Blog by Tim Helstrip. At 11am last Sunday the 13 riders on the PECAM regular, twice-monthly, social ride stood, head bowed, for our 2 minutes silence. This had been preceded by a nice reading of the poem “For the Fallen” by Laurence Binyon And as we were at the American […]
Read MoreBlog by Tim Helstrip The morning of the first day of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in the autumn of 2025 was a beautiful clear, sunny, and dry one, which was invitation enough for 28 PECAM members to assemble on the Patio area of Peterborough Services at Haddon (A1 / A605 […]
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For Octobers Winter Social evening, Philip Wadlow, our Social Secretary, had organised an evening of fun at Hollywood Bowl in Peterborough. Swapping two wheels for two lanes, the evening was full of laughs and plenty of questionable techniques, with two teams battling it out over two games, the evening proved […]
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PECAM Chief Observer, Bob Stewart, had been contacted by a local Ladies only Motorcycle Group (Cambs & Peterborough Women Bikers) to ask if PECAM would hold a Ladies only Slow Skills Coaching Event. With the help of a few of our National Observers, the event was held on Sunday 12th […]
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This month’s Slow Speed session was held a week later than usual on Saturday 11th October, due to Storm Amy,at our usual place of Westpoint in Peterborough, a safe space to practice vital slow speed skills. The slow speed course is set up, in line with the required competencies in […]
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Sunday 28th September 2025. – Blog by Andy Gilbert aka Gil. It started dry at Haddon… then it wasn’t. So we didn’t. But then it slackened off, so we did. Seven hardy souls braved the ‘drizzle’ for a spirited ride that defied the forecast. The original plan was to head […]
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September’s Evening Social, was something different, Bob Armstrong had put together a presentation on the subject of Motorcycle Accidents Statistics. At our usual winter social venue of The Sibson Inn, Members attended to hear Bob’s statistics. This subject, whilst some would say, as Motorcyclists we do not want to hear, […]
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Blog by Tim Helstrip Today’s ride was aimed at the PECAM members and Associates who are new to PECAM group riding. We had an excellent turnout of 13 bikes, including 3 Associates. Associates are people who have joined the IAM Roadsmart Advanced Rider Course (ARC), but have yet to pass […]
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Whilst we were not due to travel to France until Thursday 11th, many of the group headed down to the Dover area Wednesday to stay overnight for the early start. The ride down was a very, very wet one, as predicted and the consensus was that the rain would be […]
Read MoreDay 2 – Friday 12th September Following a comfy nights sleep and a filling breakfast, we headed out to the first stop of the day, The Commonwealth War Graves Visitor Centre in Beaurains, near Arras. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is a global leader in commemoration. Founded by Royal Charter […]
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