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.

Wednesday 22 September 2010

Sunday 19 September 2010

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

Friday 10 September 2010

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

Wednesday 1 September 2010