BikeStormer

We all dream of an epic bike trip. Loading up our favourite machine with everything we might need and then setting off into the Sunset in search of adventure and mishaps. Not everyone does it of course, which is a sad thing because a road trip, especially on a bike is an amazing way to spend time.

There are loads of different ways of doing it but one account that has recently caught our eye is Poor Circulation. Two motorcycle couriers from London have set off to ride around the world on a budget of £20 a day. They are raising some cash for charity but mostly it is about going on an adventure with very little support.

This blog account is one worth starting at the beginning.

Anyone who rides a bike will have cause to insult a motorist, usually one in a BMW. Back in the day it was the Volvo that epitomised all that was shit about car drivers, 400 foot of bonnet would suddenly pop out of a junction whilst the driver, still a good mile behind, would have no more knowledge of your Being There than Chancey Gardener.

But this crown of crap has been handed over. The BMW exists solely to isolate the motorist from anything outside of the machine that's real. It's like they're driving about in a fucking cot cuddled up to mummy's titty slurping away without a care in the world. At least when you did unleash a stream of garbled invective at the beardy weirdy Volvo guy he looked suitably alarmed, the little lad in the BMW has barely an idea of what he's driving for.

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Some engines are more beautiful than others, take the Vincent Black Shadow as an example; it’s prettier than Salma Hyack in the niff eating strawberries. Back in the day the aesthetic of the engine was an integral part of a motorcycles beauty, there was no need to chrome pipes or paint engine casings other than to make them look pretty, unless you buy a top of the range sportscar, for example, the engine that grumbles under the bonnet is there purely for the sake of it’s function. The thought of tarting it up to catch the eye contains about as much logic as plopping in the bathtub.

It’s safe to say that whilst jolly nice to gawp at a motorcycle engine isn’t known for it’s aero- dynamism so covering it up with a smooth panel in order to increase speed efficiency and cut down on drag of both machine and rider was wholly inevitable.