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CURATOR'S BLOG

Call Yourself A Biker?
“Shame on you!” snarled the voice in my head. “Not even a replacement lined up!” Had I just sold my soul and lost my identity as well?

Have You Taken Your “Stupid” Pill ?
Suppose for a moment that you found yourself looking for a new vehicle but couldn’t decide whether you wanted a car or a motorcycle. Admittedly, very few people would entertain

Searching for analogue in a digital world
It occurs to me that one of the driving forces behind the upsurge in interest in classic and custom bikes is the desire to rail against the inbuilt obsolescence of

Do you love your motorcycle enough to ship it 2,000 miles across the world … twice? I do!
In August 2008 I shipped my gleaming, eight month old Harley Nightster to Cyprus, where it was used to bob around Limassol and the surrounding countryside. Truly great riding! I

The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride 2019
2019 marks the eighth anniversary of the global motorcycling phenomenon that is the Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride (DGR). The event takes place on Sunday 29th September and this year over 130,000

Open Face Helmet and Goggles – more than just dressing up?
Before I begin, I have a confession to make, two in fact. The first is that until relatively recently, I have always associated open face helmets and goggles with old