I dont know if this is the best place to ask this question, but there
seems to be a bunch of people in here who MIGHT be able to help.

In my many visits to the Island, since 1967, I have gone ON a bike,
IN a car and, laterly, IN a car with 2 bikes on a trailer.
Taking a trailer involes a lot of hard work and I am finding it more
and more arduous to load and unload the trailer at either end of the
journey. There is also the hassle on the Steam Packet and the longer
journey time, especially if we get diverted on from Liverpool to
Heysham!
So, this year for the first time, I have decided to take the car only.
I may regret this and go back to the trailer for 2007.

Now, being in the Island without a bike is not the end of the world, is
it?

I thought I would ask in here if anyone knows of how I might borrow
or hire a bike ON the island. If its not posible, well, it was worth asking!
I would only require use for a couple of days during practice week. Just
for a couple of sedate (honest!) laps and some rides local to Sulby, where
we stay. I normally ride a 400cc (grey import) Honda, but almost anything
would do. I dont know if my other half will want to ride pillion or not.
The ideal thing would be a "cruiser" but I dont suippose anyone HAS a
Dragstar (my over arfs mount) or a Harley lying idle?!!

Its not clear if any of the Islands dealers do hire bikes, but maybe
somebody in here will know?

For the record, I am a 63 year old with some 47 years riding experience.
I dont know if thats a good recommendation or not??

So, any ideas?
If not, I will settle for driving the Beetle.

Thank you, one and all...

Mike
MV