Motorbiking
"Biker" for me usually means motorbiking, though I also have a couple of mountain-bikes... see Trail Bike
My current motorbikes are a Honda CBR600RR ABS 2017 and a Kawasaki Ninja Z250SL.
Previously I have owned: Kawasaki ZX4-RR (Ninja anniversary edition), Honda CRF300 Rally, Honda CBR600RR 2005, Honda CBR600FW, Honda VF750F, Yamaha FJ600, Suzuki GSX750EX, Yamaha FJ750, Yamaha XJ900, Kawasaki Z750 and I passed my riding test on my Kawasaki KH250.
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Afternoon among friends at the GBMCC London Christmas lunch on the banks of the Thames at Vauxhall. Several GBMCC members are seen in the gay biker movie “Pillion”. The club London Christmas lunch is a meeting point for GBMCC members from all the UK, not just the London crowd.
Many thanks to Stephen and Noam who organised the event.
A quick jetwash for my CBR600RR, which then needed drying. So a ride up to le Mont Sainte Baume, of course enjoying the challenging curves of the Col d’Espigoulier (728 m.) and the lookout over Marseille. On to the Hostellerie de la Sainte-Baume and a lookout towards Montagne Sainte Victoire, today hidden in the haze.
Bonifacio, Corsica
CBR600RR embarking at Marseille
Heathrow - Marseille - Porto-Vecchio - Bonifacio - Sartène - Zonza - Col de Bavella - Porto-Vecchio - Marseille
Dawn flight from Heathrow then a sunset sailing to Corsica from Marseille with my CBR600RR for an unforgettable ride. An epic journey to the île de beauté and back to enjoy a November day of fine weather.
Riding a loop from Keswick to see the autumn colours, including the biker favourite road from Patterdale to Pooley Bridge in both directions. The lakeside road was dry and mostly clear of leaves, but not the day to wring the neck of my Ninja Z250SL. Pause for a lakeside coffee from my flask; then back via the old roads around Stainton, Newbiggin, Penruddock and the flanks of Blencathra.
The autumn colours were spectacular and the air warm enough in the sunny intervals. Happy to have seized the moment for a ride before the winter chill arrives.
More photos: Coffee by Ullswater - Lake District National Park
Great light for photography, open roads and with the colours of autumn developing almost before my eyes. So an inspiring background for a bike ride in classic Provence in the Lubéron and around Ventoux.
Roads I’ve ridden many times since the GLME Summercamp of 1998 enthralled me with riding in Provence. Some villages remain much as they were despite nearly thirty years of “progress”. The road through the Combe de Lourmarin road remains “unimproved” but Apt in the Lubéron is now served by a highway and the railway is now a cycle track.
More photos: Classic Provence: Lubéron & the Plateau d'Albion
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Alps Biker 2016
I'm riding light for a week on the mountain roads of the Alps. No laptop, although I do have my SLR camera but photos will have to wait till I'm back in Marseille..
I left Marseille for a long ride north via the Col de la Croix Haute (1179 m.) to Saint-Gervais under Mont Blanc. A bit of rain towards the end of the day which cleaned the Provence dust off my white leathers and boots but didn't soak me through.
