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  • 20 things I learned in my first 6 months of motorcycling

    20 things I learned in my first 6 months of motorcycling

    Lessons learned from the motorcycle-ownership experiences.

  • A small request

    Hey, all y’all with motorcycle-related blogs: Can you please not have white text on a black background? I mean, it’s pretty much every single one of you. Clearly, it’s a look that a lot of people like and one of the general rules of this here blog is that I don’t like to piss on…

  • 28 months before

    The simplicity of the Triumph Speedmaster “I wonder if I could put together £8,000 within 28 months,” I find myself asking. That’s how long I have until my 40th birthday, which, I keep telling myself, is when I want to buy a new bike. Actually, I’d like to buy a new bike today. And tomorrow.…

  • 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…

  • What I want: Honda Valkyrie (aka Honda F6C)

    What I want: Honda Valkyrie (aka Honda F6C)

    Daydreams of adventure, envisioning life as a vagabond motorcyclist

  • Gear review: Furygan Revol Evo

    Gear review: Furygan Revol Evo

    The Furygan Revol Evo gloves are inadequate for winter riding, providing limited warmth and comfort at lower temperatures.

  • 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…

  • Study confirms what a lot of us already knew

    Study confirms what a lot of us already knew

    Motorcyclists tend to be better drivers, according to a recent study.