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 completed my moto 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 map just […]
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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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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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