Having suffered a slight knock-back by not receiving a personal invitation to The Queen’s 90th birthday party (I blame the postal service for this one, therefore won’t take it too personally) some retail therapy was needed.

I needed something to help me relax, unwind and to enjoy the summer heatwave that is destined for Wales this year.

Heatwave? Well, that’s according to my sources at the BBC in Cardiff; we live in hope!

Off I went to look at bikes and to treat myself to something comfortable, shiny and with a roar that made the hairs at the back of your neck stand up.

Within about three minutes of my arrival at JT’s motorcycles Swansea showroom, they had me sitting on an engineering masterpiece while daydreaming of long winding roads through Wales with the wind in my face and not a traffic jam in sight (that Del bloke is one hell of a salesman).

And that’s what it was like on Sunday while riding through Aberystwyth, Devil’s Bridge and the spectacular Elan Valley. More of this is needed, so where should I go next?