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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...
had to downsize my motocross bikes as my roadbike fascination grew. I have a Speed Triple, I paid £2,000 for that to a guy in Wales. I also have the B1H ZX-6R 636. I wanted one the first time I saw them but couldn’t afford to buy one. I saw a guy
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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 Barry’s bikes didn’t bloody work.JOHN HOGANBike: 1992 Kawasaki KH125Price paid: £150Where from: D&KCondition: Not badIt started first kick when I dragged it out of the van. The lads were impressed: I had bagged a real contender, complete with Renthal
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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
as easy to walk into a dealer and hire on the spot. Honda Transalps are ten-a-penny, you won’t have any problems picking one up and they are perfect for the job. Expect to pay around €180 for a three day hire. There are cheaper bikes and there are better
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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
beach race disaster. However, a couple of days before the event the bike I was supposed to ride fell through. Or apart, or something. Frantic calls led to nothing. These bikes aren't as easy to get hold of as you might think. Every single one of the 170
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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
bikes, some worth more than £15,000.So if you fancy throwing your leg over something rather special next weekend, here's the lowdown to getting your arse on the bike of your dreams. Well, for a while anyway...Click next to continue
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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...
of a spanner from the other and even raced for a season, finishing last in two races and finding unconciousness in all the others. Just the ticket.At 12.15pm we filed into parc ferme (French for 'leave your bikes here'). With 10 minutes to the start
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