Should I go or shouldn't I go that was the dilemma building up to the Vive La Moto event in Madrid.  I had made the decision that I would attend this year as it has been about 10 years since I have visited a biking event in our capital, before Bikers España even existed.

Classics and Legends 2015 at Ricardo Tormo near Valencia was a great success with a good number of people in attendance for this their 2nd year.

This was our my third visit to London for the show in about 7 years.  It's nice to have a chance to see all of the new bikes in one place, rather than visiting many different dealers, which is difficult where I live on the Costa Blanca in Spain.

This year's trip was tied in with a family trip to the UK which meant I would be visiting the show with my Dad who is very interested in a new cruiser from Indian or Harley.  Whilst I am being drawn by the new BMW GS1200 Rallye.

It's been a while since we visited one of the larger European bike shows, so with that in mind a trip to Motorcycle Live 2014 was arranged.  It would give me a chance to catch up with the latest developments in the industry as well as catch up with my brother who would meet me there.

Visiting Motorcycle Live, which is at the NEC near Birmingham, is a bit of a chore to get to from Spain as you can't simply fly in for the day and see the show and fly back, accommodation would have to be found.  After a bit of web searching a nice pub was found in the small village of Hampton-In-Arden just a short, 4 minute train ride from the NEC.