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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Norway Motorcycle Tour. Part Two. Already past the city of Trondheim I continue north on my motorcycle tour of Norway. (Part One here) Bronnoysund to Mo I Rana Today’s route seems short but has three ferries which I was concerned could blow out my ETA. First ferry and the wait […]
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By Mat Oxley I have known of this book for some time but only just got around to reading it on my way home from Norway. This was such a fascinating story I could not put it down and I am not a big follower of motorsport. I used to […]
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Norway Motorcycle Tour. Part One. This is a very special ride for me. This trip brings me full circle after 35 years of travel for it was Norway that I first dreamed about visiting. I had a pen friend there that I used to swap computer disks with in the […]
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I have returned to Europe to tick off my last bucket list ride item – riding to the Artic circle but before that I have a week to do a side trip. It’s a long way from Australia to most places in the world and even longer to Europe. Some […]
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By Andy C Wareing It has taken me a little while longer than usual to read this book from Andy. I finished it on my fourth and final flight from home to Germany where I am currently melting in a freaking heat wave. It is very well written like the […]
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By Noraly Schoenmaker I don’t follow the Itchy Boots YouTube channel. I watched a little when Noraly was in the Antofagasta de la Sierra but nothing more. That’s not a negative review because I really can’t bring myself to watch any of the popular moto vloggers for long enough to […]
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After my accident in New Zealand I decided to bring forward the retirement of my Nolan N70-2 GT helmet. The N70-2 GT has been a fine helmet and it was relatively unscathed with just a couple of scratches but besides the accident it was already approaching the age for replacement […]
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Eastern Victoria Autumn Motorcycle Tour I had an idea to revisit Victoria when I buy a new bike however I remain undecided if owning another motorcycle makes any sense for me where I live and thus had no firm plans. Then Ride Day posted their Summer Victorian tour earlier in […]
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By Andy C Wareing I was going to wait and read this later but took a peek and then could not stop and ended up reading it though in one day. Which is another way of me saying I enjoyed this book very much and could not put it down. […]
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