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Best Biking Summer Holiday... Italy
By John Hogan on 21/10/2010 11:27:31
Best-ever biking summer holiday to Italy so you can get some ideas for your own. You don’t have to spend thousands of pounds or be away from work for long
ITALYName: John HoganBike: Ducati MonsterMiles covered: 482Total cost: £1,600Pros: Dolomites, food, weatherCons: Coming home...This job offers the most amazing perks, usually petrol powered but not always. When I received the invite to go and look
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Luke Williams, the serial bike buyer
By John Hogan on 29/03/2010 14:30:32
Luke williams is a serial bike buyer. what he doesn’t know about motorbikes isn’t worth knowing. Problem is, he hasn’t quite got round to passing his test yet...
Bikes entered my life when I was about 10. My dad had a mint Z900 and we used to go everywhere on it together. He bought me an old motocross bike and I was hooked. I enjoyed riding it, but as much as riding it, I just enjoyed owning a bike. I raced
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The Great Field Bike Challenge
By John Hogan on 07/09/2009 16:53:14
For less than £200 you can buy a field bike. Now convince five mates to do the same and have the best afternoon’s racing of your life. Re-discover the reason you got into bikes in the first place for less than the price of a night out in London . .
, and it costs the same as your council tax bill.JOHN CANTLIEBike: 1993 Honda C90Price paid: £200Where from: eBayCondition: MintUnlike all the other fools here I knew from the outset which was the right bike to have: the immortal C90. With a field-perfect 7bhp
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Britain's Got Talent - three cool customs
By John Hogan on 21/04/2010 09:56:32
A look at three of Britain's best bike builders and what makes them and their bikes tick
one.We gathered three of the best British bike builders to find out exactly what makes them and their bikes tick.Click next to continue
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Jet & Rent - Athens
By John Hogan on 22/12/2008 09:30:25
The sights of Greek capital as seen from the seat of a bike
sack was pretty much full. They didn’t advertise it as having a wet room but once I turned the shower on I found I had one, then two. Bike hire in a city that thrives on tourism is easy to find. You can book bikes online but I found that it was just
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Which era was the best?
By John Hogan on 29/11/2010 09:20:57
Everyone reckons their generation of biking was the best. From the 1960s when rockers ruled to the 1990s when Exups and Blades did battle on the roads, we ask the bikers who were there about the Golden Age
decided to fi nd out.Taking one character from each of the last four decades, we asked them why biking was best when they were 25 and in their prime. And somewhere in amongst all the misty-eyed memories there’s an answer.First up is the 1990s
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Over the Hill - Red Marley Hill Climb
By John Hogan on 02/12/2010 16:22:49
They might be old but the bikes and riders at the Red Marley freak hill climb are still in their prime
Phil, Robby, Vincent and Will trickle their bikes up to the start gate. Over the clattering of valves and popping pistons I can hear Will giving Vincent a mouthful of smack talk, laughing at him for having a rubbish bike and letting him know
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The secret to getting test rides
By John Hogan on 18/05/2010 14:20:08
With a bit of careful planning and knowing exactly what to say, you could be test-riding the bike of your dreams this afternoon. John Hogan went deep undercover to see just how easily he could blag rides on some seriously hot bikes
This weekend you could be riding the bike of your dreams, and it won't cost you a penny. All you need to do it dress right, talk right and head into your local dealer armed with a good attitude and he will give you a bike with a full tank of petrol
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Two Hundred Miles Per Hour
By John Hogan on 21/06/2010 12:17:58
Take six people who've never done 200mph before, take one of the fastest bikes in Britain, add a two-mile long runway and this is how it feels
200mph is a number banded around a lot these days as a number easily achievable on a modern superbike. It's a bit silly really as all these bikes are limited to 'only' 186mph, and a Hayabusa or ZZR1400 will happily hit this point, then go no further
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Riding the Weston Beach Race
By John Hogan on 06/01/2007 10:51:36
The Weston Beach Race is gnarly. Always cold and wet, it's three miles of knee-deep sand and 1000 dirt bike loons. For three hours. Hogan the Innocent thought he stood a chance...
The WR250 and me are screaming our heads off as we approach what looks like a block of flats covered in sand. We hit the climb with the throttle pinned, then the bike takes over the decision making process and decides it would much rather be upside
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