Random...

I know what you're thinking...this is a bit of a random pic to throw in but I found it thrown in a drawer upstairs and thought...oh why not..

Derms was very passionate about his motorbikes once upon a time.  In the years he had a DT125 but I think nearly every young fella had one of those at one stage. He followed that with DT175 and his piste de resistance, an RD350 :)..all Yamahas.

His last baby was a Honda CBR 1000 which he sold in 2005.

There are still mementos around the house of his sleeping passion.  One are the complete set, volumes 1 to 7 of On Your Bike by Marshall Cavendish which are 30 years old and the other is his beloved custom-made (with extra long arms) red leather motor bike jacket, also 30 years old.  lt still fits him, albeit veeery snugly, as he's broader around the chest but hey how many guys can still fit into their bike jackets after 30 years. He cuts quite a dash in it but there's no way in hell he'll pose for a pic in it so that's that out :)

You never know, I could persuade him to buy another bike so we could just 'take off' of a sunny Sunday morning.....I'll let you know.....vrroooooom