Category Archives: Handling

Ride with Kent TRF

Posted on August 22, 2009 by chris

I went out for my first ride with the Kent TRF guys today. I took the TTR250 and had a great ride that covered 140 miles. The work that Perry Leask did on the bike proved its worth. The front … Continue reading →

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Suspension work

Posted on August 1, 2009 by chris

The TTR has been with Perry Leask at HM Racing for the last couple of days. Earlier rides had shown the front end to be a nightmare – bouncing all over the place so much so that I wondered if … Continue reading →

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Goldwing suspension

Posted on April 5, 2008 by Chris Knight

After riding the GS for the last few days, I took the Goldwing out this morning and it took me a couple of miles before I felt at home again on such a different machine – I even tried to … Continue reading →

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Mileage and Spurious Maths

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Chris Knight

Today I racked up 3000 miles on the Goldwing – I have had it now for 59 days and allowing for the 8 days when I couldn”t ride it (waiting for the 600 mile service) that equates to 3000*365/51 = … Continue reading →

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Little Old Lady

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Chris Knight

Well that is a kind term for an elderly member of the female sex who nearly killed me on the M25 on the way home from Wales. I was in the outside lane, overtaking and abreast with her when she … Continue reading →

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Suspension

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Chris Knight

Not content with worrying about GPS before I have even taken delivery of the bike, I am now thinking about the suspension, especially after watching this video by Traxxion that basically condemns the stock suspension out of hand. I wonder … Continue reading →