Motorcycle life – motorbike travel and pictures
Write up and pictures on the way from a top class road trip I wrote a couple of days ago that I was just back from a fabulous road trip in Spain and Portugal. I’ve spent the last few days sifting and sorting through photographs and I can confirm that the first couple of sections […]
Four in a row: and getting ready for sunshine and warm roads This summer seems to have had so many similarities to the summer of 2023 – not enough sunshine and way too much rain. You may recall that last year I had planned, and booked, a couple of weeks in Ireland and Scotland. Such […]
Motorcycling in the Emerald Isle – make life a ride. Part 2. Breakfast was good at the Kees Hotel and I had decided over coffee that I would head off to Killybegs a town in County Donegal and the largest fishing port in the country. Location wise it’s to the north of Donegal Bay, which […]
Motorcycle Spain & Portugal – sunshine & warm roads. Part 2. When I posted Part 1 I mentioned I had stayed overnight in Mudford at The Half Moon Inn & Country Lodge Staying at the Half Moon left me with less than 100 miles to do after breakfast to reach the Brittany Ferries terminal in […]
Home from a magnificent road trip in Spain and Portugal Just back from a quite brilliant road trip traveling down through the Pico’s Portugal and on then onto Andalusia for a few days. I had said in my last post that I was off to find sunshine and warm roads and that’s exactly what I […]
BMW F900 XR – seat issues. Improving the look and comfort I’ve written in a previous post with thoughts about the F900. You’ll know if you have read those that I really do like this bike. Of course early impressions can change, but the first 1,000 miles and have been very good. I’ve added a […]
BMW F900 XR – what do I think after the first 1,000 miles Following a short but really enjoyable trip to Scotland I wrote and posted a three part blog post. If you missed that you can head to Part 1 at this link and you’ll find that Parts 2 and 3 link from there. […]
BMW F900 XR – short motorcycle trip to Scotland and the A708 (part 3) This is the third and final part of the series of blog posts covering the short trip to Scotland. In addition to wrapping up my short trip, I finish off this post by offering some thoughts about what I think of […]
BMW F900 XR – short motorcycle trip to Scotland and the A708 (Part 2) In Part 1 of this post about my short trip north of the border to Scotland I finished off by mentioning my stay at the decent Southfield Hotel in Girvan. I followed my night in Girvan by travelling for an overnight […]
BMW F900 XR – short motorcycle trip to Scotland and the A708 Anyone that has read my blog over the years will know I love motorcycling in Scotland (here’s a link to my last trip there in 2021). You would also know the A708 between Selkirk and Moffat is one of my favourite UK roads. […]