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We need your biker stories! So you don’t get bored of my inane drivel I’d like to open up this blog to anyone with an interesting story to tell, most likely it would be a review of a listed Biker Friendly location but if it’s relevant to bikers then I’d be more than happy to publish. Get in touch via the contact page if you want to submit a post for the blog.

15 Feb 2017

New Business Basics

I’m going to provide some free advice so I feel like I’m allowed to make fun of some of the Biker Friendly businesses out there. I’m not too fussed about offending you but that’s not my intention, with these simple steps I hope to improve your presence on the internet. I’m not expecting every greasy spoon […]

28 Jan 2017

The Year Ahead & A Guide To Scotland.

Here’s a short extract from Mikes’ Blog ‘Winton Massif‘ Because I’m a bit lazy with the whole writing a blog thing we’ll start this look forwards by looking back. Sort of. Back in September, to celebrate his retirement Faithir hired a nice house up near Achiltibuie for a weeks holiday.

05 Jan 2017

150 Biker Friendly Listings

It’s been just over 3 months since we started adding businesses to the site and we just hit the 150 mark. That’s great but in the grand scheme of things, it’s quite small if you spread them over the whole of the UK. I’m sure there are thousands of Biker Friendly locations left to list but […]

01 Jan 2017

Free Biker Friendly Listings – What’s the Catch?

As far as paying to list your biker friendly business is concerned I don’t think that will ever change, I may in the future introduce a small charge to have your business featured but I think the mechanics of this site don’t lend themselves to that way of advertising. Having a map that gets your location and […]

20 Dec 2016

Free Motorcycle Training in South Wales

Free Motorcycle Training is available under the ‘ScooterSmart’ & ‘CommuterSafe’ schemes. Initially aimed at Young Riders who have completed a session of Compulsory Basic Training, ScooterSmart was devised to be offered through Schools and Sixth Form Colleges in the Vale of Glamorgan. Having been involved in the South Wales Police Bikesafe Scheme, I was asked […]

03 Dec 2016

Biker Friendly Cafe’s

I’m sure if you asked any cafeteria owner if they are biker friendly they answer would be a resounding yes, we all like to think that we’re playing out our lives as Sons of Anarchy extras but in fact, we’re just very normal people that occasionally get to ride around on two (or three) wheels. […]

24 Nov 2016

Selecting The Best Motorbike Mechanic

We all have our favourite mechanic, the one place we entrust with our machine/s, don’t we? I know I do but I didn’t have one before I got a bike, so how did I select my current bike mechanic? For full disclosure, my mechanic of choice is VP Motorcycles and that’s not because their garage was […]

14 Nov 2016

What Makes You Biker Friendly?

Before you raise your hand and say you’re Biker Friendly make sure you know what you’re letting yourself in for. Don’t just do this to earn some extra cash during the quieter periods of the week. If you say you are you have to mean it. I’m not saying you need to get ready for […]