Confessions of an Ageing Motorcyclist
Friday, 23 July 2010

'ear ye, 'ear ye!

›
I might just be sounding like everyone's mother here, but I've worn ear protection on the bike for open road riding for years, simpl...
8 comments:
Thursday, 22 July 2010

A mid-winter outing

›
There are 5 of us, possibly 6, riding as a group at the Grand Challenge endurance ride in October (see  Part 1 and Part 2 ).  Only 2 of us...
11 comments:
Sunday, 11 July 2010

1000 miles in 24 hours, part 2

›
Following on from the introduction to what the Grand Challenge involves (see  Part 1   ), the following notes are some personal musings abou...
11 comments:
Wednesday, 7 July 2010

Classic British bikes

›
I took the following photos at a classic bike ride-in a few years back.  The emphasis was on a ride-in rather than drive 'em in on a tra...
6 comments:
Sunday, 4 July 2010

1000 miles in 24 hours, part 1

›
1997 - 7 friends about to enter a world of pain Many Kiwi riders know all about the the reputation, pain and anxiety that is the annual Rus...
7 comments:
Thursday, 1 July 2010

Some wonderful bikes!

›
There are some interesting bikes popping up in NZ at present on TradeMe (the equivalent of eBay). The first is a 1987 Triumph Tiger still in...
4 comments:
Wednesday, 30 June 2010

3 cylinder Triumphs - full circle

›
I guess that most people know that I currently ride a Triumph Street Triple which is now 8 months old and I love it to bits - perfect for th...
8 comments:
Sunday, 27 June 2010

Motorcycle tyre performance in the real world

›
If ever there's a subject guaranteed to raise blood pressure and provoke circular (no pun intended) argument, look no further than tyres...
10 comments:
Saturday, 26 June 2010

The weather gods hate me!

›
Acknowledgement this photo: Steve Ferguson, local resident and fellow motorcyclist Well Mr Bobscoot , thank you for offering to send good ...
6 comments:
Thursday, 24 June 2010

Somewhere over the rainbow....

›
The only connection that this post has to riding is that I'm not doing any today as we're having torrential downpours and I washed a...
8 comments:
‹
›
Home
View web version

Who???

My photo
Geoff James
Coromandel, North Island, New Zealand
Grumpy old curmudgeon on some occasions, mental age of 5 on others. Retired professional engineer and career in operations and technical management, mainly in the pulp and paper industry. Have been riding since I was 16 and joined the NZ branch of IAM in my 60's and was honoured with life membership in 2021. Still young enough to really enjoy life and love motorcycling, fishing, sailing, kayaking and travelling with my soulmate and long-suffering wife Jennie. Moved to NZ from Northants in the UK in 1975 and have 3 grown up kids whom we're very proud of and love dearly. We also love irritating our kids by doing stuff with the grandkids that they normally wouldn't get permission for! A cynic and optimist in equal measure, depending on the moon and what day of the week it is. Growing older as disgracefully as possible
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.