Saturday 15th August saw PECAM out and about again, this time at the Maxey Classic Car and Bike Show — and with hundreds of cars, more than a hundred motorcycles and glorious summer weather, there was certainly plenty to look at. The car display ranged from relatively modern classics, including […]
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So Good We Rode It Twice – PECAM’s First August Sunday Ride
Sometimes you find a road that’s so good, the only sensible thing to do is turn around and ride it again. Sunday 10th August saw another of PECAM’s regular Sunday social rides, held on the second and fourth Sunday of every month throughout the year. Meeting at Peterborough Services, this […]
Read MorePECAM at Grantham Bike Night – Bikes, Bikers and Plenty of Conversation
If you put hundreds of motorcycles in the middle of Grantham on a warm summer evening, there’s a fairly good chance PECAM will turn up… And so we did. Thursday 6th August saw the return of Grantham Bike Night, with Grantham Market Place and the surrounding streets transformed into a […]
Read MoreSlow Speed, Big Skills… and One Slightly Uncooperative Bandit!
Slow speed riding was back at PECAM on Saturday 1st August – although one member of the team apparently decided that an hour was quite enough… A fantastic 21 riders joined us for our regular Saturday morning Slow Speed Riding and Motorcycle Gymkhana session, with a great mixture of PECAM […]
Read MoreFortune (or at least the weather) favours the brave…
Written by Phil Wadlow – Ride lead Sunday 26th July 2026 9.00am Found Roger Harris and me sat on the patio at Haddon services, the dark clouds looked ominous, we felt a few spots of rain and so moved inside adjacent to the patio area. David Lewendon arrived and had […]
Read MoreA beautiful summer evening ride – and fish ‘n’ chips by the river…
Account by Bob A – Ride Lead, On our recent social evening run, eight members of the Peterborough and Cambridgeshire Advanced Motorcyclists (PECAM) set out from Haddon Services for a planned route down to Barney’s Plaice in Huntingdon. Led by Bob Armstrong, the ride traded the standard dual-carriageway transit via […]
Read MoreFantastic Norfolk Roads and a Great Café Stop
What do you get when you combine 13 riders, one pillion, some of Norfolk’s finest roads and a café that knows how to feed hungry motorcyclists? Another cracking PECAM ride out! Our latest social ride saw the group leave Apple Green Services on the A16 before winding our way through […]
Read MoreSlow Speed, Big Smiles!
Saturday 4th July saw 18 PECAM members, visitors from neighbouring IAM groups and a few prospective new members descend on our regular first Saturday of the month slow speed and Gymkhana session at our Westpoint training facility in Peterborough. It’s easy to think advanced riding is all about sweeping bends […]
Read MoreTwists, Hills and Hidden Gems – A Sunday Ride to Buckminster
Great Weather, Great Route, Great Company, Great Breakfast! Eight riders rolled out from Haddon Services on a glorious sunny Sunday morning (28th June), heading for a 50-mile route packed with sweeping bends, rolling countryside and one of the more unusual café stops on our calendar – the Silver Apple Furniture […]
Read MoreTuesday 16th June Social navigational challenge
The weather forecast some rain later in the evening so this may have affected number of riders . Notwithstanding some hardy souls arrived at Haddon Services with routes prepared and willing to participate. After a short briefing they were individually on their way .I had prepared questions about each location […]
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