Dodging the downpour
On Friday I left work, jumped on the Daytona and headed south on a bit of a marathon: A46 from Cov to Warwick A429 south
Breaking down and getting fixed up
Thursday (I think it was Thursday) I was jollying to work on the Ninja. I’d just left the M6 at junction 2, and dropped down
Site moved
Let me know if there any real issues. I know there are a small number of missing photos, but I’ll fix that over the next
If you’ve got it, flaunt the hell out of it
If you are a talented video editor (so we’re clear that I’m not talking about me, right?), you’d put your CV online in the most
Wish you were here…?
On Saturday 21st June I marshalled a fundraising motorbike ride for the charity Meningitis Now (formerly the Meningitis Trust and Meningitis UK). There were about
Motorway fire
Last Thursday I was stuck on the M1 fo 90 minutes, behind a lorry fire. This is the filterage that got me to the front
The end of the (Spanish) road
The seventh – and, mercifully, the final – part of the Spanish Tour (2014) is below. It is a trip from the outskirts of Madrid
Meanwhile, back in time and over in Spain…
A fort left over from when Andalusia was part of an African kingdom, visor-related roadkill, arriving in Alicante, the search for a hotel (any hotel!),
Potty mouth
I have a sneaking admiration for people who seem to – effortlessly – vocalise their thoughts. My internal filter won’t let me. Kylie not only
(very) slowly catching up
I am still unpacking in my new house. I feel that I might be unpacking for weeks. I haven’t been home much, since I moved
Insurance industry: ripping its customers off at every opportunity
As a motorcyclist and a motorist I am compelled, by law, to have my vehicles insured. I am also compelled, by law, to ensure that
Birthday wishes!
Happy birthday to my cold Happy birthday to my cold Happy birthday to my colllllllllllld Happy birthday to my cold. It’s been four weeks since
Spanish Tour, part 3
This was actually half a leg of the journey. The pre-breakfast run out of the centre of the city of Granada, down to the rural
Spanish Tour, part 2
Bilbao to Granada, a bit of a cock-up in the ferry calculations (I blame the cold that I still have), and some nice scenery:
Spanish Tour, part 1b
A quick look around my cabin on the MV Cap Finistere, en route from Portsmouth to Bilbao:
Spanish Tour, part 1
I have more insightful notes which I’ll type up when I am able, but until I do, here’s part one of the lazy version:
Awesomely Perfect Day
So a bunch of motorcyclist video bloggers (vloggers, as the portmanteau would have it), led, encouraged, nagged and led some more by the technically uber-gifted Grumpy
Politics: dead to me now
Well that’s it. I’m done with any kind of an interest in British politics. The reason? Maria Miller MP Maria Miller has a home in
T-Minus 10
Find European power adaptor Find spare phone charger Find spare phone battery Pick up new leathers
T-Minus 11
Check passport Check insurance for Europe Fix the EU sticker to the rear numberplate Print insurance documents Print ferry booking
Traces of nut (and genius)
It’s not too often that someone does something for fun – as a kind of hobby – and in doing so he crosses a few
¿Euro tour con el Daytona, tal vez?
This could be the outwards route: And this could be the return:
On yer bike?
While I was sitting at one of Coventry’s many sets of roadwork-related traffic lights, yesterday evening, I started thinking about taking some time off from
True comedy
So you know Michael McIntyre and the Michael McIntyre Comedy Road Crash? Well. I wonder if the Michael McIntyre Comedy Road Crash will be this
Just stuff…
Very interesting day today in Westminster, with the London office of the people I’m currently working for. Learned loads, and made progress on a big
Eight lives left
I’ve watched this SMIDSY six times. I still have no words. Apart from the thought that the driver needs to lose her licence on the
A very quick way up
Not long before I filmed the hairy mountain descent on Saturday afternoon, I did the inevitable and obvious pull up the mountain. But I didn’t
A very long way down
Yesterday I did a 220-mile round-trip on the Daytona. In a nutshell, I went to Wales to stand on top of a very drafty mountain,
Monday evening goodness
I don’t know what it is about the start of the working week, but at about 7.30pm every Monday evening I hit a huge energy
Pie and mashup (1)
Don’t ask
How to write good, motorbiking, moving
I stole this off of the Twitter: And I made this earlier today and then put it on the YouTubes: Hasn’t it been an awesome