Motorcycle life – motorbike travel and pictures
Moto Guzzi V7 Cafe – out and about and coffee at Tilly’s. Apart from taking the Moto Guzzi for its MoT last week, it seems absolutely ages since I have been out on it. The ride up to MW Motorcycles for the MoT is so close to home that it barely counts as a ride […]
Note: this post was first published in 2017. Because it has consistently proved to be popular I have ‘re-issued’ it with a few minor publishing and presentational amends. Can you really tour on a Kawasaki Vulcan 650s – the truth? Can you really tour on a Kawasaki Vulcan 650s and is this modern take […]
The new BMW R12 and the R12 RnineT – then out on the RnineT Last week my wife and I called into the Williams BMW showroom in Manchester. It wasn’t’ really a planned visit in so much as we had been elsewhere and decided we would nip down there mainly because I wanted to […]
Come on spring, come on summer – lets have some good weather Although it’s still only early April, my mind has been wandering back to last year and the prolonged period of dismal weather that stayed across the UK and parts of Europe for way too long. Anyone remember the names of the various storms […]
Merry Christmas 2023 and best wishes for 2024 Well it’s almost the end of 2023 and time to start looking ahead to 2024. At the moment I have no real idea about what the biking year will bring or where I’ll get to. 2023 was certainly a good year with a few very good trips […]
Motorcycle road trip coming up – and it feels overdue In recent years and for a variety of reasons my travel plans, along with the plans of millions of other were disrupted. Obviously Covid 19 played it’s part. Many many people were tragically impacted or knew of folk who were tragically impacted by the virus. […]
BMW F900 XR – seat issues. Improving the look and comfort I’ve written in a previous post with thoughts about the F900. You’ll know if you have read those that I really do like this bike. Of course early impressions can change, but the first 1,000 miles and have been very good. I’ve added a […]
BMW F900 XR – what do I think after the first 1,000 miles Following a short but really enjoyable trip to Scotland I wrote and posted a three part blog post. If you missed that you can head to Part 1 at this link and you’ll find that Parts 2 and 3 link from there. […]
BMW F900 XR – short motorcycle trip to Scotland and the A708 (part 3) This is the third and final part of the series of blog posts covering the short trip to Scotland. In addition to wrapping up my short trip, I finish off this post by offering some thoughts about what I think of […]
BMW F900 XR – short motorcycle trip to Scotland and the A708 Anyone that has read my blog over the years will know I love motorcycling in Scotland (here’s a link to my last trip there in 2021). You would also know the A708 between Selkirk and Moffat is one of my favourite UK roads. […]