Carbon lids

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 →

Triumph Rocket 3

The Triumph Rocket 3 turns 10 years old in 2014, and what has this BIG bike brought to the market? Well, it’s a bit confused! The Rocket 3 was originally supposed to conquer the American market, taking on Harley, but failed to do so, over here it was marketed as a muscle bike, competing with... Continue Reading →

Yamaha MT-09

Yamaha made a big announcement about a new bike that would be a new concept in sports bike design. As the biker world looked on to see what Yamaha were going to show us, we were reminded of some of Yamaha's other revolutionary bike releases. The R1, V-max and eh! hmmmm! I'm sure there is... Continue Reading →

Racking up some miles

Saturday I started off the weekend with a trip to Largs. I followed the M8 to Greenock and took the Old Largs Road that takes you out just north of the centre of the seaside town. The Old Largs Road is a single track road that has lovely scenery, winding roads and not a lot... Continue Reading →

Coasting

Another evening run took me back to the coast. I went a different route but got to the same location. Just like my run to Ardrossan, I went down the A737 to Dalry, only this time I went on the B780 that takes you by Munnoch Reservoir and joins up at the main road just... Continue Reading →

A Fine Friday Eve

After the poor weather, I took advantage of the Friday evening sun and took to the road. I have been out a few times this year but this was the first run that I didn't feel the cold. It sounds like fighting talk, but the winter gloves are coming off. I took a road that... Continue Reading →

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