Cracking blast today! I'll digress at the start of the blog today. I'm having a great day! We all met up early for a fastish blast t...

Shut it! I can't... Before I start, I love quiet pipes, and wish I had the standard can for the R1. Better for my ears and attracts a lo...

How to fix... There are a lot of opinions out there regarding this fault, and some would have you believe it's an engine management issu...

  Cutting out and doing my head in...

WOW! Considering the old tyres, this bike impresses immediately. Admittedly a little bit wary on roundabouts because the tyres are as hard a...

  The Tailpiece... Finding a secondhand tail for the R1 was becoming a pain. Cheap enough in the States, rocking horse shit out in Oz. I dec...

I love a bargain... or punishment! Gumtree and Marketplace are taking up my life. Both sites are out of control! Where commonsense once led ...

Transformers , or bikes in disguise? I guess I wasn't that impressed, initially, with the photos I'd seen of the new (all-conquerin...