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Electric Dreams?

November 29, 2015 Longrider 18

Nah. Can I be persuaded to part with my petrol driven BMWs in favour of electric bikes? In a word, no. If they can produce […]

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And Then What?

October 31, 2015 Longrider 7

The Argentines really don’t know when to let go. A judge in Argentina has been told to reopen a criminal investigation into former Top Gear host […]

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That’ll Be A First

September 22, 2015 Longrider 5

The Department for Transport said “common sense decisions” were needed. I await this with interest, if not bated breath. Anyone who has endured the misery […]

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Dark Thoughts

July 9, 2015 Longrider 11

Julia and I are usually in accord, though when we disagree, it tends to be that we take diametrically opposite sides to a situation. The […]

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That Was the Week

June 28, 2015 Longrider 13

Blogging has been light of late. This is because work has kept me so busy, I’ve had neither time nor inclination. After spending seven hours […]

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I Didn’t Know

May 26, 2015 Longrider 12

Thus sayeth the idiot who mowed down a three-year old on a pavement. He claims two things; firstly that he has been misrepresented and secondly, […]

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R80R Update

April 19, 2015 Longrider 9

Since I last posted about this bike, I’ve added a few tweaks. Because I wanted this to be a working machine as well as a […]

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The GNI

March 22, 2015 Longrider 10

We’ve all had them, everyone who has ever taught driving or riding will recognise the GNI – the God never intendeds. The people, who, so […]

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Dear DVLA

February 18, 2015 Longrider 3

I have received your letter rejecting my application for registration of my BMW R80R. I did not expect a duplicate form to have entries on […]