Harley-Davidson rarely rushed change, and it always knew the value of cubic inches. The history of the 45° F-head V-twin goes back to the original prototype twin of 1907, and by 1928 it was approaching its sell-by date. In 1922 Harley created the JD model by increasing capacity from 61 to 74 cubic inches. The result was a high-performance machine capable of outrunning almost any other vehicle on...
Thursday, 7 March 2013
Sunday, 3 March 2013
My book about touring the USA on my motorcycle is launched!
Today sees the launch of my book about riding my Harley-Davidson motorcycle around the USA.Called ‘France In America’ the book describes the journey I took, covering 21,475 miles, in 27 states, in four and a half months.I was so impressed by America and the people I met, I wanted to record the journey in some way and a book seemed the obvious answer. Having now written that book, I can only hope...
Saturday, 2 March 2013
Monthy Python. The only type of Spam I like.
There have been many posts and comments about spam recently.There is only one type of spam I like - the Monty Python version.Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, John Cleese and Michael Palin were comedy genius’s of their time.I raise I glass to this type of spam.... does anyone remember this....
Sunday, 24 February 2013
New Zealand – Where did we go?
We are now back in Christchurch, at the end of our trip to New Zealand. We fly back to London tomorrow.We did 5,009 kms / 3,112 miles, on two clockwise loops on both islands, starting and finishing in Christchurch. This is where we went....The South Island....Very few peopleBeautifulMountains and...
Wednesday, 20 February 2013
The Coromandel Peninsula
Are these abseilers, or are they window cleaners?....Rogey will recognise this place. Driving out of Auckland, we happened to go back to one of the places Rogey and I had been to just the day before. Jackie is of course sporting her newly obtained and stylish footwear....The beach near Maraeati....To...
Monday, 18 February 2013
Don’t Go Near His Pool....
If you read someone’s blog for long enough, you get a sense of what a person is like. Over time, you begin to understand the way they write, what they like to do, who they hang around with and what they like to do. Very occasionally, you get to meet someone whose blog you read and you immediately...
Harley-Davidson 110th Celebrations in Auckland, New Zealand
We arrived in Auckland, New Zealand in time to join the Harley-Davidson celebrations for the 110th anniversary. One of the first sights we saw was the 328 metres / 1,076 ft) tall Sky Tower....Walking in the city, we heard a rather loud drum band playing, so led by our ears, we went and found them ...