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Some Hae Meat
“Some hae meat, but canna eat, And some wud eat that want it. But we hae meat, and we can eat, And say the Lord be thankit.” I’ve made it to Scotland, and the end is in sight. At least figuratively. I...
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And I Would Walk 500 miles…
…Just to be the man. What a day. To say I’m cream crackered is to understate things somewhat. All up I’ve come 579 miles, er that’s 931 kms on the Honda today. Through inner cities, congestion, driving...
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To The Top–Part One: The Falls of Shin
I love AirBnB. This is the 5th or 6th time I’ve used this service for accommodation, and I’ve not been disappointed yet. Ian “Ancient Mariner” Cameron, my host is proudly Scottish, and keen to give his...
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To The Top–Part Two: The Highland Moors
From Lairg I head north on the A836 to Tongue. The road is mostly single track with occasional passing laybys. For much of the time you can see a long way ahead, so I open up the bike. It is riding at...
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To the Top–Part Three: Level Achieved
The countryside starts changing now as we follow the coast. The moors, lochs, and mountains are as spectacular as ever, but every so often you round a corner to see the North Sea. Although the weather...
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To the Top–Part Four: John O’ Groats
After Dunnet Head I find John O’Groats to be a bit of a let down. Probably mismatched expectations. I expect a little fishing village, but of course it’s not. It’s a little tourism village, with a...
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Broughty Ferry
After two gruelling, if enjoyable days of riding totally more than 1000 miles (1600 kms) or the equivalent of Sydney-Melbourne return, I decide to take a morning off. I still have a big ride today, but...
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I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud…
Like yesterday, I spend some time checking out my route for today. Rather time spent now, than being relegated to motorways because it’s easier than navigating with a flat phone later in the afternoon....
View Article(Motor)Biker? It’s That Time Again… ..the Annual Aldi Motorbike Gear Sale
This will be the 3rd year in a row now that I’ll be attending the Annual Aldi Motorbike Gear Sale. In Australia this event is on Saturday 10 August. You can check out my reviews, and other promotions...
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Night Rider! Black Dog Ride 2013
For the third time I found myself on Lucia at 7:30am in Castle Hill preparing to head into central NSW with another 250 motorbikers. It's the start of the annual Black Dog Ride. Raising awareness and...
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Suck It Up Princess
Picked up the bike yesterday at the airport from Motoquest. Turns out it's an almost brand new 2013 watercooled R1200GS, which is awesome. A lot bigger in bulk than my Multistrada back home, some...
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Doh
…a deer. A female deer. At least I think it was, as it ran out in front of me this evening on my way up to the Big Sur. I struck it! Fortunately a glancing blow, the bike just kept on trucking, and I...
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Dropped Off The World
As you noticed, I seem to have dropped off the world for the last couple of days. In reality it's just that I've been doing what I came here for. Work. The actual work was to participate in the...
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Too Far for Death (Valley)
Serendipity! This has to be my favourite characteristic of touring on a motorcycle. Today this is about making the hard concession that heading to Death Valley is probably not the best choice. Simply...
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Eastings
My plan for this trip was always to head inland for the ride back to LA. First to the world famous, and Rog42 Bucket List, Yosemite Park, and then to try to get to Death Valley before dropping the...
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The Mighty, Mighty 2013 GS
Something New When I tour overseas on motorbikes, I always rent something other than my Multistrada. For one thing, there are very few rental companies that have a Multi to hire (I can only think of...
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The Mighty, Mighty 2013 GS
Something New When I tour overseas on motorbikes, I always rent something other than my Multistrada. For one thing, there are very few rental companies that have a Multi to hire (I can only think of...
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Putty Road
Twists and sweeping bends Dappled light on rutted tar My Ducati sings Posted from Rog42′s iPad Mini with Blogsy
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Cann River Speeding Fine
Three points and dollars Two hundred and eighty-nine Such a waste, this fine. Posted from Rog42′s iPad Mini with Blogsy
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Ride Out
Forging new friendships Riding the road less travelled Beyond our comfort Posted from Rog42′s iPad Mini with Blogsy
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