Category: General

To say the last couple of weeks have been some of the worst of my life would be an understatement. After the drugged haze of post-op painkillers finally washed out of me, I found the courage to talk about it. Warning: it’s graphic and pretty gross.   What happened to me was so…. err, well,… Continue reading Piles Of Trouble

I had a day in the shed recently, just cleaning up and putting shit in its place plus an oil change for the DRZ. Turns out that was well overdue looking at the state of the black looking muck that came out. Must make more effort to accurately time my oil changes.   We have… Continue reading Non-Riders Don’t Get It

I’ve been hooked on speed from a young age and I was introduced to it via motorcycles.   I’ve had bikes for longer than I can remember, motorbikes and pushbikes and when I turned sixteen Dad got me a little Ford Cortina MkII Coupe.   I just like going really fast and I discovered it quite early… Continue reading Totally Addicted To Power

The strangest thing happened last week. I was chatting to a fellow bike nut on social media about past bikes and the like and I realised I missed owning a Harley Davidson.   Idon’t miss my Dyna specifically (at all actually). After 85k it was burning oil and showing the use and abuse of hard miles. But when I… Continue reading Missing the Moco

I’ve amassed a solid odometer reading in a relatively short time (3 months) on my 2015 BMW R1200 GS Adventure.   To say I’m happy with the bike is an understatement. I question why I enjoyed something so agricultural as my old 2010 HD Dyna but I did and I do miss that bike a little (not… Continue reading 10,000km in 3 months – BMW R1200GSA

Seriously, winter is in full swing and it’s freezing and miserable and makes me write really crap sentences about how wet and freezing it is. Worst of all, it puts me off riding.   Which totally blows.   The other day I thought, f&ck this, I’m going out despite the 11 degree forecast and raing warnings.… Continue reading Moto Tales From The Ice Box

Have you noticed how advanced some of tech is on motorcycles is lately? Mind bending acronyms surround the purchase of any machine, ABS (Anti Lock Brakes), DTC (Dynamic traction control), DDC (dynamic Damping Control), ASC (Automatic Stability Control) and of course GPS.   Just saying those acronyms out loud above hurts my brain, but I… Continue reading Mototech – The Rise Of The Machines

I’ve always resisted rider aids, none of my previous rides have had ABS, I’ve never fitted any additional electronic doo dads like sat nav, or needed a heated seat because to date I’ve been just happy riding, and using my phone if I get lost.   But when I was ticking the boxes for specs for… Continue reading First Impressions – BMW Nav 5

No headings were found on this page. G’day, it’s been a quiet few weeks since I wrote, which doesn’t mean that there hasn’t been much motorcycle activity to speak of, au contraire it’s been a little bit of everything motorcycles that needs to be unpacked, so I’ll get stuck in.   I‘ve been drawing lots.… Continue reading A Little Bit Of Everything Motorcycles

I’ve never really truly understood the Harley Davidson infatuation, until recently that is. When I met Big Steve, he was tearing around on a worked up Ducati Hypermotard while I was on 1100 SP, and I had an instant man-crush. It didn’t take long though before he ditched the Duc and got his Dyna though,… Continue reading Learning To Love A Harley Davidson