DeeKnow’s Grotto

Like most bike riders I’m pretty much always keeping an eye on the trade mags and websites monitoring new bike releases and prices. Its not that bikers are loaded with dosh and can change bikes on a whim every few months, in fact I’d say every 2-4 years is pretty common, and its not like [...]

Last night I went round to a bike riding mate’s place and watched a GP race that totally restored my interest and faith in the vitality and health of the Grand Prix bike racing scene, much to my relief.
The season has been shaping up wickedly, the wins have been shared across a number of front [...]

When I’d been shopping around for a bike 3 years ago I rode a few middle-weight machines of various makes that all really impressed me. But then I made the fatal mistake of letting Heath from Hamilton Motorcycles talk me into jumping on a ZX10R. Fatal because it made all the other bikes pale totally [...]

For about 6 months now I’ve been gearing up for a bike replacement, buying magazines, reading website reviews and watching umpteen videos on YouTube. The domestic accountant finally authorised the spending and for the last few weeks now I’ve been waiting for the right day, conditions and opportunity to either sneak away from home for [...]

I’ve put up with a few cold places and situations in my time. When I was at primary school we had to play rugby in bare feet in the hard frosts of winter. I’ve slept on the snow near the ridge-line of the Southern Alps. I’ve camped overnight on top of a cold and [...]