A Posh Night on the Kings Road
Here’s an extra little seasonal bonus. A week ago The Rider’s Digest joined Brough CEO Mark Upham and a host of motorcycling luminaries for the classic marque’s Christmas Beano at Continue Reading
From the Editor ~ 185
If I’m honest – and I do try to be – I really can’t be arsed with sifting through the constant stream of vaguely bike related drivel that seriously savvy Continue Reading
In the Saddle ~ 185
Although there are plenty of comments below the articles on the web site, we only received this one via the email so as I know that many of the PDF Continue Reading
Riders’ Lives ~ Jack Lewis
1. What was your first motorcycling experience? Big brother of a friend gave me a ride on the back of an old-school Vespa. We blasted up the steep part of Continue Reading
Image of the Month ~ 185
Photograph ©Gary Margerum Chris illman’s methanol fuelled matchless outfit on Pendine Sands CLICK TO ENLARGE
Six & the City ~ 185
Thursday The mercury has plummeted, the clocks have gone back, mornings are dark and evenings roll in quicker than a Marc Marquez lap of Valencia. All this can only indicate Continue Reading
The Boy Biker ~ 185
For Queen and Country. I have done engine cleaning work for The Barons Speed Shop for a while now but it is only over the last year that I Continue Reading
Paddy’s Perspective ~ 185
The More the Merrier – and the Safer. In about 4 weeks – depending on when you read this of course – you will be celebrating the start of a Continue Reading
A View from the Group W Bench ~ 185
The standard lament come end of October, why do so many drivers not feel the need to put their lights on in the dark. I was waiting to turn right, Continue Reading
Moped Madness
It’s not a race – That’s what they told us anyway. No timing or lap scoring, just a 6 hours endurance race, sorry, event on mopeds. Ways to make life Continue Reading
Beach Boys
Margate. Or should I say ‘Margit’ in deference to my dad? I remember it well. As a kid we used to have our family holidays there. A 100 mile round Continue Reading
Winter Hacks (With Spokes)
If we all lived in a climate like Arizona or Australia there would be no need to consider buying a different motorcycle to use during the long winter months. Unfortunately, Continue Reading
Motorcycle Live 2013
I ought to sue Honda for intellectual property theft. There I am, thinking I’ve got first call on the whole ‘riding as a form of meditation’ thing, and now here’s Continue Reading
The Gathering of Biker Chicks in Ireland
Into the West – A tour of the rugged west coast of Clare 18th & 19th October 2013 The day had finally arrived for our adventure into the west. Across Continue Reading
Gentlemen and Ladies (Dressed Like Gents) Start Your Engines
A few years ago I was chatting to Mark Wilsmore, the Ace Cafe impresario, and I asked him why there were so many four-wheel events at a biker caff. Mark Continue Reading
Culture ~ Jupiter Travels, Jupiter Co-Brands
Fascinated as I am by motorcycles and popular culture, I shouldn’t have been surprised. But I was. I opened my mailbox and found the first of the fall J.L. Powell Continue Reading
Bitz ~ 185 Mondo Sahara
Austin Vince made his name in the mid-90s with Mondo Enduro, the film of his trip around the world with a bunch of a mates, all mounted on Suzuki DR350s Continue Reading