Head-over-wheels in love with bikes

Reporter: ANDREW RUDKIN
Date online: 26 September 2011

MEMBERS of Road Wizards Bike Club have proved they are rebels with a cause.

Visitors to Saddleworth Rangers ARLFC were certainly given a taste of the fast lane as more than 300 bikes went on display.

The Greenfield-based group could hardly believe the success of the show which saw hundreds of petrol-heads race through the gates.

Money raised from the fourth annual event goes to helping the club’s chosen charity, Guide Dogs for the Blind.

Bikes from rare Harley Davidsons, gleaming V-Twin Cruisers and other vehicles were pitted against each other in competition at the Shaw Hall Bank Road ground. Organiser Steve “Spud” Garratt (45) said: “People have been riding in from far and wide and the show is becoming more popular year on year.

“The club provided a new lease of life for me and when we are out on the road, you learn a lot more from other bikers. You become a lot more safer as well.”

The accelerated fun for all the family was not just linked to the bikes, with two live bands also performing to the crowds.