Iron Butt 1000
26 Jun 2009
Chef and Andrew set off to ride 1000 miles in 24 hours or less to join the Iron Butt association and also to raise funds for the Poppy Appeal. The run was organised by the Royal British Legions Rider’s Branch, and was very smoothly operated by them, and in particular Paddy McCreanor who runs the […]
Aylesbury ‘On Two Wheels’ Event
25 Jun 2009
Last weekend, Rhiannon and I attended the ‘On Two Wheels’ Event in Kingsbury Square in Aylesbury town centre. It was good to meet quite a few local bikers and IAM instructors. Both my Duke and Rhiannon’s Triumph seemed to draw quite a bit of attention from passers by… most seemed to show good taste and […]
DAB digital radio on a motorbike
23 Jun 2009
Knowing I am going to get merciless stick from m’learned friends for having yet another gizmo on my bike I’ll admit another one – this time a DAB radio. On the RBLR 1000 endurance ride, having the Lions match to listen to whilst flooging up from Edinburgh to Wick was a much needed distraction from […]
gap in the market maybe?
20 Jun 2009
As I held my breath past the fourth or so bus spewing out grey clouds on my ride to work the other day, I had a flash of inspiration … helmet chinbar vents fitted with miniature air filters (and maybe freshners)! Well why not, if you can have helmets fitted with sunnies? 😉
Schuberth C3 lid review
16 Jun 2009
I had heard a lot of good things about the Schuberth C3 and having ridden 600 miles in a day with the very noisy Carberg I decided to try out a Schuberth. I popped into Helmet City’s shop cum farm, where the guys let me put my soaking wet gloves on the heater. I tried […]
Mr Bump
My employer has put up a pretty harsh speed bump on a sharp bend going into my work’s car park, is there anything I can do? Craig Sunderland – by e-mail. Answer In short, the answer is yes. Under the Occupiers Liability Act your employer is almost certainly liable to you if you fall off. […]
That’s Blown It!
15 Jun 2009
At the weekend, I was riding a mate’s old bike that he had lent me whilst my main bike was being repaired. The bike wasn’t in the best of conditions when I picked it up, but I was grateful for something to get about on.
New Kawasaki ZX12R
12 Jun 2009
Well its been a while since I updated my blog but a lot has been happening as far as biking goes. After six years of riding my sit up and beg style gsx1400 I’ve moved over to a crouching style rocket in the guise of a Kawasaki ZX12R. I’ve never had a fully faired bike […]
National Motorcycle Week announced
08 Jun 2009
The Motorcycle Industry Association last week announced this year’s dates for the annual National Motorcycle Week. The event runs from 13 – 19th July with the infamous Ride to Work Day taking place on Wednesday 15th July. The aim of the Ride to Work Day is to highlight that motorcycling cuts congestion, pollution, and journey times […]
Legal Expenses Insurance
07 Jun 2009
Do I need to buy legal cover with my insurance policy? I have just had a quote for my renewal and I have had £20.00 put on it for me to buy a legal cover policy. I have been told that this is compulsory by my insurance brokers, even though they have got it down […]
Datatool Alarm Review
05 Jun 2009
I have a datatool alarm fitted to my bike, and have so far found a number of pro’s and con’s. Naively, I had hoped for merely pro’s when buying the bike. Pro’s: You can leave the bike anywhere without having to carry a lock of any sorts; There is no possibility of riding off like […]
BMF GEMS SHOW – 30th & 31st May 2009
02 Jun 2009
What a glorious weekend for standing in the Garden of England- sadly it would seem that the sunshine drew everyone away from the show and down to the coast as the foot traffic past our stand was not as hectic as I’d been expecting. Cheffy and I spent two days in the sunshine handing out prize […]
from A to B and back again
26 May 2009
I know the point of any journey is essentially to get you from A to B, but this weekend we took this quite literally, and rode from Aylesbury to Bognor. What was supposed to be an interesting journey there with less motorway/dual carriageway and more country roads would have been more accurately described as a […]
Daytona Update and Weatherwatch
21 May 2009
So I have just picked up my bike from its very first service, and she is now raring to go for the next 5400 miles – hooray!! 🙂 Fingers crossed for good weather this weekend then, as we are hoping to take the bikes down to the South Coast for the bank holiday. […]
My 749 Dark Sounds Like a Ducati at last!!
So I’ve started putting extra bits on my 749. First of all I managed to get hold of a carbon exhaust shield that looks much better than the ugly standard one. Then came the carbon seat cowl which looks awesome! Then the serious business of looking for exhausts began. Now I know that a lot […]
The importance of being leather
14 May 2009
So, the other week I had a mare … I split a zip on my leathers. Not the flies, which would imply too many pies (and as Chef proved you can ride for years with a busted fly and no-one notices), but the calf zip! I blame training for cycling the London to Brighton next […]
Not Best Friends
13 May 2009
I was riding with two of my mates, along a favourite road, which we all know well. All of us are quite quick riders, and certainly all of us were riding in excess of the speed limit. I have no arguments about that.
Aerostich Roadcrafter
02 May 2009
It is a pity you can only buy these suits in the US or import them as a personal import because for a commuter or someone who has to wear a suit they are brilliant. My Roadcrafter is plain black, and is pretty waterproof but won’t withstand a biblical deluge. However even in monsoon like conditions […]
