You can't tour on a single!

This blog started when I owned and MZ Skorpion Traveller and a bike magazine dismissed it with the phrase 'you can't tour on a single'. The Skorpion's gone and was replaced by a Triumph Bonneville which I owned for ten years. My main bike now is a 2006 BMW R1200ST. I can't be bothered changing the name of the blog, so we're stuck with it!

Monday, 3 August 2020

Hello, I'm back!

Sorry for not posting for quite a while. Nothing really happened, I just had other things going on and the blog kind of dropped off the li...

Saturday, 5 October 2019

Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2019 – Glasgow

The Glasgow Ride of the DGR 2019 was a great success – about 200 riders and no rain! The day before, my friend's daughter Summe...

Tuesday, 24 September 2019

Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2019

This coming Sunday (29 th September) I'll once again be taking part in the Glasgow ride of the Distinguished Gentleman's Rid...

A fine weekend

Really good weather the last week, unseasonably hot and sunny – just right for riding the bike. The Triumph Owners Motorcycle Club (...

Sunday, 22 September 2019

Engine sound

Ignore this post. I'm posting a video of my engine running so a friend can compare it with his. The video file is too big to be e-mailed...

Saturday, 14 September 2019

Fairport's Cropredy Convention – Day 3

I was woken during the night by very strong winds. I knew my tent would survive, but it was whipping about a bit, which meant that I didn...

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Norman: Just a middle aged guy living in Central Scotland who's into bikes 'n' stuff.

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