Ace Cafe

Following a 6-month hiatus, I've decided to come back, and keep at least one blog alive and kicking. This time however, I thought I'd give a personal interest blog a try, in this case, something I've been doing since the tender age of 12, biking!

Though I was silent for so long, I had been doing quite a bit on the biking side during the latter half of 2008, including taking Teen-T to a bikers' rally in Lancashire, joining IAM and training for my Advanced Test which I hope to take in 2009, and becoming a CBT instructor. So things have been busy on all fronts!

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I really am a sucker for freebies & cheapies; this time 'round it was for a three month magazine subscription to Fast Bikes for £3 which was offered thru' my email. The same email offered a 6 pound discount for the June 2008 Bike Fest down at Donnington Park, which I might just hold out for; you never know, I could get lucky and get them for free!

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While at the London Bike Show, I happened across this futuristic looking beastie:

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Well, all Bitish bikers know full well what the Ace is, it's a bikers' cafe down on the North Circular, a few moments from that hideous Ikea. Here's a write up from myvillage.com:

"The Ace Cafe became famous in the 1960s as a meeting point for bikers, the so-called ’ton-up’ boys who raced at high speed along the North Circular Road. Now it’s been refurbished as a shrine to bikers and the golden era of the ’ton up’ boys, with a friendly atmosphere, events and live rock n’ roll gigs.

At the Ace Cafe, they welcome all who share their passion. A passion, based upon the authentic roots of motorbikes and rock n’ roll.

The new café has been devised, designed and built by riders and fellow petrolheads, and invites visitors to make the most of the facilities and activities to ensure its history lives on. The way of expressing oneself, the music and the bikes have changed over the last decades, but the spirit and the motivation remains the same, non-conformist, rebellious, individual and authentic.

What the Triton and the "Ton" meant to bikers’ in the fifties, can still be found today on a Streetfighter or modern sports bike and will endure well into the new millennium. The Ace Cafe encompasses that spirit and is here to stay. So rev it up and let the good times roll! "

 
(mini tobbot onna Beemer by the Ace Cafe)

So, not just for bikers then. If you fancy a bit o' rock 'n' roll, Polish beer, decent greasy-spoon grub or a gander at whatever's on show, (we've had Subaru Imprezzas, Old Fords and Custom Bikes, to name but a few) then the Ace is worth popping down to.

Oh, and they do a gorgeous leather jacket, with all the accessories...

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I put it down for a sec, and look what happened...
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So I nipped out for a Sub.

I have had two (read that, 2) visitors today, according to BCUK, but 52 pageviews. I don't even have that many pages!

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Unless you've already visited the site, here's how you get there:

Vines is located in Guildford Surrey, just off the A320 Woking Road. Slyfield Green.

From Junction 10 on the M25, take Guildford Exit from A3 and follow signs 320 Woking, over 3 Roundabouts then right at the traffic lights.

See you there!

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They'll both be available to try out down at Vines of Guildford this Saturday the 8th of March! I think it starts around 10-ish, and if you bring both parts of your license and a credit card (for the insurance) you can rideout on a BMW test bike. They won't actually make a transaction on the credit card by the way, it is only a precaution should you drop the bike; then the excess on the insurance is £500!

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