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  1. OPENING PARTY 2016 BIKERS LOFT GROENEDIJK

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    START OF A PARTY YEAR FULL OF SURPRISES... 
    with bubbles and sweets, swinging live coverbands, masses of pleasure & joyful ambiance...

    THE BEEB [B]
    Bart, Erwin, Erwin en Bart (B.E.E.B.) known of the famous Gent City Festival (2014 en 2015) will bring danceable covermusic from the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's and play the roof.
    Don't miss them. It 'll be a night like no other.

    Happy hour 8 ~ 9 p.m. Beers from draught : 1+1 free!

    Everybody welcome. Free admission. 

    • Overnight stay possible! Book your room here.

    Bikers Loft Groenedijk Belgium
    www.grd.be/bikersloft


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  2. Books that have inspired you to ride, travel or even fix your beloved Motorbike...

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    We recently asked the member of our facebook group, which books have inspired you to ride, travel or even fix your beloved Motorbike...

    Wondering if it was Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Jupiter's Travels, Race to Dakar (Charley Boorman), the very funny Bonjour! Is This Italy? or one of four great Adventure Motorcycle Travel Books by Sam Manicom? Or maybe even our own book from THE BIKER GUIDE! 

    Here are the results Touching the World - A Blind Woman, Two Wheels, 25,000 miles

    Touching the World: A Blind Woman, Two Wheels and 25,000 Miles - Cathy Birchall and Bernard Smith (15 votes)     

    Jupiter's Travels - Ted Simon (9 votes)

    In Search of Greener Grass - Graham Field (5 votes)

    Into Africa - Sam Manicom (5 votes)

    Lois On The Loose - Loise Pryce (3 votes)

    These Are The Days That Must Happen To You - Dan Walsh (3 votes)

    Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (3 votes)

    and THE BIKER GUIDE book (3 votes) (we are honoured to be mentioned)

    Other books mentioned were 

    Old Man On A Bike - Simon Gandolfi 

    The Long Ride Home - Nathan Millward

    Notes from the Road Vol IV - Derek Mansfield

    Running with the Moon - Jonny Bealby

    Gone Riding - Dom Giles

    Is That You Angus? - Fergus O'Connel

    Without Let or Hindrance - Dick Powell

    Race To Dakar - Charley Boorman

    Bonjour! Is This Italy?: A Hapless Biker's Guide to Europe - Kevin Turner

    Red Tape and White Knuckles - Lois Pryce

    See our section for travel books 

    For a limited time only we have free listings for authors of travel books

    Go here to include your Motorcycle Travel books on the website of THE BIKER GUIDE g

  3. A message from Alan and Sharon Wheelwright @ Bikersbase in Portalegre, Portugal

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    Hello friends of THE BIKER GUIDE and Thank You for your business over the past few years.

    We unfortunately have come to a point in our lives where age health and the draw of grandchildren in UK has to overtake this adventure this dream. We do not wish to see it close, but we can no longer continue the development.

    We are offering for sale our properties and our dream of a Bikersbase in this wonderful location at an amazingly low price, when compared to the average UK house prices. To take over from us what's needed is a little adventuring spirit, interest in a new free-er life style, a portion of enthusiasm, some basic people skills and the sale price of course. Before you ask we thank you, but we do not wish to try obtaining managers again.

    We are offering this fantastic opportunity for you to be able to purchase our wonderfully centrally located facility which lies amongst some of the finest roads and cultural attractions central Portugal can offer, not forgetting the nearly year round sunshine.

    Of course you do not have to keep it as a bikers only place. The business side of the facility {main house} for those of you who have not visited, is currently set up as an eight en-suite bedroomed upper floor with half the ground floor set up as dining/bar area. The remaining half is underused, housing a sizeable kitchen and washing room.

    There are also included on site a large workshop/garage, a large storage warehouse, a very tastefully done single bedroomed bungalow with own lounge, kitchen, bathroom, and patio.

    The whole facility would greatly benefit from opening the doors to all types of tourists or visitors surveys on Booking.com and Airbnb they could sell far more of the rooms we have on a much more regular basis than we have been 
    prepared to accept whilst trying to keep it as a |Bikers only facility.

    Genuine interested parties can contact us via e-mail

    [email protected]

    Alan n Sharon Wheelwright

    www.bikersbase.com

  4. THE BIKER GUIDE on the radio!

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    We have recently put together (with help from our visitors) a list of songs inspired by (or even with the sound of) motorbikes...

    Today, Liz Kershaw on Radio 6 asked for suggestions of motorcycle themed songs and we were happy to oblige and even had a mention (35 minutes in).

    To hear the full programme, that also features Jean Jaques Burnel of the stranglers being interviewed where he talks about the upcoming tour and his love of the motorbike, listen here

    To see the full list on THE BIKER GUIDE go here