Motorbikes, trips & travels. Words & pictures from the road.

some more whispering

got a head start on the whispering the other day

Superbike across europe – part one

Five years ago I went off on a bike trip across France, Spain and down to Portugal and then back via Andorra, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg and Belgium. I’m planning on doing another trip on own sometime next year, probably the length of Italy (and some other places) and with that in mind it […]

good start

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| Family, Football, General

Richard and I traveled to Newcastle yesterday for the first game of the season and City’s defence of the title. Decent day and very decent performance and result, and of course we opted for the healthy option when it came to lunch.

Typical City Writers Preview the New Season

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| Football, General

Typical City Writers Preview the New Season.

17,000 and counting

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Yesterday took the number of page views past the 17,000 mark. Thank you to all visitors and followers.

when you meet your hero’s

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| Family, General

Top quality this morning at the Jo Jingles session with my grandchildren – apparently it was Jo’s 5th birthday. If you’re not sure which one Jo is – he’s the fella’ dressed in red and yella’

Alpinestars SMX Boots

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| General, On the road, Product/service reviews

Decent wear and tear from these It’s getting to that time when I need to think about replacing my boots. Inevitably you get to thinking about the impact on your wallet – they are not cheap are they. Although I can’t quite recall exactly how much I paid for my Alpinestars SMX boots I think […]

a little imagination and effort

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| Family, General

I just had to post these pictures of some ‘messy play’ that my daughter has posted – when the weather isn’t great and you have two under two’s to occupy then what better than some messy play and sensory development – none of which costs much other than a bit of imagination and a bit […]

16,000 and counting

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Yesterday the Blog passed the 16,000 page view mark – thanks for taking the time to look

Red Route – Cargo Trousers review

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| On the road, Product/service reviews

Red Route Kevlar Motorcycle Pants If you get 10 bikers together and ask for their opinions on whats best: leather, textile, denim or cargo style then you’re probably guaranteed at least 11 different opinions. There is more than enough information on the web for you to take a view on the relative and comparative levels […]