Bilston Craft Gallery is to showcase a range of motorcycles made in Wolverhampton. The exhibition, Motorbikes: Made & Remembered, will be on show at the Mount Pleasant gallery from Saturday 30th July until Sunday 18th September. Through the latter part of the 19th Century and early 20th Century Wolverhampton and Bilston had a dozen companies producing the iconic Motorbikes. 

‘Made & Remembered’ has chosen to select six companies with motorcycles dating from 1913 to the 1972.

venue: Bilston Craft Gallery, Mount Pleasant, Bilston, West Midlands, WV14 7LU
price: free event. Parking is limited at the gallery, however there in on-road parking.
tel: 01902 552507
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Still not booked a summer getaway yet? It's NOT too late! But hurry as this is the last call on our last USA guided tours of 2016:

• Route 66 The Long Way Down - 9-25th Sept. Led by the US' most experienced Route 66 guide, our tour of the Mother Road includes a fab extra loop to Las Vegas and also a private tour of the Harley-Davidson® Museum
  
  
• Wild Wild West -  15-30th Sept. Our National Park scenic extravaganza includes Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Death Valley, Yosemite, Mammoth and more in this 100th Anniversary Year of the US National Park Service

And finally, if guided tours aren't for you, check out our wide choice of self-guided tours and Authorised Harley-Davidson Rentals.

Back for its 4th year - 16th - 18th September

Fancy a weekend of adventure up on the Roof of England?    

Join us for excitement, chilling, good company, great food and beautiful local beers!

 

With opportunities to:

• Join road runs or go off-roading for those with motorbikes (no extra charge)

• Explore the lead mines on an organised underground tour

• Watch the thrill of the Beamish Trophy Trial, as pre 1980 bikes attempt a challenging off road section next to the site

• Loads to explore in the area - 3 stunning waterfall walks nearby, as well as Killhope Mining Museum, South Tynedale Railway and The Hub Museum

• Chill out in the evenings around the firepits to live music

Food and local beer available to purchase on site throughout the weekend

 

£55pp for bunkhouse luxury

£35pp for camping with a view (including some hammock tent pitches)

£55 for 1 person in a motorhome, £70 for 2 people

 

You'd be nuts not to join us!

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• Book hair, nail, eyebrow appointment
• Buy hair colour
• Search e-bay for new outfit
• Look at your womanly physique in the mirror... decide that you need to lose a stone in 3 weeks, so make mental note to do workout, sit-ups, squats, etc, every day
• Save small amount of your favourite toiletries, face cleanser, toner, eye make up remover, day cream, night cream, eye cream, factor 15 for the face and factor 8 for the body (the sun WILL come out), body lotion, shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, hair product one (to give it body), hair product two (to make it straight), hair product three (to make it glossy) hair product four (so it does not frizz), hair product five (to keep it in place)
  
  

Two weeks before;

• Buy new outfit (two of just in case) off e-bay, found using searches such as 'Biker babe', 'biker rally outfit', 'black goth', 'black basque ladies', etc...
• Start tan-tastic preparations, scrub flesh and moisturise
  
  

The week before;

• Dye hair, hair cut, buy new hair product
• Eyebrows waxed
• Manicure (and pedicure if its summer)
• Apply self-tanning creams (if not goth) 
• Look in shops for a new outfit (just in case you see one you like better than the two you bought last week)
  
  

The day before;

• Sort out the clothing you are taking into piles
• The clothing you are wearing on a hanger
• All other items hidden, so that your Victor Meldrew husband does not say "Do you think you are taking that lot for two days!"
  
  

The day of;

• Face pack, condition hair, shave armpits and legs, apply make up with no mascara (to avoid panda eyes on the way in gail force winds)
• Try to pack 10 tops, three pairs of jeans, 3 sets of matching underwear, toiletries (as above), towel (the size of a small country) into small bag and squeeze shut
• Text mates to see if they are taking hairdryers and/or straighterners as you realise you have gone over your allocation baggage allowance
• Moisturise whole body, get dressed putting on extra layers of clothing that you could not fit into small bag
• Put extra items you forgot to pack into coat pockets
  
  

Men;

• Put tent on bike
• Take toothbrush if longer than one night
• Moan at woman at the amount of luggage she is taking for two nights
• Put on 'Rally' pants, club t and leather vest
• Go...
  
  

The new Redverz Atacama Motorcycle Camping Tent is now in its second year here in the UK...

It has been well reviewed by much of the UK Motorcycle media including features in MoreBikes, Ride Magazine, MCM, Motorcycle Explorer Magazine and THE BIKER GUIDE.

Available from Twistmoto UK shop with the full range of official Redverz accessories which included the useful Awning Kit and both garage and sleeping bay footprints.

Due to popular demand Redverz also released the Redverze Solo Motorcycle Tent. Great for those solo explorers who want absolute minimum weight and pack size, yet still want the generous 6 foot tall garage and living area.

Redverz manufacture the highest quality expedition grade motorcycle tents with top spec components and an incredible attention to detail.

Checkout the Twistmoto store for more Redverz products and a full range of hand picked motorcycle adventure, touring and rallying travel products.

www.twistmoto.co.uk