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What I can afford this month: BMW K75S
This thing of tracking my motorcycle savings by searching classified ads for bikes I can afford right now is my new favourite game, y'all. Each month I have a tiny bit more money, so each month I am...
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I'm just a dude who loves motorcycles
Not too long ago, I got it in my head that I wanted to be practical and save up enough money to buy a new bike outright.Or rather, a new-to-me used bike. Because my practicality was borne of the...
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What I want: Triumph Sprint GT SE
"You need more than one bike," my wife told me recently.She's coming 'round, boys! She's coming 'round! Though, sadly, I can't dupe myself into thinking this statement was explicit direction or...
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How to save Victory Motorcycles
About a month ago, Jason Avant wrote an article for RideApart titled "How Victory Motorcycles Can Save Itself From Defeat," which is an issue that is sort of near and dear to me. I agree with almost...
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Keyless start makes you a bad ass
I can remember when key fobs started showing up in cars, allowing keyless entry and keyless start. It baffled me. Why, I thought, would such a thing be necessary or even all that desirable? Is the...
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Ride Review: Suzuki V-Strom 1000 Adventure
When I posted a picture of the Suzuki V-Strom 1000 Adventure on my Instagram account, I took some inspiration from Dylan Thomas (a) and described the bike as a "lovely ugly machine." On reflection,...
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A lovely ugly machine
The story of my new V-Strom starts back in February. Tuesday, 3 February, to be exact. That was the day I took off work and rode 80 miles in the freezing cold and snow for the sake of being one of the...
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Why you (and everyone you know) should ride a motorcycle
"[M]otorcycles are awesome... they deserve a larger place in the world and... more people should ride them."My apologies for the Buzzfeed-esque headline; I was inspired to write this post after reading...
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EBR we hardly knew ye
By now you will have heard the news that EBR is no more. Out of the blue this week, the company announced it was shutting its doors, laying off all 126 employees and selling off assets to try to cover...
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Gear review: Givi GPS and Smartphone Holder
I've lived in Her Majesty's United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland now for almost 9 years. And I still don't get the roads.I mean, I get the basic stuff –– ride/drive on the left, don't...
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This bike is a pain in the caboose
One of the things I didn't really mention in my review of the Suzuki V-Strom 1000 is that it is, in fact, a large piece of machinery. It is not so huge as a Triumph Tiger Explorer, nor a BMW R1200GS,...
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What I want: BMW R1200RS
One of the people I've always looked up to in life is James Moore. A friend of my father's since the two of them were reporters in Texas in the 1970s, he's always been a touchstone figure for me. He's...
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Europe 2015 pt. III: Stuff for my stuff
The last time I wrote about my preparations for my European adventure (back in February), perhaps the biggest development was that I had bought panniers for the Honda. Each holding 33 litres of stuff,...
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I am going to win this bike, so don't even bother entering the competition
Did you see David Beckham: Into the Unknown last summer? It was a one-off TV show that incongruously linked to the soccer World Cup, featuring David Beckham riding around Brazil in ridiculously...
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Owning a Suzuki V-Strom 1000: The first 1,000 miles
The odometer on my V-Strom just clicked over 1,000 miles this weekend, so I thought I'd offer my first long-term review of the bike (I plan to write more as I hit other milestones), just in case...
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Europe 2015 pt. IV: It suddenly gets interesting
"Planning is the enemy of adventure"––– Jamie DuncanMy grandmother passed away a few weeks ago, which was devastating for any number of reasons. First and foremost, of course, is the simple fact she's...
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Ride Review: Victory Gunner
"Oh, I like that one," my wife said when I showed her a picture of the Victory Gunner. "I actually like it better than the Thunderf*ck.""Thunderf*ck" is my wife's nickname for the Triumph Thruxton ––...
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Ride Review: Triumph Tiger 800 XRx
Disappointment. If you were to ask me to sum up the Triumph Tiger 800 XRx in a single word, that would be it. There are plenty of positive words I might use in addition -- "fun,""revvy,""light" -- but...
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What I wish Victory would do
I talk a lot about Victory motorcycles on this blog. Sometimes I feel apologetic about that -- I realise not everyone is as interested in Victory as I am -- but then I remind myself: this is my blog. I...
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The joy of jerryrigging
There are all kinds of positive aspects to motorcycling –– I wrote about several of them not too long ago –– but one of the lesser-known positives is the incredible sense of satisfaction that you get...
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