You remember Hey Arnold right? He’s the cartoon kid from the 90’s who had a rugby ball shaped head. After trying on a bunch of helmets and struggling to find the perfect fit, I can relate.

Having ridden the best part of 35,000 miles in my old one, the AGV GP Tech ...  Continue reading

The grass is always greener right? Or perhaps in the words of my less monogamous mates, “you can have the best of both worlds”.

The world of biking is full of compromise and a fair amount of banter and debate is shared between my mates and I because of that. But banter ...  Continue reading

This is the white and gold 2012 Yamaha R1. It's also the bike I shall be commuting on for the next 8 months. The crouched riding position and murderous amounts of power may not be ideally suited for the London grind, but with plenty of track action planned I have to make some compromises.

There are three fresh ...  Continue reading

Get a heated jacket, man up and get out on the bike this winter … and if you already have then well done, you are a part of just 25% of bikers who ride in all seasons.

Fancy buying a different bike? Good news, now is your chance to have some fun in ...  Continue reading

This is about as much 'off road' as the XT gets to see during the week. Perfectly suited to London’s city roads the XT nips through traffic, barks its way up to pedestrian crossings and now the newly fitted GPR twin cans ensure that ...  Continue reading

In November Bridgestone were shooting their 2012 range of tyres ready for launches next year. I was invited to the super-short Snetterton 100 to help out with riding some bikes.

It hadn’t been long since I'd ridden at Snetterton and I was all too familiar with the new part of the track ...  Continue reading

I wanted a bike that is truly all-roads capable. So I've chosen this XT660R.

I took the picture on the right after being caught in a snowstorm that ground the UK to a halt back in December last year. I managed to limp the Speed Triple home through miles of deep snow ...  Continue reading

Take one look at the FZ1 and tell me what you see, you’ll probably give the same account as most of the girls in our office did when we asked them: 'it’s a bike' they said and after taking the mandatory stick that only a sarcastic comment like that deserves they ...  Continue reading

If you’re looking for a bike to satisfy all your needs then the Fazer8 is pitched at you. At £8999 it's not the most expensive bike in this class but its certainly not the cheapest.

I’ve used the Fazer8 to commute through London over the past four weeks and found that my most relaxed ...  Continue reading