Busted out for 24hrs of riding, eating, yabbering, riding and more riding with 2 great wingmen JamesK and MTMatt. Cheers fellas! Made it there in good time and received a warm welcome from James and his band of merry off-roaders just back from a day on the trails.
My Streetgaurd 3 jacket is entering it’s 3rd season, just got a new fat YKK Aquaguard main zipper and needed a good clean and rejuvination of it’s water-repelling capabilities. Having had great success with Nikwax’s glove treatment, actually the cream type for gloves and saddles where grip is necessary, it was only logical to try out…
Having been through 3 chains in 120,000km before switching to the 520 chain on the FZ1, I’d endured some trials and tribulations of chain maintenance and in the process gained some understanding of what was and wasn’t working. Starting out with spay on yamilube which worked well but didn’t last long, I tried many off the shelf…
Got out for a ride today. First one in too long! Started out cloudy then fined up a little once in the mountains but soon the cloud cover rolled back in. Finally hit rain in Atsugi on the run back. Surprisingly warm day for early March though, nice.
After last year’s Honshu End2End, James and I where at a loss for what to tackle next… Haha! Next up had to be the … Day 1 – The Run North to the Start Middayish – 7pm was just a short jaunt through Tokyo and up the Tohoku Expressway to Kitakami, Iwate prefecture. Why…
Hope you rounded out 2014 well and have had a great start to 2015. Looking forward to see old and new faces out on the road this year whether on a big or small bike, fast or slow or even with a wooly pillion!
Great day out bringing Xmas cheer to kids who may not normally see much. Fantastic to see soooo many Santas and riders bringing xmas cheer. Looking forward to next year!
