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

82 and counting

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

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

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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| General, On the road, Z1000

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

decent enough walk today

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| Family

Pat and I had a decent enough walk today in the New Mills area – it was only a 4.5 mile walk but it was nice enough, a few pix below

Evotech tail tidy – Z1000 SX

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| General, Product/service reviews, Z1000

Tidying up the back end of the Z1000 Suppose it’s just a matter of personal choice as to whether you stick with the standard back-end or replace it with something smaller to neaten it up. I decided to replace it as I’ve never been a fan of the large factory fit number plate holders on […]

ride for a coffee

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| On the road, V7 Cafe

Nothing staggering yesterday just out on the Guzzi for a coffee – 95 mile round trip though to make it worthwhile and to enjoy the sunshine

follow on twitter

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| General

You can now follow me on Twitter – use the button at the top of the page. You can find me on Twitter by using @update55

my bikes page updated

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| General

Just updated the My Bikes page http://1894tony.wordpress.com/my-other-bikes/

quality sunday

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| Family

had a cracking good late afternoon/early evening at Sarah and Damian’s – Pat and I walked the 7 or so mile round trip to compensate for the drink and food!

changes to the Blog

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| General

Regular visitors may have noticed that the title of the Blog has changed from its former T800 title to the new 55 and out title. The ‘About me’ section has been updated as has the My bikes section – more updates are on the way and a new section will be added soon and that […]