By I first met Nic when she asked me if she could use some of the content for her new project that I had written on my cycling site about bikes and kites, which I happily agreed to. This then led to further Messenger exchanges, which highlighted a number of other
My Cannondale MX400: Flawless performance status achieved!
Life with a Cannondale moto is a journey. Ask anyone who owns one, and they’ll confirm the roller-coaster-emotions of ownership. But hey! if it was easy and there were millions of these bikes made, everybody would be doing it, right? Anyway, here is the story of this year, AND it
The role of the van in the motorcycle world
I’ll start with a bold and maybe provocative statement here; The Day Van (not camper van) plays a bigger part in motorcycling life than we give it credit for, and motorcycling magazines rarely feature a van as being part of the story unless it’s showing off a new bike rack
A weekend with a Tiger. A Triumph Tiger 660 Sport.
Let’s start with the scenario and scene setter to this post. A Swiss friend of mine, Arnaud, decided to do a big road trip as a 40th Birthday celebration. This would involve a round trip of over 6000 kms/4000 miles on his Triumph Tiger 1200. The route would include Switzerland,
Motorcycle fashion/style: What is it in today’s moto-world?
I’ve been meaning to write about this Moto-Fashion subject for sometime, but for some reason, I’ve struggled to find my entry point, but then suddenly, I read this quote by Coco Chanel, and I suddenly had my start point. She said (in a great Franglais accent) “Fashion is not something
Life expectancy and the Jawa long track bike
About 3 years ago, I was listening to a presentation being given by a nutritional specialist, and she quietly delivered a fact that made me reach for the calculator immediately. Apparently, nutritional science and data is showing that if a person looks after themselves from a diet and exercise perspective,
Finally!……….
This is a short post to explain why it’s taken me nearly two years to get my 2022 Electric Motion ePURE Race (I know, that’s still a mouthful for a brand and name) to a point where I’m comfortable riding it. I’m a rider of average capability on a trials
Race the Waves 2024
So, how does 4 days of exciting entertainment, in 3 different settings, sound as a proposal then? Add to this, the opportunity to meet friends that you haven’t seen since last years’ event (if you attended) and crucially, new friends that you’ll make throughout the course of the four days.
Bultaco on the beach, AGAIN!
I did the 2022 edition of the Race the Waves beach race for the first time on my ’78 Bultaco Sherpa, and you can read about it in the link at the bottom of this post. Such was the fun, I also signed up for the 2023 event as soon
Artificial Intelligence and a 1979 Honda XR80.
I like writing these posts. They capture a moment or two in my moto-life and allow me to be creative in text and images. I read something the other day about how AI is now embedded in the publication of all sorts of stuff from creating instructions on how to
My Cannondale MX400: Even more recognition!
Following on from the last MX400 post, which was about the great YouTube feature on the 999Lazer channel, there’s been a bit more recognition for the bike and brand, and namely in two very high profile UK magazines. The first one being the TMX (Trials and Motocross News) publication. This
My FIRST ever British bike? Really? The iconic Greeves Scottish trials bike.
I’ve written this post in a Q&A stylee as that’s exactly what I’ve had from people when they’ve heard that I got this bike, so here goes…… Q: Why has it taken so long to buy a Brit’ bike? A: Hmmmm, at school, kids were either ‘Jap-crap lovers’ or ‘Brit’-oil-leaker
My Cannondale MX400: The YouTube feature!
Firstly, and as in the usual format, you get the story first with all of the links at the end of this post, so read on…… I consider myself a bit of an ambassador for my MX400 as well as Cannondale the company and brand. My passion for the MX400
My Cannondale MX400: Big Progress and Fun!
I’m going to cover a number of things in this post regarding my ongoing life with an MX400, so here goes with the list: THE ON/OFF SWITCH – Having to remove and replace the main fuse that keeps the bike ‘electrically live’ scored really highly on the ‘hassle-ometer’, so I’ve
Two Electric Motion bikes in One: Tri-Duro – Part 2
If you’re wondering what happened to Part 1 of this Tri-Duro mini series, the link is at the bottom of this post. Now, here’s a definition (mine to be specific) of my new term, Tri-Duro; A motorcycle that is a hybrid of both a trials bike and an enduro bike.
Reasons to be cheerful, part 3
If you’re not familiar with the title of this post, then let me explain. It’s the title of a great song that was released in July 1979 by Ian Drury and The Blockheads, who were an eclectic band to say the least. The song is basically a ‘shopping-list song’. It
Electric trials bike bite and Snake bite
It’s an early September, Sunday morning, and about 07:15. I love mornings. A new day always brings new opportunities. I am better at doing detail work, have better ideas and my energy levels are high first thing in the morning. This particular morning started early, so by 06:35, I had
I really am part of the New Electric Moto-Movement!
I promised in my recent trials-focussed posts (see links at bottom) that I would do an update of my practice and events experience riding the Electric Motion EPURE Race since I bought it 6 weeks ago. Remember, I’m new to this trials game and I’ve only done 4 events on
Emotional Engineering – The Electric Motion EPURE RACE
I read an interesting article in the mountain bike ‘zine EP2 (yes, a real hold-in-your-hands-small-magazine) and it was written by Guy Kesteven (GK) and entitled ‘Emotional engineering’. Without replicating the article here, I’m going to apply the same context illustrated by GK to a trials bike, and principally, the one
Inch Perfect Trials
The title of this post refers to two things. Firstly, it’s about an aspiration. I want to be able to ride a trials motorcycle with precision. This means being able to tackle all sorts of complex, off-road obstacles from river beds to rocky outcrops and being ‘inch perfect’ in where
