My friends and family are always joking about how contradictory my motorcycle buying choices are. I either buy a silly toy of a bike, then set about trying to make it practical and comfortable, equipping it with luggage and satellite navigation, or I buy a boring, sensible bike, and then try my damndest to make…
Has it really been just over a year since I picked up my “new” Suzuki? A one-owner bike with just 7,000 miles on the clock over it’s previous three years, the odometer is now reading just under 31K. It’s been to the Black Forest, to the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and Moors, Peak District, Exmoor,…
Well, it’s been a while since I posted anything new. And to be honest, that’s good news for Suzuki. You see, back in February I finally followed my own advice and bought myself another motorcycle – a lightly used 2012 Suzuki V-Strom 650. Since then I’ve ridden it more than 10,000 miles, filled her up 56…
Five months since my time with the Bandit was cruelly cut short, and four months since a new 2013 Triumph Street Triple R took its place in my garage. My RoadTrip map tells the whole story – the bike has barely been more than 50 miles in any direction, but I’ve still managed to put…
It’s been about a month and a half since I picked up my delicious Honda PCX 125. The dealer was great, the price right and I’ve been really happy with my little scoot. I followed the break-in procedure, and while I was not getting the 140mpg I’d hoped for I was still enjoying the ease of filtering…
It’s wet. It’s dark. It’s very, very cold and I’m about halfway through a 90-mile journey home from Bath to Slough one December night. My heated grips are cranked up to max, and so is the heated vest, and I’m still cold. But it’s ok – the Bandit’s just had its oil change, and I…
Well, I’m back, with an update on the Bandit. A fair bit has happened. About 10,000 miles, in fact. The threatened fork upgrade went ahead – needed a couple of adjustments (and I still think that I need a teensy bit more preload, but meh) but it did wonders for the handling. So much, in fact, that…
