I bought some SW Motech engine bars for the GS from Nippy Normans. They were a good price compared with other makes and they arrived swiftly. Both left hand and right hand bars went on the bike easily enough although the lower bolts must have been made from putty as the hex key started to [...]

I got fed up with not being able to sync the Tomtom Rider 1 with my Scala Rider bluetooth headset and also with the somewhat flaky track recording that depends on a third party app that I installed to the Tomtom. So after swearing to avoid doing business with Touratech if I could avoid it, [...]

Back from a marvellous tour of Umbria, Tuscany and the Marche courtesy of Beach’’s Motorcycle Adventures.
I was riding a brand new BMW 1200GS equipped with a Garmin 276C GPS (great system - miles better than my Garmin 2820 I reckon, at least for my uses) that was filled every couple of days with lots of [...]

OK I don”t understand Bluetooth but then it’’s supposed to just work isn”t it? On the Goldwing, I hear my GPS and other stuff (radio, CB etc) through a wired connection and the bike’’s built-in intercom system but on the GS I have been using custom earplugs with built in speakers connected to the original [...]

On the new bike. I am riding around all the twistiest hilliest lanes I can find and it’’s behaving impeccably. My 600 miles service is booked for the 31st March which means that I have to be a bit careful not to put many more miles on it. I am planning a longish rideout with [...]

Just spoke to the dealer (South London Motorcycles) about my order for the F 800 GS. All seems to be in order and he”ll ring me next week with the reg so I can insure it. I have already anticipated the big day by putting a promo picture of it in the side bar, as [...]

Patagonia certainly tested my choices of riding gear thoroughly thanks to some very cold winds, rain, dust and wind as well as taking a pretty heavy tumble that road-tested my stuff. I am glad to say that it all worked pretty well in keeping me warm, dry and safe but with varying degrees of comfort [...]

I had a marvellous day riding out in the Kent countryside today. It was a crisp autumn day (frost in the morning) with a crystalline blue sky and leaves turning gold and red (early this year). The sun was so low that it made riding difficult at times, especially exploring the small lanes I travelled [...]

 
Well here are the results of my Yorkshire trip. I have pannier lights, lower front fog lights, Garmin 2820 GPS and a CB installed! Ian did a fantastic job and it’’s obvious he is a careful workman who knows what he is doing. Everything seems to work OK although there is a bit [...]

After an initially wet ride north, I am now installed in a Premier Travel Inn in Rotherham whilst my bike receives a couple of implants - namely a CB (the Goldwing Gadgets model bought at the Treffen), lower fog lights and rear pannier lights. Ian Cardwell is doing the work for me and I shall [...]