Diary of a Haggis Hunter in Scotland, Part 1

Ooright san? Or something like that. So I'm in Scotland and finally got the rental S1000XR and needed to excise some two wheeled demons that had been building up over the past few weeks without wheels. 

 

This is a how it went down.

Motorbikes are all about the feels

G'day, what's new you ask? In my never ending quest for awesome moto-gear, quite a bit; I got a new lid, new boots, new MX Goggles and I've been looking at (even riding) all sorts of new bikes. I'm doing a few new drawings and of course, postieing my way around Melbourne. Life is good.

3 Tips To Live Longer Riding Motorcycles

That's a click bait heading if ever I read one. Gotcha attention? Clickbait it may be, but there is also a degree of truth to my story, so let's get on with it.

I've recently had a birthday and man it was ugly. 45. How the actual hell did that happen?

A day with the BMW S1000XR

Herro! This week the GS dash told me the 20K service was due despite sitting on just a touch over 18,000km, so abiding by the dash master I booked it in for said service requesting an overnight loan bike, because Postie hours.

How to buy the right motorcycle helmet

I'm getting really sick of dealing with sales staff and none moreso than the obligatory know-it-all motorcycle helmet sales-person.

Some can be genuinely helpful, others can tell you all manner of utter bullshit that does nothing but confuse the average layperson, let alone a newbie to the sport.

The Ultimate Motorcycle Jacket: Icon Raiden DKR

Is wearing a jacket once long enough to draw a conclusion on its superiority?

I just got an Icon  Raiden DKR jacket from RevZilla and I am so impressed, so incredibly blown away after just one wear that I'm calling it; after just one single test ride wearing it. It's that good.

Australia Day Ride - The annual bike pilgramige into the Snowy Mountains

I know I said I didn't do an ADR summary post this year for a few reasons, but that didn't mean I didn't film some of it.

Unfortunately I really hadn't nailed the audio part of this deal at all... something I am currently working on trying to use info from other motovloggers I dig like Schaaf.