A weekend in Brugge, Belgium, filled with medieval architecture, Belgian beer, good food and whisky. From a quiet morning walk around the Begijnhof to a tour of the Halve Maan brewery and Michelangelo’s Madonna met Kind, Brugge proved to be an excellent destination for a short city break. For this trip, I left the motorcycles…
It is Sunday morning, 17 May 2026. The day has finally arrived for The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride in Veghel. In the weeks leading up to the event, I had been using social media to raise small donations for the cause. In the end, I managed to raise €277 this year. The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride began…
On Saturday, May 9, my father and I had a very special drive planned. The alarm went off early in the morning, as we had signed up to participate in the Opkikker Day event. Around 7:00 AM, I left with my NEKAF M38A1 heading towards Limburg. My father joined with his impressive GMC CCKW 353….
On 17 May I will be throwing a leg over the Matchless and joining riders around the world for the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride. A global motorcycle event raising funds for men’s health research through Movember. Here is a sneak peek at how I will be turning up. Dapper, naturally. If you would like to ride…
There are events you attend once out of curiosity. And then there are the ones that get under your skin. The Bike Shed Moto Show is the second kind. I have been twice now, in 2023 and last year, and both times the trip followed the same rhythm. A flight from Schiphol to Heathrow, the…
Every year, somewhere in mid-spring, something shifts. The jacket comes out. The bike gets a longer look than usual. And a date appears in the calendar that feels less like an event and more like a marker. A point on the year that matters. That date is the 17th of May. The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride….
