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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]