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Living with a 2003 Yamaha FJR1300
By Giles Butcher on 12/07/2003 15:34:25
...a long term test of the FJR1300 from Giles
July 2003No sooner had I taken delivery, Yamaha asked for it back to be tested by another publication. Upon its return five weeks later, I promptly rode it over a large lump of rubble lying in the road at fairly high speed, leaving me with a very large dent in the rear rim. Aroun...
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Living with a CCM 404 DS
By Giles Butcher on 15/09/2004 11:14:30
Giles conquers the offroad on a CCM 404 DS
September 2004Our two-in-one CCM finally gets its clothes dirty as too-tall ad man Butcher heads off to green lane heaven. Let's off road!I'd been itching to have a go on the 404DS ever since CCM kindly lent it to us back in March. Bertie had
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Living with a 2004 BMW R1100S
By Giles Butcher on 15/11/2004 15:14:37
Giles towers above BMW's R1100S
November 2004Forty-seven miles isn't usually what I'd call a long way, but when you've been travelling through a particularly beautiful and equally remote part of the Scottish Highlands, and haven't come across a filling station since the fuel light came on 47 miles ago - it feel...
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Living with a 2005 BMW R1200RT
By Giles Butcher on 15/06/2005 15:36:08
Giles finds another BMW that he loves, the R1200RT
June 2005Another year, another BMW! Just like last year prior to picking up the R1100S, I did have a few doubts as to whether or not it was what I really wanted, particularly a full-on tourer like the R1200RT. And just like last year, I was wrong to have any doubts. I've only bee...
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Living with a 2002 Triumph Tiger
By Giles Butcher on 12/12/2002 11:08:57
Giles enjoyed his months with the Triumph adventurer, although he was never really sure of the colour...
'll be in the next big group test we do. Following that, six foot nine Giles from the land of the ad-giants will take it on his 1,200 mile weekly grind of Sheffield, London and the rest of the country in his monthly bid to sell some bloody ads. It's going to be loved
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