I have read a few motorcycling blogs recently that I haven't seen before. With almost all of them, I was left wondering how the authors of those blogs initially got into biking, and why?This wondering has got the better of me, so I thought I would ask.Keen to set the ball rolling, I have set out below my reasons. I would like to know your reasons, so if you want to participate in this,...
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Friday, 25 November 2011
Protest Ride

I don’t often protest. In fact, I cannot remember ever joining a public protest.I did last Tuesday though because it was about something that I care a lot about – motorbikes!The European Parliament makes laws that affect all of Europe and sometimes these laws are just plain stupid. It was becoming clear...
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Survey about the future of motorcycles
I was contacted recently to complete a survey about the future of motorcycles, especially in respect of drive trains. Part of some research by Triumph Motorcyles, the survey is about people’s expectations of new motorbikes, so that it can help Triumph to specify the next generation of bikes. Tim, the guy doing the survey said “This is an opportunity to let your opinions reach the people who actually...
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Birthday Surprise Harley Ride
On this particular day, we turned up at the school where Paul is the Headmaster. His sister organised the Harley Ride as a surprise gift. Noteably, his students were very impressed as can be seen by the amount of attention we got at the time we picked him up.&nb...
Saturday, 19 November 2011
For those that don't know how do it manually

I recently changed the name of my blog and some of you have noticed the link from you own blog back to mine is still called USA Tour on a Harley-Davidson.I assumed that these links back to my blog would automatically update to the new name somehow, but they don’t. You have to change it manually on your...
Thursday, 17 November 2011
We went to lay a wreath

Each year on Remembrance Sunday, the H-D dealer I use, Warr’s, organises a ride out to honour the war dead.I had never been before, so I thought it about time I did.That was last Sunday and we were blessed with a warm and sunny autumn day. About 35 bikes had arrived at Warr’s for the ride. ...
Monday, 14 November 2011
Time for a Change
When I started this blog, I gave it a very specific name to reflect the tour of the USA I was about to undertake. Now that that trip is well and truly over, the title long longer fits, so it is time for a change.I hope you like the new tit...