By My favourite track facility is Greenfield Dirt Track in Lincolnshire (link in sidebar), and this weekend, they had their motocross, stubble and dirt tracks open. This track is a two hour drive away for me and requires pre-on-line-booking for an event. This is normal, except when you live on a
My Cannondale MX400: The global search for the elusive ‘YELLOW bike’ starts here!
It’s funny how images stay in your mind, particularly if the subject of the image is yellow. Think of something that you’ve seen in your life that was yellow, and it’ll be quite a detailed image that you can recall, whether it be a lemon, banana or a million dollar
My Cannondale MX400: Doing some factory recall updates, and other (exciting) things.
So, before I let rip with this latest story of my life with two Cannondale MXers, here’s something I heard in a play recently, and it’s about people’s stories, just like mine here. It goes like this; “A story is like an orgasm, in that only the individual telling the
My Cannondale MX400: Make that two!
A recent discussion with my Wife one evening went like this……. Me: “I’ve got myself another Cannondale MX bike, and it needs a full restoration as well! How cool is that?” My Wife: “Why do you need another one?” Me: “Because, because, because etc etc etc etc……” The conversation ends
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
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 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
My Cannondale MX400: The Cool Box!
In case you haven’t read any of my previous posts about my Cannondale MX400 journey, here’s a quick catch up, and specifically about the engine. At a very early stage, I had decided to buy a completely new engine built by US Cannondale engine guru, Ken Deal of Black Widow
My Cannondale MX400: Good news!
Following on from my last post, I have one or two positive things to declare in terms of progress. Firstly, I’ve received the last part on the shopping list that needed replacing from Dave Muller. On my bike, the original part that is the combined battery tray and inner mudguard
My Cannondale MX400: Going-slow-to-go-fast!
I bought my (in)famous Cannondale MX400 just before ’you-know-what’ kicked off in early 2020 and the link to that ‘purchase post’ as at the bottom of this one. What I have found quite interesting about MX400 ownership is the reactions I get when I tell someone I have one, or
Yes. I really have bought a Cannondale MX400. Surprised?
Firstly, as an update from this first post, and after 3 years of MX400 ownership, things have moved on a bit, so don’t forget to click the Cannondale MX400 tab in the menu to enjoy my full journey to date when you’ve read this first one below👍 Back to 2020
