Back to The California Superbike School – Level 2
This is the second article I wrote for Motorcycle Explorer Magazine, covering my experiences during Level 2 of the California Superbike School syllabus and my emerging views [read more...]
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Advanced Training with the California Superbike School
This article appeared in the January Issue of Motorcycle Explorer Magazine. It looks a Level One of the California Superbike School syllabus which I attended in August [read more...]
The Road to Damascus…. on a Scrambler
‘You can have an adventure on any bike”. It’s a well-used mantra, but mention ‘adventure motorbiking’ or even moto-touring these days and most riders, it [read more...]
Britain’s Patagonia – the North West Highlands
Chile, a country of 756,000 square kilometres, boasts a modest population of about 17 million people. The United Kingdom is less than a third of the size at 243,500 square [read more...]
Through The Highlands – a Pictorial
Scotland on Scramblers – Back on the Road
It has been a long while since I was last blogging, but I’ve been busy on two wheels during that time. We celebrated Pau’s birthday at the Yamaha Off Road [read more...]
The Story Behind a Chain Oiler
The world is full of man-made things. They are all around us, woven inextricably into our daily lives. From today’s cutting-edge technologies, to infrastructure built [read more...]
Dialling into The Dirt with The Yamaha Off-Road Experience
Nestled in a quiet valley amongst the hills of mid-Wales, at the end of an un-signposted lane, is a farm. From the outside, it looks unremarkable. But this is no ordinary [read more...]
A Beautiful Form of Self-Torture
I pulled out of the small forecourt in front of Cheltenham’s Triumph garage. It was an unremarkable Gloucestershire summer’s morning and the daily commute was [read more...]
CCM GP450 – Rally Bike with Panniers, or Dirt-Hungry Overlander?
The Yamaha Tenere XT660Z is a superb overlanding bike – and even better if the suspension is upgraded and the engine is opened up with a new exhaust and air filter. It [read more...]
A Ride Up North – CCM, MEM, and a Trip Down Memory Lane
I was back on my bike and back on the road – but it was a different bike and a very different road. I was astride my Triumph Tiger 800, its silky smooth triple making [read more...]
A Brief Trip Home
My two week trip back to the UK is coming to an end. This evening I shall fly back to Buenos Aires, where I shall stay for a couple of days before travelling onwards to [read more...]
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