Category Archives: motorbike

Motorcycle Mechanic Fail

My bike brakes have been needing some attention for a while now. Last weekend I decided to make good use of the four day holiday to strip and rebuild the front calipers. I figured this wouldn’t be quite as straight … Continue reading

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Annoying Insurance

My motorbike insurance is up for renewal quite soon now. I have had my renewal quote through from eBike Insurance every day now for the last ten days. This is very annoying. I am in half a mind to tell … Continue reading

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Did Someone Order Rain?

Yes in fact, I did and it’s great. This might seem an odd thing to say given I ride a motorbike, but that is exactly why I wanted it to rain. The reason I want rain is because of all … Continue reading

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Motorbike Helmet

After owning my current helmet for five years it is definitely time for me to get a new one. I actually started looking for a new helmet this time last year but never got around to actually making a purchase. This … Continue reading

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Locked Out

More accurately I should say “Locked Off” as the lock which is troubling me is the brake-disk lock on my motorbike. It is, of course, my own fault as you shall see. When I got out of bed yesterday morning … Continue reading

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How not to filter on your bike

Coming home from work yesterday I was filtering through the traffic to join the motorway.  Very quickly I caught up with a BMW GS1200 Adventure also trying to filter. Of course, being an Adventure, it was fitted with the super-wide aluminium panniers … Continue reading

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Motorcycle Maintenance

With the snow finally melted I was able to uncover my motorbike and see how kind the winter weather had been to it. The bike has been sitting in the carpark for the last month with only a cheap cover … Continue reading

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Winter Wimp and Car Mechanic

A week past Monday I woke to find a very slippy world outside. There had been freezing fog all weekend and this had frozen to the ground. That day I took my motorbike to work and was cacking myself all … Continue reading

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Wintery

Winter is definitely making its presence felt here in Scotland. When I got home from work the tips of my fingers were cold and the blood rushing back into them hurt a little. The forecast at www.wunderground.com says it is … Continue reading

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