The kind folks from Mototainment (New York) have grabbed one of their Triumph Bonneville off the show room floor and set about it with, what looks like, copper. Customised by a collaboration between Marcos Martines and Ducati Triumph NYC, the customer wanted a bike that looked unique and they could park outside and still look... Continue Reading →
New bikes are coming out all the time. Dealers are refining and tweeking the latest models, and adding in the latest tech, but that all gets a bit boring after a while, then someone goes mad and makes a whole new category of bike. The guys at Portland area Ducati dealer, MotoCorsa have acted like... Continue Reading →
As the new biking season is upon us (Late March to early October in Scotland), I thought I'd refresh the "aweerun" sticker for my bike, went for a classy script font this time. Also this is my 100th post.
Looking for a new pair of boots for your summer journeys? Here are a selection of short boots for many different types of terrain. From top left - clockwise… For the race track - ALPINESTARS FASTBACK WATERPROOF BOOTS around £120 For touring - TCX X-MILES BOOTS around £120 For the cruising - TCX X-STREET WATERPROOF... Continue Reading →
Yamaha has rolled out a masterpiece naked bike. The new flagship model of the MT section, the MT-10 is a naked R1, with all the street smarts of the MT-09 but with a bit more of everything. Using the 998cc, 4 cylinder “cp4” Crossplane engine on a short wheel base chassis give plenty of torque.... Continue Reading →
Back in 2001, Ducati released 998, the successor to the 996, it kept the crazy styling that Ducati are famous for, and it's not just the looks that are stunning, the performance is too, one them the World super bike championship with rider Troy Bayliss. The real fame was when the bike made an appearance... Continue Reading →
The end of a (not so) wee run. Woke up to the sound of silence, typical, this was the last day. I'd had fun in the highlands, and seen places I'd wanted to see. Today wasn't just heading home though, we had tickets to go on the "funicular railway" at the Cairngorm Mountains. So, it... Continue Reading →
Day three started the same as day two, with the rain hitting off the roof of the caravan, but it didn't last, and when I looked up at the sky, I could see a strange blue colour behind the grey that had followed us around the day before. Today we were heading for John O'Groats,... Continue Reading →
Day two started with me waking up to the sound of heavy rain hitting off the caravan roof, not the best sound to wake up to when you have a day of motorbiking ahead of you. A quick look at the weather report suggested that we change the trip from the North East to the North... Continue Reading →
Paisley to Embo The journey starts from Paisley and we head north to Loch Lomond, the weather is overcast, which is a lot better than the predicted showers that BBC Weather app has informed us. Just as we hit the Erskine bridge, I remember that I have left the maps sitting in the kitchen, annoying, as... Continue Reading →
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