May 2023 I’d been looking for a project bike for a while, I needed something to get my hands dirty on again, something to play with, to fettle with, to enjoy tinkering with but also a bike I would enjoy riding in the winter, so basically a winter project bike. Read more…
July 2021 The empty space in my garage where Dora, my Triumph Tiger 1200 Explorer once lived didn’t stay empty for long, within a few days there was another beast taking up residence, meet Gina my BMW R1200GS Rallye and I love it, Ooh Aah… Just a Little Bit… July Read more…
June 2020 So with the unexpected demise of Fiona, my Kawasaki Versys 1000 I needed a replacement bike, I was very tempted to go and get another Versys 1000 as I was really enjoying owning and riding the big green machine but also I had always wanted a Triumph Tiger Read more…
August 2019 With Betty the BMW R1200GS now gone to a new home it was time to look for another bike, obviously, I had already had a few makes and models in mind beforehand so I had a good idea of what my next bike would be. I’ve never owned Read more…
Twist A Go-Go The search for a more practical replacement to the Street Triple had gone through the Yamaha MT-10 (FZ-10), Kawasaki Z900 and arrived at the Honda NC750X. Having had an adventure bike previously this model had the potential to meet the two up Sunday trips out tick box Read more…
June 2017 So, it was finally time to say goodbye to my Yamaha FJR1300 and to welcome into my life a new bike, a BMW R1200GS named ‘Betty’ due to it being a very hot day when I went and bought her. I’d been thinking about getting a BMW GS Read more…
After 11 months or so with his Kawasaki ZZR1400 Bonzo traded it in for a brand new Kawasaki Z1000SX.
Bob’s finally decided to get a new bike in the form of the spectacular BMW R1200RS SE from Cotswold Gloucester BMW
July 2015 After nearly 8 years of ownership Bonzo has decided to replace his 70,000 mile Honda Blackbird with another equally stunning bike, this Kawasaki ZZR1400. Farkles fitted: Delkevic Carbon Fibre Silencers R&G Tail Tidy Oxford Heated Grips June 2016 After 11 months, Bonzo traded in his ZZR1400 for a Read more…
May 2015 While out at a recent Rigsville ride-out that ended up at Fowlers Motorcycles in Bristol, I must have been overcome in some way by the smell of polish and new leather saddles (don’t ask!) and made the decision that it was time to move on and replace my Read more…
Mmmm did I need another bike? That was a bit of a leading question, you always need another bike, silly one to ask really, but did I really. My KTM 1190 Adventure does everything that I need in a bike, tours excellently, goes fast when I need it. But it is Read more…
After a number of years enjoying his Honda’s Ray decided to try something new and has gone and got himself a brand new Kawasaki Z1000SX
As the saying goes “Time & Tide Wait for No Man”, I was finding it increasingly difficult to justify having three bikes in the garage, each one costing more in the basics of road tax & insurance compared to my four wheeled mode of transport, add to this fact that Read more…
After selling my Triumph Sprint ST I spent all my spare time reading Internet forums, searching eBay and even looking in local newspapers in search of inspiration for a new bike until eventually I found a nice looking Honda CBR1100xx Blackbird
Ray has replaced his old Fireblade with a spanking new 2008 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade, lucky bugger!
Bob’s gone and bought himself another Honda Blackbird, he’s still got his previous blue Honda Blackbird but while he was visiting a local dealer he saw this shiny silver Blackbird in the showroom and after having a chat with the dealer ended up buying it, so now the greedy bugger has 2 Honda Blackbirds!
This is Andy’s Kawasaki GTR1400 which be bought in June 2011 after he got fed up with his Triumph Sprint ST constantly breaking down.
Andy purchased his Triumph Sprint ST at the end of 2010 from a local Triumph dealer after selling his Kawasaki ZX-10 as he wanted something more suitable to doing more miles.
After I sold my previous Triumph Sprint ST I started the search on what I wanted to ride next, after looking around for a week or 2 I decided that I really loved the Triumph Sprint ST so I went and bought another one!
After a couple of years in the wilderness without a bike Hank went and got himself another bike, this time he purchased a extremely well looked after Triumph Trophy 1200.
On June 1st 2005 Bob got back on the road with his new 2005 Blackbird after lightly scratching his old bike. May 2007 Bob’s Blackbird has now covered just over 14,000 miles and apart from some corrosion around the clutch cover everything is going very well with nothing braking and Read more…
Ray bought his CBR1000RR Fireblade in December 2005 after writing off his old Fireblade Accessories Baglux tank cover and tank bag Double bubble screen Rear hugger March 2008 Ray’s gone and bough himself a little present, a brand new 2008 CBR1000RR Fireblade
In September 2006 Bonzo had his Black Honda Blackbird stolen, he would have replaced the bike straight away if it wasn’t for the insurance company being a PITA and dragging their heels, but at the end of December 2006 they eventually paid up so Bonzo was on the lookout a Read more…
This is the story of one of the best motorcycles I’ve ever owned, my 1999 Triumph Sprint ST. This is the first bike that I bought brand new (from Ideal Garage, Birmingham – now sadly closed) and my adventures of owning and running it over 7 years and 45,034 miles. Read more…
December 2005 Bonzo has traded his old Blackbird in for this nice shiny new 2005 one in black (slowest colour) September 2006 Some thieving scumbag has gone and stolen Bonzo’s Blackbird! February 2007 After Bonzo’s insurance company finally paid up he bought himself another Blackbird in silver this time (fastest colour)
October 2005 Windsor’s VFR800 was getting a bit long on the tooth (just like him) and he’s finally replaced it with a spanking Honda X11 from DK Motorcycles in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The Honda X11 or to give it it’s model name, the CB1100SF is a 1,137 cc naked (as in no Read more…
This little GPz is an official UK import and is also known as a ZX400C2 has been around for ages, it was firstly owned by a good friend of mine (Tony) who had the bike for a couple of years until he then sold it onto my brother Ridz who Read more…
Ray bought his Fireblade in 2002 and rode it all around the UK including some very long trips to France. The only modifications Ray did to his Blade was to fit a Givi rack and box. In August 2004 Ray forgot to go around a corner and decided to try Read more…
September 2002 Bonzo traded in his excellent Triumph Trophy 1200 for yet another Honda Blackbird! December 2005 Bonzo traded this 2001 Honda Blackbird for a brand new 2005 black one!
