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It’s amazing where you can end up when you have no place to go.

I think this was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had.

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A couple of rare selfies, shot with my F800GS Fleet bike on some trips i’ve done this year for MCN. It isn’t a bike that pulls at your heart strings or brings up a nostalgic twang but as far as an all rounder goes, it’s a cracking machine.

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Guy Martin ft. Nigel

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The best and only way to start the day. Shot on a trip to Snowdonia back in June, I think it was probably the best weekend i’ve ever had on a bike. Bliss.

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Dirt Quake was a proper laff the other week. Never thought i’d ever see Marge Simpson popping wheelies. Take me back...

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Scotland always blows me away.

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That awe I have still remains for Honda’s RC213V-S after seeing the first one to be shipped from Japan uncrated the other week at Padgetts.

If only I had a spare £140k...

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I was left completely in awe of this bike when i saw it in the flash back at its launch in Valencia last September.

Honda’s RC213V-S really is an engineering masterpiece.

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One update in four months has made me realise how exceptionally piss-poor i have become at keeping my Tumblr up-to-date of late. Especially considering how busy my life has become, I’m literally living out my dream and it’s an incredibly humbling feeling.

I will try to make an effort to keep things more current from now on.

This was from an exceptional trip to Italy towards the end of last year, i can’t wait for more of the same this year. Winter has dragged and i can’t wait for summer to finally surface.

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I went to the Swiss Alps back in early September to shoot a feature on the Alpenbrevet moped rally for MCN. It was quite possibly the funniest thing I've ever done on two wheels and if you ever get the chance, i can’t recommend it enough.

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My life since moving to Peterborough has been pretty hectic to say the least; things have happened that before now I could have only dreamt of, and the experiences I've had have been very rich this far.

 I’ve just spent the past few days in Scotland on the borders having a blast on some of the most stunning roads I've ever been on. This is one of my personal shots from one of the countless beautiful landscape tapestries on offer up there.

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Stoked to unexpectedly find one of my pictures being used as the lead image in a spread about True Heroes in today's Daily Star. It's great to see them get the publicity they deserve.

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This was from a cracking day up in the Swiss Alps riding mopeds and laughing hysterically for eight hours straight. Tomorrow I'm headed to Valencia for the Honda RC213V-S launch, I still can't get my head around how much I love my new job. This time last year, my head was a mess and i came through it stronger than ever and even realised my dream; hard work and determination saw me through. Never give up on your goals, you never know how close you are to achieving what you’ve always wanted.

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One from a quick visit to Kernow a few weeks back. This year so far has completely and utterly blown me away. I'm literally living out my dream and am thankful for each day and every opportunity I get. Work hard, believe in yourself and chase your dreams; you never know where it'll land you. www.JamesArchibald.com

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The Kawasaki H2R is something of an engineering masterpiece. I was stoked to be able to do some work at Motorcycle News while they were featuring this bike for the big piece in this weeks paper. I'm even more gobsmacked to be offered a dream opportunity to work for Bauer and MCN. Absolutely chuffed.

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I wouldn't mind this garage at all.

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Josh Brookes on that beautiful new R1.

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