riding bikes and doing other things
Straightforward reviews of products and services
Shoei GT Air II motorcycle helmet review For the last few years I have been using the excellent Arai Chaser V but recently made the decision to replace it. It’s been a really good, comfortable helmet and although I cant quite recall when I bought it I know I had it on a 2014 trip […]
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Moto Guzzi V7 Cafe Classic – another trip to MW Motorcycles Another day and another trip to MW Motorcycles. The last time I was there with the Moto Guzzi was back in September/October last year (2020) after the bike had developed some electrical problems which ended what should have been a decent ride having to […]
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Any ride is better than no ride Time for the annual motorcycle MoT and a short ride on the BMW 800R. On the basis that any ride is better than no ride even if it is just a pretty short ride this was good to do. Even this short trip earleir this week to get […]
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For many years and probably more than I really care to remember I have often headed out along the A556, either heading for North Wales, Shropshire or some of the back roads of Cheshire. A place that has been a frequent coffee stop over the years has been the roadside ‘cafe’ formally known as the […]
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Yesterday was MoT and service time for my Kawasaki (see the previous post here) and with it still being a week or two away before Im back riding, I arranged for the guys from MW Motorcycles to pick my bike up. The work was routine and my bike was dropped back home later that day, […]
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It’s not so often that you get a new motorcycle dealership that opens fairly near to where you live (in my case probably only around five or so miles away), but that is exactly what has just happened. The actual location is down near the J&S Accessories (Manchester branch) in Openshaw – which is about […]
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Last week and quite unexpectedly my Father passed away. To say I am heartbroken is something of an understatement. Amidst the inevitable sadness and upset at a time like this, it doesn’t take very long to pull together a list of what needs to be done, and one of the tasks I had to do […]
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I mentioned a week or two back that I had ordered a fly screen for the bike, I got round to fitting it last week and then used the bike with it on at weekend. First impressions are favorable and it does make a difference. I know there’s a pretty mixed view on fly screens, […]
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Ordered the Puig New Generation Fly Screens for my RnineT this week … I’ll post up in due course with fitting and post fitting pictures. And yes I know in advance that it’s more likely a case of form over function.
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Back in April I wrote about sorting luggage out for my BMW RnineT – if you missed that post you can read it here. At that time I hadn’t actually got round to fitting on the bike, but with a European trip looming I thought I best give it a try, which is exactly what […]
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