be black in colour. As the riders often need to climb flights of stairs at the point of delivery, motorcycle boots are not the most convenient option; most of the riders tend to wear heavy shoes or trainers, depending on the weather.Tamas, a 25-year

and motorcyclists truly something special.Sherry (pictured above) is an American Drama Student, just graduated, who is travelling through France on a voyage of discovery - trying to pack in as many 'firsts' as she can.She is 5'2'' or so - about 25, intelligent

's pace, ending the session in 14th position.Britain's Tom Sykes upped his game, recording the fourth fastest time in the hour-long session. Sykes took his Yamaha R1 around Losail in an impressive 1:59.6321 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1'58.886 2 65 Rea

of traffic, I finally arrived at the scene of the atrocious incident that had caused the M25 to be completely closed during the rush hour. And yes, it was the fabulous Highways Agency that had brought everything to a complete and  utter grinding standstill

. . all the time !”Most riders at that level are super sensitive to how their bike is set up, but not him. Ben’s crew chief told him they had a choice of 24mm 25mm or 26mm yokes, but they could make any size he wanted should they not suit. He told them

of oncoming traffic, speed cameras and those wet manhole covers. At £25 for a 20 minute session its great value, and certainly the best £25 that has been spent on either me or my bike.With beautiful sunshine the previous day, it was very upsetting to wake up

trip. After half an hour I changed my mind. Sundays only I think, and in short bursts, suit the rapidly middle-aging Sport 1000 owner.Ducati, funnily enough, knows this, and one factory insider (over tagliatelli in the Ducati museum), admitted the Sport

and no worries with the forward facing speed cameras. My first five were in the bag before I even got to listing the fun factors.Don't know if it's just me but I get great pleasure when I scythe through a clogged M25, losing only minutes while the hapless

, cruising on the M40 for three hours can be significantly less mundane and tiring when the tunes are on. Sound quality is ok through the supplied speakers but I chose to use my decent “plug in ear” headphones by simply connecting them to the unit.What really

will tell you that it’ll take one and a half hours to do. Try half that time and you’d be closer to the mark, which is why it makes this a textbook road for those who like their blasts exactly that: short, sharp and punctuated. We don’t all have a weekend