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For late October 27 signing on at Hamish’s Cafe for the Halloween Run is an excellent turnout. We were joined by several South Dorset members, presumably pressurised by their… Read More

I really enjoyed Sunday’s run, good company and easy route so could look at the views. It’s always a pleasure to visit Yandle’s Cafe and I thought they coped… Read More

Weather was kinder than expected for this years run to the ‘Far North’ so 16 plus 4 pillions signed on at Blackmarsh Farm. We welcomed new members Wayne and… Read More

Another Vintage and Veteran Run expertly organised by Rod and Carol. Lunch was, as always, excellent and several of us went back for seconds! Many thanks to Rod and… Read More

Numbers up from last years 9, this year 12 signed on. Meeting at Cranborne Garden Centre, we were pleased to welcome new member John Harrison riding a 1942 Harley.… Read More

The August Run is always popular but this year extremely popular. We had 31 bikes sign on, including 3 lady riders, and 4 pillions. The age of bikes ranged… Read More

Sunny weather tempted 6 tiddlers out along with their larger friends, this is the most we’ve had for a few years. The Triumph Tiger Cub brought along by Nigel… Read More

Lovely weather tempted a lot of riders to join us for the Border Run on Sunday. I thought West Bay traffic would be dreadful but we were lucky and… Read More

Obviously not a Dorset VMCC event but I thought you may be interested in the recent meeting of Laverdas to celebrate 50 years of the Laverda Jota. I haven’t… Read More

Excellent weekend with the White Horse Run on Saturday and then the Signpost Rally with Somerset Section on the Sunday, both top events and very enjoyable. Many thanks to… Read More

Another excellent day out expertly organised by Andrew R and Ray, many thanks to them. This year there was also a ‘parallel’ road route, led by Ray, which was… Read More

Unfortunately a lot of our regulars, myself included, were not able to attend Ryans run. I was a bit disappointed as although I have passed Winyards Gap many times… Read More

Surprisingly Saturday dawned dry contrary to the forecast overnight thunder storms and even more surprisingly stayed dry all day. This prompted 13 members plus two pillions to sign on… Read More

Third year we have held the Fish & Chip Run and the third year we’ve had exceptional weather. Our luck must run out soon! The picture above shows a… Read More

Apparently this was the first wet Gillingham In Gear ever, but it certainly made up for it this year! Thanks to Ray and Andrew who organised our stand and… Read More

The first summer run was again held in glorious weather, hope you’ve made the most of Spring as the forecast is not as good. I unfortunately had to miss… Read More

What an eventful one this turned out to be.First, the good:Using Spire Hill Farm as a venue once again, with the on-site restaurant under new ownership, was a gamble… Read More

Another excellent day out on a new run to the coast. Weather could not have been better, the blue sea and sky could have been views of the Caribbean.… Read More

A bit of deja-vu another Saturday, lovely weather and meeting at Lo’s Cafe. But the run was very different with a scenic tour around the New Forest taking in… Read More

It was a difficult decision for the featured picture, Paul W riding a H***a was a close contender but in the end I thought that the picture of Will… Read More

Weatherwise, this was almost a repeat of last year’s Hot X Bun Run but at least this year, there was no flooding and the run went ahead as planned… Read More

Excellent day out, perfect weather, great route and enjoyable lunch what could be better? Thankyou to Phil for organising the day, lets hope that we can return to the… Read More

It was all going so well, beautiful weather, light traffic, I knew the roads, Laverda 3c running well and in the company of Lee & Mandy on a BMW… Read More

We welcomed Sarah Banister as our speaker for March Club Night who talked about her career as a sidecar racer. She started out as passenger for her father on… Read More

I thought I would be nice and early at the start but unfortunately the road was closed after Sturminster Newton so I actually ended up doing some of Bernard’s… Read More

We were a bit disappointed to be allocated to the Mendip Hall for our stand, but in actual fact being next to a tap and away from open doors… Read More

Yes, it was a bit cold this morning! We had a heavy frost overnight and the temperture was only 0 C when I left home. But then the mist… Read More

Although not a committee member ( we”ll get him one day) Andrew R does lots of great work for our section, this is another example of him raising the… Read More

Luckily the weather was kinder than the picture above, a lovely picuture of the Stour valley in winter. I am not able to ride at the moment so was… Read More

Dreadfull weather, again, for our New Years Day Run so full credit for anyone turning up on a bike. It’s unusual to see a Hesketh out on a sunny… Read More

No storms this week so our Christmas Dinner was able to go ahead as planned. Unfortunately some people couldn’t make the new date but we gained some who couldn’t… Read More

Fortunately our Mince Pie Run was a lot drier than last year and so mild I felt a bit warm having ‘thermalled up’ . Lots of very large puddles… Read More

Although it was cloudy it was good to have dry roads for a change,. Thanks to Ray and Linda for organising a very pleasant run. What did you think… Read More

Simon was concerned that no one would turn up to his run at the end of October, but this was not the case. Hopefully he will be encouraged to… Read More

I said to Bernard before the run how much I hated the road to Dinnington Dock, well this time it surpassed itself! The potholes, mud and gravel were of… Read More

Amazing the effect a bit of sun has as we had 19 bikes plus 5 pillions sign on for this years Autumn Run. It really was a beautiful day… Read More

An unscheduled start to the run as we were unable to use the village hall. But the alternative was far more scenic, riding up the avenue to Hinton Manor,… Read More

OK I know this is not a VMCC Run let alone a Dorset Section Run but I thought you may like to see what missed today. The weather in… Read More

This run was very much in ‘indian country’ for me as it started in the far east extremity of our patch. But it was on very scenic on roads… Read More

We always get a good turn out for the August Run, maybe being on a Bank Holiday weekend means people have more time, whatever the reason we had 25… Read More

Pleasant day for our yearly Tiddler Run, which is always good fun. If you have got something however small and embarrassing buried at the back of the garage why… Read More

Looked like a very pleasant run, I assume the tankard was awarded for something, or maybe it was just for the Chairman’s ‘Snakebite’. Thanks to Paul for organising the… Read More

Sounds like it was third time lucky for Paul’s White horse Run, after the first year with no route sheets and the second years breakdown! It is a fantastic… Read More

The weather Gods were with us, providing a sunny start to the run. We gathered at the Culverhays Car Park in Sherborne, sadly no beverage facilities, but at least… Read More

Our Club Night in July is our Car & Bike Night at The Halsey Arms. Not a brilliant turnout but then England were playing in the Euros so understandable.… Read More

I think the Dorset Dakar is one of our best events, even if you don’t actually ride the route just being out in the beautiful countryside makes for a… Read More

Maybe it was the promise of an ice-cream as we had a good turn out even though most people woke up to rain. This is always an entertaining event… Read More

Not a very successful Somerset Levels Run yesterday, a wet start to the day obviously put people off, with only nine sign on at Blackmarsh Farm. We were also… Read More

Last year it was 30 C but unfortunately it was only about 14 C this year but the lure of Fish & Chips attracted 15 riders to The Halsey.… Read More