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Tag: ZZR

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…