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Appalling!

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

Posted On : May 22, 2016 Published By : Dave
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  • Spring 2016
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The Dark Side

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

Posted On : May 18, 2016 Published By : Dave
Paddy standing next to his Yamaha
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Paddy’s Perspective

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

Posted On : September 5, 2013 Published By :
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  • September 2013

Another World

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

Posted On : September 5, 2013 Published By :
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Revival Time

 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

Posted On : September 5, 2013 Published By :
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Ask a Policeman ~ 182

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

Posted On : September 5, 2013 Published By :
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The Clever Girls and Boys’ Club

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

Posted On : August 3, 2013 Published By :
Customised Triumph low rider
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The Posh Boys’ Bike Club

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

Posted On : June 2, 2013 Published By : Dave
Paul cornering the Pegram Genesis, wearing a helmet and jeans on a race circuit right hander.
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Riders’ Lives – Paul Nicholas Blezard (aka Blez)

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

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
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Six and the City

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

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
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Paddy’s Perspective

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

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
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The Boy Biker – lessons learned

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

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
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A View from the Group W Bench

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

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
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Meet and greet the police (the painless way)

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

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
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Ask a policeman

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

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
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Riding Out The Recession

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

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
A beach at sunset, with the saturated sand just emerging from the water, lit by the sun's glow.
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The first sunny ride of the year

 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

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
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The Ace Cafe, Café Racers, and Racing Aces – Book Review pt. 1

It is doubtful that there is anyone involved in the world of British motorcycling whose life is not touched directly or indirectly by the Ace Cafe. A visit here, an Continue Reading

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
view of a crowd of bikes outside the Ace Cafe London
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The Ace Cafe, Café Racers, and Racing Aces – Book Review pt. 2

The world of the contemporary café racer in the United States is more properly addressed in Seate’s Café Racer: the Motorcycle (2008). For the past five or so years Seate Continue Reading

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
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From the Editor ~ 177

As many of you will be aware, I tend to leave me editorial until the very last thing. This is partially to lend it a degree of immediacy in recognition Continue Reading

Posted On : April 26, 2013 Published By :
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Riders’ Lives – Ed March

1.What was your first motorcycling experience? Rebuilding a Honda H100 and then teaching myself to ride it in a field. I still have it too. 2.What is your current bike? Continue Reading

Posted On : April 26, 2013 Published By :
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Image of the Month ~ 177

Posted On : April 26, 2013 Published By :
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Six and the City

Monday  It’s March and I’ve now been wearing my heated gloves for what feels like forever (I was tempted to say, since November but that technically wouldn’t be correct ‘cos Continue Reading

Posted On : April 26, 2013 Published By :
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The Boy Biker – sees the light

A recent excursion led me down a path, which having emerged the other side unscathed, gave me a lot to think about, biking and otherwise. Last month I was Billy Continue Reading

Posted On : April 26, 2013 Published By : Dave
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Nuts & Bolts

Going faster with cheap gin.  Time passes by incredibly quickly, especially once one reaches a certain age. Actually, scrub that. Time is inordinately and mind numbingly regular in its passing. Continue Reading

Posted On : April 26, 2013 Published By :

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