Photos below courtesy of Kevin Raymond / Ride Magazine Out to play in June this year, having read Kevin's motorcycling journalism since...

I have owned "The Mad Orange Thing" significantly longer than any other motorcycle. Since 2014 it has got lighter (unlike me) and less...

Scroll down for video. Ok, so Weston Super Mare may have a dubious claim to actually being seaside but there are fish and chips to be...

So a relatively early start today, and riding back having had brunch with a view of the Isle of Wight I think we saw more cows and Mk 1...

So originally we were headed to Wales today, but life and bridge closures have postponed that. Still great to get out, and I don't think...

So the Mad Orange Thing and the Pretty Purple one are freshly MOT'd and out to play with another Triumph and a Moto Guzzi for the day....

Due to an absence of time, and of space in the garage my new shock absorber has been sat in a box for a long time. Seeing as the MT needs...

(new LED indicators) So seeing as it's a Bank Holiday Weekend and the world will either be in a DIY store or panic buying food I thought...

"I'd like to take his face off..." So, time to fit the new braided lines that have been lying around for ages, and at the same time...

So, at just over 16,000 miles the Mad Orange Thing is due for a bit of TLC... The first thing to do is fit footrests designed for an...

So, given the fact that the currant bun is out I couldn't resist using the Mad Orange Thing to get to the work appointment I had in...

Like most bike owners (and certainly most MT owners if the excellent "Yamaha Full Range MT Owners Facebook Group" is anything to go by)...

I love my MT-09. It's affectionately referred to as "the mad orange thing." I test rode one when they first came out - thanks Dave and...