With 2020 well in swing I thought that I would take a brief moment to review the last year. It was an eventful time and a year that will influence and define the what happens the next twelve months. The year that was The year started very much focused on the planning for the trip […]
Read More 2019 Year in ReviewAre we doing the Stelvio today? There are overland adventurers who ride their motorcycles across the Americas, Africa and Asia. They embark on journeys that span many months if not years. Then there are the weekend day trippers, many of these have returned to motorcycling after an hiatus of family and work commitments. I sit […]
Read More Are we doing the Stelvio today? Available April 2020Much as I love the Kawasaki and being back on two wheels in general there was that box that remained unticked. The Superbike. When once asked did I really need all the performance that one would deliver my answer was “No, but what’s that got to do with it”. I’d considered all the 1000cc options […]
Read More The sports bike years – part 2Its funny looking back now but back in 2013 I had never rode anything on the road over 125cc and it had been over 20 years since I had been on a bike. In my teens I had looked longingly at RD350LCs, GPZ900Rs, Suzuki Katanas (strangely) and had a soft spot for the GPZ600. But […]
Read More The sports bike years – part 1Most people reading this will know my story. Its not a story that is particularly impressive or inspirational, in fact its none of those things. However it is my story and the facts cannot be changed, they can only be embellished. I’ve always been around bikes. Before I was a twinkle in the eye my dad […]
Read More Returning to old ways. Catch up post 1Its been some years since the old blog died. I didn’t have the time or inclination to try to restore the site or start a fresh at the time. As it happens I was about to embark on a new venture, ironically involving picking up where I left off when I was a fresh, wet […]
Read More The old bugger is back