Category: Motorbikes
This sun is making me sad (bike thoughts)
I no longer recognise the advent of summer through the growth and shine of the multicoloured display of flora that can so resplendently decorate our British countryside. No. Now, it’s the unmistakably delicious sound of 12k/rpm combined with the rainbow effect the vibrant expression of leathers have at 100MPH. On the sea front this weekend at Brighton I actually saw a Panigale, which I think is the first time I’ve seen one since I sold mine pretty much dead on a year ago. It gave me a chill but in the same way one would […]
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Panigale has its swansong.
I’m lucky that I’ve been privileged enough to have owned, driven and enjoyed some incredible machinery over the years. Having spent 10 years steadily and incrementally building my experiences with cars, jumping onto two wheels, as a recent departure, has also been the most dramatic. I write this on the day of an agreed sale of the Ducati. I’ve owned it a little under a year and I can’t believe how it’s just flown past. A touch over 3000 miles, I’ve used the bike in as many conditions as I could have dared. But today […]
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Then I entered the Matrix with my Ducati 848 Evo Corse SE
Because you see, when I watched the Matrix Reloaded for the first time in 2003, I needed a Ducati. NEEDED. How did I ever let something so beautiful slip me by without my prior recognition? I didn’t buy a Ducati at first because I thought it was too good for me. I didn’t want to be the guy to walk into a motorbike shop, buy a ridiculously powerful bike, be all the gear with no idea and pull an unintentional wheelie upon my departure from the showroom planting the bike solidly into the back of […]
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Fisher Price my first bike – Triumph Daytona 675R
Now something I’m not is an expert on motorbikes. I can dissect a car down to its core values and offer enough experienced commentary to establish myself as qualified opinion. However, with motorbikes I’m starting from a blank canvas, which makes any form of judgement on this bike completely pointless. It’s also a high benchmark. You see, I’m starting my motorbiking life on a high note. Most people would go for a comfortable tourer or a cheap bike that won’t hurt when dropped. Instead, I promised myself not to drop it and to make sure […]
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