Tuesday 28 September 2010

Alps tour update

A small update on my European alps ride. The weather has been near perfect, fine every day with the exception of a little rain on day 6 which cleared away quickly to allow another amazing day of riding. More later when time permits.

Monday 13 September 2010

Held Score gloves review

I have been talking about getting new gloves for the tour and I finally got out on the bike on the weekend to test them. The gloves I went for are made by Held and the model is called Score. I became aware of the company when I started looking for what gloves were getting the very best reviews. The guys over at WebBikeWorld are very demanding with gloves having tested so many and so when I

Sunday 12 September 2010

Easy does it, North.

I did something today I have not dared try for many years. Ride over Mt Nebo/Mt Glorious on a Sunday morning. It really is such a nice ride. As I have mentioned before I live close by however I have skipped it for some time to avoid the Sunday morning Knee Sliders and Police Blitzes’. Quiet as a mouse there today. A few motorcycles at the cafe, many more push bikes than ones with engines on

Sunday 5 September 2010

Japan 2010 tour update

To follow on from my last post, I found a place that will rent me the new Honda CB1100. The motorcycle I would probably buy if I was in the market now. So I am very excited to now be able to ride this new machine. Click here to see a superb video about the making of the bike. The shop is called Bike Rental 819 and is a chain that operates in a number of locations in Japan and appears to move

Friday 3 September 2010

Japan tour 2010

After the European alps I am heading back to Japan for an extended period so naturally I have planned a ride. The timing should be good, its going to be Autumn and in Japan that is lower rain fall season with spectacular foliage on display in the mountains. It is a very hot summer there this year and so I may push back the ride back until first week of November if need be however at this stage I