Category Archives: Goldwing

Riding again

Posted on May 15, 2009 by admin

I went out for an hour on the Goldwing. My hand is the thing causing the most problems at the moment. It continues to swell up at times and become painful. Initially it felt quite sore on the bike but … Continue reading →

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12,000 mile service

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Chris Knight

I’m looking at the weather forecasts with a somewhat nervous eye at the moment. I have booked a 12,000 mile service for the Goldwing at Doble’s on Wednesday and there is a possibility of snow that day according to a … Continue reading →

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Welcome to my latest attempt at a blog

Posted on December 25, 2008 by Chris Knight

Well if you made it over here from my old blog, you’ll understand that I am totally pissed-off with WordPress. Trying to upgrade to version 2.7 completely hosed my blog and all the archived entries have become inaccessible. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Autumn Colours

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Chris Knight

I took the Goldwing out for a ride yesterday in perfect weather. I bimbled down to Ashdown forest – one of my favourite destinations at any time of the year. My route there and back takes me through lots of … Continue reading →

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New Kent Wings Site

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Chris Knight

The website of the Kent region of GWOCB has been dormant or non-existent as long as I have had my Goldwing. I think this is a pretty poor show for one of the largest regions of the parent club. I … Continue reading →

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The Powerpark centre stand

Posted on August 31, 2008 by Chris Knight

Powerpark is a wonderfully misleading name. In one sense it is accurate, but in another quite wrong. There is no power (unlike the BMW K1200LT) other than using the bike`s reverse gear. The stand is nothing more than a shorter … Continue reading →

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Progressive Springs and other things

Posted on August 31, 2008 by Chris Knight

I had just one day at home when I got back from Ireland (just enough to dry out a very wet tent) before I took myself up to Rotherham so that Ian Cardwell could do some work on my bike. … Continue reading →

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Tent Freer If Wish (- or in English, Wet Irish Treffen)

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Chris Knight

I wish my tent had been freer – freer of water basically. Instead it looked like this – with a swamp at the entrance. Fortunately we had an answer – the mighty mop demonstrated here by Theresa Luckily, we did … Continue reading →

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Ireland here I come!

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Chris Knight

Tomorrow I am off to the Irish Treffen on the Goldwing. I have never been to Ireland before so it”s a real first for me. There is one fly in the ointment however, the ferry tickets were booked by fellow … Continue reading →

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Trailer Time

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Chris Knight

Yesterday I went off to North Walsham to pick up my new trailer at Freewheel and also got a trailer towbar fitted at the same time. The weather going up was horrid – a grey murk that resembled a London … Continue reading →

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