Metzeler Tourance & Pirelli Scorpion recalls

Both Metzeler & Pirelli have recently issued voluntary tyre recalls
If you run Metzeler Tourance or Pirelli Scorpions you might be affected: consult the Metzeler recall notification or the Pirelli recall notification for full guidance. If your tyres come from one of the recall batches, the next step is to contact the manufacturer (as detailed in the recall notification) to find out if you are due a replacement!

Many thanks to eagle-eyed Terry Jacobs for unearthing and alerting us to these recalls. If your tyres come from one of the affected batches please send us an update describing your experience contacting the manufacturer and obtaining replacements

2024 Christmas Toy Run and Ride-in CANCELLED

Given the tempestuous weather, and following advice from Cambridgeshire Constabulary (who provide a safety escort for the ride), the organizers of the Cambridge Bikers Christmas Toy Run have taken a difficult decision and announced that the ride will NOT take place on Sunday 8th December as had been planned. The CAM ride-in, which was scheduled for 8:30am, is therefore also now CANCELLED

It’s obvious disappointing that this is the second year running that the Grinch has stolen the Christmas Toy Run. But it’s somewhat heartening to note that when this happened last year the event was rescheduled to Easter, a move which made for a colourful and well-attended outing. We’ll be on the lookout for updates in the New Year

Members evening with a talk by Ultimate Hearing

For our final Members Evening of the year we’re delighted to be welcome George from Ultimate Hearing Protection Systems. George will be talking to us about the Ultimate’s range of custom-made moulded earplugs, designed to be worn comfortably under a motorcycle helmet for long periods. The company was founded in 2001 by Dave Marshall, a biker looking to create the highest quality hearing protection system for motorcyclists. Ultimate’s CE marked products are made from anti-microbial medical grade silicone, and their client list includes police forces, Formula 1 racing teams and fire & ambulance services

Sticking firmly to tradition, our Members Evening is being held at Over Community Centre: with ample parking, a licensed bar & their seminar room at our disposal, this is a great venue to meet members of the CAM Committee, socialize with your fellow bikers and catch up with old friends. Members, Associates and their guests are welcome – but to assist with planning, please send Catherine and Nigel an email if you plan on attending

Thursday 28th November, 7:30 – 7:30pm   |   Over Community Centre   |   All welcome

BikerDown – last three sessions of 2024

With three sessions still on offer, there’s just time this year to brush up your first-aid skills with Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue! Sign up for BikerDown today – an informative & potentially life-saving course tailored specifically to motorcyclists

The last three dates for 2024 are –

Thursday 21st November, 6-9pm
Sunday 8th December, 10am-1pm
Thursday 18th December, 6-9pm

Christmas Dinner 2024

With the booking deadline approaching fast, if you intended coming to the CAM Christmas dinner but haven’t yet booked a place then refer to the email sent at the end of October – or simply use the links below to select your menu choices and reserve your place

This year’s venue this year is The Royal Oak in Barrington – which we’ve booked from 7:30pm on Wednesday 4th December. Their Christmas party menu can be downloaded here. The cost per person is £34.00 for 3 courses plus a 10% service charge, making a total of £37.40 (excluding drinks)

The booking form, with details on how to make your menu choices and payment, can be downloaded here. To finalize arrangements with the Royal Oak please return your completed booking form to Nigel & Catherine by Saturday 9th November

Motorcycle Live 2024

In previous years Keith Tremeer has led outings to Motorcycle Live at Birmingham’s NEC. Keith can’t make it this time around, but Roger Taylor has stepped forward and proposes leading a ride (limited to a maximum of 8 bikes) on Thursday 21st November for a tour around Motorcycle Live 2024. If there’s sufficient interest Roger will firm up his route and provide participants with further details

Admittedly not everyone wants to ride in November, but if the weather is kind on the day it should be a splendid journey on the way there. Roger’s planning is still in the early stages, but he will avoid motorways on the way to Birmingham and will include a breakfast stop. The return journey, which is likely to be at least in part after sunset, will use a more direct route 

Think that you might like to join Roger?
Click here to register your potential interest

Members Evening – with a presentation by Examiner Martin Munday

Over Community Centre   |  Thurs 17th October  7:30 – 9:30pm
Click here to request a place

We are delighted to welcome IAM Examiner Martin Munday, to our Members Evening next Thursday 17 at Over Community Centre. Following a short presentation unveiling our new Members Map, Martin will be offering a Q&A session where Associates can find out how the Advanced Rider test is conducted and what the Examiner is looking for during it. Members Evening is also an opportunity to celebrate successes in the Advanced Rider test with presentations to our newest full Members

Martin Munday was an officer in the Metropolitan Police for 31 years. He served in Traffic Division for 10 years, attaining Advanced Class 1 classification on both cars & motorcycles. He spent 15 years in the Special Escort Group, providing high-profile escorts for the royal family, government officials and visiting heads of state. The Special Escort Group also delivers armed car escorts for high value materials and high-risk prisoners

Martin has been a member of the IAM since 1997. He became a National Observer for both cars and motorcycles in 2017, has been an Advanced Car Examiner since 2020 and an Advanced Motorcycle Examiner since 2021

While the Q&A session is primarily aimed at Associates, this event is open to all and Martin suggests that any Observers present may well pick up useful insights which they can incorporate into their training programs. Full Members are of course welcome, especially those who have recently passed the Advanced Rider test and may be able to share their experience

Charity Bike Night

Members & Associates will by now have received Chairman Ian Dunckley’s message relaying news from the AGM & drawing attention to an upcoming local event: a Charity Bike Night to promote suicide prevention & awareness. This takes place from 6pm on Thursday 26th September at M&M Motorcycles

As Ian notes, while CAM has no official role at this event the Committee encourages you to consider attending. Having trained as a Mental Health First Aider for Mental Health Motorbike, Ian invites any CAM Member or Associate who would like to do so to discuss this or related issues with him (see his email for contact details)

Charity Bike Night will be held at M&M Motorcycles on the Thursday 26th September, and is led by Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. Full details of the evening can be found in the flyer – click here or on the image above to download

Our final BikerDown course this year

Last call for places on a Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue BikerDown course this year! This informative & potentially life-saving course, delivered by volunteer fire officers in a CAM-exclusive session, covers 1. Initial Scene Management
2. First-Aid for Motorcyclists3. The Science of Being Seen

All our Members & Associates are welcome on this FREE course, including those who have attended previously and wish to brush up their skills. Members of our Observer Team – as well as all Ride Leaders & Tail Enders are encouraged to attend in order to keep their first-aid skills up-to-date. Click here to request a place

St Ives Fire Station, Ramsey Road, St Ives, PE27 5RA   what3words
Monday 23rd September, 6pm–9pm   |  Click here to request a place

September 18th – a tour of Hideout Leather!

Founded in 1987, Hideout Leather is a truly British manufacturer who offer the best quality off-the-peg garments from a range of manufacturers, but specialize in made-to-measure leather outfits. In 2014 Hideout designed & created Rebecca Ferguson’s race suit for

But it’s not all Hollywood; Hideout have supplied 50+ police, fire & ambulance services with clothing for over 30 years. And now director Kate Jennings is inviting CAM Members & Associates to the Ashdon premises on Wednesday 18th September from 6:30pm. Don’t forget your credit cards: as well as a tour of the workshop tour & a complete walkthrough on how a custom motorcycle suit is made, we’ll also have plenty of time to browse the showroom!

Maximum 30 attendees   ::   what3words location 
Click here to reserve your place