The Motorbike Diaries

Dr Seuss tells it like it is

Packing up everything you ever owned and putting it in to storage to embark on a travelling escapade is not for the faint hearted. Many times as I flicked through the telephone directory looking for local removal companies, I thought ‘What am I doing ….. What am I doing …. What am I doing’. I concluded that these nerves and trepidation were natural, were normal and were not to be taken as any sign of having a change of heart. Of course leaving all your security behind is daunting, many people struggle to break away from their comfort zone, be away from their friends and family and take risks. More

Motorbike Repairs On The Go – The Right Tools Are A Must

Specialization is for animals. If an individual wants to lead a happy and healthy life, it is important to know a bit about a lot of things at once. One may not always have the luxury of relying on experts for assistance. Knowledge about interest rates and credit scores are considered essential for an individual trying to finance a car.

In the same way, a person trying to ride all over Europe should be prepared to carry out basic More

Women on bikes

Women have over thrown the misconception that motorbikes can be ridden only by men. Today we see women competing with men in all the fields. Riding motorbikes is very exciting. Many women these days have their own motor bikes. It takes a little planning to select the right kind of motorbikes for women. We all know women are a weaker vessel compared to men. So we need to choose the bikes according to their size and potential.

There are three More

Motorbike Riding in France

So as you all probably know, I put most of my stuff in self storage and decided to ride my FZX motorbike all over Europe or as much of it as I can get to see. I rode to France not so long ago and I thought I would share some things about riding your motorbike in France.

There are some things you should need to know when you are motorbike riding in France to save both money and time.

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Motorcyling by air

Whilst it’s been fun blasting my bike around Europe, I realised that I hadn’t managed to tour the entire continent and as some places are really difficult to get to on foot let alone bike, I’ve had to consider alternative options to making my way round. Believe it or not it’s easier to get a bike shipped by plane or on the back of a truck then it is to drive it some places. So that’s exactly what I did More

The Piaggio X7 300 Evo

The same brilliant 278cc motor that is fitted on the Vespa GTS 300 powers the versatile Piaggio X7 300 Evo and yet comes at a price that is £300 cheaper thereby making it a sneaky bargain item. One would have to forego the Vespa Style and logo for this reduction in price.

The engine gives 80 mph top speed and consumption is 70 mpg. The speed may not be something to be very thrilled about but in town it does More

Mountain biking

Don’t worry, faithful followers, I haven’t abandoned my trusty FZX750 and taken up pedal power! Let’s face it, that’s about as likely as me getting a career in car finance or mortgage advising. No, this week me and my bike have hit the Alps. Not literally, of course, that would have been a bit sore and done more than a little damage to my two-wheeled friends, but we’ve had a great time exploring – and discovering that riding a motorbike More

FZX enthusiast

I was driving through a small town the other day (you know one of those towns where they seem to know who you are before you’ve even said hello) and stopped at a garage to fill up my bike.

The garage owner was middle aged and clearly a motorbike nut because he spent ten minutes trying to find out how long I’d been on the road, More

Right tool for the right job

Those who go on long tours always come back crying and complaining and cursing me for painting them a glorious experience which they would remember for their life times. However in their excitement, they tend to NOT listen to me carefully.
You might say - there is no big deal, you take a bike and go from one end to the other. If it was that simple then I wouldn’t regard it as my passion at all. But there is More

Learn to Steer Using the Bike’s Dynamics

Driving a bike is completely pleasurable for the ardent lovers and steering along the curves or whizzing past the straight roads would be fun once you get to know the few nuances involved. The shiny looks due to the metallic bodies, vibrant colors of metal parts and the crafts fabric or leather covering the seats make it an absolute treat to eyes. Not everyone would know the dynamics of the bike but some of the riders do it out of More