When it comes to motorcycle days out there are three things I have an intense dislike of – gravel, mud and road surface water! It’s not that I’ve not faced them or been unable to ride through them on occasion – but that usually involves incredible tension, gasping for air, a heartbeat that can beContinue reading “Does gravel grate on your nerves?”
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First Biker On Scene -be prepared
If you were the first biker on the scene of an accident would you know what to do? I regularly ride, either by myself or with others, both just days out or touring over a period of time. And I’ve tried to ensure I’m prepared for the worst having taken part in several BikerDown courses.Continue reading “First Biker On Scene -be prepared”
When you need to beat a numb bum!
As a happily married woman I don’t normally get the urge to kiss anyone other than my husband. (Unless it’s Jason Statham … but can you blame me?) But after I got both my Tracer seats back, which I recently had remodelled by Fred at A&R Pound, I wanted to smoother the poor man withContinue reading “When you need to beat a numb bum!”
BikeSafe – Building a great foundation
I’m telling you IPSGA is fascinating! BikeSafe, run by police forces around the country, has now been standardised so that it’s the same wherever you are. Before I begin let me just apologise as I forgot to take pics as it was classroom stuff and then I was concentrating hard on riding on a wetContinue reading “BikeSafe – Building a great foundation”
Confidence builder extraordinare
Mostyn is indeed a magician! “There is no harsher critic of myself than me”- I think those words would be etched on my gravestone if I hadn’t already decided I was being cremated. Added to which the grammatical use of “me” rather than “I” would probably make me roll in my grave😂 But you getContinue reading “Confidence builder extraordinare”
A bird's eye view to biking! 