Friday 25 June 2010

European motorcycle tour

“ It’s the atmosphere of being on the journey, there is nothing like being on a trip and going to bed knowing you just have to get up in the morning and ride more” Ewan McGregor, Long Way Down. I am going to tackle a ride I have wanted to do for a long time, albeit not as an adventure ride but exciting for me none the less. I am going to do my first European motorcycle tour. I had

Saturday 12 June 2010

Winter riding apparel review

Operation Visibility rolls on to part two with my choice of new riding gear. I have had new winter riding apparel on my shopping list for some time now. Last few years I have slowly moved away from having one basic riding outfit and trying to adjust it up or down for the seasons like many riders here do to having a selection of garments. Good gear is just so cheap now. The dealerships here

Sunday 6 June 2010

A winters ride

Went for a ride today and at 8 degrees that is officially a winters morning so I got to test my new ride gear also, more of that in my next post. I tried but I just can’t get interested in the Northern roads, riding the same old over and over seems mighty popular but I sure as hell don’t understand why people want to do that. I like variety. I skipped my usual fuel and embarkation point of

Saturday 5 June 2010

Book review

I have been reading ‘Motorcycle Journeys through the Alps and Beyond’ by John Hermann.



This book is pure motorcycle road riding porn. 400 pages of the most amazing riding roads in the world. Photos, maps, stories and local info and funny tips and memories, a collection from The KIng of the Alps John Hermann who has been riding these roads since the ‘70’s.



The intro says the book will make