A nice wee day at the end of a week of nice wee days, time to head for the hills. It's a place I tend to go often, regardless of the weather. The rest and be thankful is a carpark situated in the Argyll Forest Park, and in true Scottish style, the tranquility of the... Continue Reading →
How quickly it goes from blowing off "the cobwebs" to "I think my bike could do with a wash". It was another sunny Mach day, so I took the a wee run down the coast. Heading for Greenock and sticking to the coast road, it has lovely views of the mouth of the clyde. Ending... Continue Reading →
These gloves are from a company called Richa (here), they are all weather gore-tex gloves, made from a combination of goat leather and nyspan stretch fabric. They were winners in a group test for Sub £100 all weather gloves (here), and what a review they got. I’m always on the lookout for all weather gloves,... Continue Reading →
Here are some lids with a bit of colour. (from left to right) AGV K-3 £100 Schuberth C3 pro £530 Shark Vision R 2 £210 Shoei NXR £480 Arai RX7GP £360
The new 2015 R1 is packed with similar features to the Track version (YZR-M1). Sporting a new 998cc 200PS cross plane 4-cylinder engine that produces 230hp and weighing in at 199kg, this bike means business on the road and on the track. This has been the flagship super sports from Yamaha since 1998 and the... Continue Reading →
Honda are breaking the mould of bike design, recently they have introduced the GL1800 F6B, which is a lighter version of the Goldwing, and the CTX1300, which is a striped down tourer, similar to the pan european. But now the have added a new bike to the custom section, and you could be forgiven for thinking... Continue Reading →
Aprilia and Ducati, better known for there over-the-top super sports bikes, make a wide verity of different styles of bikes these days. Adventure bikes are a big business, Aprilia and Ducati excel in these markets. Aprilia make the Caponord 1200, an adventure style bike with 1197cc v-twin engine producing 125hp. Comes with a 24ltr fuel... Continue Reading →
Yamaha have produced many custom bikes throughout the years some good some not so good, but the new XV950 and XV950R seem to have a style that would not look out of place in the harley range, and thats the loyal bikers they are trying to steal from the American manufacturer. Yamaha have put a... Continue Reading →
The old style bikes from the 60’s through to the 80’s seem to have a place in a bikers heart. They were little more than an engine with two wheels. You were open to all the elements with little protection, even comfort was excluded. But somehow these bikes seen to have a unique admiration. A... Continue Reading →
Getting ever more popular, carbon lids are not only stronger and lighter, but are more affordable. Here are a small selection, with price and the all important weight. (from top, clockwise) AGV Pista GP around £800 weighing in at 1275g Nexx XR1R Carbon around £300 weighing in at 1250g HJC FS-10 Carbon around £250 weighing in at 1400g Shark Speed-R MXV... Continue Reading →
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