I had a fabulous couple of riding days in Wales doing this course in preparation for my Patagonia trip. The photos on this certificate don”t really do the course or the environment justice. I bounced up and down dale (with rocks) through ruts and rivers and mud up to my ears (especially when I [...]

This is supposedly a blog about my Goldwing experiences but the weather is keeping the lid on those at present! The great performance of the Wing in bad weather has shown me that I needn”t fear a bit of rain but the skies and forecasts do nothing to encourage me on to it at the [...]

Well not problems - challenges rather. On the clothing front, I finally sprang for a BMW Rallye 2 Pro suit. No that’’s not me modelling it! I shudder to think what my Goldwing buddies are going to say if they see me in it. However, it has good protection and if Ewan McGregor and Charley [...]

I am somewhat at a loss to know what to wear for the Patagonia trip. Temperatures can range from the 90s down to the 30s (Fahrenheit) apparently, it can also get very wet and windy. My money is really on the colder weather but we”ll be on rough dirt roads for most of the trip [...]

My paper Aerostich catalogue landed on the mat yesterday and for those of you who haven”t yet acquired one of these I suggest you do so without delay - it is a veritable Aladdin’’s cave of biking gear porn and guaranteed to be injurious to your financial health.
On the back cover was an ad for [...]

I spoke directly to Autocom this morning who confirmed that their Pro AVI unit can indeed be installed in the manner I wish viz:- integrating all bike audio functions and providing a bike to bike facility although this requires a separate transceiver (walkie-talkie pair). They also do installation work at their place in Warwick including [...]

Thanks to Dave’’s advice on the problem with high impedance speakers in my old Autocom headset I was reminded of the custom fit earbuds (that I had made for me at a motorcycle show) which have speakers built in. I previously used these with the TomTom on my Pan via a bluetooth thingy that reposed [...]

Having bought the bike and having joined the GWOCGB, the next logical step is to equip myself to attend WingDings and Treffens. First step in this process is to get suitable camping gear and considering the number of years since I last undertook this masochistic(?) way of spending time away from home comforts it is [...]

I had a few hours riding the roads in the Essex/Suffolk border area today. Lots of evidence of heavy rains in the previous day or so with mud and grit on the roads - usually the corners - and a car or two that had found it too slippery and ended up in the ditch. [...]

Get a half cover for the bike, it must surely beat all that mopping up in the morning when it rains the night before.
The stock seat suits me just fine and the heated seat and grips are very nice to have when it’’s cold.
The large information panel on my bike is great for reading without [...]