Some of the Nottingham group after a breakfast at Bardill's Garden Centre

The idea for the run was dreamed up by Tig, who then had a few volunteers including Hefa help him to organise the event. The idea was to get groups of riders from all over the country to ride to the Motorcycle Musuem at Solihull, joining up as they got closer to the museum.

We rode in from Nottingham, having gathered at Bardill's Garden Centre. We took in a few leafy lanes, got rained on, witnessed some large diesel deposits, gathered some Lichfield riders then took a longer break at Bassett's Pole to join other groups.

Bassett's Pole

We tore the group from their burger and fries to finish the journey onto the museum where hundreds of bikers had already gathered. Donations were gathered (our group raised £225 in Notts), then the auction was started by Nick from Hawk Kawasaki.

Well done to Tig (who looked very frazzled!) and all the other helpers who achieved so much in such a short space of time. And well done everyone for joining in and doing your bit.

The auction starts

Leaving the museum