General Ramblings

You simply have to know where and how you are going to store all of the essentials, otherwise, where would we be?

Damned if I know… so I thought I’d ask the people who would know… the overlanding community over at Horizons Unlimited.… I asked… Interesting question.. I thought I could answer it pretty well… in fact I’m a bit of an armchair adventure motorcyclist – that’ll change in September – but I’ve read every single book…

Rather amazingly the bike turned up this morning – over a month since the accident Bikers Legal Defence have returned the bike good as new – in fact they’ve not just returned the bike but also all the parts they removed – some of which are still in useable condition. Here’s what was damaged and…

why is it so difficult to park around covent garden? Loads of space for bike bays so what’s the problem!?

My commute to work this morning was dull. It wasn’t the usual cascade of sleepy car drivers sipping their tea from silver thermos mugs and swerving as they mis-judge the gulp hole and spill it down their pristine shirts. It was divine. The roads were empty, the filtering was fun, and the weather thankfully staid…

It takes three weeks, or there abouts, for a motorbike and rider to head up the Atlas mountains, decend into Marakesh and laze in Casablanca. Welcome to the Journey To Morocco blog. A testing ground for a much larger journey between three friends in July next year – you can read more about that in…

That’s aimed at all the people who drove past a really nasty bike accident today and just decided to look and laugh instead of stopping to help the poor sod who was falling over the place and unable to stand up. I’m sorry that sounds harsh – no hang on a moment I’m not –…

With Russia being postponed to July, I’ve been flapping around trying to decide what it is I’m going to do for three weeks in September. Options; Go to Russia anyway Ride round the UK Ride to Africa Cancel leave and come to work Go for a walk So, some of those options are out of…