2016

Year: 2016

Month: ALL

Long term update: Missing you already!

22 March 2016 by Simon Relph

Where did that year go? One minute I’m waiting for the arrival of the Honda VFR800X Crossrunner, and the next I’m giving it a wash and brush up ready for it to go back to Honda. When it did arrive I...

Long term update: The things I'll do for a tart!

03 March 2016 by Simon Relph

Imagine driving down the motorway in the car with the windscreen wipers on full tilt, barely coping with what’s being hurled at them, the warning light on the dash highlighting the possibility of snow...

Long term update: The going gets muff

11 February 2016 by Simon Relph

I had to ride down to Cambridge the other morning and when I set off the Honda Crossrunner’s dash told me it was minus three. Even with heated grips, thick gloves and Acerbis hand guards to deflect...

Long term update: How hard can it be to film Mad Max footage?

13 January 2016 by Simon Relph

Having got Christmas out of the way and the decorations back in the loft, I finally had five minutes to play with my new presents. Like a lot of riders, one of my gifts was an action camera – the...