the bikes and discussion on what we might have forgotten, chatted with whoever made the effort to get up on a Saturday morning to wave us off, and started on the first few meters of …

Where are we Going?

Our Memorial Motorcycle Ride starts on Saturday – but where exactly are we going, and what makes this a challenge that warrants you donating your hard earned money to Cancer Research UK and Macmillan Cancer Support as a result? Back in 2009 we did Top Down – a Lincolnshire to John O’Groats to Land’s End …

Profile of a Female Motorcyclist

Hey look I’m famous! I have been included in the Profile of a Female Motorcyclist feature over on the Helmet or Heels blog. I got a plug for the Memorial Ride too and so I’m very grateful for that! Head over to Helmet or Heels to read all about me!

The Memorial Ride Bikes

We’ve introduced the riders and one pillion taking part in The Graham Homes Memorial Ride – now it’s time to show you the bikes.  There will be three BMWs, one Triumph and one Yamaha transporting us the 2000+ miles to the four compass points of Great Britain. First, here’s Allister, Graham’s son, on his Triumph …

Join in on Twitter #gvhride

It would be great to create a buzz about The Graham Homes Memorial Ride over on twitter.   We don’t have a special Memorial Ride twitter account but several of us going have our own accounts and have started to use the hashtag #gvhride so we can link up everything that is being said. From now …

Ride to the Ace Cafe London

What did you do to make the most of the sunshine yesterday? The Graham Homes Memorial Riders got together with some biking friends to ride from Lincolnshire down to London for lunch at the Ace Café. Here we are showing off our matching t-shirts outside Ace Cafe London (from left to right: Paul, Rick, Zoe, …