Motorcycling

Wet mud faceplant, lol.

Did that hurt? Good to see you were wearing proper clothing! 

Didn't hurt tbh. I wear this hard-shell armor underneath a kevlar jacket.

Didn't hurt tbh. I wear this hard-shell armor underneath a kevlar jacket.

moggsy said:

I hear they are waaaaay more scary to ride than a normal motorbike!

Trust me, there are a completely different experience! lol... I tried a couple last year and, the whole head-shake thing at around 20mph really made me uneasy - despite being a skilled and experienced rider!

As soon as I saw the signwriting on the sidecar I was thinking about escaping my current jobs and doing something similar using my Morris Minor. 

I rode a 3 wheel trike with my two children on the back. Cornering was strange to begin with. And one of the back wheels fell off once, which was a bit of a shock! 

My balance isn't great so I always feel wobbly on 2 wheels! 

That sounds quite marvellously eccentric!

My ex-husband's brother had a bike and sidecar. The story goes that the first time he rode it, he got to the first bend and went straight on, through a large hedge and into a field. Seems it didn't put him off.

I think I'd be too scared to try to ride one!

Yes, I think that may be true! My dad had a Norton motorcycle with a sidecar he built on the kitchen table. Until I was about 4 years old me and my siblings were taken out in the sidecar regularly. Eventually it got replaced by a Morris Traveller. 

The one above is used by a bloke who is a gramophone DJ playing 78s at parties and weddings! 

I hear they are waaaaay more scary to ride than a normal motorbike!

Very wise - I'm not brave enough to ride a proper bike but I wouldn't mind one of these: