Farewell Big Ruby
2 December 2001
The new owner of Big Ruby collected my old BMW R1100RT from me this afternoon, with his young daughter. My new ‘bike, Big Sylvia will
Welcome Big Sylvia
1 December 2001
I collected my new BMW R1150RT motorcycle from John Clark BMW in Dundee this afternoon. They don’t sell to many motorcycles in the middle of
Spit & Polish
15 November 2001
It’s fair to say, I think, that I always take very good care of my motorcycles, both mechanically and cosmetically. I acquired Big Ruby second
Gouda
19 October 2001
13th-19th October. For this solo, late season trip to the Netherlands, I based myself in a small B&B in the heart of Gouda, just a
School Photographs
27 August 2001
Here is a series of four panoramic school photographs from my time at Lydney Grammar School. The years are:1967, 1969, 1971 & 1973.
Spain & France
26 July 2001
9th-26th July. After making the journey from Edinburgh to Portsmouth, for the long ferry crossing to Bilbao in northern Spain, we had a great few
Amsterdam
20 April 2001
18th-20th April. We had a nice couple of days in Amsterdam and I took loads of photo’s as usual. No idea what happened to them
Lydney C of E School
27 October 2000
I attended Lydney Church of England primary school in Gloucestershire. I was there from 1965 when we moved to Lydney until 1967 when I went
Passports
27 September 2000
During my lifetime I’ve held five UK passports. The four which have expired are here.
Euro Tour
31 August 2000
20th-31st August I’m having to rely on my motorcycling diary (& memory) for details of this great tour, as only three photographs still exist. I
