Motorcycle Explorer October 2014 Issue 2 | Page 62

Bob Goddard
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B
ob & Viv Goddard. Middle aged
grandparents with itchy feet and a sense of
humour.
B
ob was a journalist for 20 years, many of
them spent riding and writing for publications
like Motor Cycle News, Motorcycle Mechanics
and Motorcycling magazines. When the kids
left home, Viv decided she fancied riding a bike
too.
T
here's nothing more dangerous than a pair
of dithery grandparents on large motorbikes so
we went back to school. First with an ex-
motorcycle cop who ran us ragged around East
Anglia for a couple of days teaching us 'forward
planning and observation' and 'making
progress' (ie getting a move on!). Then we did
the Norfolk police Safe Rider scheme, which
taught us lots more vital lessons which
undoubtedly kept us alive in Romania.