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Category Archives: Clothing
Practicing with the Leatt neck brace
A few hours of sunshine is enough to make me feel I should be on the bike and this morning I was out and about looking like a Dakar rider who lost his way. I was wearing my new neck … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, F800GS, motorcycle
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Warm Hands Arrived..
Courtesy of the postman this morning. Thanks too to Derek at Pricedright for getting them sent off so quickly. The gloves are a little large but only borderline so I shall keep them. Naturally I had to try them out … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Equipment
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Good weather for a while
In between the wet stuff I had a nice ride yesterday in sunshine, if rather cold sunshine and because the sun is so low in the sky at the moment, potentially dangerous sunshine. Because it was very cold I put … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Goldwing, Helmet, Rideout, motorcycle
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Thoughts on riding gear
Patagonia certainly tested my choices of riding gear thoroughly thanks to some very cold winds, rain, dust and wind as well as taking a pretty heavy tumble that road-tested my stuff. I am glad to say that it all worked … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Helmet, Review, Touring, motorcycle
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Off-Road Again
Well, I survived another bout of off-roading. This was certainly an experience and totally unlike the BMW course last weekend. I have to say that the BMW course was in my view much better value and far more professionally run. … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Honda, Off-road, Patagonia, motorcycle
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Done It!
I had a fabulous couple of riding days in Wales doing this course in preparation for my Patagonia trip. The photos on this certificate don’t really do the course or the environment justice. I bounced up and down dale (with … Continue reading
Posted in BMW, Clothing, Off-road, Patagonia, motorcycle
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Patagonia Preparations
This is supposedly a blog about my Goldwing experiences but the weather is keeping the lid on those at present! The great performance of the Wing in bad weather has shown me that I needn’t fear a bit of rain … Continue reading
Posted in Camping, Clothing, Goldwing, Patagonia, motorcycle
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Patagonia Problems
Well not problems – challenges rather. On the clothing front, I finally sprang for a BMW Rallye 2 Pro suit. No that’s not me modelling it! I shudder to think what my Goldwing buddies are going to say if they … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Goldwing, Patagonia, motorcycle
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Bike clothing
I am somewhat at a loss to know what to wear for the Patagonia trip. Temperatures can range from the 90s down to the 30s (Fahrenheit) apparently, it can also get very wet and windy. My money is really on … Continue reading
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Essex Ride
I had a few hours riding the roads in the Essex/Suffolk border area today. Lots of evidence of heavy rains in the previous day or so with mud and grit on the roads – usually the corners – and a … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Goldwing, motorcycle
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