The Ace café is a good example of a meeting point for the whole of the country. usually a good ride out and back for a day or enroute to London. Problem here is finding a place big enough for a lot of parking for bike events but needs to be able to pull the punters during the rest of the week. Ace has the name and reputation BUT things have changed in the last 50 years. Do people nowadays really want to stop somewhere now as their bikes dont need to rest like the old days.
those of us old enough can remember 2 pubs in one village, along with a garage and fuel pumps and shop , look how many pubs/ garages and shops have closed between Chippenham and Lyneham since 1970. times have changed and peoples circumstances have also changed.
not putting a damper on it but look also at how many bike shops have closed in the same time, would a road side café survive in todays world?
we are close to closing the business as more and more bikers use forum friends and kids on scooters get their mates to help until they totally mess things up.
the main reason for bikers meeting are shows and events and once a week bike nights, look at the H&C compared to Poole, a bike café would need to establish itself with features and entertainment or good food preferably with camping and toilets with parking and shop and petrol pump nearby.
