Well last saturday Amy and I rode down to Swindon (a lovely place) in preparation for the Afghan Heroes Ride of Respect on sunday. The day was fine and bright as we set off with a pitstop to Buckley Tyres in mind. I had an advisory on the MOT in November that the back tyre … Read the rest
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Mar 16
Blue Grass Music and the Crowleys
On Saturday12th March Goldwings North Wales members were invited to The Bridge Inn, at Pontblyddyn, where Lyn Crowley together with the members of the band she plays with, were going to provide an evening of music for customers of the pub.
The pub is reasonably easy to find being on the main road between Mold … Read the rest
Mar 4
March Madness Word Quest
Sunday March 27th
This event starts in the Carpark next to the Texaco Garage in Ruthin at 11am. Please arrive by 10.30am latest to allow for briefings and route handouts / explanations etc.
The 2011 riding season will soon be upon us, so to blow away those winter cobwebs and wake up our … Read the rest
Feb 16
Club Rides 2011
Hi everyone!
The format for ride info is changing somewhat this year, a work in progress perhaps. I have generated a map which lists all the scheduled club rides to date. This link will take you there http://bit.ly/euKcb0 Instructions on how to use the map are contained within it, but it is quite straightforward. Just click … Read the rest
Jan 30
Temporary New Name for This Website
As a trial in observation, our web-master recently decided to see if anyone was paying attention to the GNWales website.
Having thought long and hard about this, he decided that he must devise an obvious test to see if anyone spotted a variation to the web-site.
What can be more obvious than a change… Read the rest
Dec 16
Ultimate GoldWing Light Display
We’ve seen some people go to pretty extreme lengths for the light displays at the Blackpool & Scarborough Light Parades – and other events – but I think the guys at GWRRA Chapter FL1-M in Clearwater, Florida take the biscuit.
They deck out their Wings with hundreds of Christmas Lights each year … Read the rest
Dec 15
ACF50 – An All Year Round Treatment for Your Wing
By Brian Crossett
Having recently decided to purchase my first GoldWing and feeling very proud of myself in owning the flagship of Hondas touring bikes, I got to thinking to myself, how do I go about preserving the gleaming chrome and paintwork of the bike, given that I am an all year biker.
I was chatting … Read the rest
Dec 12
Star Biker Toy Run Sunday 12th December 2010
For the past couple of weekends I have been suffering bike riding withdrawal symptoms. This is due to the unusually early snow and freezing weather that we have had here in North Wales (and we had it light compared to other parts of the country).
I was most disappointed that we had to miss the … Read the rest
Dec 5
Star Biker Toy Run
Next Sunday is the Star Biker Toy Run in Stoke on Trent. This will most likely be our last riding event of this season, so a great one to get involved in for that reason if no other. This is the 33rd year for this event, and Stoke holds the accolade of being the first … Read the rest
Nov 28
Carl’s a Singer…..
by Joanna Mackintosh
Wow, what a great evening we’ve just had! Dave & Jan and Nigel & I braved the snow to go to ParcFarm Caravan Park in Llanarmon yn Lal to watch someone called Lee Andrews entertain. Now, you may know this guy as Carl Pearce, one of our newer club members. He’s the … Read the rest