Author Archives: bigplatcool

Hello Sportsfans, I realise that you must have been disappointed not to get the evening update from Biker Pilot and El Toro his wingman, but we have been riding hard, very hard, so hard that most grown men would be … Continue reading →

Ola. So it is November 2017, and I am about to set off on a motorbike trip again. This time with a new riding mate, nephew Simon, El Toro, Huxter. Bull of the South American roads. We will be undertaking … Continue reading →

  Objective number one on any motorbike trip is to stay vertical and off the road, in other words in one piece. So, touch wood, this objective was achieved for Granny, Panto and myself. Although Granny had one minor whoops … Continue reading →

  So sports fans as you have probably deduced something went haywire with my post which I rushed off at Obernai in Alsace, as it was half finished. It’s not only Mr. Garmin that is not working properly, but also … Continue reading →

I am lying in bed in Obernai in Alsace trying to prop my eyes open. Panto has already fallen asleep at the dinner table and everyone is struggling, some more than others. It seems as if we have ridden half … Continue reading →

  Hello Sports fans, from Davos in the heart of the Graubünden part of Switzerland. Last night was my night off in Bolzano, in the Sud Tirol part of North Italy. This was for many years part of Austria and … Continue reading →

A fantastic days riding in not so fantastic conditions. This blog will be short and sweet because I need a long and good night’s sleep. The man has ridden a filly for over 450 kms through appalling weather and over … Continue reading →

Buggered in Bienne Biel   Knackered is such a nice description for such a good feeling. One that only ever comes with being truly stuffed! And that is what I am feeling tonight. As are most of the riders. It … Continue reading →

So the day started early in Folkestone. Dinner the previous evening at the Holiday Inn Express was surprisingly good, only the wine poor. Not because of the Holiday Inn. The staff told me when I booked for dinner that there … Continue reading →

So another bike trip is about to begin. I am in the Holiday Inn Express at Folkestone in Kent, England about to set off around Europe on a trip known as Mountains All the Way. Reputedly this is one of … Continue reading →