This is a picture from our home in Anglet, France - and yes it is snow, very early in the winter season this year!! Whilst the snow did not last, rain took care of that, we have to face cold weather is a real challenge for bikers and now is the time to check out your winter gear. Are your warm layers in good shape? What are your wet weather clothes like - are the inner liners still good and do they all still fit? What about your gloves - do you have inner gloves too? Pay spec

I was able to visit the NEC and Motorcycle Live on the first day (Saturday) and thought I would share with you all some thoughts and observations from this flagship event. Saddling up early from a frosty Huntingdon I rode across to Birmingham, surprised to see few other bikers on the road; that is until I got almost to the NEC, when several more bikes or all types were arriving. Having met up with Mark Jaffe for a quick chat on his stand, first stop was a sausage sandwich and