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Tag: Motorbike

  • Motorbike tour, France 2015

    I’ve rented cars and driven in France quite a few times, where I often rapped my knuckles against the window as my left hand automatically sought the gear lever which of course was on the, er, wrong side… but I’ve never taken my own vehicle abroad, and certainly not a motorbike – at least with…

  • 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…

  • A year of motorcycling

    One year ago today I bought my ZZR1100, and it’s been a packed and busy year. I’ve put just over 11,900 miles on it, and that’s inevitably brought a certain amount of cost in wear and tear… Actually, quite a lot! But maybe some more on that later – if I can face it (sometimes…

  • RUBBISH road surface!!

    Filmed on Boxing day 2012 – this is the start of the Lugton to Dunlop road, and what an appalling road surface! Shake the fillings out of you!!

  • Stepping Stone overtaking

    Stepping Stone overtaking – done carefully on a wet road! Didn’t want to use my brakes, so was ultra careful with the throttle, and the cars were nicely spaced, so the only way to make progress here was to take them one at a time.

  • Finally! A ride in daylight :-)

    Thanks to an early finish – well, it IS Christmas Eve! – I finally get to ride and film in daylight – yee ha!! Also testing a separate mic – think it works a bit better, but still room for improvement… Grabbed far more footage than was really necessary, such was the novelty of riding…