British culture is littered with icons. From the monarchy to the Mini car, white cliffs of Dover to the Beatles, the English pint and cricket, these icons are known and loved by the British and recognised around the world as representing the drive, imagination and passion of the British people.
This time of year, we all get so busy we sometimes forget about those less fortunate then ourselves. Especially, with Christmas being a time for children, about those children stuck in hospital. The annual Toy run from the Ace Café in London redresses that, it is one of the few events that I would dare to say are a must do for any biker, if you had a tick list of things you should do as a biker this should be near the top.
A text was sent, a call was made and the money handed over, I was in the 2005 Cannonball Bike Run. Four days scratching round euro-hotspots was on the bill with luxury hotels thrown in along the way.