I just love the bike show. It’s like a bright light at the end of a dark tunnel of dreary winter weather and weekends devoid of racing. It’s changed and evolved over the years but it’s always been an essential part of my events calendar, a fix of that sexy motorcycle drug that’s thin on the ground at this time of year.
Yesterday was a whirlwind day of; book signings, meetings & lunch with work colleagues, discussing plans for 2012 with potential new sponsors, seeing my pizza race bike in all it’s splendour on the http://www.ngkntk.co.uk/ stand and some very unexpected yet positively exciting conversations about racing plans for 2012.
Throw in catching up with old and new friends, talking about membership with the Spyder Club, being introduced to biker and Olympic athlete high-jumper Ben Challenger and sharing a Ducati Panigale with BBC TV presenter Matt Roberts was cool but taking Julian Rhind-Tutt for an imaginary pillion ride was even better as I’m a huge fan of the TV series Green Wing that he starred in. Add to that some tasty canapés & uber gorgeous bikes at the Ducati UK after-show party and you’ve got one very long but awesome day at Motorcycle Live.
It was such a chaotic day that I didn’t get to see everything I wanted to see so I’m going back for a double helping on Thursday.
I’ll be doing a book signing on the Bagster stand [G455] in Hall 4 between 15.00-15.30 and I’ll be on the main stage for Question of Bikes straight after that.
Hopefully I'll have had my fix by the time that day at Motorcycle Live concludes? If not I can always go back as it's on until the 27th!
Images by Bonnie Lane.
Hi Maria, Your book is brilliant, bought it for all my close biker girlfriends who have read and thoroughly enjoyed it! You're unique hun! Thanks for having buckets loads of bottle!
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