History. Adventure. Two Wheels.
By Craig Willis Photo by Simon Matzinger on Pexels.com As you have all had a tough year, why stop at one festive treat when you can have two?! On top of my own Christmas Special, I was also invited back to join Bob and Enzo on the Just riding about podcast for their Christmas special... Continue Reading →
By Craig Willis To paraphrase Queen- Oh, my friends, its been a long, hard year. But now its Christmas. Yes, it's Christmas. Thank God it's Christmas! Which means it's time for my annual Christmas Yule Blog! To put it mildly, 2020 hasn't been easy for anyone. Or to put it another way its been an... Continue Reading →
Photo by Gratisography on Pexels.com This week, I was honoured to be a guest on the "Just Riding About" podcast. I had a wonderful time chatting to hosts, Bob and Enzo about restorations and all thing two wheeled. For regular readers of this blog, you might recall I mentioned the Just Riding About podcast on... Continue Reading →
I've never really been one for competitive cycling. Lycra, time trials and PB's just aren't my bag. But one event that I have a little bit of interest in is the Tour De France. Due to the current coronian times, it almost didn't happen, but the 2020 tour will go ahead starting Saturday 29th Aug... Continue Reading →
Words and Pictures by Craig Willis My own introduction to TE Lawrence was only quite recently. Of course I'd heard of "Lawrence of Arabia", but in my youth it was just a really old movie that my grandparents might have watched. Photo taken at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham It was during my first visit... Continue Reading →
History. Adventure. Two Wheels. As the old adage goes, "it's not the destination, it's the journey". Which is very much the idea behind this website. In my experience, the best way to navigate any journey is on two wheels. Especially, vintage wheels. What you'll find here are features and articles all about bicycles, motorcycles, the... Continue Reading →
This year has certainly taken a sharp left turn hasn't it? At time of writing, the world wide pandemic known as COVID-19 or Cornonavirus has pretty much changed our everyday lives for the time being. The current government guide lines are to stay at home unless absolutely necessary, for work, medicine, food and exercise. Staying... Continue Reading →
Seasons greetings one and all. It's that most wonderful time of the year – Christmas. Which means it's time for another Two Wheeled Ronin Christmas special! And this year, it's a Victorian Christmas. The Victorians were responsible for many of the Christmas traditions we still enjoy today. The tree in the house, Christmas cards and... Continue Reading →
16-24th November 2019 It's almost become a tradition! The annual trip up to Birmingham to see Motorcycle Live. Once again, there was so much to see and once again so much stuff I missed. Now, I won't bore you with the details of my bacon roll and terrible coffee, but here are my top five... Continue Reading →
Let me begin by saying, I appreciate all two wheeled machines no matter who made them. However, we all have our favourites. Not that I've ridden or owned one...yet, but my favourite is Triumph. They have such an interesting history as a company and have produced some of the most iconic motorcycles over the last 116... Continue Reading →
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