Archive for June, 2009

Meet Dolly

June 30th, 2009

Stopped by at Ultimate Bike Gear today and collected my new helmet. As per my previous post, I have gone for an X-Lite 701 Dolly. First pics below of my chosen protection. This 701 is N-Com ready meaning that it will accept Nolan’s bluetooth system which allows full stereo music, GPS, rider to pillion and [...]

@fatbiker_uk Fuel economy seem…

June 29th, 2009

@fatbiker_uk Fuel economy seems to be up slightly. Only 1mpg on my normal riding but it all helps

X-Lite 701

June 28th, 2009

Its time to retire my Astro-R as my main helmet for something new. Its time for an X-Lite…

My 1125r is riding well after …

June 24th, 2009

My 1125r is riding well after the 05Z ECU reflash on Saturday. It’ll be interesting to see what the fuel economy is like at my next refill

http://yfrog.com/3o8pxj Yumm….

June 23rd, 2009

http://yfrog.com/3o8pxj Yumm. Spotted this old Guzzi at Touratech last weekend

After a tank bag? Get a Rex Ma…

June 23rd, 2009

After a tank bag? Get a Rex Marsee http://twitpic.com/87xi6

Holy twittering

June 23rd, 2009

Ive gone all twitter…   Fatbiker_UK

1125r Solenoid removal and ecu update

June 20th, 2009

Buell gets 2kg of crappy solenoid removed and is finally allowed to really go for it in 3rd gear. Blackbear upload the latest firmware to my ecu as well. The engine runs a whole lot smoother. Click to read on

Flickr pics of my trip to meet Ted

June 14th, 2009

Here’s the link to the picture set on Flickr of my trip to meet Ted Simon. More pics to follow and i’ll do a write up soon about the 1125r. I’m telling you now, the R’s an amazing touring bike. That engine is a peach….

Road Trip To Wales

June 13th, 2009

Just made it to TouraTech in Wales. Amazing ride across the UK from Cambridgeshire with the Brother and his Rocket 3. The 1125r is an amazing bike on a longer trip. Got 48 mpg out of a tank so can easily do 170. Tonight I’m meeting Mr Ted Simon, round the world explorer.