
Over the bank holiday weekend, we went on a nice ride to the Peak district. Just 3 days of riding, enjoying the scenery and crisp, fresh air. For this occasion, we decided to take out the Guzzi, which hasn’t seen [...]

As I’ve got an old bike, and things tend to need replacing on it, it’s important that I know where to purchase spares. From spare footpeg rubbers to the thermostat switch I needed last week… I’m too lazy to drive [...]

After my Honda CB500 was (mis)diagnosed to suffer from a blown headgasket, I trawled the net looking for more information on the topic. What’s a headgasket The headgasket is the seal between the cylinder head and the engine block. It [...]
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Unless you’ve got some sort of treasure cave filled with car / motorcycle restauration and bodywork related products somewhere close to your house, chances are you’ll need to buy a lot of stuff from Halfords for your automotive projects. I’m [...]

As people who have read previous posts on this blog are aware of, I’m trying to respray my 1996 Honda CB500 to make it look a bit less aged. You might imagine that if I repaint the body panels and [...]

Last week we had to pick up our Guzzi California from the dealership after servicing. After making that trip once on the Tube, we decided even if the Honda is unreliable and spraying coolant all over the place, it’s still [...]