Riding a Savic

Having never driven an electric vehicle of any form, I was really curious, interested, keen, to take an electric motorcycle for a ride.
So when the opportunity to ride the Australian Savic motorcycle arose, I jumped at it.

Book Review – Lone Rider

In a time before GPS navigation, mobile phones, the internet, and Google translate, travelling the globe would have been so much more daunting and challenging. Lone Rider is Elspeth Beard’s two-year road the world motorcycle trip in the early 1980s.

New Addition to the Stable – Honda VFR800

A friend was having ongoing troubles with an electrical problem on their bike and after 13 months the bike shop handed it back saying they couldn’t repair it. The bike was only 10 years-old and as I have a background in electronics, I offered to have a look at as it’s a great little bike.

One More Ride

With under three weeks before I get a new shoulder installed followed by months of rehabilitation, I’m going to be off the bike for some time. So, I need one more decent ride before then.

The Great Ocean Road and Painted Silos

There are a few rides that we’ve talked about doing for many years, the two main ones, Tasmania and Victoria’s Great Ocean Road. Both iconic destinations in their own right and both great riding destinations. We’ve had plans for Tassie a number of  times over the last three decades but they’ve always fallen through, and while I’ve done the Great Ocean Road a few times we haven’t ridden it together.

With Deb having a conference in Melbourne on the weekend we booked ourselves a week off to ride the Great Ocean before I drop her at the conference and I’ll continue riding to meet up with some long distance riding friends in Echuca for our annual muster.

Going on a Mural Hunt

I love it out here, open road, big sky, and just the road for company interrupted by the occasional car, truck, or road train. This isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, and I’m not sure whether I can explain it. So, when the chance to take a four-day weekend came up to ride, I jumped at the chance.

Scotland 2023 – ride summary

The challenge with planning our Scotland ride was understanding the time and distance equation. That is, how many kilometres should you aim for each day that doesn’t make you feel like you are always chasing the clock, while giving you enough time to visit local sights without watching the clock. In this post I set out our ride plan and budget for our Scotland motorcycle tour.

Review – BMW R1250RT

I’ve made no secret of not being a fan of the boxer engine on these bikes. We put over 2,000 miles on the RT over a couple of weeks riding around the UK and want to provide my thoughts on the bike. Has two weeks on the bike changed my view.?