Viva victoria

After buying a new bike on Saturday I’ve had to wait until today to collect it and give it a proper ride.  More than an hour talking to at insurance companies broke my will to fight on.  There was also the issue of the bike not being taxed and I would need to get insurance [...]

He sold Dixie

After about one and half years of good service Dixie had to go.  I had outgrown a 125 and after having a taste of bigger bikes there was no turning  back.  The only thing that was in my way was the lack of money.  Then my first salary check cleared and I was on the [...]

Dixie gets her slack taken out by 8 inch tool

Dixie’s chain had been slack for a while but it got to the stage where it slapping around and would only be a matter of time before it came off.  I’d been meaning to buy some tools for my bike and I wanted some tools  to take touring as well.  I know I won’t be [...]

Dixie the little slugger

When I was riding before passing my test, Dixie was there for me.  When I was unemployed and the only job I could get was a motorcycle courier, Dixie was there for me.  Now Dixie is my mode of transport to work in WC1 London and she is still there for me.  Love, sex, sweet [...]

Module 2 motorbike test

For motorbike test it seems to be busy season, I guess people are trying to get a pass before the weather starts to get bad.  After passing my module 1 test I had a 3 week wait until I could get a date for training and a test.  This meant 3 more weeks of getting [...]

Module 1 motorbike test

This is my 300th post and with failing my first module 1 test last week I didn’t really want it to be on a sad note.  A week on and I can do this posting with a smile as I passed with just one minor point. 1st module 1 fail: In the training I was [...]

Motorbike theory test

I’d passed my CBT back in July 2010 and have been riding in London and recently in South America.  After riding the bikes in South America going back to a 125 was a bit strange.  I can stand with both feet flat on the ground and the power is, well I should be talking about [...]

She’s alive, she’s alive…..

Dixie had been put in storage at a mates house while I was away and I arranged to pick her up on Wednesday.  The question in my head was would she start! Before leaving I had researched on-line what you should do for storing a bike and although some lists were different there were some [...]