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- now I have brakes - from the original bike, hoping the can be adjusted for new 700c wheels. I'm nearly finished 2 weeks ago
- my new bicycle now has wheels and handlebars. Conspicuous by their absence are tyres and a saddle 2 weeks ago
- spent today wirewooling off the rust, red oxiding and mat blacking Evans frame. my fingers are raw. 3 weeks ago
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Revit Air summer motorcycle Jacket review
Riding round southern France in my trusty Hiene Gerrike jacket last month caused me to sweat buckets – leading to dehydration perils. The proprietor of the ‘biker’ hotel I stayed in told me her husband wore a BMW Airflow jacket … Continue reading
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July 12th and 13th Going home
13th July The ferry trip was calm and uneventful. Before we left Holland, up on the sundeck I watched for an hour as a driver loaded large trailers of refrigerated produce (the sound of all the refrigeration units was deafening) … Continue reading
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An escape – but into a dangerous storm. Reader, read on…
sunday 11th July I managed to escape from unfriendly Netherlandish campsite. Eventually I came to the conclusion that the manageress, who when I attempted to purchase my second night of beer supplies asked me my plot number then warned me … Continue reading
Friday 9th July Northwards from Geneva
I’ve been travelling relentlessly north from Geneva for the last couple of days. Last night I rode 240 miles from geneva to a so called biker hotel in the Black Forrest. Like my other experience in a biker hotel, there … Continue reading
Les Gets, July 6th
Yesterday I rode the 195 miles over to Les Gets where my friend Geoff owns an appartment. The ride was again through some lovely mountainous terrain though I stuck to the main routes in spite of tolls which a lot … Continue reading
Sunday 4th July Near Valence
July 4th (Sunday) I’m writing from a small French town in sight of the beginning of the Alps which rise huge and irregular over to the east from here. The travelling has gone so much better since the first day. … Continue reading
I’m still in Severac de L’eglise
Today went so much better than yesterday. Yesterday I covered just over 100 miles but what hot and exhausted by the time I got to Lourdes and in no mood to look around much carting my helmet and heavy jacket. … Continue reading
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Review of another Motorcycle travel book
The road gets better from here by Adrian Scott. Virtualbookworm Here’s the text of my review linked to this book at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Road-Gets-Better-Here/dp/1602641862/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276290099&sr=1-1 This is probably the best motorcycle travel book I have read. It manages this impressive feat in a … Continue reading
Broadway Market E8
I have just discovered Broadway Market in London E8. It runs from London Fields (left) to Regent’s Canal. Here’s a picture from http://www.broadwaymarket.co.uk/food.html