Well, not quite but I have put a deposit on one..

I went to the MCN show at Excel yesterday and this was what I needed to tip the balance. As soon as I saw the bike in the flesh, I  knew I had to have it and then, when I got on it and found [...]

Yesterday was a lovely day and I took the Goldwing to the seaside - Eastbourne to be precise. Although the sun was bright and warm in sheltered spots, Beachy Head doesn”t quite fit that description - it felt very reminiscent of Patagonia with a strong wind and a substantial wind chill factor. Riding along, I [...]

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 [...]

It’’s hard to compress into a few words just how big an impact my trip has had on me. It is unquestionably the finest motorcycling trip I have ever made and two reasons stand out. Firstly the place is simply magnificent in it’’s variety but most of all in it’’s feeling of being vast, unspoilt [...]

Patagonia was simply amazing - totally fantastic in every respect. My trip was all I hoped it would/could be.
This is as far as the road will take you in South America and what a road! Mountains, deserts, rainforests, glaciers, lakes and let’’s not forget the wind. It blows constantly in the south - relentless and [...]

I went back to the gym this morning - no problems I”m glad to say. The old bod still seems to be functioning pretty well after last weekend’’s fun and games. This coming weekend I am off on another off-road course - A Honda one this time, riding a 250 - more of a motocross [...]

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 [...]

No longer a Treffen virgin, I spent 4 days in glorious sunshine at Carmarthen where the 2007 British Treffen was held. Considering the dire weather we have had for most of the summer, the sunshine would have been enough to make me enjoy it but as a bonus, the event itself was great fun. Seeing [...]

I was early this morning at 21st Moto in Swanley to get this service done - a couple of hundred miles over the 4000 mark but not too bad - it’’s basically an oil and filter change plus inspection of brake pads etc. but I wanted to ensure the warranty was not compromised. If it [...]

This time I have included the track as well as some photos. Pretty easy in fact. I used RoboGeo (running under Parallels as I use a Mac) to produce the code and simply put it on my server. It sits here in the blog in an iframe.