Actor & adventurer Charley Boorman visited Watsonian-Squire, the longest established sidecar manufacturer in the world, for an intensive training session to learn how to drive a sidecar outfit, in preparation for his forthcoming expedition. Driving a sidecar outfit is very different to riding a motorcycle as it needs to be steered using the handlebars rather than by leaning into corners, and Watsonian have used 96 years of experience to develop an induction course for novices.
Heavy flooding the previous weekend failed to deter crowds of current and prospective Royal Enfield enthusiasts from flocking to Blockley for the company’s annual Open weekend on 28/29 July 2007. In spite of dire weather forecasts for the Sunday the sun shone over both days, during the course of which approximately 1,750 people visited the headquarters of the Royal Enfield’s UK distributors, located near the Cotswold village of Blockley, to see the latest generation of Bullet motorcycles.