Mr. Ratty

I recently put in an appearance at the MZ Riders Club National Rally at Falkirk in Central Scotland. When the prizes were being given out I was surprised to hear my name called.

As no one had a bike ratty enough to get the "Mr. Ratty" award it was given to me as I had the messiest beard :)

At this rate I'm going to have to put up another shelf.

Far Away

Here are two very different long-distance awards I’ve picked up on my travels so far this year.

The first one is from an event in Ireland and features old-style Irish coins from before the country's adoption of the Euro. The second is from one in Wales and is a working glass clock which has now been installed in my shed.

Both events were organised by friends in the MZ Riders Club and, as I had arrived at both events on my Aprilia, I was pleasantly surprised to be considered for any award at all.