Shane Lynch
Blake swap Brits for Bikes
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » Bike News - Wednesday, 24th February 2010, 12:29 GMTClassical Brit Award winners Blake have become the latest celebrities to be gripped by the biking bug and give their support to Get On, the ground breaking nationwide campaign to promote motorcycling and scootering. With two smash hit albums already under their belt the quartet have won over a global fan base, including A-list celebrities Keira Knightley, Will Smith and Kevin Spacey, while Dame Shirley Bassey specifically requested them to perform at her glittering gala 70th birthday bash. All four members of the band (Stephen Bowman from Bath, Humphrey Berney from Norfolk, Jules Knight from Sussex and Ollie Baines from Wiltshire) will now be swapping the recording studio for life on two wheels having successfully passed their CBT - the test required to be able to ride a motorcycle or scooter up to a capacity of 125cc at Metropolis Motorcycles in Vauxhall yesterday. The Get On campaign, which is making biking and scootering more widely available to the public by offering FREE one hour taster sessions throughout the country via www.geton.co.uk, has been attracting a large celebrity following since its launch last year with former England cricket hero and Strictly Come Dancing star Darren Gough, X Factor finalist and Dancing on Ice champion Ray Quinn, and Boyzone heartthrob Shane Lynch all backing the campaign. The Get On campaign, which is being supported by the strap line ‘Life’s better on two wheels’, promotes the freedom, fun, flexibility and sociability of biking, along with the time saving, accessibility, cost and environmental benefits, all benefits of which Blake will be taking advantage of. Oliver Baines said: “We’re all incredibly excited about getting on two wheels having taken our CBTs at Metropolis. We spend a lot of time on tour buses going from gig to gig and have often talked about how much easier life would be if we were able to get around on bikes. Although we’ve often discussed getting bikes we’ve never really been too sure how to go about getting a licence and what bikes we should start off with. Get On has been the perfect guide for us and taken a lot of the mystery out of biking.” For more information, visit www.geton.co.uk Read article
Boyzone star supports Get On
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash - Monday, 23rd November 2009, 10:12 GMTBoyzone star Shane Lynch will try out the Get On interactive experience unit at the Carole Nash International Motorcycle and Scooter Show, at Birmingham’s NEC on Tuesday 1 December. Lynch is the latest star to back the Get On campaign, which aims to give 100,000 people a taste of life on two wheels. Get On is an innovative campaign to promote the benefits of motorcycles and scooters and offers anyone over the age of 16 a free one hour taster session on a scooter or motorcycle by registering at www.geton.co.uk. The campaign will be unveiling its state of the art mobile experience at the Show which runs from 27 November to 6 December. Lynch, who enjoyed six UK Number 1 singles and four UK Number 1 albums with Boyzone, has been a lifelong fan of motorbikes and will be visiting the Get On experience unit as he encourages more people to enjoy the benefits of life on two wheels. The 32 year-old, who has also starred in ITV’s Mr and Mrs and Love Island while also winning Channel 4’s The Games said, “I’ve always loved the thrill and sense of freedom which bikes give you but they offer so many practical benefits too. “It’s proven that riding bikes or scooters can dramatically cut commuting time, and probably most importantly in the current financial climate they are far more economical to run that four wheeled vehicles. “I’m really looking forward to going to the Bike Show at the NEC and giving the Get On session a go. The fact anyone can have a go on a bike without making any financial commitment is an amazing opportunity. “I’ve also heard that there is a motorcross off-road area which is open to the public. I used to race a bit in motorcross so it will be fun to give that a go as well.” To find out more about how you can have a free riding experience visit www.geton.co.uk or if you would like tickets to the Bike Show, they are available by calling the ticket hotline on 0844 581 2345 or visiting www.motorcycleshow.co.uk. Read article
