Motorcycle life – motorbike travel and pictures
Moto Guzzi V9 delivered – a smooth drop off from Churchill A week after calling down to Churchill Motorcycles in Towcester, the day arrived for the Moto Guzzi V9 to be delivered. As I mentioned in the previous post, Ian had arranged everything in a way that felt reassuringly straightforward. I had paid a £500 […]
Moto Guzzi V9 Bobber bought and great service from Churchill Motorcycles I had been browsing around on the web recently when I spotted a very decent looking low mileage Moto Guzzi V9 Bobber. The bike was located at Churchill Motorcycles in Towcester near Northampton. The showroom pictures looked superb and seemed to match the sales […]
A short ride on the Honda CMX to Stretton Water Mill in Cheshire Sometimes a short ride is enough. Whilst big trips like my recent trips to the Scottish Highlands are deeply satisfying short trips can tick the ‘need to ride’ box as well. Last week I headed out on the CMX on some pretty […]
Honda CMX1100 Arrow exhaust – cleaner look and better sound I’ve been more than happy with the Honda CMX 1100 DCT that I bought in February. Indeed, without the DCT option I don’t think I would have been back on a bike this year. Since the June 2025 accident I just haven’t been up to […]
Wonderful Scotland Road trip – lochs and coastlines part 2 Continuing my Scotland road trip In Part 1 I wrote about heading north from Manchester to Portpatrick. After that it was onto Tignabruaich and Loch Shiel to continue my Scotland road trip. This second part continues the journey to the north east of Scotland. In […]
Scotland motorcycle trip -lochs, ferries and coastlines Pt 2 Scotland motorcycle trip part 2. The weather forecast still looked reasonable and the high temperatures that were covering England were not generally affecting Scotland. Although the weather looked reasonable there had been rain overnight with thunder and lighting storms (mainly out to sea). This meant the […]
ConStand and Honda CMX – lifting the Honda CMX 1100 My last post was about the ride to nearside – this post takes quite a different slant and features the ConStand and Honda CMX I have always kept paddock stands in the garage. They make chain cleaning simple. They make small jobs easier. Even the […]
Comfort upgrades and getting used to the Honda CMX 1100 DCT Introduction The first few rides on the CMX 1100 were all about getting used to being back on a bike. Although after the accident it was also getting used to a different style of machine, and the DCT system. I also needed to make […]
A few hours and 75 miles or so in Derbyshire on the Honda CMX. I headed out at weekend for a fairly relaxed 75 miles or so on on the Honda CMX on decent Derbyshire roads. It was a contrast to my previous 260 mile trip in Wales. This was the first time that I […]
Biggest ride in a year – 260 mile Welsh loop on the CMX 1100. Here’s my latest post after a ride on my Honda CMX 1100. My last post was a short update after doing some routine work on my Moto Guzzi V7. You can still read that post through this link. Before that, I […]