I am Martyn Hanson and I have been a biker since I was 14.
My dad bought me a BSA C15 250 to mess around in the fields behind his work, after it nearly broke my shin kicking it over, I fell in love with two wheels.

I left school at 16 and messed about for a year on a Yamaha FS1e, after which I was given an ultimatum, get a job or get out! I joined the Army on my 17th birthday and never looked back. Over the years I’ve owned every make and most models on two wheels, from superbikes to plodders, trials to enduro.

I've travelled the world on two wheels, Africa, America, Asia, Iceland and most countries in Europe, you name it, I’ve been there, and it’s so much better on two wheels!

In addition to being a RoSPA Group Tutor I hold an IAM National Observer qualification as teaching motorcycling gives me such a buzz, watching people find that ‘lightbulb’ moment is what makes tutoring such a joy.

I have had a lifelong interest in motorcycles thanks to riding pillion with my Dad when I was in short trousers. I enjoys every aspect of motorcycles & motorcycling including restoring, riding vintage bikes, track days, group ride outs and touring.

For more than 50 years I have owned & ridden a huge range of machines but my current whim is a KTM 1290 SAS which ticks all the boxes.

I am a member of the VMCC, ROSPA & IAM and tutor advanced riding for both of the latter two organisations.

I started riding motorcycles around my school playing fields at the age of 15 with initial training from a local ACU group who were keen to set young people on the route to safer riding.

I was in and out of motorcycling through life whenever time allowed, mainly on Triumphs.

I moved to Cumbria from Rutland in 2020 and joined this group to meet like-minded people, to improve my riding and to become a Blood Biker.

RoSPA test passed in May 2022 after many Covid interruptions to training.

I'm Hugh Dixon. I came to biking a little late in life, Having served a number of years in the Royal Navy and running a small haulage company with my wife Yvonne. I Passed my full bike test in 2013.
Home life can be interesting as we are long term Foster carers and parents to our 5 grown up children and our 10yr old little lad.
2016 saw me upside down in a field due to far to much speed with far to little talent. So back on the bike with my wife saying I should get some training. So here we are a few years later. I hold a RoSPA gold and a master distinction qualifications and I am a group tutor with this group. I also still hold a class 1 hgv licence.
I'm very passionate about being the best at all times that you can be. To that end I love nothing more than a 300 to 400 hundred mile saunter and back home for tea.
My aim is to carry on with life in the fashion as I do now and learning something new everyday.

I rode bikes from my teens into my mid-thirties and had a gap until 2016. I passed my test on a Suzuki TS125X and also rode, among others, a Honda CB250RS, a Kawasaki GPz750 Turbo and a Yamaha FZ600. The most unusual bike I rode was a Honda CBR400RR that had been fitted with a CBR600F engine by a mate who used to be a mechanic for Honda Racing. In more recent years, I've owned a BMW R1200RS, a KTM1290SAS and currently a KTM 890 Duke R.

I passed my IAM advanced test with a F1rst in 2017 and became an IAM Observer in 2019 and a National Observer in 2021. I also ride for North West Blood Bikes Lakes and Lancs and I am a rider assessor for them as well.

I joined RoSPA as I wanted to continue to challenge myself and I gained a Gold pass and am now an Advanced Group Tutor.