Biker-Gifts meets Hairy Bikers
Biker-Gifts donates to Hogg Rescue Fund - 2008
Isle of Man TT races 2007
Biker-Gifts donates to Hogg Rescue Fund - 2007
www.classicbikegifts.co.uk launched
Mike The Bike website launched
Isle of Man TT races 2006
Biker-Gifts web site is re-launched
Biker-Gifts donates to Hogg Rescue Fund - 2006
Biker-Gifts donates to Hogg Rescue Fund - 2005
NRG racing team come 12th at Isle of Man TT races - Race A
A day out at the Sammy Miller Museum
Biker-Gifts acquires Joey Dunlop's helmet
Biker-Gifts sponsors NRG racing F2 Sidecar Team
Silverstone Historic Day - David Hailwood meet's his Dad's BSA Rocket 3

Biker-Gifts meets Hairy Bikers

Biker-Gifts bumped into two of the nicest guys on TV in Bushy's beer tent at this year's TT, no other than Si and Dave - the "Hairy Bikers".

Photo by Lal Gill ©2008

Visit the Hairy Bikers website

Donation to Hogg Rescue Fund - 2008

For the fifth year running Biker-Gifts has donated gifts to this worthwhile charity in the Isle of Man.

Hogg Rescue Unit Auction 2007
Hilton Hotel, Douglas - Friday 9th March at 8pm

The Hogg Rescue Unit Auction is to raise funds for the Phil Hogg Rescue Units & Rob Vine Fund which are both administered by Chief Medical Officer for the TT Dr David Stevens - both charities come under the Motorsport Medicals Services Umbrella.
This auction has been running since 1991 & has always been held with the support of Jean, David Shirley & the late Derek Birch at the Imperial Hotel on Douglas promenade & ably backed up by TT & MGP commentator Roy Moore as DJ & compere & in recent years his son Peter.

This year sees a new era with the Birch family recently leaving the Imperial we have been forced to look for a new venue, in this we have come up trumps as the General Manager of The Hilton Hotel, Robert Duncan, has offered the Shearwater Suite in the hotel to us, which we have taken. Mr Duncan was very keen to help our fund & has given us everything we have asked for, for which we are extremely grateful.

So the Hilton it is on Friday 9th March at 8pm in The Shearwater Suite.

There are a number of changes to the normal evening, which we felt was perhaps becoming a little stale, the main one being we have done away with the buffet which puts a big hole in our time. This is reflected in the ticket price which is only £2.50, there will of course be a good prize on your ticket number as usual.

We will therefore be hoping to start auctioneering earlier and hopefully we will have the usual number of items to deal with. We had 176 last year, when we ran out of time, hence no buffet.

I will also be pre-selling certain items at sensible prices, again to try & get through the evening at a reasonable pace.

We will have our raffle of course which I try to make as good as possible, I still dont know what the girls in the beauticians make of me when I go for beauty vouchers !!

We are hopeful that Roy will actually have time this year to spend some time playing music, which he has not had the chance to do for a number of years, I might even have time for a pint after auction.

If anyone can help with items for auction or raffle i.e. pictures etc we are very grateful, I can be contacted on 07624 427771 or 01624 620774 or hoggers@manx.net

Thanks go to the following for providing items for the auction for many years please visit there site worth a look.

www.biker-gifts.co.uk
www.artonwheels.co.uk

Many thanks
Shaun Hogg

Isle of Man TT races 2007

I met up with Pauline and David Hailwood at the TT2007 for a chat and team photograph.

Donation to Hogg Rescue Fund - 2007

For the forth year running Biker-Gifts has donated gifts to this worthwhile charity in the Isle of Man.

www.classicbikegifts.co.uk launched

Mike The Bike™ website launched

STOP PRESS Following hundreds of hours of hard work, I have worked with Pauline Hailwood to produce the new Official website for Mike Hailwood™. The website is a virtual museum of his achievements and is a must for any Mike The Bike™ fan. Take a look at: www.mikethebike.com

Isle of Man TT races 2006

Biker-Gifts web site is re-launched

The Biker-Gifts web site was re-launced in April 2006 with a new PayPal shopping cart and more great products. For ease of navigation it now utilises drop-down menus so that you can more easily find that elusive gift.

This is how you might remember the old site:

Donation to Hogg Rescue Fund - 2006

For the third year running Biker-Gifts has donated gifts to this worthwhile charity in the Isle of Man.

Donation to Hogg Rescue Fund - 2005

For the second year running, Biker-Gifts have donated TT memorabila to the Phil Hogg Rescue Fund to help raise money for the Ambulances using during the TT races.

The picture was taken ouside the Imperial Hotel on Douglas Prom & from left to right are Dr David Stevens Adminisrator Of Rob Vine Fund & Phil Hogg rescue Units, Alec Hogg, Shaun Hogg & David Birch from the Imperial Hotel.

The following letter was written by Shaun Hogg:

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the following people who have once again helped ensure that the running of Phil Hogg Rescue Units is made easier due to the overwhelming support received at our annual auction in February, at the Imperial Hotel on Douglas Promenade.
This year we had a double bonus with a huge and totally unexpected donation of £5,600 from our long time supporters and friends Neil Millar and larger than life character Hills, who travelled from Aberdeen along with TT regular Phil Shorty Stewart. The money had been previously raised by supporters of Neil and his then sidecar driver Jock Skene (Twin of MGP winner Mick). This was to be used to fund their attack on the World Superside Championship, however due to problems unfortunately the boys could not campaign the championship. This did leave them in a positon of having a large amount of cash which had been raised through donations social evenings etc, which they had to do something with. At a meeting of the committee behind the fund raising it was suggested by Neil and Hills the money go to Phil Hogg Rescue. This is an honour for us considering all the local charities they could probably have helped and strenghthens the bond our family have with the Aberdeen folk stretching back to the late 60s when sidecar driver Alastair Lewis first stayed at my parents hotel.
This link has never been broken with great friend and Phil's major sponsor Roy Shirlaw still staying with us and Neil and the guys travelling annually for our auction. A great set of lads who should be made honorary Manxmen!
That was the start of our auction so how do you follow that. It can only get better, which it did. Thanks to our auction team who we rely on every year; Jean, Shirley, and David and the Imperial Hotel and all their staff who give up their time. Roy and Peter Moore, our resident Djs come MCs as well as the many people who donate items which I will list below.
Valmoto, Foggy Petronas Racing, Ian Lougher, Jason Griffiths (Yamaha Uk). Honda Uk, Greenlight TV, Classic Racer Magazine, Haynes Manuals, Chaz Corris, Dave Darbyshire, Bob Olleranshaw, Ron Clarke Photography, Rupert Crowe, Keith Martin Photography (brilliant selection of signed pics as usual), Martin Ellis and staff at Photofinish who supply all our frames, Dave Sykse Photography, Richard Ratcliffe, Christopher Marshall Art, Mick Woollett, Clucas Florists, Swift Communications, Danny & Gill Brophy, Duke Marketing, Linda & Kevin, Phoenix Distribution UK, Art On Wheels (superb prints), Grand Prix Sportique, Jimmy Geddis, Jim Blanchard fantastic prints, Ryan Farquhar, Paul Bird Monstermob, Alan Jones prints, Gruff Jones Artwork, Target Tools, Whittaker Trading, Zenith Tools, City Electrical Factors, The Picturebox, Marshy, Kingsbury Ceramics, Gold & Goose Photographers, Ron Haslam, Rob Stanley, The Lexicon Bookshop, Fowlers of Bristol, Jeremy Gill at Biker Gifts, Stephen Davidson & Pacemaker Press - brilliant photos as usual, Ben Rain, Alan Puckett, Terry Wye (wonderful collection of memorabilia), Paul Korkus Photography, KBC Helmets, Graingers Restaraunt, Euphoria, Utopia Hairdressers, Redline Clothing Uk, The Isle Of Man Steam Packet Company, Bill Snelling, Terry Holmes, Robert & Christine Nelson, Milky Quayle, Roy Shirlaw & Shirlaws Motorcycles for the van load as usual, Alan Lund at Road & Track ultra helpful as usual and finally Winnie Tawse who donated the 1959 one pound note which belonged to her late husband Jock, which is signed by some of the greatest names ever to grace the TT course, this is still in our possession to be auctioned off, however if a good offer was forthcoming we would maybe let it go.
Apologies for anyone who we have not listed, there are so many and the odd one gets missed. Finally just a thank you to everyone. If you would like to help with the Phil Hogg Rescue Unit or want information on the fund please ring me on 07624 427771 or 01624 620774.
Thanks Shaun Hogg

NRG racing team comes 12th at IOM TT races

The boys did good !! Once again we made our annual pilgrimage to the TT, our 10th visit since 1978.

We met up with Nev Jones, driver of the NRG Racing team who Biker-Gifts are currently sponsoring. The adrenaline was still pumping around his body following the previous days racing where Nev and his passenger, Joe Shardlow, finished 12th in sidecar race A, winning a bronze replica at a race average speed of 102.9mph.

Sporting a new colour scheme, especially for the TT the boys did good!!

A day out at the Sammy Miller Museum

The wedding anniversary only happens once a year, so I thought I would arrange something really special this year, so I arranged a day out at the Sammy Miller Museum at New Milton in the New Forest. Well I enjoyed it anyway !! We couldn't have timed it better, as Sammy was showing TT riders John McGuinness and Jim Moodie around, so we tagged on the back. After the tour Sammy delighting in starting a Moto Guzzi V8 in the courtyard after doing a demonstration of his riding skills on one of his old trials bikes.

What a great day out - if you're ever in the New Forest, don't forget to visit the museum and see the vast collection of exotica.

Visit the Sammy Miller Museum

Biker-Gifts acquires Joey Dunlop Crash Helmet

We recently acquired Joey's crash helmet that he used in the 1994 TT from Eurosport's endurance racing commentator - Clive McNeil. Back in 1994 he contacted Joey's manager, Davey Wood, in hope of getting one of his helmets for his "Wireless for the Blind" fundraiser on British Forces radio while he was in Hong Kong (he was doing the Breakfast Show there for 7 years). He didn't hear anything but under a week later he received the helmet direct from Davey Wood, a Arai RX7-RRIII signed in black marker pen by Joey. He also received helmets from Eddie Laycock, Steve Hislop, Sean Emmett and Didier de Radigues. At that time he was also the "colour" commentator on Star TV in Asia along with Jonathan Green, covering the WSB and GP's.

Since coming back to the UK, Clive covers the World Endurance and Master of Endurance commentary on Eurosport, along with all the interviews, programme script etc. on the WEC for FGSPORT Group. He says "I interviewed Joey on the island 3 times - each time I didn't understand a word he said, but still used the interviews". Clive's family live on the Island, his mother used to do all the updates in German on Manx Radio for the German tourists (they all knew her as "Danke Peter").

Anyway, Joey's helmet arrived still with flies on the visor...since cleaned, and is in pristine condition, as it's always been stored with silica gel to keep moisture away.

Clive recently got in contact with Davey Wood while he was in hospital and spoke to him about the helmet. Although it was 10 years ago, Davey could remember it very well, it is apparently only one of a few Joey helmets that have come into the public domain. It is a very small size, and I certainly cannot get it on my head, but Joey apparently had a very small head size and his helmets had to be especially made at a cost of over £900 each. Davey Wood passed away in hospital recently after a short illness and motorcycling lost one of its ambassadors to the sport.

BIKER-GIFTS SPONSERS NRG racing F2 Sidecar Team

Biker-Gifts is pleased to announce that we are helping sponsor a Sidecar outfit competing in the the Formula 2 of the National Championships.

Driver Nev Jones and passenger Joe Shardlow have been competing in Formula 2 sidecar racing for two full seasons, taking part in the ACU/FSRA National championship.

In 2002, they finished 19 th overall on a Shelbourne Honda 600cc outfit, 4th in the Intermediate class, and were awarded the FSRA Committee Cup for Most Promising Newcomers to the National Series.

During 2003, a switch to new Kawasaki 600cc engines, saw them rise to 7th overall, 2nd in the Intermediate class. They picked up two International Bikesport News “Performance of the Meeting” awards and had a highest finish of 5th .

A debut appearance at the Isle of Man TT races saw them finish 19th and 29th, 18th overall. Narrowly missing out on a 100mph lap in front of over 30,000 spectators and satellite TV, they were awarded the Fastest Newcomers trophy, Best Overall Newcomers award and the Dennis Blower trophy.

They also won the North East MCRC Open (up to 1200cc) club championship and had
2nd & 4th place finishes at the Cock O' the North meeting, at the notorious Oliver's Mount road circuit.

Further improvements during the winter have strengthened their challenge, and after Round 1 of the 2004 National championship, they are lying 3rd in the points after achieving their first rostrum finish at this level. They are also currently leading the NEMCRC open championship after deciding to defend their title.

SILVERSTONE HISTORIC DAY - AUG'2001

Silverstone Historic Day was when it all started for Biker-Gifts. The official Mike Hailwood clock was released to the public with a few of the other licensees to the Estate, including Nigel and Sarah from Pin-Ashe, suppliers of pin badges. We helped Pauline and David Hailwood look after the "Mike The Bike" stand during the racing, but on the previous day I spent the afternoon in the pits chatting to David, who would be demonstrating his Dad's BSA Rocket 3 during the weekend. While I was with David, he took delivery of his new set of leathers and crash helmet, identical to those used by Mike in the 1978 Isle of Man TT races. I had the opportunity to take the following photographs.

Pure nostalgia and a privilage to be part of it.