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India on a Bullet - Royal Enfield that is…

December 30th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Today I was dreaming of taking a riding holiday through India on a Royal Enfield Bullet - which I recall travellers riding back in Goa in ‘99.

In my websurfing reverie, I came across a couple of quaint and charming Royal Enfield advertisements on YouTube. Below is the first, and others can be viewed by browsing the related videos.

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These boots are made for ridin’

December 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Today, some new gear and a new ride.

I tracked down a nearby supplier of some motorbike boots I’d noticed somewhere else. These “814 Roadster” boots were by Australian manufacturer Rossi who apparently made the boots worn by Mad Max in the eponymous film.  I liked the look of them as a basic boot, without the spaceboot style of some of the sports bike gear.  Also having caught my laces and watched the toe begin to wear out (already!) on another pair of favourite boots I’d been riding with, I decided to get some purpose gear to avoid further hassles.

Rossi 814 Roadster boot

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