OK... I have admired bikers and bikes from long and short distance, both near and afar. This has never touched my life. I have never ridden a proper bike although I can wax lyrical about Harleys and Hondas... and that world was something at once removed but accepted and admired and 'in my dreams'.

Then I joined my latest band... four rehearsals and two gigs in and we are cooking! We will be doing the Isle of Man in June (10 gigs so far) and I am in Biker land!

So I am now conflicted... on stage I need to be the mad axeman (lead guitar in a 3-piece whirling his Les Paul)... but also trying to figure out the compromise with the Kaz within! I guess the girl needs to rock a little more!