“In a car you’re always in a compartment, and because you’re used to it you don’t realize that through that car window everything you see is just more TV. You’re a passive observer and it is all moving by you boringly in a frame. On […]
Aug 232013
Articles
These are all the “one off” posts not related to a motorbike project.
Aug 232013
“Calling upon my years of experience, I froze at the controls.” Stirling Moss
Aug 232013
Sometimes it takes a whole tank of petrol before you can think straight.
Aug 232013
It’s not what you ride, it’s your attitude that counts.
Aug 192013
Insanity
Jun 292013
Picked up the dvd Fastest in Tesco the other day. It’s true what they say in there ad, if you like motorbikes you’ll love this dvd. A great insight into a whole other world.
Jun 202013
Having picked a date to do my theory test, I was starting to be a little concerned that I had never received any confirmation of the test actually going ahead the closer the date was getting. As it turns out, when you try to book […]
Apr 052013
Hay I’m only just catching up with this thing. Thanks to an article in this weeks MCN I discover that an increase in the percentage of ethanol in petrol is on the cards in the UK and maybe Ireland as well. The main bike manufacturers […]
Mar 172013
So I’m chattin with a few guys I know at the Suzuki stand on Sunday at the show and a guy joins in the conversation. So easy was it that he joined in with the three of us as we admired […]
May 042012
Bikefest 2011. Last year (2011) I thought since I was such the born again biker, that I would head to a rally somewhere. This was before I had a running bike of my own of course, but no matter. I originally set my sight’s […]