what's legal? - Motorcycling Matters

It is hard to know how Meg manages
to keep up with her busy lifestyle.
Married to fellow biker Vic, between
them they have 5 sons to look after
and on top of that she runs a
growing web-presentation business,
which is boosted by her background as a
model and actress. And then in 2003 she
discovered biking. Not being one to do
anything by halves, Meg passed her test
on her Honda Hornet – 'I wish I had
kept that bike: it was just wonderful'! –
and went on to develop her skills further.
Firstly, she got involved with the
Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire
Advanced Motorcyclists and then took
her IAM advanced test before becoming
involved in the training side.
She is now a senior observer
with Cambrideshire
Advanced Motorcyclists, the
test for which she passed
back in 2007. 'I really enjoy
getting involved in training and
I get immense pleasure from seeing
someone improve their riding', says
Meg. 'And I get a real kick from
helping someone through their tests;
it really is rewarding'.
In her relatively short twowheeled
career, Meg has
graduated through a few bikes
(Honda VFR 800 – 'a bit top >
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FEMALE FOCUS
Meg Morris, an actress, model, successful business woman, mum
and now a dyed-in-the-wool biker, talks to Laurie Caddell
“I really enjoy
getting involved
in training and I
get immense
pleasure from
seeing someone
improve their
riding
”
Meg Morris –
My Perspective
heavy when manoeuvring for me', then a
BMW F 800 ST before getting her
Yamaha Fazer 1000, identical to her
husband's steed apart from the colour.
'I love the Fazer; it is certainly fast
enough, but it is comfortable, smooth
and brilliant to ride. Well, I say
comfortable... . I am going off on a tour
to Northern Italy soon and that should
be a good test of how good a longdistance
machine it will be!'. She has
done a good deal of touring, having
done a trip to New Zealand in 2004: 'that
was amazing. Lovely flowing roads that
were almost empty, and it was also our
honeymoon! Since then we have
Meg Morris
caught the
bike bug just a
few years ago,
but is now a
dedicated rider
and trainer