Runius Sport New

I wasn’t planning any riding when out of the blue a week of sunny weather was being predicted prior to the arrival of Japans rainy season. I set off one day later with part of a ride worked out on a bike that was not running the best but a week of fine weather is as rare as hens teeth in Japan so the moment had to be seized. I started by going west along the coast past Enoshima to Hakone. I

I have had an interest in Sicily for since childhood thanks in part of to some of my family having grown up in with the Italian community in Innisfail North Queensland which had a strong connection to Etna region Sicily. An opportunity presented itself recently to make a small visit. First order of business was some lunch before leaving the airport. This is a great start     I can still

Got to spend four days riding a low km Yamaha FZ8 in Spain so I want to talk a little about this motorbike. As usual with my motorcycle reviews I am not going to be talking about the specifications or history and the other press release type stocking filler that is the content you will find on commercial motorcycling web site reviews. What I am going to do is chat about how the bike actually

Whilst I thought I would most likely not being doing any more rides in Europe circumstances or situations change and I unexpectedly found myself flying to Spain for a couple of weeks so I dusted off my plans I once had for riding Andalucía. It had been one of the places I had on still on my bucket (ride) list.   I arrived in Madrid and immediately was pleased to find the feel of the capital city

I do not often write a post to recommend an item but recently I enjoyed reading this book.  Motorcycle Messengers was a nice read of short stories or excerpts like a sample pack from the contributing authors. Very easy to access or read a few stories then put away while boarding a plane on my recent travels. The stories are quite varied, one made me chuckle out loud while one almost had me in

Japan has some of the nicest motorcycle riding I have so far experienced in the world. A land with a rugged coastline and a very mountainous interior criss-crossed with roads, it is almost a dream for motorcycle riding with terrific roads and beautiful scenery around every corner. In this post I am going to write a few things aiming to help motorcycle riders thinking about Japan but not sure. It