A nice sunny, warm day in March? can't pass up a chance to clean the cobwebs off my bike. This is the first time this year, so it's the "start of the season", thought I'd just go a wee run round the block, try and re-acquire some skills I have forgotten since the last time... Continue Reading →
2015 Scottish Motorcycle Show
This years Scottish Motorcycle show was held at the Royal Highland Centre with most of the manufacturers displaying the latest models. Yamaha had the new bikes on display including the new XJR1300 & XJR1300 racer. also on display was the V-max (celebrating 30 years) and looking mean, the excellent custom styled XV950 R, a special... Continue Reading →
Ducati Scrambler
Ducati have introduced new bikes to their range, the scrambler is a “about town” bike that has been fully kitted out, four times. All bikes comes with a standard 803cc L-twin cylinder 75hp desmodromic air cooled engine, brembo breakes, led lights, 790mm seat height, 13.5lt tank but most important, completely customisable. The four models are:... Continue Reading →
30 years of the v-max
Yamaha have a big birthday bash for the v-max, which is 30 years old this year. Yamaha have already released the carbon updated version of the new v-max, now, a german design team called JvB-moto have brought out the "Infared", this is the original v-max, tweaked to make a "cafe racer meets dragster" style. It’s got... Continue Reading →
Richa Cold Protect GTX
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 →
A good bye…
When i passed my motorbike test back in December 2011, I could not wait to buy a bike. I decided to go and view 3 bikes, two of them away out in Falkirk, and one at a dealership in the Southside of Glasgow. My brother and I decided to go to the Glasgow one first... Continue Reading →
2015 Yamaha R1
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 →
NM4 Vultus
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 →
Icon Variant Ghost
Carbon Touring helmet looks like it belongs in the future. Built using carbon shell, very light, it is good for all sorts of motorbiking, the sun visor on the top make it a great touring helmet. It has removable lining and chin curtain. It comes with the yellow visor which gives better vision in low... Continue Reading →
Italian Adventure
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 →