I really value GPS in my cars and on my bikes. On the ST1100 I am trading in for the Wing, I have a Tomtom Rider (Version1) and I listen to the voice prompts via custom ear plugs with built in speakers. These are pretty comfortable and fit far better inside a helmet than any [...]

An email offering me a 25% discount on last minute bookings reminded me of two great holidays I have enjoyed in North America (Canada and USA) with Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Holidays. They use Triumphs principally, although they are getting a BMW R1200RT and the Moto Guzzi Breva 1100 for this season. Nothing is too much [...]

I have been musing about possible changes to my biking apparel. I normally use an Aerostich Roadcrafter two piece suit which I have found very practical both for touring and commuting. However, rather more in keeping with the style of the bike and the summer days I hope to see again before too long, [...]

Even before I have taken delivery of the bike, I have ordered a couple of things I am pretty sure I will know I want for it. The first of these is some protection for the new paintwork in the form of clear plastic patches to be applied to areas that get scuffed, such as [...]

I have had many motorcycles over the years, just two were the same - Kawsaki ZZR 1100s and I still have one of these. The motorcycle I have ridden most in the last few years though has been a Honda Pan European ST1100. I was getting a bit fed up with some aspects of it, [...]

Another Goldwing owner uses Wordpress for his Goldwing Blog and it looks very smart so I thought I would give it a try. Installation could hardly be simpler, I wonder how usage will be and what it takes to develop a nice theme of my own? Basically, I like simple elegant themes - I [...]

I have gone bonkers and just ordered the biggest and most expensive motorcycle in regular production. Whether this will turn out to be a happy decision or a stupid mistake, I shall just have to wait and find out - I shall try to tell it like it is in this blog. I should also [...]