There’s a little known requirement that you have to go on a full day out on your motorbike within a week of getting it. Actually, […] Read More
Category: motorcycling
Motorcycling, just getting out there.
I just got a new Yamaha (MT-09) Tracer, but in July 2006, just after buying a Honda CB400 Super Four, I wrote: I wont be […] Read More
Maintenance time. One of the side benefits of motorbike ownership are the odd bits of maintenance which need doing. You can get a garage / […] Read More
It’s that sinking feeling you get when you haven’t been on the motorbike for a week or two, and you pull the cover off, turn […] Read More
I’d never been to a motorcycle show, so when the 43rd annual Tokyo Motorcycle Show rolled around this year, I decided I should take the […] Read More
A slightly belated greeting into 2016, which we’ll be calling Heisei 28. It’s all about the reign of the Emperors, and is designed to confuse […] Read More
It’d been quite a few weeks since I’d been out on the motorbike for a day trip, so when my old friend CS offered up […] Read More
Imagine if there was a place called ‘such is life’. Well, potentially in Japan, there is, and it’s a huge dam. The Shouganai dam. I […] Read More
I was looking for somewhere different to go on the bike for a few hours, and using a tried, trusted and very scientific method, I […] Read More
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve been out on my bike for a run, rather than just running errands, and in fact, the last […] Read More