Who are we?

 Update 06/11/09: Slight change and an apology, I have become aware we have mortallly offended all Kawasaki owners ( Yes - we have some of them as well) also we now have one proud owner of a very large Triumph Motorcycle of 2300cc, thus changes need to be made - System Administator.

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Reading MAG are a diverse bunch.

We meet on Mondays at the Butler in Chatham Street, just off the town centre. It’s a real ale pub (Fullers with interesting guest beers) with a room at the back that we use for meetings.  The pub welcome bikers anytime and has bike parking outside.

On most Mondays we get over 30 bikers at the Butler. We can get 50+

The youngest is 16 and the oldest is over 60

Some of us are new to bikes and some have ridden for years (and have the sore backsides to prove it)

One or two are still learning, most weeks about 6 of us are women bikers (or would be bikers)

Some of us may be company directors and some of us may be manual workers but we don’t talk work (and we don’t judge you on what you do).

Not all of arrive on motorbikes but most Mondays you’ll see sports bikes, cruisers, trailers, tourers all parked outside The Butler.  Some bikes are brand new and others old and some ancient.  

The bikes outside the Butler on a Monday include Harleys, Yamahas, Hondas, Suzies, Triumphs, BMW’s, Kawasaki's and something belonging to Matt that no one can identify.

If you turn up on a push bike we’ll still talk to you (won’t we Dave)

The smallest bike is a 125 and the biggest is 2300cc

Some turn up in leathers and some turn up in suits; most of us just wear jeans

Some bring their kids and some bring their dogs. Some of the kids ride pillion, the dogs generally don’t hang on too well.

Most years we have a Halloween party – bring the family - and that’s about as scary as we get.

We have a Xmas party and the Lion Rally weekend in the summer, which is about bikes, bands and beer, and a bike show in the spring which is about bikes and beer and a party .... I think you can get the common theme.

Twice a year we take part in a charity run for Barnardos

So, just a normal friendly bunch of bikers