riding bikes and doing other things
Back on the BMW RnineT – service and new rear tyre sorted I had my BMW RnineT in at MW Motorbikes earlier this week, it was in for a routine service and a new rear tyre. I stuck with the stock tyre (Metzeler) as I’ve found it to be pretty good both in terms of […]
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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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Time for coffee 120 mile round trip for a coffee on the BMW RnineT Last time I was out on a bike was my recent (and excellent) trip to Scotland on my BMW F800R. Over the weekend I was out again. On this occasion it wasn’t a long trip or one that involved nights away […]
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Road trip to Scotland and finding the ‘left road’ – Part 1 Although we are not yet fully free of all the restrictions the series of lockdowns have imposed on us over the last 15 months or so, it is fair to say that many areas of daily life have started the gradual return to […]
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Photo collages Circumstances have been such that a lack of riding has led me to post this assortment of collages. The collages have typically been used as the featured images for a number of previous blog posts. The continued (slow) recovery from last months knee surgery has kept me off any of the bikes longer […]
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Bit of a look back I have recently changed the Instagram name I use for my bike pictures. The change to an Instagram page specifically for my bike pictures, rather than the generic one I use for all of my pictures (including bikes) meant I was starting from scratch with the bike pictures. Just at […]
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What’s happening and what’s the plan for 2021? There’s no question that 2020 fell somewhat short of being the best of years for many people and for many things – including of course not a great year for getting out on a motorbike. Covid 19 and the global pandemic pretty much saw to that. A […]
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There have been a couple of days in recent weeks, that despite the onset of Autumn have made for pretty much ideal riding conditions – and I’ve been able to get out on each of my bikes, although the Moto Guzzi is currently in my local bike workshop having an electrical issue sorted, and which […]
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After the last three bike rides being on the new BMW F800 which I picked up last week from Derby Kawasaki I decided that yesterday’s ride would be on the RnineT and altogether different riding experience. I headed out early along the familiar Cheshire roads out towards Alderley Edge, before turning towards Jodrell Bank and […]
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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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