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

and more from last weekend (82 post)

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| Family, General

A few more pictures from last weekend and that I posted about my Mums being 82 (only just got these pictures)

‘selfies’ from yesterday

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well look who it is

Z1000 SX – luggage system review

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| On the road, Product/service reviews, Z1000

Panniers on the new Z1000 SX Before I bought my Z1000 SX in May I had never stopped for a moment to think about buying a bike with a luggage system as standard. The practicalities of a hard bodied pannier system had never been on my list of priorities at all. In fact practicality and […]

15,000 and counting

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| General, On the road, Product/service reviews, Z1000

Today the Blog reached a total of 15,000 page views – so thanks to all those who have looked in. Anyone looking in who wants to receive an automatic notification of when a new article is posted can do so by clicking on the ‘follow’ button (on the right hand side of the page) Thanks […]

after market exhausts

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SP Engineering – Carbon Tri Oval Like most things in life one mans meat is another mans poison and I suppose there are as many opinions about after-market cans as there are cans themselves. I actually don’t think the standard exhaust on the 2014 Z1000 SX look too bad. In fact I think they look […]

on your doorstep

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We went for a walk last night (a little over five miles) and walked to and then around a local park (Hyde Park). It’s years since I had been there and even then don’t think I walked around all of it – just another reminder of the places that can often be missed because they […]

82 and counting

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My Mum was 82 at weekend and yesterday we had a small family get together at my brothers – a few pictures below

Datatool heated grips – review

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Datatool heated grips There are sometimes mixed views on whether or not you should even think about putting heated grips on a bike, ‘they change the feel’, ‘they are too thick’, ‘you’re soft’, ‘they can run the battery down’ etc… My first experience with heated grips was when I fitted a pair of Oxford ‘Hot […]

riding essentials …

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It’s always important to make sure you have the essential accessories for your Kawasaki – as you can see from the attached picture – where would you be without matching cable ties for old boots The drinks container is via Eleanor at the Kawasaki Riders Club http://www.kawasaki-ridersclub.co.uk/krc-news-article.aspx?itemid=29599