Honda Hornet and my return
WARNING!... This site may contain nuts.
Hello people of the world and welcome to the pages I have built for anyone who is interested, maybe you would like to know a little about myself and my family and how we pass the time in the town of Westhoughton, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England? My name is Lee and I am married to Janet, we both originate from Westhoughton and have one daughter Louise. Janet and myself like to go out on our motorcycle whenever we get the chance while Louise spends her time socialising when not at work. The Honda Hornet has had plenty of use todate and we are both convinced we chose the right bike for the type of riding we had in mind when first shopping around for two wheels, it is a toy but it has to be respected, it is not called the Hornet for nothing and has built a cult following across Europe and Asia. Check out Matt's website, The Hornet's Nest, It`s the dogs polished bits.
My Hornet has been fitted with a genuine Honda flyscreen, a fenda extenda, a rear hugger and a Scorpion can. These extras are in my opinion a must, the flyscreen helps to keep some of the wind off, the fenda extenda keeps the manifolds a little cleaner, the rear hugger keeps the suspension nice and clean while the can is pure adrenalin.
This is the scene on a typical Sunday afternoon up at Rivington Barn, hundreds of bikes come and go during the day, plenty are regulars including myself but some use it as a stopping off place to rest, eat, drink, freshen up, whatever, before continuing to other destinations, the majority settle for the afternoon and indulge in friendly chat about life and the positive and negative sides to biking........ and how good their bike is. It is easy to find, ask anyone in Horwich where it is and they will point you in the right direction, but be warned on your approach, remember we are easy prey, we are a soft target, the Gatso`s could be active, expect the tripod mounted radar just round a blind bend, make sure you are legal because when there is a purge all bikes are pulled and you are not let off with a few verbals if your can is not road legal or your number plate is not to the correct dimensions, like I mentioned above we are soft targets, a lot of money is taken from bikers on such purges be it at Rivington or Devil's Bridge, or where ever, they will tell us we are being stopped for a safety check, what a load of crap, I was pulled for a so called safety check and they 'did me' for sporting a race can, they never checked the brakes, nor the tyres, nor the steering etc, neither did they ask to see my licence or insurance or even if the bike was mine, just proves they are there just to rake the money in, Dick Turpin would have been proud, parasites.
This is the Lower Barn, not too popular with bikers at weekends but is a sun trap and can attract a good number of bikers during the afternoon every weekday, summer and winter.
I have traded my beloved Hornet, but for what you may ask? (click 'New Bike!' below).
More pages from this site and a couple of links.
New Bike! New Bike! See what I got now
Charlie and Jimmy at Rivington Barn
Me leading at the Isle of Man TT
Try this Triumph Sprint ST and B.M.W. Z3 site. (Link).
Where we now live, South Wales.(Link).
BMW, PORSCHE, HONDA, AUDI. er Volvo?
Suzuki RE5
Suzuki Stinger T125
Kawasaki KH400 A3