This report could be classed as being somewhat late, given the race was in April last year, I did write an article at the time but it got lost in amongst stuff when I got back, being distracted by Lilah dog issues. The run up to race weekend had not been good weather wise, bags …
The best part of my day has gone. The best part of any of my days for the last 8 years has been getting home to be greeted by a little dog, Lilah dog. There was a ritual, followed on most occasions . It used to vary, depending on how long I been gone, but …
I had been looking for an 1100 for while, ideally a K model, these had a poor reputation, but for me, the best looking and the handling issues identified in the early 90s could be overcome with some modifications. I looked at a few but as is common for 20 odd year old bikes, the …
Its hot, dam hot, well into the 30’s during the day, there’s no better place than Spa in the summer, packed with classic Japanese muscle bikes. Trick frames abound, housing big air cooled motors of yester year, we love it. A bout of food poisoning from the ferry trip over on the Wednesday night is …
A visit to Orkney in 2016 on our NC500 trip confirmed we needed to spend some more time on the Scottish islands. With that in mind we book the ferry from Aberdeen to Shetland and have three days making use of the well surfaced open roads on the islands. A couple of ferries from Shetland …
Adding a couple of days onto our North West 200 trip seemed an eminently sensible way of sampling the delights of the west coast of Ireland. Two days is an injustice, we barely scratched the surface of what this area has to offer. An early start on the Monday morning after a heavy weekend at …
Our practical sports bikes, a pair of Harris Magnum 4s, are tied down in the hold of the ship as we cruise across the Bay of Biscay, heading for Bilbao. We have taken the slow boat from Portsmouth, leaving Sunday night, arriving early Tuesday morning leaving us with a full day of riding ahead. One …
Gathering parts for a project can be a long process, waiting for the correct parts to fit this model, battery box, or at least one with more metal than rust, oil tank, switch gear, ignition, although I opt to but new for the last two items as fitting 40 year old versions of each is …
Described as the Jewel in the crown of Kashmir, Dal Lake in Srinagar provides a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of the main town. We stay on one of the many house boats, reached by water taxi. Every morning there is a farmers market were the locals meet and trade goods, we rise …
Shortness of breath, world spinning, banging headache with the biggest views imaginable, That’s all part of the Khardung La experience. Billed as the highest motorable road in the world at 5,359 metres, that’s a shade over 18,000 feet in English, although the measurements are questioned these days with more accurate calibration of such instruments. All …