So; the Ninja has been sold. I’m forever shopping for new bikes, but don’t actually take the plunge and buy one all that often. And when I do, I usually keep them much longer than this. But after just over a year and just over 8,000 miles my gorgeous bright green Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX has…
Originally published in Slipstream, June 2021 After eight years, my 40,000-mile Triumph Street Triple R has gone to a new home. The pandemic didn’t help, but even before the world ground to a halt the annual mileage on my featherweight naked bike was frankly pitiful. In theory, the Triumph fit perfectly into my three-bike garage…
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 its 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,…
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…
Boy Meets Bike 