Best laid plans … Alas this ride ended up being far shorter than anticipated. Combination of wrong gear and an old health nemesis made me turn back. To say I am disappointed is an understatement. I did enjoy riding some excellent roads for a couple of days. Riding south via […]
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This ride report is very old and the information is out of date – it was my very first overseas ride. Please go to my Japan info pages for more recent information. Riding a motorcycle in Japan was something I had wanted to try for some years and now am […]
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This was my first big motorcycle tour. I have updated the photos to higher resolution than originally posted but remember 2006 digital cameras were low resolution. I added and deleted some images also to try freshen this post but left my original words as written at the time. Day One […]
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The MV Agusta has a high frequency buzz that is invasive at certain rpm. All inline fours I have ridden buzz a certain amount but this bike is terrible. The Brutale’s engine vibration is unfortunately the among the worst I have experienced as some members of the press have also […]
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Ahh inline 4’s – silky smooth engines – ahm well not from MV Agusta. Their engine has some of the worst vibrations in the bars that I have ever encountered on any motorcycle. I purchased a pair of over sized extra heavy bar ends to try assist. The ordering was […]
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I have been having a terrible time with my MV Agusta’s ride quality and tried to make it more comfortable via suspension but only got so far and then was going to get the seat re padded but it is so narrow until I remembered reading about these and thought […]
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Vista Cruise Control I find my throttle hand gets sore at the end of the day when touring and thought I would give one of these a try. I previously tried the Throttle Rocker type devices and they didn’t really work for me. You need to have them angled up […]
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I have had my new helmet out a couple of times now and here is quick review. The finish is very high gloss and looks excellent. First thing you notice is how much lighter it is to older helmets. Shark use a composite shell which is very light. The liner […]
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2020 notes: This was my first ride somewhere longer than overnight. It took place in 2004 and predates the blog. I lost my camera on the trip and only have these few photos from my mate and the text below is from the Australian Buell owners forum where I had […]
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I bought a new helmet start of 2006, however its turned out to be a disappointment. This is the best looking helmet I have ever seen and I had to have it when I saw them on the net. Great graphics design and everyone says they love the look however […]
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