Author: Ellie (Page 82 of 84)

Well that didn’t last long

24/04/2009 / Ellie

Two weeks.

Two weeks after chopping in the bikes against a nice, sensible car* and my husband was getting twitchy.

By March, the days were getting longer, the sun was coming out… you can tell where this is going. He wanted another bike. The “garage vacuum” was pulling *hard*.

So he’s bought a BMW F800GS. Not the big Ewan-and-Charley one, but its baby brother. Tall, aggressively-beaked, looks from the front like Sir Patrick “The Sky at Night” Moore with his monocle: Continue reading

Hanging up my lid

21/01/2009 / Ellie

Alas, the time has come.

My balance problems have got to the point where Rob is terrified to take me pillion on the bike, and I am so leery about getting on and off that I have decided, with great reluctance, to hang up my lid.

I’ve always loved bikes, ever since I saw a picture of the JPS Norton and thought “Ooh, shiny…” Meeting Rob and his beloved Exup made the bug bite hard. I wanted a bike of my own, had it all picked out, and decided I’d take my bike test.

Rob, naturally, was extremely worried but incredibly supportive, and took me pillion a few times on the Exup to get used to the idea. I started giggling dementedly at the first swoopy bend and didn’t stop for the remainder of the journey. I loved it. I wanted to spread out my arms Titanic-style and whoop with delight. It’s true – only bikers understand why dogs love to stick their heads out of car windows. Continue reading