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Triumph H2 Sport Jacket & H2 Pants Review
In The Beginning It rained. Hard. That was my first ride home in my new Triumph H2 Sport Jacket and H2 Sport Jeans. It had started out fine, which I was looking forward to, especially in a brand new set of leathers that were stiff and tight. But within 20 mins a few spits of…
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Finding Serenity
1999. That was when my first motorcycle crush began. I had been riding motorcycles for about two years, all my time being spent on underpowered and overweight Japanese mini-cruisers. Then I saw her, the Triumph Sprint ST, fully kitted out with luggage and I wanted one. Being in no position to come close to owning…
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Where Are We Now? [Musings About the Future of MAG Ireland]
Saturday the 11th of October 2014 That could have been the day that MAG Ireland ceased to exist. If not for the 15 members who turned up and a relatively animated discussion (my apologies to the board) then MAG Ireland faced a potential shutdown over the course of the next year with October 31st 2015…
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Accessorize This! Trying Out D3O Impact Protectors
Fashion and I have an uncomfortable relationship; actually, we barely even speak at the best of times. My greatest concern when it comes to clothing comes down to the simple question of “how will this perform and feel under my motorcycle gear?”. Therefore, my wardrobe is a mix of functional layers of various brands where black…
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Turning The Wheels Against Depression – AAI 2014
Motorcyclists and raising money for charity go together like leather and chrome. Combining them brings out all the best in people, both those who ride and those who don’t. Going through towns on a sponsored motorcycle run, waving, with buckets ready raises awareness for all taking part. The Annual Across Ireland (AAI) is a prime…
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20,000KM’s Later – A Year with the Honda NC700X
A lot has happened in the last year since I collected the Honda NC700X, both professionally and personally, but let’s get to the meat of this and just focus on what it has been like living with the NC700X. It is worth noting that the 700 has been replaced by a 750 version, so if…
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“It’s Linux Jim, But Not As We Know It” – The Samsung Chromebook
If you have read this blog in the past you will see I have been a lucky Chromebook owner since Google dropped off a Cr-48 to me back in December 2010. Back then Chrome OS was relatively basic, but you got a hint of the potential with the only aspect really holding it back was…
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Putting The Sky To Bed
I have just being scanning through the new “For Your Desktop” apps for Google Chrome, though I had to do this via the Chromebook as Linux and Mac support it coming later. One thought did cross my mind about this gradual move to the cloud, how to bridge the gap between the user and the…
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Touring On The NC700X – Part 1 The Southern Loop
I finally managed to take some time for some touring with the NC700X, it also synced nicely with my final push to snap the last of the Irish Photo Rally locations. I broke down the remaining points into two groups, a Southern Loop and Northern Loop. Both routes will take a night or two camping,…
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Google+ Killed The Conversation on Blogger
You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell! ~ George Taylor, Planet of the Apes I have just realised that I am not getting comment notifications any more, so for those of you who’s comments have gone unanswered its not me, its not you, its Google+. Turns out…
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