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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

Bit of a slow start to the day as the weather was not brilliant, but when it cleared the car park filled with a wide range of bikes. Lots… Read More

Many thanks to Rod and Carol for arranging an excellent day out, perfect weather, great scenery and most important great cakes! Unfortunately there is no photo of me modestly… Read More

GIANTS Run is over for another year and Pinky (Paul M) & Perky (myself) need a rest. Many thanks to all of our riders, helpers and Margot & her… Read More

After what seems like weeks of rain Sunday was forecast to be good and, surprisingly, it was! A very pleasant run to the Spyway Inn with some amazing views… Read More

Two reports: From Ray Dickinson Chris Biddiscombe put a lot of work into this month’s club night event : a Treasure Hunt & BBQ. Unfortunately, it was not very… Read More

As our Secretary, Andy Grew, is off sunning himself somewhere in Europe, it falls to me to do this report. The weather forecast was not great, so I had… Read More

What a fantastic day out, the weather was perfect, the run very scenic and the cafe’s were pleasant. We had our highest attendance of the year so far, and… Read More

An excellent attendance for Phil’s first Blandford Run after the sad loss of our friend Peter Miller. The weather forecast was not very encouraging and it was actually raining… Read More

Yesterday was meant to be our annual Good Friday Hot X Bun Run. Everything was ready: route to Aunt Fanny’s Café near Wimborne sorted, route sheets printed, hot X… Read More

Very poor turn out for our Spring Run, when the day before we had approx 30 people for our breakfast meet! Do you want a luncheon club or riding… Read More

We were treated to a talk by John Young for our March club night. John has competed in many different motorcycle sports over the last 50+ years including trials,… Read More

Well it was the second day of Spring, therefore it snowed – obviously! I did phone Bernard to check if he wanted to cancel but, of course, he is… Read More

I think we would all like to thank Andrew and Ray for organising our Dorset Section stand at the Bristol Classic Motorcycle Show last weekend. We had a very… Read More

This is my third year of organising the Valentines Run. The first year was cancelled due to a forecast hurricane and last year the weather didn’t look good so… Read More

Bernard suggested this impromptu Run, as a bit of an experiment, as the weather looked good on the short range weather forecast. As we have to plan our entire… Read More

As you are probably aware the proceeds from Ray & Linda’s annual Memorial Run are donated to charity. Last year their chosen charity was MacMillan Cancer Support. On the… Read More

Eleven enthusiastic riders and a passenger plus non riding members and our President turned up at the Udder Farm Shop and Café for the first run of the 2024… Read More

Ray was true to his word and did go to Sturminster as promised, he even did the run! Dedication above and beyond the call of duty. His report as… Read More

I think everyone will agree that Sherborne Golf Club proved to be an excellent venue for our Christmas Dinner. Food and service were excellent. It was good to see… Read More

Although wet at the start, the weather was better than expected and we had an enjoyable run. Thanks to Phil for organising and to Paul M for the coffees.… Read More

After a week of rain we had dry roads and by 11.00am the fog had lifted when we observed the two minutes silence for Remembrance Day. Ten riders with… Read More

Eight keen souls signed on for the run. The weather forecast gave only a low probability of showers in the morning, with heavier rain after 3.00 pm. As it… Read More

Not a bad gathering considering the sudden change in the weather. It was cool when I left home, but Mick Sobalak (Norvin) left his place near Christchurch at 7.30… Read More

A reasonable turnout of 14 bikes plus 3 pillions for the Autumn Run from a new start venue of Blackmarsh Farm in Sherborne. I have wanted to use this… Read More

Rod Hann’s report on last Sunday’s excellent V&V run is below. Many thanks to Rod for organising this run and to Carol for laying on a lovely lunch. I… Read More

Well a 400% better turnout than last year, but sadly that only represents 8 bikes. So what’s wrong, either the start is too far East, or the total run… Read More

I thought it might not be my day when the bike I was to ride would not start, even though it had the previous day. No problem, I got… Read More

This year’s mixed Tiddlers Run was not with out its fun but little Carlo, my MV, did not let me down unlike a few others… With 13 signing on… Read More

A total of ten riders, plus two pillion passengers, had a pleasant ride from the Virginia Ash pub in Henstridge to Mapperton House Cafe near Beaminster. The weather was… Read More

25 bikes and riders, plus several pillions, joined the Chairman today for the annual Border run. Starting from the top of Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, the 48-mile route headed roughly… Read More

Once again, Paul Swaddle has raised the bar with the quality of his report on last Saturday’s White Horse run.  Shame his bike let him down; anyone know who… Read More

I had a good day on Wednesday. First off a meeting of local Laverda enthusiasts at West Bay, amazing the amount of people who say ” I haven’t seen… Read More

Last Sunday, we had our newest run, Young Ryan’s Express, and it was organised by our youngest Run Organiser, Ryan Jeffrey. A proper event, staged mostly over the infamous… Read More

A whole bunch of photos from today’s excellent Dorset Dakar : mainly taken by Paul Wirdnam, David Johnson-Newell, Ray Dickinson and Colin Jacobs.  If you’re a Facebook user, Paul… Read More

Many thanks to Paul Miles, our Chairman, for putting another one of these alternative runs together.  It certainly makes a welcome change from our  many standard runs.   All who… Read More

I was a bit concerned that the turn out would be low for this run as there were 2 other local events, but 21 bikes plus 5 pillions signed… Read More

Report by Rod Hann on his Mid-Week Run held last Wednesday.   Sorry I wimped out soon after the start Rod, but from the top of the A37, Bridport looked… Read More

Well, amazing weather, great views and excellent fish and chips, the perfect evening! 11 bikes plus 4 pillions met at The Halsey Arms for a run of 20miles over… Read More

Report by Rod Hann below.  What a fantastic turnout and the new venue of Shillingstone Railway Station seem to work well.  Many thanks to Rod and Carol for organising… Read More

Report by Paul M / Pinky (text) and Paul W / Perky (photos and videos).  Please note: there are many more photos and videos taken by many of the… Read More

Four of us met at Yeovil for the ride to meet others at The Halsey. But no one was there! Oh well, the weather was fine, roads were dry… Read More

Below are some photos from last weekend’s rather wet Relay Rally.  The weather kept many away but we still had about 25 riders come through our Section Checkpoint which… Read More

Today’s Bluebell Run turned out to be much better that we could have hoped for…  The rain forecasted never happened and it ended up being a warm and sunny… Read More

After a long dreary winter, I could not have hoped for better weather yesterday for our second Hot X Bun Run – it was glorious and that was reflected… Read More

Report by Ray Dickinson, photos by Paul Wirdnam Thanks to Peter & Richard Miller for a very enjoyable & interesting run, on roads we seldom use. On Friday we… Read More

The gods shone upon us last Sunday. You can’t trust long range weather forecasts. Earlier in the week we were forecast a rather wet miserable Sunday, but by Saturday… Read More

Last Saturday (11th), the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance held a “thank you” event at Henstridge Airfield for some of their fundraisers.  They invited approximately 15 groups with five… Read More