Category: THE BIKER GUIDE®

1. Books that have inspired you to ride, travel or even fix your beloved Motorbike...

   Posted on 9:00am Friday 11th Mar 2016

   We recently asked the member of our facebook group, which books have inspired you to ride, travel or even fix your beloved Motorbike...
   
   Wondering if it was Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Jupiter's Travels, Race to Dakar (Charley Boorman), the very funny Bonjour! Is This Italy? or one of four great Adventure Motorcycle Travel Books by Sam Manicom? Or maybe even our own book from THE BIKER GUIDE! 
   
   Here are the results 

   Touching the World: A Blind Woman, Two Wheels and 25,000 Miles - Cathy Birchall and Bernard Smith (15 votes)     
   

   Jupiter's Travels - Ted Simon (9 votes)

   In Search of Greener Grass - Graham Field (5 votes)

   Into Africa - Sam Manicom (5 votes)

   Lois On The Loose - Loise Pryce (3 votes)

   These Are The Days That Must Happen To You - Dan Walsh (3 votes)

   Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (3 votes)

   and THE BIKER GUIDE book (3 votes) (we are honoured to be mentioned)
   
   Other books mentioned were 

   Old Man On A Bike - Simon Gandolfi 

   The Long Ride Home - Nathan Millward

   Notes from the Road Vol IV - Derek Mansfield

   Running with the Moon - Jonny Bealby

   Gone Riding - Dom Giles

   Is That You Angus? - Fergus O'Connel

   Without Let or Hindrance - Dick Powell

   Race To Dakar - Charley Boorman

   Bonjour! Is This Italy?: A Hapless Biker's Guide to Europe - Kevin Turner

   Red Tape and White Knuckles - Lois Pryce
   
   See our section for travel books 
   
   

   For a limited time only we have free listings for authors of travel books
   
   Go here to include your Motorcycle Travel books on the website of

2. To all the amazing ladies that ride on International Womens Day

   Posted on 2:00pm Tuesday 8th Mar 2016

   

   To all the amazing ladies that ride on International Womens Day

   Especially as pictured Liz Foulis, Rachael Connell, Julia Hall, Karen Goddard, Lisa Morris (Two Wheeled Nomad), Rachel Lasham (Wander On A Honda) and the Curvy Riders Motorcycle Club...

3. THE BIKER GUIDE on the radio!

   Posted on 5:00pm Saturday 5th Mar 2016

   We have recently put together (with help from our visitors) a list of songs inspired by (or even with the sound of) motorbikes...

   Today, Liz Kershaw on Radio 6 asked for suggestions of motorcycle themed songs and we were happy to oblige and even had a mention (35 minutes in).

   To hear the full programme, that also features Jean Jaques Burnel of the stranglers being interviewed where he talks about the upcoming tour and his love of the motorbike, listen here

   To see the full list on THE BIKER GUIDE go here

4. On World Book Day - which books have inspired you to ride, travel or even fix your beloved Motorbike?

   Posted on 12:00pm Thursday 3rd Mar 2016

   So today is World Book Day and we were wondering which books have inspired you to ride, travel or even fix your beloved Motorbike...    

   Is it Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance​ (Robert M. Pirsig), Jupiter's Travels (Ted Simon), Race to Dakar (Charley Boorman​) Touching the World: A Blind Woman, Two Wheels and 25,000 Miles​ (Cathy Birchall), the very funny Bonjour! Is This Italy?: A Hapless Biker's Guide to Europe​ (Kevin Turner) or one of four great Adventure Motorcycle Travel Books by Sam Manicom​?

   Or maybe it is our own book from THE BIKER GUIDE!

   Let us know on our facebook group what your favourite Motorcycle read is and for any authors out there, feel free to plug your own below on our page. 

   See some books here www.thebikerguide.co.uk/motorcycletravelbooks.html

   * For a limited time we have free listings for authors of Motorbike travel/themed books on THE BIKER GUIDE.
   
   Go here to include your Motorcycle Travel books on the website

5. Songs that feature a Motorbike sound or is about Motorbikes...

   Posted on 2:00pm Monday 22nd Feb 2016

   The track Triumph (Of The Good City) by Jean Jacques Burnel (of the stranglers) features a motorcycle engine, so we were wondering if you know of any other songs that feature a Motorcycle?

   Go watch on Youtube

   Thanks to Les Ross for letting us know about this track!
   
   
   
   
   
   We asked the members of the facebook page and group if they could suggest other tracks and we have the following answers...

   Johnny Angel - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning, by Richard Thompson - Live version
   
   Steve Clarke - B.S.A - by the Steve Gibbons Band

   Nick Flagg - Motorcycle Man (live version) by Saxon

   Dave Ayre - Motorcycle Emptiness, by Manic Street Preachers

   Les Ross - Motor Bikin`, by Chris Spedding

   Blues Theme, by Davie Allan & The Arrows. Opening music to Wild Angels.

   Motorbike Beat, the Revillos

   Street Bob Brown - Bat out of Hell, by MeatLoaf

   Johnny Angel - The Motorcycle Song, by Arlo Guthrie

   Ben Elves - Ride the wild wind, Queen

   Brian Johnson - Leader Of The Pack, by The Shangri-Las 

   Terry, by Twinkle

   Harley-Davidson, by Bridgit Bardot
   

   Mark A Rhodie - Little Honda '64, by the Beach Boys

   Bob Scales - Bad Motor Scooter, by Montrose

   James McKay - My little sister's got a motorbike, by Crazy Cavan

   Peter Twyning - Lets Ride, by Status Quo (Rocking all over the world album)

   Gary Roberts - Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die, by Jethro Tull. Great story in a song.

   Haydn Tovey - Funky moped, by Jasper Carrot

   A late entry from Jeff Needham. Just for Kicks - Mike Sarne (Live version)
   
   Other songs from our facebook group are

   Born to be Wild, by Steppenwolf

   Iron Horse Born to Lose, by Motorhead
   
   Freebird, by Lynytd Skynyrd
   

   Thunder Struck, by AC/DC

   Too Fast To Live Too Young To Die, by Robert Gordon

   Last Rebel on the Road, by Lynyrd Skynyrd
   

   She Rides a Harley-Davidson, by Neil Young
   
   Faster, by Within Temptation

   Motorcycle Dream, by Slack Alice
   
   I'm a Rocker by Chas and Dave

    

   Motopsycho Nightmare - Bob Dylan

    

   Riding in the T.T.Races - George Formby

    

   Andrew Jordan - Days of the Underground, by Hawkwind. Not a specific motorcycle song but does have the lines containing Smiling Michael and his black motorcycle and also mentions chromium heroes ( bikers)

   
   The top five favourites were
   
   Born to be Wild, by Steppenwolf
   
   Bat out of Hell, by MeatLoaf
   
   Iron Horse Born to Lose, by Motorhead
   

   Freebird, by Lynytd Skynyrd
   
   1952 Vincent Black Lightning, by Richard Thompson