Ducati reveals rider friendly Monster 796

About TeaForTheWicked

Tea for the wicked Formed in late 1991 by Arfa Roach and Tony Hands. After the breakup of "Sons of Hedon" recruited Jack (ex Chemical Alice) Steve Shaw. March 1992 started playing gigs around London,the Midlands and South East England. Recorded first album "Endangered Species" September 92 released December that year. Spring 1994 saw TFTW win the band contest at The Square Harlow Essex. The first prize being, recording time enabled the band to record second album "Out to Lunch" released October 1994. 1995 saw TFTW play Strawberry Fair Cambridge and headline a number gigs at The Marquee London. October 1997 the band released their third album "Wicked Teapot" and the following year "2EPSON1CD" a collection of studio outtakes and a live preformance recorded at The Square,Friday 22nd Dec.1996. Between 2000 and 2002 TFTW played a series of gig with OSIBISA , WISHBONE ASH, MAN, THE GROUNDHOGS ,ARTHUR BROWN and CLEAR BLUE SKY. July 2001 Jack left the band and was replaced by Rupert Hines Dec. 2003 after along gap the band began to record "Tea at Fred's" Feb.2004 Rupert leaves band and was replaced by Peter Ash April 2006 "Tea at Fred's" released Steve Shaw leaves band, to be replaced by Ed Marks. Feb. 2007 Peter Ash leaves band and is replaced Tom Jones Nov. 2007 Arfa Roach leaves the band.Tony Hands releases a part solo project and releases a cd under the name of The Tea Project. Jan. 2008 Tony Hands and Ed Marks are joined by Tony Paul on bass Sept.2008 Old sparring partner of Tony Paul, Dean E Holt joins TFTW on bass and Tony Paul moves on to second guitar.....July 09 Tony Paul leaves band to pusue a heavier side of music and so it became. Tea For The Wicked become a power trio

Fifty thousand fewer learners take test in eight months

Fifty thousand fewer riders took their test in the last eight months of 2009 than in the same period the previous year.The figure signals there has been no recovery from the impact of a new test introduced last April. Eighty-one thousand riders took the test in the last eight months of 2008. But in 2009 the figure was just 31,000, a fall of 62%. The number of riders to pass is just as worrying. In the last eight months of 2008 the figure was 53,000. In 2009 the number was 22,000, a fall of 58%.   Nich Brown, spokesman for rider lobbyists the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG), said: “The DSA has been saying that test bookings are back to normal and we have been saying we don’t believe it. This shows we were right.“If this carries on long-term then we will see motorcycling shrink."The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) has previously blamed the fall in tests on a surge before the changeover, saying there had been 40,000 extra candidates during the old test’s final two years. But the latest figures show that surge has already been outstripped inside the new test’s first year. A DSA spokesman nevertheless again cited the same explanation, saying: “The 2008 figures may be inflated due to the number of candidates trying to pass the test before the changes.”