Jock McJock
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Jock McJock

Jock would describe himself as a world child, though a child with a greying beard and ever-receding hairline.

Gaining his bike licence over 30 years ago, from the roads of Perth, Scotland, to the dirt roads of Perth, Australia, he stopped counting the miles as the half million mark easily came and went, barely noticed. Emotive, sarcastic, direct, as happy to bimble and take in the view as he is to drag a kneeslider and ignore the view.

His biking CV is an eclectic mix, from racer to tourer, track instructor to ride leader, he has ridden all over the globe, describing the journey as ‘in progress’, never ready to sit back and settle for the biking memories he has. Rather than just going from A to B, Jock makes sure A to B has a story in it to tell.

Jock revels in the analytical side of riding and product testing. His passion spills out into helping everyone from newcomers to aspiring racers, providing guidance to those riders who may lack confidence on their bikes, through lectures and riding analysis.

So buy him a donut and a coffee and settle in for a roller coaster ride of biking emotions.

Beeline Moto motorcycle navigation
Gear and kit

The Beeline Moto motorcycle navigation system takes a very different approach to traditional sat navs. Over six months touring the roads of the UK and Europe Jock discovers if it’s

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The Gear D Hardware 'Rambo'
Gear and kit

Tough enough to survive being ridden over, the Gear D watch is aimed directly at bikers. But why else would a biker want to wear one? We gave one to

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upgrades for a Honda Monkey
Life on bikes

Jock is starting to come to terms with the eye-watering amount of money he’s spent on upgrades for a Honda Monkey. Sort of. There’s an elephant in my garage the

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Motorcycle accident
AdviceLife on bikes

Spring is a time when many bikers can’t wait to jump on the bike and blast away hibernation’s cobwebs. But a wise old bear offers a note of caution: don’t

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Honda Monkey Bike
Life on bikes

Feeling the chill in his ageing bones, Jock substitutes riding his Monkey Bike for writing a list of the bits he can fit to his Monkey Bike. What a fun

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Biker's Bucket List

In the first of a passionate two-part series that could only have been written by a Scotsman intimate with the region, we explore some of the UK’s greatest biking roads,

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Applecross road Scotland
Biker's Bucket List

In the second and final part of his epic ride around some of the UK’s if not the world’s greatest biking roads, Jock McJock takes us around the northern shores

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Honda Monkey Bike
Life on bikes

We know of some Honda Monkey Bikes that have five-figure upgrades done to them. Not this one though. It’s owned by a Scotsman, so even though he’s armed with a

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Beeline motorcycle navigation
Gear and kitLife on bikes

The Beeline Moto motorcycle navigation system takes a new approach to GPS-based guidance. We’ll be following the team behind it as they bring the new device to market, hopefully giving

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Sat nav or smartphone?
Gear and kit

A new navigation gadget has Jock pondering whether there is a new answer to that decade old question: sat nav or smartphone? Skip to our preview of the new Beeline

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