Honda CBF Panniers….

Photo from Andyrob’s photostream No not the band, the weather in London at the moment. Don’t get me wrong we need a lot of rain right now, the garden is parched after a particularly dry April, and my wife is pleased as punch that she’s not having to water all of her plants… but why…

There’s no doubt the modern traveller carries more gizmos and gadgets than the first Apollo missions. That of course brings it’s own problems; how on earth do you keep everything charged and running? I’ve riden all over the world on the motorbike, but I’ve managed to keep my cameras, laptop and other electronic paraphernalia running….

Wrote an article today for londonbikers.com about the extension of the congestion charge zone in central London. The interesting thing for me is not the moaning mothers of Kensington but rather the amount of rich kids who’ll get round the charge by buying the latest, most stylish scooter, doing a CBT in short order, and…