Well that's a serious haircut.

05-04-1958 to today 5th April 2022.

Well who'd a thunked it, I survived this far. 64 todays and don't feel a day over. Or under !

Yes I went thin and lost my hair, Yes I got type 2 diabetes, yes my eyes are shot with Kerataconis, my knees ache, and manual work is getting harder with each lousy wet, cold and miserable weather day. 

BUT, in my head I am still 25, still have a wonderful wife who puts up with me , and occasionally get out on my bike.

Getting older is good in many ways though. I can be a grumpy old git, I can flirt  with ladies of any age

and I can still get away with OAP prices at some events.

Going back to the origin of this blog, I have started adding FACEBOOK/Road2Manchester posts of the unedited versions of the videos I made on my trip in 2011.

www.facebook.com/Road2manchester-1657244921252682  this link should go straight there.

It may entertain or bore your bolls off , but hey, better out there than sat on my laptop.

Chunky Tread Motorcycle Adventure Club is still running doing virtually nowt, but hey plenty add their stories to it. 

I also started up a sales page for your guys wanting to sell your used gear.

facebook    Adeventure biking gear for sale .    Private ads only. 1700 members last count. 

Its raining again here in Rossendale , but that's normal .

Have you followed facebook/Harrystottlepoems yet ? Do it 

bye 4 no

Pete w

 

2021

 Yes,I know...... not been around for a lon time.

Despite Covid 19 closing the uk down for a year, I have been busy at work all year.

Both Shaz and I got Covid late November,  the a major operation for her just before xmas. 

I bought a cheap Suzuki Burgman 650 which is surprisingly nippy, even with us two fatties, we got some miles in over the Lancs and Yorkshire dales.

Wusty Rex my Steampunk xvz1200 is off road at moment . With no events , it seemed pointless getting it finished..... 21 maybe.

 New Years day...... no hang over   ...... result

fast Goldwing

https://vimeo.com/86774262    0-122 in a jiffy....

Saturday 14th May 2011 |Collect the bike,  Vimeo vid,

NO editing just raw video straight from the camera.... 1 take... bit ruff.

That went quick

Well its November 2019 already.  Where this year went I do not know.

Llangollen Bike show was a great weekend and one of the few times I got out on the bike.
Wusty Rex and it is now called , has become a steampunk roadster and as time goes on a few more bits added.
between house renovations and work, little extra time for the bike other than the odd hours adding stuff,

This was coming home from Haggs Bank Horizons Unlimited weekend.
One night stat in a tiny tent with no sleeping mat and only 2 tent pegs. Oh and a small summer sleeping bag..... not one of my most successful camping trips.

The up and coming Chunky Tread club Xmas do next weekend as Giants Seat

8-10th November 

A few days before anf the XMAD  PARTY..... well get together for a few friends and Chunky Tread MAC members.

Ian Coates will be chatting about his travels, and the raffle prizes include books and bits from

Neil Foulks

Derek Mansfield

Spencer Conway

Bernard Smith

Giants Seat scout camp is our location. 

More to follow . 

Would 'anonymous' please stop adding comments to  this blog. None will be posted, all will be deleted.
5-6 a day from the same source is annoying. Spam will not be tolerated.

December already

Wow, where did 2018 go?

Having bben in the new house for 2 years in October and still trying to make my business work to the degree I want, the biking bit seemed to pass by this summer.

I did start to 'Rusty Wreck' the Yamaha and despite the 2nd gear issue ran the North Coast 500 again with the CHUNKY TREAD MOTORCYCLE ADVENTURE CLUB .
The 17 or so  riders and bikes spread themselves across the loveliness that is Scotland and enjoyed cool and mainly dry weather.

The big Yammy with all my camping gear and my 200+ lbs probably reached 500 kgs (Half a ton) and though I thought the rear brake wasn't working.........

OK the rear brake wasn't working at all.... I didn't realise that the front right disc brake runs off the rear brake pedal only. That means I rode 1200+ miles over 5 days with just the front left disc stopping me....... I guess that's why the disc warped making slow breaking a bit of a chore, and faster braking a hell of a wrench on the lever.

More pictures later. But if you ever get the chance to ride the NC500 around the Scottish coast..... do it. may June have proven to be the best months over the past 3 years,

TWO BALL RALLY

Buy a car for less than £567  and drive through 8 countries in 6 days, collecting points for the fun of it.

So with my oldest friends Andy and Graham who I have known since I was around 11 years old (49 years if you are counting ), we bought an old Landrover Freelander 2.0 Diesel and planned our escape. 

It was our 60th birthdays (Graham 61) despite being told by many folk that an old Freelander would  never drive 3000 miles without all sorts of things going wrong, we set it up.

Dressed as the THREE AMIGOS and with the car decorated with a Donkey, A coral, and many many stickers such as 

ADVENTURE BEFORE DEMENTIA 

NO HAIR 

TEAM 60

A few 'fettles' on the brakes and heater hoses got us through the MOT test and road legal.

After a few test rides we set off to Dover and found the heater hose still leaking.

Quick Fix on the docks and we were good to go.

A few days later and driving into the Alps and Switzerland we had a turbo hose pop. With a shopping bag, 4 cable ties, a crepe bandage and some red insulation tape we sealed the leak and THREELANDER saw us complete the run through 

France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy back into France then home to the UK.

www.twoballrally.co.uk  do this route, one in the UK and brack run through France and next year London to Lisbon. 

later dudes......