Building Bridges....

Having tried to throw off the ravages of jet lag, I gave up trying to fight the sleep demons and went for a walk early. It was steaming hot even at silly o’clock, so I headed to the East River on the Brooklyn side.There is a tiny park nestling between the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge. It...

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Concrete Jungle Where Dreams Are Made Of....

Happy Days! I made it to New York City (with thanks to Alicia Keys for the snappy one-liner above).I landed mid-afternoon yesterday and found the hotel in Brooklyn that will be my base for a few days. The trouble with flying from east to west is the time difference hits you hard. After travelling for...

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Good Vibrations

I chose to read this book just before I left for my own tour of the USA. I enjoyed reading it.Written by Brit Ton Cunliffe, it describes the trip that he and his wife Roz took from Baltimore – Sturgis – San Francisco – New Orleans – Baltimore. Both on Harley-Davidsons, Tom rides a Heritage called “Black...

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I took my bike to the Airport today....

After some last minute checking to see if all of my gear will fit in the bike, I took my Harley to London's Heathrow Airport this morning so that it can be flown to New York later this week or early next.It will get crated and protected in the next day or so and I hope they look after it!The next time...

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Ireland Bike Festival

Last week, the Ireland Bike Festival took place in Killarney, in Ireland.As I was in Thailand for my brother’s wedding, sadly I couldn’t attend the festival, but my red custom bike did! The bike happened to be in Ireland back with Waterford Harley-Davidson where it was built to have some minor work...

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Biker FM

A new internet radio station – Biker FM – has recently started broadcasting in the UK.There are now two internet radio stations here dedicated to bikers....Biker FMTotal Biker FMWe are spoilt for choice now....

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Bikes in Thailand (ราชอาณาจักรไทย)

Mrs F and I have been in Thailand for a few days now and I took the chance today to take a few photos of the thousands of bikes that are here. Most are small scooter type bikes although there are the occasional bigger machines around. Safety is a huge cause for concern in Thailand and looking at these...

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