Hobbies & Interests

My first motorcycle was a 250 cc BSA side valve, my next was a Matchless 350 cc overhead valve I then had a further three Matchless motorcycles all 500 cc twin overhead valves, the last of which was a semi racing bike, at the time one of only two in Liverpool. I had taken up short circuit road racing. I raced at Altcar, and Rhydymewen, long gone, and Oulton Park still going strong where I raced with some well know racing personalities, John Surtees etc. My first and second cars were Standard Vanguards. I’ve had other make of cars over the years, my current car is a BMW 525 SE a good car I have had from new. My travels have taken me to America, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Florida, as far as Key West I saw quite a lot of this State. France, Paris, Nice, Monte Carlo, Cannes, Holland, Amsterdam, The Hague. North Africa, Morocco Tangiers, Tunisia, Souse, Tunis, Egypt, Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Alexandria, Portugal, Lisbon, India, Delhi, Bombay, Goa, we have visited the Taj Mahal. and lots of other cities in India The Far East China Hong Kong, Kowloon, Shanghai Singapore, and a Grand tour of China. Thailand Bangkok and Pattya, Turkey, Istanbul, Spain, Madrid, Barcelona, Torrelmolinos, Malaga, Sitges, Benidorm, Italy Rome, CZ Prague, and of course many cities in my own country. My Fish keeping experience was with Koi carp but now only gold fish, much easier, I have sat a number of courses over the years on a variety of subjects. I like photography and have a Nikon SLR FE, a digital camera 1280 Agfa. I also have a Sony Hi 8 Video Camera and a JVC digital G R - D V 2000 E so there you have it. I have since got myself a digital camera, and again a new computer a AMD 64 Athlon 3700 plus 250 Mb HD and additional external hard drive