Utah on a Harley

I visit Utah a couple of times a year (my company is based there), and this time decided to follow through on something I’ve been promising myself for ages: I rented a Harley-Davidson for the weekend.
Because it’s getting toward Winter the local dealership Timpanogos Harley were offering a discounted rate of $99 per day for [...]

Off To Utah

Flying to Salt Lake City tomorrow, for a week of meetings but MORE IMPORTANTLY — spending this weekend riding the mountain roads on a Harley Davidson Street Glide. I’m taking my camera in hopes of finding some stunning Autumn scenery, and the weather looks like it’ll be cold-ish but dry and clear, so I’m REALLY [...]

Easy Rider

I’m excited. Going to Provo next week (again). Each time I visit Utah I promise myself a weekend riding through the state’s stunning scenery on a Harley Davidson. Circumstances have worked against me to prevent this happening up until now, but this time there’s nothing standing in my way, so I have booked this:

While Harley’s [...]

Swings & Roundabouts

That’s what we say to describe life’s little up’s and down’s. You might prefer “gotta take the rough with the smooth”, or, “the Good Lord giveth and he taketh away”. In fact, now I think about it, both of those make more sense than “Swings & roundabouts”, but that’s what I grew up with so [...]

“Whadda We Want?” “A New Horn!” “Whenna We Wannit?” “NOW!”

I took part in my first ever mass demonstration yesterday, and me in my late 40’s. Just goes to show what a lazy easy-going person I am I guess.
I joined 500 of my fellow London bikers in a slow ride to Westminster City Council to protest at their “experimental” parking charges for motorcyclists.
To explain (also [...]

Roll On Spring

Skies are gradually brightening. The Sun breaks through the cloud more often. We’ve now had five dry days in a row and the temperature is on the way up. Freezing days improved to cold, then mild.
Get on your bike and ride!

Central Park

HA! Gotcha!
Thought you were about to read something about The Big Apple didn’tcha? But no, instead you have to listen to me ranting on about parking my bike in Central London LOL <– (that last bit to prove to Abigail — oops, sorry, Abby — that I’m hip ‘n’ down with the kids).
One of the [...]

What Sunday Mornings Are For

This morning’s bike ride was one of those life-affirming experiences that makes all your troulbes melt away. My club’s “Pot Luck” ride teamed all those who turned up with one or more partners, and each pair/group then zoomed off on their agreed route. In three hours my partner Pat and I covered around 120 miles, [...]

:-) Passed! :-)

After 30 miles on slippery roads in the freezing cold my examiner gave me the good news. I made a couple of minor mistakes but overall he said it was a very good ride. I can now look forward to receiving my certificate welcoming me as a full member of the Institute of Advanced Motorists [...]

Testing Times

My I.A.M. Advanced Riding Test is only 24 hours away now, so I hope the observer who’s going to give me my mock test this morning either tells me I’m ready or gives me the last pieces of advice I need to get through it. I have every faith in the observers at the club [...]