I finally picked up my bike on Saturday. I was really lucky that Pete who has been my mainstay of advice came along with me to pick it up and accompany me on my first few hours of motorbike freedom. Which turned out to be an extremely good thing as the bike was [...]

Last week was a bit of a turning point. I have decided to postpone my trip until October and instead ride from Argentina to Alaska. The timing works out a lot better for the actual trip, it will give me a chance to do the motorbike maintenance course I want to do [...]

After a lovely Christmas break I am finally excited about getting a bike. All my research, the help and countless questions about bikes that Pete has answered – has paid off and I feel ready to purchase a bike and start getting comfortable riding it.
I am monitoring a couple of entries on ebay.co.uk, gumtree.com and [...]