This phrase came up in a conversation with a friend who is a few years older than me and has many places on his ride bucket list. He is considering shipping his motorcycle to Europe next year with the intention to try tick off many of the best roads in […]
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My search is over. I have found the replacement for my favourite touring gloves. The Richa Hypercane Gore-Tex gloves are a 3 season style laminated glove. Well constructed, comfortable and all day waterproof. There are a lot of glove reviews on this site which is because I am more discerning […]
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DJI Bluetooth remote The DJI Osmo Action 5 has impressed me with how many of the images it captures are of a reasonable quality for an action cam however it completely misses sometimes when I try take a photo. The issue is the shutter button on the top of the […]
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This is my 7th motorcycle tour in New Zealand. It’s one of my favourite places in the world. For this ride I am returning to the South Island (Te Waipounamu). The South arguably has the best scenery although personally I think the North Island is right up there and has […]
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By Matt Oxley I don’t follow MotoGP now however I used to never miss a race when I was younger and followed the sport from the Doohan years through to Stoner championships. This book is mostly about the riders of that era and is a weighty collection of interviews and […]
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Some people own multiple motorcycles. I collect motorcycle gloves. I purchased these gloves from the Held Flagship store in Germany back in July 2025 but did not get to use them much on my tour of Norway and have been waiting until I had some more miles on them to […]
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As incredible as it might seem, I have posted 100 motorcycle ride reports to this blog. I never had this figure as a goal. I actually hate air travel and have never gone anywhere just to tick a box. However I was fortunate to discover a true passion when I […]
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This year my Norway tour more or less completed my ride bucket list. However I previously crossed off a couple of rides due to cost or being unsure they would provide the kind of riding I enjoy. I don’t feel any need to add another pin to my countries ridden […]
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by Elspeth Beard In 1982 when Elspeth was 23 years old she rode her 1974 BMW R60/6 around the world. Elspeth wrote to magazines to see if they might be interested in her travel but they brushed her off or blatantly laughed at her so she set off unsupported without […]
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For my Arctic circle ride I outfitted myself with some new rider gear focused on dealing with wet weather. That included the Merlin Solitude Laminated jacket, Merlin Condor Laminated pants and these gloves which are also laminated. Without repeating myself too much about what laminated gear is I have found […]
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I put together a new rider outfit for my moto tour of Norway where I was expecting cold and wet conditions. Laminated gear It has been my experience that all zip out removeable Gore-Tex liner rider gear will fail in steady rain once the outer layer becomes waterlogged (also referred […]
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Despite knowing it is always much better to simply stop the bike and properly compose a photo you can’t always do that, especially on busy highways where there might be zero place to safely stop so I have long had a little hobby of seeking out cameras to shoot photos […]
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