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  • Home
  • Matt the Motorcyclist
  • How did this start...?
  • The 2022 Challenges.
  • The Team and their Steeds
  • Challenge 1-JoG to LE
  • Challenge 2-Nurburgring.
  • Donations
  • Ratana Ride Merchandise
  • The Blog
  • Contact Us
  • With Thanks...

Martin and The Baron

Martin and Matt - 2018

Martin Christianson

Martin Christianson

Martin Christianson

  • 52 years young
  • Having sold his GSA he now suffers GSA-envy..
  • Wanstead RFC's 2nd team player of the year 1993 !
  • Once realized how lost he'd got the team when he saw the sign "Welcome to Holland" 

The Baron

Martin Christianson

Martin Christianson

  • You've met The Baron who now shows in excess of 100,000 miles
  • Martin found it in a mechanics and paid £1000 for its release.
  • Has already required the AA when it ran out of electric..

Paul - Awaits a bike

Paul and Matt, 2019

Paul Mallett

The red rocket

The red rocket

  • Paul's BMW had a hissy fit in 2020, Matt waited with him for 6 hours whilst it was re programed.
  • Paul is the current holder of the Hanovia Motorcycle Tours "Outstanding Rider" trophy... Dropping his R1200 GSA in a car park. Good job it wasn't in front of a café full of German bikers...

The red rocket

The red rocket

The red rocket

  • The Grand Old Lady of the team.
  • 1990 Pan European.
  • It took Paul 18 months and numerous failed attempts to find his biking true love, rather like life in general.
  • Her beauty has been enhanced by fibreglass and tin foil.
  • Saved the best to last….

Pete and The Blue Bomber

Pete and Matt, 2018

Pete Bacon

The Blue Bomber

The Blue Bomber

  • The most experienced rider, always demonstrated by his slow and methodical riding style....
  • Preparation for a previous challenge included a curry and several Guinness, which nearly led to an "accident".

The Blue Bomber

The Blue Bomber

The Blue Bomber

  • BMW R1150 RS
  • Broke the budget by paying £1200
  • The major front overhaul required suggested it was overpriced though...!

Mark and White LIGHTNING

Mark Grover

White Lightning

White Lightning

  • 48 high speed years thus far
  • Normally found aboard any Fireblade.
  • Previously a successful club racer and has even been seen hanging out of a side car.

White Lightning

White Lightning

White Lightning

  • 2013 Suzuki Bandit 1250, with around 60,000 miles recorded
  • Bought at a technical write off for £444.
  • Mark had no fears with this as it was he who wrote it off.
  • Still, its not the first bike he's written off,  or the second, or the third...

Stuart and ratana's rocket

"I'm in charge of the bar you say......" Well I'll save on the glass washing

Stuart Arscott

Ratana's Rocket

Ratana's Rocket

  • Stu gave Matt the SS DGAF moniker .
  • Matt very nearly had Stu arrested in Germany a few years ago, just for a giggle......
  • Was once left in charge of the bar, only once though....

Ratana's Rocket

Ratana's Rocket

Ratana's Rocket

  • 2001 Suzuki Bandit 1200
  • When he explained what the bike was going to be used for, the owners very kindly donated it to the cause. 
  • Undergoing a bespoke paintjob - Pictures to follow.

Matt AND THE TORNADO

Fashion victim - 2020

Matt Dechamps

Matt Dechamps

Matt Dechamps

  • The techno whiz of the team, can rewire a 747 in his sleep.
  • Races a Honda Cub moped in his spare time
  • Never offer him cheap whiskey...


Tuono Tornado

Matt Dechamps

Matt Dechamps

  • 2007 Aprilia Touno 1000
  • Distinct lack of history
  • No fairing
  • Matt will be earning his reputation as being able to rebuild anything with the Tornado.
  • Still, who wants comfort, reliability, or spares...

LLoyd and the silver dream machine

LLoyd Parkes

The Silver Dream Machine

The Silver Dream Machine

  • There is nothing Lloyd hasn't ridden, taken apart, rebuilt, and improved.
  • Was very grateful for all the help we gave him when his K1300 had to be pushed through Calais and onto the Eurotunnel.
  • Matt's main Nurburgring partner.



The Silver Dream Machine

The Silver Dream Machine

The Silver Dream Machine

  • His second £1000 bike, having turned a pretty decent profit on the first bike.
  • 2002 Honda Pan European with a mere 77,000 miles recorded.
  • Older relative of The Baron.
  • Spare parts source for The Baron ?

Gregg - Embracing the tedium of long journey's.

GREGG LEWIS

Tedium-tastic

Tedium-tastic

  • Not afraid of a challenge, previous for riding to France for lunch and then back to the UK to for the school run.
  • Ridden bikes from every price range..
  • Hates standing out from the crowd...

Tedium-tastic

Tedium-tastic

Tedium-tastic

  • 2001 Yamaha TDM 850
  • Donated to Gregg for this challenge, only has a couple of issues for him to sort.
  • The first ? It is in bits.
  • The second ? The bits are in different garages, in Germany.....

Karen - Social Media expert

Karen Legge

Karen Legge

Karen Legge

  • Karen made a simple enquiry as to how she could help, and is now running the social media for www.ratanaride.com
  • Not sure this is what she meant, but I am extremely grateful.
  • Thanks Karen.

Tigger

Karen Legge

Karen Legge

  • Karen will be too busy with the social media updates (aka laughing at broken bikes)  to worry about the mechanics, therefore she is bringing her Triumph Tiger - Tigger.
  • I haven't mentioned that in addition to the social media stuff, this also make her the support bike. Shhh.... 

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