This story has caused barely a ripple in the mainstream media but there’s been a fair bit of chatter within the ‘biking community’ and although the responses have varied widely – largely dependent on the kind of group who were Continue Reading
Tom battles rain and London gridlock on a diverse pair of Dark Custom Harleys “In a world of the bland leading the bland, Dark Custom motorcycles are for those who Continue Reading
The title of this piece is an affectionate nod to the ‘road’ classic most famously — not to mention most emotively and passionately — delivered by Janis Joplin. Although “Me Continue Reading
One of the things I enjoy about riding a blood bike is the dichotomy between it, and ‘normal’ biking. At an objective level – seen from afar – there’s little Continue Reading
Self-flagellation Most discussions about motorcycling are dichotomous. Bikes make sense as efficient personal transport; they don’t congest, are easy to park and they don’t wear out the road. They’re generally Continue Reading
It’s the 4th of August and I’m off to the old airfield at South Cerney for the 39th Annual Gloucestershire Steam Extravaganza. I’ve been going to events like these for Continue Reading
With several months’ experience of riding a blood bike behind me now, my perspective has changed a bit – for starters, it brings a whole new meaning to the phrase, Continue Reading
For many motorsport fans September means Goodwood Revival month, so it seemed appropriate to rev things up with a few photos from 2012’s cracking event prior to this year’s Revival, Continue Reading
For me, the whole basis of crime and punishment is to be afraid of the punishment and therefore not commit the crime, (not to mention our own personal morals). Continue Reading
Many years ago when I was just a callow youth, I worked with a bloke called Trev. He was a decent sort but couldn’t resist taking the Mickey out of Continue Reading
In my report on the Posh Boys’ beano in the railway arches (issue 179), I admitted that thirty odd years earlier when I was a courier with a keen sense Continue Reading
I sat on the floor in the Gents with the hand dryer blowing on my head and realised I had a big problem. In late September, I’d left Dieppe in Continue Reading
The received wisdom says you should never go back; LP Hartley famously said “The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there” and who am I to argue Continue Reading
I’ve always been pretty crap with names (but spectacularly good with faces) so if anyone had asked me a few years ago if I knew Steve Hallam, I wouldn’t have Continue Reading
1.What was your first motorcycling experience? Aged 13, hiring a 50cc motorcycle and riding it on the streets of Rimini for an hour without mastering the clutch, but also without Continue Reading
Thursday Today I was told that I am no longer a biker. “What do you mean!?” I was told that I’m no longer a biker, just a bike rider Continue Reading
Which Way Now? It’s something to ponder: Where’s the Bike Industry going? Chasing a GP dream or embracing environmentalism? Are the marketing men leading, or are consumers demanding change? Is Continue Reading
Lessons Learned It’s been an odd month in my little bubble. After getting my mind focused on finally booking and passing my test, I have been attempting to ride accordingly. Continue Reading
I am going to have to disagree with Dave G here. I started proper biking aged 26 in 1979. I bought a Lewis Leathers Double zipper and a set of Continue Reading
In April 2012 I finished work to set up DragonMotoTours with my husband, Geraint, and I received a voucher for the Yamaha Off-Road Experience, (Y.O.R.E), as a leaving present from Continue Reading
When PC Graham Pierce rang me to talk about writing a regular column in the Digest, I saw the appeal immediately. As laudable as his stated mission to cut down Continue Reading
I’d like to start by saying I’m not a writer, a reporter, or a journalist. I’m not highly educated and I possess very few literary skills, (thank goodness for smell Continue Reading
Ed Ricketts, the real-life marine biologist immortalised as Doc in Steinbeck’s Cannery Row, evolved a theory of how everything is connected in the natural world. He observed that the sea Continue Reading
I read other motorcycle magazines somewhat regularly. I’m more interested in their letters-to-the-editor than I am in their latest shoot-out between six identical motorcycles. I don’t care about elite Continue Reading
It’s been a funny old winter. I started out determined to ride right through as I have done in previous years. Anything aside from snow will see me out on Continue Reading
