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What lies beneath?
Have you ever looked around at the people at your work and wondered what hidden interests and talents lie beneath the work façade? I was in a meeting at work recently when the boss happened to spot the ‘Flight 666’ logo on my security pass lanyard – if you don’t know what Flight 666 is,…
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Post-partum Referendum blues
It’s been a momentous time for Scotland. We all knew that in this referendum there must be winners and losers, but whatever the result was we would all be in it together since we all live in Bonny Scotland. So it’s with great sadness that I’ve witnessed so much vile, abusive and hate filled language…
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A year, and 17,500 miles
Have you ever sat back to reflect where you were just a year ago, and how much has changed in that year? When I look ahead I often find that I make a general assumption that most things won’t change – how often have you heard the expression “all things being equal”? The caveat that…
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All hail the Road Racers
I love motorbike road racing. Not doing it – watching it. I can’t even begin to understand what it must be like to travel at the speeds these guys (and girls) do on roads – to blast past ‘road furniture’ at full throttle on a race tuned bike takes a special sort of person. Besides…
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A week further on
A week on and I’m getting gradually more used to the Varadero. The buffeting around my head at speed continued to be an issue. Last weekend I tried the screen at the lower setting, and that wasn’t any better than the high setting, and since that offered a bit more weather protection I put it…
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Oi! – you’re in MY space
What was it today? Was it a full moon last night? Filtering by a line of traffic this morning the light up ahead changed, so I held back at the first gap to merge slowly in with the traffic. Lifesaver, yep, can see car behind me is quite close, so going steady – what do…
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Varadero first impressions
OK, so I’ve done just over 170 miles on the Varadero so far. I took it home from work on the back roads the day I bought it. What a joy! Seriously, for such a tall and heavy bike it’s a real joy to play in the twisties, and the suspension soaks up the bumps…
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What bike to buy…….
After much soul searching I finally made up my mind – it was time to sell the ZZR and look for something a little different. Why did I decide to sell the ZZR? – mainly because I realised how much effort and money it was taking to maintain it! It went through it’s MOT absolutely…
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A week away with the kids
Well, only one week off, but feels like a lot more – win! I finished work a bit early on the Friday to go to the dentist to get my temporary filling removed and replaced. That went smoothly, although I did then have to greet my sister in law, Ali, newly arrived from the states,…
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IAM Skills Evening at Knockhill
I went to the IAM Skills Evening at Knockhill last night – NOT a track day, but a chance to practise cornering technique using the track as a closed, one way road, with no hazards (other than yourself!) I begged off work early, fuelled the bike and got to the circuit around 3:30. There were…
Mike Calvert: microlight pilot, BMAA aircraft inspector, motorcyclist, home brewer and all round tinkerer!
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