Motorcycle Man
()
About this ebook
David E. Gates brings you a joyful reminiscence of his days of motorcycling. A memoir for bikers, and bike-likers, of all ages, everywhere.
Experience the thrills and spills of a young man's foray into motorcycling. From simple scooters to high-powered super-bikes, from commuters to tourers, revel in the highs and lows from the author that brought you Omonolidee.
David E. Gates
David E. Gates has published several books and short-stories. His first book, Access Denied, is a true story. A deeply personal and heart-wrenching account of becoming a father and having to fight the mother and Family Courts to see his daughter and also battles against the incompetence and lies of the Child Support Agency who seem hell-bent on ruining him, emotionally and financially.. It has garnered 100% positive reviews. The Roots of Evil, his first horror novel, is a graphic, violent, intense and gore-laden horror story. His second fictional novel, The Wretched, is an original horror story set in and around Portsmouth. David has made a documentary film about the battlefield memorials in Ypres, Belgium called Ypres – The Battlefield Tours and previously wrote film reviews for Starburst and Samhain magazines and interviewed the likes of Clive Barker, Terry Pratchett, James Herbert and many others. He has also written many short stories and poems, a full-length motion picture screenplay, the screenplay to a short film and in his spare time hosts a rock radio show. Also by David E. Gates: Access Denied The Roots of Evil The Wretched Omonolidee First Words Unzipped: The Mind of a Madman The Projectionist A Planned Demise The Ghost of Clothes Fixing the Faker The Christmas Carol Omonolidee - Morgado, Portugal, 2018. Two Sides of Vegas
Read more from David E. Gates
The Roots of Evil Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Curse of Online Poker Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMind Blood Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCinema Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRealm of Rhyme Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBD and Thrashman - The Express FM Years Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHe Came Back Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Projectionist Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBD's School Days Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOmonolidee - Morgado, Portugal, 2018 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBD's Big Diet Book Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Deeper Roots of Evil Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFirst Words Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOmonolidee: Dolce Campo Real, Lisbon, Portugal, 2019 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTwo Sides of Vegas Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Christmas Carol Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnzipped: The Mind of a Madman Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Ghost of Clothes Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Shitty Chalet Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUFO Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAccess Denied Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Wretched Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5
Related to Motorcycle Man
Related ebooks
Motorcycle Man Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHey, It's a Guy Thing Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Driving Southern: Life in Cars Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCanadian Memories: My First Motorcycle Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAdventures with a Moke Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTwo Packards And A Volvo Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRoad Riders Survival Guide A Motorcyclist Handbook Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Motorcycle Meanderings: 25 Motorbike Essays Strictly for the Bathroom Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Wanderlust Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRiding 500cc Two Strokes to Canada in 1972 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBuying Cars Ain’t Easy: Selling car’s may be tough …. But, Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRoadside Assistance Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Two Wheels and Fresh Air: The Adventures of a Rider Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMum Had a Kingswood: Tales from the Life and Mind of Rosso Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFinding #49 and America’s Forgotten Motocross Team Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Forty Short Stories to Read on a Plane Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMore Proficient Motorcycling: Mastering the Ride Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEmails from an Asshole: Real People Being Stupid Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mavis and 289 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn Bad Company Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDivide By Two Wheels: Racing a Mountain Bike Unsupported, 2,700 Miles from Canada to Mexico On the Continental Divide Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGreat Australian Motorcycle Stories Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Cars I Loved and Lost Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMost of my Motorcycles & I Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Chrome Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRoads We've Taken Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStay Another Night Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Misadventures of Gomez: Amusing Stories of Defying Death Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKicking Up Dirt: A True Story of Determination, Deafness, and Daring Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ed's Motorbike Adventures Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Personal Memoirs For You
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Glass Castle: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I'm Glad My Mom Died Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dry: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Stolen Life: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stash: My Life in Hiding Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mediocre Monk: A Stumbling Search for Answers in a Forest Monastery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Diary of a Young Girl Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Choice: Embrace the Possible Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Just Mercy: a story of justice and redemption Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: the heartfelt, funny memoir by a New York Times bestselling therapist Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Solutions and Other Problems Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Becoming Sister Wives: The Story of an Unconventional Marriage Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bad Mormon: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related categories
Reviews for Motorcycle Man
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Motorcycle Man - David E. Gates
Also available by David E. Gates
––––––––
Books
Access Denied
The Roots of Evil
Omonolidee
First Words
The Wretched
Unzipped: The Mind of a Madman
The Deeper Roots of Evil
––––––––
Short Stories
The Ghost of Clothes
The Christmas Carol
A Planned Demise
Omonolidee – Two Sides of Vegas
Omonolidee – Morgado, Portugal, 2018
Fixing the Faker
End Request
––––––––
Screenplays
The Projectionist
––––––––
Films
Ypres – The Battlefields Tour
––––––––
Coming Soon
The Climbing Frame
Dedication
For bikers, and bike-likers, everywhere.
Thanks
Special thanks to Dean Hopton for his invaluable input and experience.
Motorcycle Man
––––––––
My first memory of being on a motorcycle was when my father, after having strapped a bag containing my clothes to the back of his Honda CB250, pulled away from our home in Stamshaw, Portsmouth, with me riding pillion.
I was around seven or eight years old and clung to my Dad as he rode the bike out of town and up to Lovedean Lane, in Lovedean, Hampshire, just the other side of Waterlooville and Cowplain.
It was the summer school holidays and my parents would ship me off to my grandparents for several weeks to make life easier on my mother who had my two younger sisters to look after.
My Dad had bikes since his youth. An Ariel and a Triumph Speed Twin among them.
After a couple of years, my Dad’s bike made way to cars. An Opel Kadett, left-hand drive that my uncle Mick had driven back from Europe avoiding import duty, and sometime after that a Ford Anglia. Probably the expense of running two vehicles and needing to focus on an option that better suited a burgeoning family was the key reason for him moving away from bikes. He did ride again, albeit briefly, when I let him ride one of my bikes so he could experience the speed and thrill of it.
It wasn’t until I was sixteen, in 1982, when I got the chance to ride a motorcycle, in the form of a scooter, the Honda Express, in an orange colour, that my Mum bought for commuting.
1 - The Honda Express (or NC50 as it was also known)
The Honda Express, or Honda NC50 as it was also known, was a scooter made by Honda between 1977 and 1983. It was powered by an air-cooled 49cc two-stroke engine and I remember having to put oil in the petrol tank from time to time.
I recall the jingle from the adverts too.
Honda Express makes that sound... It’s the fun, fun, way to get around!
.
It was terrific fun. And very easy to ride. You simply sat on it, primed the engine via the spring starter and then turned the throttle to pull away.
Apart from riding it here, there and everywhere in and around Portsmouth, when I got the chance, I also took it scrambling. On the waste ground adjacent to Paulsgrove tip, opposite where my mate Dean, also a bike-lover, lived, was an area of tracks and hillocks which we, along with Mike Burge who had a C70 of some description, would ride around and over.
We would enter the area through a gap torn in the fence and I recall Burge, who never had much luck