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    Safety

    https://healthlibrary.cityofhope.org/NewsRecent/6,728646 Motorcycle Crashes Far More Deadly Than Car Crashes MONDAY, Nov. 20, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Motorcycle crashes are far costlier than car accidents, both in lives lost and in medical expenses, a new study shows. Canadian researchers...
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    Ride / walk

    Please read this report in conjunction with the articles on "Mountain Passes of South Africa" at the URLs given later, and with the Google Earth track attached as .kml and .kmz files. If some kind and knowledgable person could reformat these track files into a file that can be accessed by GPS...
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    Klicktronic gear change

    leading edge has told me about the "Klicktronic" gear change system. Does anyone know much about it? It certainly looks very good indeed. https://www.kliktronic.co.uk/
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    Fewer Helmets, More Deaths

    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/03/31/science/motorcycle-helmet-laws.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0
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    Hubert and Pi take a short holiday

    I shall write a short report about the holiday that Hubert ( my wife's Yamaha XT250 ) and Pi ( my KTM 690 EnduroR ) went on. We were based at the Natal Spa near the town of Paulpietersburg in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, a place where I have wanted to go since I was a child in Newcastle. The whole...
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    Phillips helmets

    Any comments? https://www.phillipshelmets.com HEAD PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY PHPS is a radical development in helmet design. It adds a lubricated flexible membrane over the outside of the helmet, and it is proven to add up to 60% more protection against brain injury. A blow to the head causes a...
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    Yamaha XT250 hand guards

    What hand guards are available for an XT250 with standard handlebar?
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    Karoo tour 2012, with pictures

    Today Teresa and I started our two week tour of the Free State and Cape. The plan is to have a rest, enjoy ourselves, and ride as much as we want to. Photographs will have to wait until we get home to a reliable Internet connection with adequate band width. This is another episode in our plan...
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