3, 2, 1, GO: How to pass your motorbike Compulsory Basic Training (UK)

3 – Three weeks before your CBT, you should… Firstly, learn the Highway Code. Before you start scouring the adverts for your first bike or googling top 10 roadtrips, you need to think about your safety, and the safety of other road users. Being a biker is dangerous. You are slimmer than other vehicles on the road. You fit into car blind spots.You disappear behind … Continue reading 3, 2, 1, GO: How to pass your motorbike Compulsory Basic Training (UK)

5 reasons for a beginner (or anyone else!) to cycle Edinburgh to Kinross

Marvel at the view as you cross the Forth Road Bridge, and don’t forget to have a look back! Find a hidden quarry / secret rave, used by scuba divers as a training pool and judging by the other paraphernalia, as the site of the occasional party/rave. Have hope at the love locks*. Love is in the air. Feel the thigh burn on Fife’s hills. Okay … Continue reading 5 reasons for a beginner (or anyone else!) to cycle Edinburgh to Kinross