We seem to have been having a fair bit of good weather in the last few days and I have been out on the bike a lot. I discovered one handy feature of the back rest I installed recently and that is that my handheld GPS picks up a good signal when left in the [...]

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 [...]

Yes, I admit it there is more here than I have previously owned up to. The turndown exhaust tips are there as are the chromed intakes but the back rest has been snuck in. I was put on to it by a new mate, Terry, at the Thames Valley Winding where another bloke wanted to [...]

Today I racked up 3000 miles on the Goldwing - I have had it now for 59 days  and allowing for the 8 days when I couldn”t ride it (waiting for the 600 mile service) that equates to 3000*365/51 = 21,471 miles in a year if I ride at the present rate. Putting aside all [...]

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 [...]

I booked my flight to Chile today for the End of the World Tour. I also splashed out for another larger tent for camping - I”ll give the other one to one of the grandkids. Used just once, it will be fine for the sort of camping they are likely to do in the next [...]

This weekend I attended my very first Wingding - one of the principal activities of the GWOCGB. This one was organised by the Thames Valley Region and I enjoyed it a lot - learnt a lot too. Especially welcome was the change in the weather - at last we had some sunshine!
Some things - the [...]