Events

Calling all motorcycle dealers around the UK

Will you be involved during National Ride to Work Day on Monday 17 June 2013?

Tell us what you have planned – will you be opening early and offering free bacon butties to your customers who are riding to work on that day?

Free tea & toast anyone? Tell us your plans and we’ll add the details on this page and also on the Ride to Work Facebook and Twitter sites to promote your dealership.

Do you have a celebrity who can get involved?

Tell us and we’ll do all we can to help you promote the event.

Contact us at info@ridetoworkday.co.uk
or telephone 01293 823891

 

London

FREE Tea/Coffee & Croissants at WARR’S HARLEY DAVIDSON!

Long-time Ride to Work Day supporters, Warr’s Harley Davidson is once again inviting riders to stop by their showroom on Ride to Work Day and pick up a FREE tea or coffee and a croissant! The offer is valid to anyone that rides to their showroom between 8am and 6pm on Monday 17 June.

WARR’S HARLEY DAVIDSON
611 Kings Road
London
SW6 2EL
www.warrs.com

South East

FREE Tea/Coffee, 20% OFF Clothing, Free Bike Check & Open Demo Day

The folks at J.S. Gedge are celebrating Ride to Work Day in style once again! All their shops will be open from 8am with FREE Tea & Coffee for those riding to work. Plus you can take advantage of a 20% discount on clothing only on Monday 17 June – Ride to Work Day. While you’re there, the guys will be offering a FREE bike check and it’s an open demo day. Definitely enough reasons to take a detour on your commute to work!

J.S. Gedge
10 Silchester Road
St Leonards On Sea
East Sussex
TN38 0JB
www.jsgedge.co.uk
FREE Tea/Coffee, 20% OFF Clothing, FREE Bike Check & Open Demo Day!

The folks at J.S. Gedge are celebrating Ride to Work Day in style once again! All their shops will be open from 8am with FREE Tea & Coffee for those riding to work. Plus you can take advantage of a 20% discount on clothing only on Monday 17 June – Ride to Work Day. While you’re there, the guys will be offering a FREE bike check and it’s an open demo day. Definitely enough reasons to take a detour on your commute to work!

J.S. Gedge – Hastings Honda
406-410 Old London Road
Hastings
East Sussex
TN35 5BB
www.jsgedge.co.uk
FREE Tea/Coffee, 20% OFF Clothing, FREE Bike Check & Open Demo Day!

The folks at J.S. Gedge are celebrating Ride to Work Day in style once again! All their shops will be open from 8am with FREE Tea & Coffee for those riding to work. Plus you can take advantage of a 20% discount on clothing only on Monday 17 June – Ride to Work Day. While you’re there, the guys will be offering a FREE bike check and it’s an open demo day. Definitely enough reasons to take a detour on your commute to work!

J.S. Gedge – Pevensey Honda
3/4 Pevensey Court
Eastbourne Road
Pevensey Road
East Sussex
BN24 6EX
www.jsgedge.co.uk
PRIVATE Staff Event: Visteon European Corporate Office & Innovation Centre

Riders at Visteon will once again be celebrating Ride to Work Day with FREE bacon rolls and tea for all those that ride to work, dress down biker wear day (in aid of the Wish Committee fund) and a ride-out after work!

Visteon is a leading global automotive supplier that designs, engineers and manufactures automotive components and systems for global vehicle manufacturers. The company has facilities in 27 countries and employs approximately 26,000 people. There are 350-400 employees in the Chelmsford office and all will be encouraged to consider motorcycling for their commute to work. Visteon recognises the benefits of commuting by motorcycle or scooter and as a company are committed to green travel, having been given a Silver Award from Chelmsford council. Visteon already has extensive facilities supporting cyclists and motorbike riders alike.

1 Springfield Lyons Approach
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 5LB
www.visteon.com

South West

FREE Tea & Coffee plus 10% OFF Honda parts, accessories and clothing

Bransons Honda are once again celebrating International Ride to Work Day by offering riders that pop in a FREE Tea or Coffee plus a 10% discount on genuine Honda parts, accessories and clothing (excludes sale items) from 10th June until 5pm on Monday 17 June. Please quote “Ride to Work Day” to Bransons staff.

Bransons Motorcycles
12-14 Spinnaker Road
Hempsted
Gloucester
GL2 5FD
01452 313131
www.bransonsmotorcycles.co.uk

East of England

Cambridgeshire BikeSafe Ride Out

Meeting at the “Lazy Dayz” Cafe on the A603 at Wimpole from 7am. Grab a cuppa and a bacon roll before you join the fully escorted ride from Wimpole right into the heart of the City of Cambridge. Wheels turn at 8am!

Lazy Dayz Cafe
113 Cambridge Road
Wimpole
Royston
SG8 5QB
www.bikesafe.co.uk/Police-Forces/Cambridgeshire

North East

Cleveland Police Ride Out

Cleveland Police Motorcycle section will once again be asking local riders to join them for a ride out on Ride to Work Day this year. All riders are welcome and details will be confirmed in the next few weeks.

Motorcycle Section
Cleveland & Durham Specialist Operations Unit
www.ridewell.org.uk

Northern Ireland

FREE Tea/Coffee and Doughnuts at Belfast Harley Davidson

Belfast Harley Davidson closes on Mondays, so to celebrate Ride to Work Day they are offering anyone that RIDES to their dealership a FREE Tea or Coffee plus a tasty doughnut on Saturday 15 June and Tuesday 18 June. So if you’re in the Belfast area, you can reward yourself for riding to work by a wander around the showroom and a fat juicy doughnut. Worth a visit!


Belfast Harley Davidson

8 Ferguson’s Way
Kilbegs Business Park
Kilbegs Road
Antrim
BT41 4LZ
028 944 66 999
www.belfastharleydavidson.com

Scotland

Bike Gear Competition

Join Firecrest, this year’s main sponsor of the Yorkhill Easter Egg Run, on Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th June 2013 for a weekend of special offers in store!

Enter Firecrest’s fantastic Bike Gear goodie bag competition! If you’re new to biking, or getting back in the saddle after a few years, why not drop in for a chat or advice?
 

Firecrest Motorcycle Outfitters

Unit 4 Weardale Lane
Queenslie Industrial Estate
Glasgow
G33 4JJ
0141 774 0896
www.firecrestmoto.co.uk
www.facebook.com/firecrestmoto
http://twitter.com/firecrestmoto
PRIVATE Staff Event: VIP Bike Parking & FREE Bacon Bap

Michelin UK is encouraging all their staff to get on two wheels and Ride to Work on Monday 17th June. As an employer that recognises the benefits of commuting to work on a motorcycle or scooter, Michelin will be offering VIP bike parking and a FREE bacon bap to those that ride.

Michelin – Dundee Factory
Baldovie Road
Dundee
DD4 8UQ
moto.michelin.co.uk

Wales

FREE hot drink & bacon roll!

The guys at Neath Port Talbot Road Safety will be handing out FREE hot drinks and bacon rolls to bikers and scooterists that stop by their offices between 7.30am and 9.30am on Ride to Work Day!

Head for junctions 41 or 43 of the M4. Exit the motorway and follow the road to the A48 Briton Ferry roundabout. 200 yards along Brunel Way is the Quays Complex, where the Road Safety Team will be ready to welcome any rider who is passing on Ride to Work day!

The Quays
Brunel Way
Neath
SA11 2GG

For further information, please contact Chris Rees on 01639 686580 or email crees6@npt.gov.uk
www.nptroadsafety.co.uk

West Midlands

FREE Bacon butties & Tea/Coffee at the Motor Cycle Industry Association

The lovely folks at the MCI will be handing out FREE bacon sandwiches and hot drinks to bikers/scooterists that stop by their offices (just off the A45) on their way to work between 7.30 and 10 am on Ride to Work Day.

 

MCI
1 Rye Hill Office Park
Birmingham Road
Allesley
Coventry
CV5 9AB

www.mcia.co.uk

PRIVATE Staff Event: VIP Bike Parking, FREE Bacon Bap and more!

Michelin UK is encouraging all their staff to get on two wheels and Ride to Work on Monday 17th June. As an employer that recognises the benefits of commuting to work on a motorcycle or scooter, Michelin will be offering VIP bike parking and a FREE bacon bap to those that ride. For staff that aren’t already bikers, a FREE ‘Have a Go’ area will be set up in the company car park, plus there will be lunchtime talks form a motorcycling speaker. As if all that wasn’t enough, Michelin will be inviting one of their sponsored racers to come in (with his race bike) for an autograph session!

Michelin UK
Campbell Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 4EY
moto.michelin.co.uk