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Ms Laidlaw is an earlier member of the Edinburgh & District Group of Advanced Drivers car group. In later life Ms Laidlaw approached the...

Jun 9, 20231 min read

As we continue to increase in size our next aim is to form the Motorcycle sub-section of the Edinburgh & District Group of Advanced...

Jun 9, 20232 min read

Rennie Ritchie and I meet when I have my triennial RoSPA resit. Always a moment of apprehension! Police motorcyclist, RoSPA Examiner, and...

Jun 9, 20232 min read

In the begining

Jun 9, 20232 min read

Trip miles so far 3,487 (last week’s blog now corrected to 2,687…!) By Jon Newey Staying with Chris and his girlfriend, Kate, in Wroclaw...

Jun 9, 202312 min read

Trip miles so far 2,687 By Jon Newey Here we go again! My pal Dave arrives outside my house on his BMW RT1250. He waits patiently as I...

Jun 2, 20235 min read

Trip miles so far 1668 By Jon Newey If you’ve read my earlier blogs you’ll know that last month I tried - and failed - to get my...

May 19, 20236 min read

Trip miles so far 1668 By Jon Newey Spoiler alert: What started as a ‘world tour’ isn’t quite there…. not yet at least. As Robert Burns...

Apr 22, 20239 min read

By Jon Newey Having dropped Tigger off at James Cargo near Heathrow I have a few days to spare before my own flight to Canada. A friend...

Apr 14, 20239 min read

By Jon Newey I’ve only done a solo trip on the motorbike once before. It was a few days in the Western Isles, ferry-hopping between...

Apr 6, 20238 min read

By Jon Newey I read Ted Simon's book 'Jupiter's Travels' more than 20 years ago. I've dreamed of riding a motorbike around the world ever...

Mar 9, 20234 min read