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That’s a click bait heading if ever I read one. Gotcha attention? Clickbait it may be, but there is also a degree of truth to my story, so let’s get on with it.   I’ve recently had a birthday and man it was ugly. 45. How the actual hell did that happen?   Seriously, I… Continue reading 3 Tips To Live Longer Riding Motorcycles

All good things must come to an end as they say. And that is how it felt for me on my seventh day touring Scotland on my rented S1000XR. The bitter end. The pill you don’t want to swallow. The bike you never want to return.   Alas, what must be, must be.   Having had great… Continue reading Diary Of A Haggis Hunter – The Bitter End

Herro! This week the GS dash told me the 20K service was due despite sitting on just a touch over 18,000km, so abiding by the dash master I booked it in for said service requesting an overnight loan bike, because Postie hours.   Imagine my surprise when I was handed the keys to an almost new… Continue reading A Day With The BMW S1000XR

Och Aye, Scotland and aye. By day 3 a couple of exciting things had happened, or were happening. First of all was a good dash of retail therapy was coming together in the form of comms.   I had decided before I left that I wasn’t taking my helmet with me. I was going to… Continue reading Diary Of A Haggis Hunter In Scotland: To Infinity And Beyond

I’m getting really sick of dealing with sales staff and none moreso than the obligatory know-it-all motorcycle helmet sales-person.   Some can be genuinely helpful, others can tell you all manner of utter bullshit that does nothing but confuse the average layperson, let alone a newbie to the sport.   I have a new work… Continue reading How To Buy The Right Motorcycle Helmet

Ooright san? Or something like that. So I’m in Scotland and finally got the rental S1000XR and needed to excise some two wheeled demons that had been building up over the past few weeks without wheels. This is a how it went down. Ah Summer holidays! Well UK Summer that is.. first week was catching… Continue reading Diary Of A Haggis Hunters Scotland, Part 1

Dan laughed at me when I showed him a pic of the Kazz Mazz Kimberley Waistcoat I intended to order. In many ways we share the same tastes but on motorcycle gear (and Harleys) we rarely agree.   I like worn dirty brown leather where as he likes black textile material with “Ducati” emblazoned on… Continue reading VESTED INTERESTS

I know I said I didn’t do an ADR summary post this year for a few reasons, but that didn’t mean I didn’t film some of it.   Unfortunately I really hadn’t nailed the audio part of this deal at all… something I am currently working on trying to use info from other motovloggers I… Continue reading Australia Day Ride – The Annual Bike Pilgramige Into The Snowy Mountains

Is wearing a jacket once long enough to draw a conclusion on its superiority?   I just got an Icon Raiden DKR jacket from RevZilla and I am so impressed, so incredibly blown away after just one wear that I’m calling it; after just one single test ride wearing it. It’s that good.   Doing… Continue reading The Ultimate Motorcycle Jacket: Icon Raiden DKR

Hey. I decided to get a Grom probably the day I saw the 2016 SF model at an event in the city with Wombat.   He thought I was mad.   Everyone thought I had lost my marbles.   So why did I buy a Grom?   BECAUSE MINI BIKES ROCK.   Let’s just get that out… Continue reading Why Buy A Grom?