's there at 6 and we pose for a departure photo, then hit the road. 70 odd miles to Dover so we put our heads down and get it done. The boat leaves at 8 and we get there with plenty of time to spare. No problems loading up, we find ourselves a nice spot and get

'threw' the throwover panniers on the bike. Was late for the boat, trying to re-bend the key in the lock. Throwover panniers that you can't throw over safely? Will contact trade descriptions on my return.Finally hook up with a P&O Ferry at Dover and get

someone's come past me on another bike and I haven't wanted to race them; you just smile as they go by, safe in the knowledge that you look cooler than them. I once got talked into going on a Norfolk Broads boating holiday and it was the same feeling. Once

in time for the last boat. It was great, a three-day event, around 300 riders all on old bikes.What do you love more, your Harley or your wife?I love my wife more, she's got a Harley too although she's not riding at the moment because she's just had our

. The tried and trusted brand probably would have wanted to rank higher than this, but despite producing bikes with a great image for reliability, the CBR600RR and CBR1000RR haven't rocked the boat enough to take Honda to the top spot. Honda's usual dominance

races way back in the 1920s, when riders competed over a dusty 12-mile street circuit and the only access to the island was by boat! The circuit fell into disrepair but was redeveloped in the late 1980s and hosted Australia's first bike GP in 1989. Lap

stunning bike to ride fast.I'll admit that I might be slightly biased towards the Street Triple. As I've already said this is exactly the kind of bike that floats my boat. I love the Speed Triple and have a real soft spot for stripped middleweight machines

to set up a boat trip business. While I was waiting for that to get going I got two phone calls, one from Norton and one from Lord Hesketh.Norton wanted me to look at making a 125 for them, Lord Hesketh wanted me to come and sort his bike out for him. I

’ve ever seen a bike as big. From behind it looks like a moped that’s been on steroids, from the side a boat and the front, an eagle! For such a huge machine it was very easy to get on and off, as it’s quite low, but the seat felt a bit on the large side

GP. Top-level racing requires mental and physical extremes that men are just better suited to by design. KitchYou don't see women win many GPs, do you? I hear women out-compete men at power boating so maybe that could happen on motorbikes too if enough