Reading is just one of many branches of the Honda Owners Club (GB), which is a club run by the members, for the members. Our aim is to provide a fun, social atmosphere and enjoy riding our bikes. From day rides and trips out, to planned rallies and nights away, or even just a meet down the local for a pint! Whatever you ride, you'll be very welcome in the Honda Owners Club.

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It's easy to join the HOC either online or via the downloadable form.

Latest News

27.06.09

Our next meeting at The Swan is on the 8th of July.  Please drop in, say hello and have a drink with us.

On the 5th of July we are joining Oxford for the charity ride out "Rob's Run",  We will be leaving Reading Services (M4 Westbound) at 09.00 and heading up to Peartree Services on the A34 to meet riders from the Oxford Branch.

On the weekend of 20th and 21st of June, Reading participated in the Bikesafe London event at Hendon.

On the 14th of June the branch ride out took us to The Sue Ryder Care facility at Nettlebed where they had a garden party with various attractions.  Report to follow.

The Test Ride Day at Reading Honda took place on Saturday the 30th of May.  Everybody enjoyed themselves testing the new models.  Report to follow.

The Honda Day at The Ace Cafe took place on Sunday the 24th of May in brilliant sunshine.  See the report and pictures here.

The barbeque at The Swan on the 13th of May was a great success.  A report and pictures are available here.

On the 22nd of April, Mick Wells gave us a very interesting talk on gliding; thanks Mick. We hope to set up some training flights later in the year.  We need a minimum group of five to make this possible.

What a great weekend we had on the 18th and 19th of April, bowling with Wiltshire on Saturday evening and the inter branch ride out to Dorset on Sunday.

Report and pictures of the ride out are available here.

Reading Branch participated in the Reading MAG Bike Show at Reading Abbey Rugby Club on Sunday, 12th April.  Although the weather was indifferent we had a great time and hopefully encouraged a few to join the HOC.  See event report and pictures here.

The Reading Egg Run took place on Good Friday, 10th April 2009.  Members from Reading met up with West London Branch for the event.  Over 3500 Easter Eggs were collected for distribution.  See ride out report and pictures here.

A new Branch Committee was elected at the Extraordinary General Meeting on the 8th of April.  Justin Bellhouse, AKA Taz, was elected as Chairman,  Chris Ward was elected as Secretary and Bryan Moody was elected as Ride Out Co-ordinator.  Mick Wells chaired the Meeting in his final role  as outgoing Chairman.  All at the branch would like to thank Mick for the efforts he put in as Chairman. 

After the EGM, Bryan and Colleen superbly entertained us with a topical Easter quiz, which was very testing!  Apparently Bob won the quiz with a little help from Jayne and Andy, with Mick, Ian and Angie being the runners up, well done!  Thanks to Bryan and Colleen for a really fun evening!

We were also joined by four Monkey Bike Riders from the UK Monkey Bike Forum.  Thanks for coming guys, I hope you enjoyed the evening and come back soon.

The diary has been updated with dates of more 2009 events, including the Honda Day at The Ace Cafe and the HOC National Rally in Norfolk.

See Golden Wing for full details of the 2009 National Rally, arguably the biggest and best HOC event of the year.  Don't miss it!  Caravans have sold out but we may have some rooms available within the branch.  For more details of the rally contact Ruth, HOC Treasurer, at natral09@hoc.org.uk or call 07760 415347, or see main HOC website.

On Sunday 15th February, we rode to the Sue Ryder Hospice at Nettlebed, to present a donation of money raised from our Christmas Raffle.  See report and pictures from the ride out here.

The first ride out of the year to The Jolly Miller in North Warnborough, Hampshire, for a pub lunch took place on Sunday 18th January.  Thanks to a really nice day the ride out was extended to take in Loomies Cafe at West Meon.  See the Gallery page for report.