> personal website of Mick Burns > Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.5, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://bikermiker.co.uk/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Esmeralda's 1970](https://bikermiker.co.uk/esmeraldas-post145/): Introduction For a special period in time (the late 1960's to mid 1970's) Bletchley Youth Centre became a special Sunday evening venue. About once a fortnight for about nine months of the year the main venue became Esmeralda's. She being a daughter of Quasimodo, signifying that something beautiful could come from something ugly. Beauty and - [Esmeralda's 1971](https://bikermiker.co.uk/esmeraldas-1971/): Band Fees Blonde on Blonde £40 Trader Horn £30 Wishbone Ash £50 Crystalline £15 Freedom £45 Mother Tucker's Rubber Duck £10 Lancaster £40 Egg £30 Wild Turkey £40 Home £15 Hot Cottage £5 Cochise £? Gothic Horizon £? 4th July. Chicken Shack Good - [Esmeralda's 1972](https://bikermiker.co.uk/esmeraldas-1972/): 15th February Jimmy McCulloch Band 9th April - Morgan, Spreadeagle 23rd April - Status Quo, Snake Eye 4th June - Gnidrolog, Melaka, Tram. 1st October - Stackridge, Rap. 6th November, Gnidrolog, Nancy - [Esmeralda's 1974](https://bikermiker.co.uk/esmeraldas-1974/): 24th March - Ange, Oxo Witney 15th September Giggles 21st September Good Habit 6th October Shaking Stevens And The Sunsets - [Esmeralda's 1973](https://bikermiker.co.uk/esmeraldas-1973/) ## Pages - [Home](https://bikermiker.co.uk/): bikermiker - personal website of Mick Burns person website of bikermiker - [Wood Turning](https://bikermiker.co.uk/wood-turning/): Wood TurningIs my second passion after motorcycling. Having had a tiny taste of it as a school boy I waited until my 60's until I returned to it. Having been gifted a small lathe by a good friend. The more I made, the more I wanted to make. I eventually started selling my pieces via - [Esmeralda's](https://bikermiker.co.uk/esmeraldas/): Esmeralda'sIn the late 1960's and early 1970's Bletchley Youth Centre was a thriving lively place. All the usual youth centre stuff happened, football, Friday night disco, coffee bar. Where this youth centre differed was it's leaders and members. We the youth were encouraged to be creative, adventurous and active. To many us our passion was - [Past bikes](https://bikermiker.co.uk/past-bikes/): Motorcycles From My Past. BSA Bantam D14/4 When I reached 16 years old I got my provisional licence and and a BSA Bantam D14/4. This single cylinder two stroke was not an exciting bike but it was my joy and freedom. It took me to work and out again in the evenings. I had begun - [Present Bikes](https://bikermiker.co.uk/117-2/): Triumph Speed Twin 1200This modern retro is a 2022 model. It has the beauty of a classic Bonnevile with the performance, reliability and build quality of a modern Triumph. Honda ADV 350 ScooterThis 2026 scooter is practical, economical transport. In a world with ever increasing travel costs this is the best option I could find. - [Contact](https://bikermiker.co.uk/contact/): Contact Name Email Address Message 13 + 14 = Submit - [Privacy Policy](https://bikermiker.co.uk/privacy-policy/): Who we are Our website address is: https://bikermiker.co.uk. It is the personal website of Mick Burns. I share what I have here as "copyleft." This means you are free to share any of the content here. An acknowledgement of me as the source will be a much appreciated sign of your honesty. Comments Please email ## Categories - [Blog](https://bikermiker.co.uk/category/blog/): Your blog category - [BYC](https://bikermiker.co.uk/category/blog/byc/)