Archive for February, 2016

Motorcycle Paradise featured on Motorcyclist life

Motorcycle Paradise has been featured in the Motorcyclist Life Best Motorcycle Blogs. Some nice blogs listed there, I lost half a day reading and have bookmarked some for future. I do wish bloggers would provide links to their rides or major articles rather than merely an archive. It’s very hard […]

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Nine days on the Yamaha MT-09 Tracer

I had the pleasure of being able to ride a near new 2015 Yamaha MT-09 Tracer around New Zealand for 9 days so it seems fitting I put a few words to paper. Ergonomics seemed to work well for me (I am 6’ tall) Seat to peg distance was excellent, […]

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New Zealand North Island – De Novo

My last visit to NZ was a bit wet so I set off to revisit one of the best places to ride a motorcycle. I had a trip to visit family in Australia coming up which placed me just a few hours away and rather last minute I phoned New […]

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Sport touring tyre comparison

A brief comparison of sport touring tires fitted to my Yamaha FJR1300. I posted this because every tyre review says “I just put them on they feel great” which is useless. This is some feedback after the tyres have been used to end of their life. I have tried seven […]

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