Chris Cope
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What I want: Honda NC750X
Honda NC750X I try not to look at the stats for this blog too much. I’ve been blogging in one form or another for a decade now and experience tells me that wandering too deep into the dark woods of blog stats can be detrimental to one’s mental health. You start to feel that the…
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What I want: Honda Valkyrie (aka Honda F6C)
Daydreams of adventure, envisioning life as a vagabond motorcyclist
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Gear review: Furygan Revol Evo
The Furygan Revol Evo gloves are inadequate for winter riding, providing limited warmth and comfort at lower temperatures.
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Invading England
I like to keep track of just about any riding I do that’s more than a jaunt through the city. So, here are a few pictures from last weekend’s ride out to Dyrham Park, near Bath. It’s a quick 50-or-so miles from Penarth, with most of the riding on the motorway and therefore not terribly…
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Study confirms what a lot of us already knew
Motorcyclists tend to be better drivers, according to a recent study.
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Reaction to Harley-Davidson Street 500 and 750
Harley-Davidson Street 750 Remember this summer when Harley-Davidson was going into convulsive fits of self-congratulation because of Project Rushmore? “A whole new ride starts now,” the company proclaims on its website. Rushmore, they said, was the biggest leap forward in the company’s history. Huzzah, huzzah, fireworks, blaring guitars, etc. I didn’t really see what the…
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A quick turnaround
The nature of the weather and my schedule means I’m not riding nearly as much as I’d like these days –– generally only about once a week. But, hey, that’s once a week more than I was riding last year. So I guess I shouldn’t complain. I took Monday off, though. Just to get my…
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The baffling case of motorcycles in the UK
The UK used to be a motorcycling powerhouse. What happened?