Motorbike Fast
Motorbike Fast by Suzi-Mae (who is 11 years and 5 months old). I hold on tight, I look straight ahead, Leaving behind my warm, cosy bed. Now I’m ready and Continue Reading
In The Saddle
Dave, Your June 2013 issue is superb as ever – and it was great to see a couple of the missives I sent along in that issue in the company Continue Reading
Six & the City
Saturday With anything new, it’s important to understand the nature of the beast. In this instance, the beast is me and my somewhat nervous, panicky nature. I had been given Continue Reading
Paddy’s Perspective
A European Viewpoint Everybody loves a bit of Europe, what with the sun, the mountains, the funny food and the acceptable lager. But when it comes to the proposals tabled Continue Reading
Nuts & Bolts
Sometimes things can go wrong. Even for those of us who have more than a vague idea about how bikes work. This sorry tale is a prime example. You can Continue Reading
A View from the Group W Bench
Last month I mentioned I had sorted my sidestand switch problems. Well for a while at least. Fortunately I had asked on the Moto Guzzi club forum how to bypass Continue Reading
HUBB UK 2013
The Horizons Unlimited (HU) website and forum for overland travellers was started way back in 1997 by Grant and Susan Johnson, a couple of Canadians who had spent 11 years Continue Reading
Two Wheels to the End of the World
Final Chapter We spent four days in Ushuaia, suddenly the whole journey caught up with us and we both felt quite exhausted. For the end of the world, it’s a Continue Reading
There’s No Such Thing As An Original Triton
I looked up the address for Made in Metal and it said “Elms Business Park”. I thought warehouse; industrial unit; soulless. Imagine my joy when I arrived there and saw Continue Reading
Done too soon – Remembering Jarno Saarinen
I was in high school when Jarno Saarinen charged to the top of international motorcycle road racing in the early 1970s. I didn’t even own a motorcycle at the time. Continue Reading
The Ace Cafe Ton-Up Day At Brooklands
1938 was a significant year in many ways. Test cricket was televised for the first time, Lord Snooty and his pals made their debut in a brand new comic called Continue Reading
Ace Fantasy
Standing by the tea hut alongside Chelsea Bridge, cradling a cuppa in my hand and facing west, I found myself creating an old black & white biker movie in my Continue Reading
Ask a Policeman
Millimetres from death Over the years I’ve attended a fair number of collisions (there is no such thing as an accident in our game as there is always someone to Continue Reading
Oval Motorcycle Centre
Doing it yourself is more satisfying and rewarding than having it done for you – surely a statement wide open for a passionate discussion. When applied to motorcycle maintenance however Continue Reading
Loads of fun in the Lot Valley
Looking out of the window at the few white clouds did nothing to dampen the ache, nor calm the increasingly insistent call of the road outside! A good forecast for Continue Reading