Paul Madden gets his priorities right on the way to the 1999 British treffen. Clean the bike before anything else.

Fiona Massey and Ann Wilson waiting patiently waiting for Paul to finish his cleaning duties.

Entering the treffen site in Kelso, the morning after riding the 300 miles. The guy who took this picture is one of several Dutch photographers who snap all the Goldwings entering treffens. The A4 size photo's are put on display later that day for sale at only £5.

Some nice trikes. Take a closer look at the red one. You would be forgiven for thinking it was as wide as a car, because it is a car! The back end is actually from a Triumph Acclaim, trunk and all. More ammo for those that say Goldwings are just a car without all the wheels.

Many thanks to Fiona Zacharias and the Red Cross staff who attended to Fiona Massey when she felt unwell, fortunately with nothing serious. The organization at this event was, as in previous years, impeccable.

Jedburgh Castle.

Some shots from inside the trade stalls. I could watch the custom paint guys working all day, it's amazing to see the amount of skill and patience required to do this job, not to mention a steady hand.

White marble dash from Austria, and take a look at the red Czech 1500. Those exhausts are the real thing and make the engine almost inaudible. The red marble effect on the dash was done to perfection but unfortunately the close-up shot I took wasn't. I fluffed it. Ah well, maybe next year.

The Swiper I purchased from Bill Squires to help clear the screen. Details of this are on theTips Page if you feel inclined to contact him in order to get one. The shot alongside is of an automatic parking stand. Unfortunately I couldn't find the owner to find out more about it. It was the same story last year, I couldn't find him then either. Come to think about it, this bike was for sale then too.

Twins, or seeing double? These two SE models had identical extras, including matching trailers. Even the number plates were almost identical, only differing by one digit. Yes, I'm afraid I fluffed that shot too.

This two-tone blue seems to be quite a rare colour on GL1500's. A pity really, because it's a real stunning colour combination to look at.