A few days ago I had the chance to take an Aprilia RSV 1000 R Factory for a short spin. First thing you notice when shifting from a bike like mine (Honda Hornet 919), to a race oriented bike like the RSV, is the riding position. I must have looked quite stupid when I drove [...] Continue reading

  Motorcycle season has begun and I had the chance to take the bike out a couple of times the last few days, 400 km (250 miles) in all, which means I just passed the 15000 km ( 9.320 miles) mark on the Honda 919. The bike shop SPH Motor had their traditional Easter bike meet [...] Continue reading

Those of you who saw my riding condition post, know that it has not been the best riding weather in Denmark for a while. It even looked like it was going to keep us away from the first big annual motorcycle rally. Each year when a Copenhagen amusement park “Bakken” opens for summer, thousands [...] Continue reading

Looking through my website traffic statistics I found a few motorcycle blogs that I haven’t seen before. It’s nice to see that bike riders, male and female, around the world are sharing thoughts and experiences on riding motorcycles. Motorcyclebloggers.com, seems to be a new project, I’m not sure exactly what the idea is and how it [...] Continue reading

Browsing around the internet, trying to take my mind off the fact that I haven’t been able to ride yet because of the damn snow on the roads, I found this amazing collection of ads from motorcycle magazines in the early eighties. This one is a Hein Gericke ad showing the biker image we’re all [...] Continue reading

The new Ducati Monster S2R, Triumph Speed Triple, Yamaha MT-01 and the Benelli TNT 1130 were all exhibited at the motorcycle fair last week. The naked bike category is getting well assorted as more brands jump the wagon. My favourites at the moment are the Triple and the S2R, but I tip my lid in [...] Continue reading