Well, things are ticking over. The boss of our local training school thinks we are going to get rich! Hope he''s right - thanks Simon of R.M.T. in Redditch for the support. We hope people doing their Direct Access training will be our bread and butter business.

We have had a few rentals and are taking bookings. The website is working, we''ve had enquiries from Canada, South Africa and the U.S.A.

The insurance is still a pain. Our minimum payment has doubled and the level of cover we get has reduced! Are insurance companies like this all over the world or is it just in the U.K.?

As a side line we are trying to get a clothing line started. It will be mainly aimed at bikers and we have just taken delivery of our first order - 50 long sleeved Ts and 50 hooded tops. THe brand name is "SHIT HOT KIT" or SHK if we want to be less offensive! We have 6 bike shops that are going to stock them so we have our fingers crossed.