at and see how fast we were going. That bike was good for nearly 150mph, we never went that fast on it but after just one ride I was hooked.I was 16 when I got my first bike, 44 years ago in 1964. It was a BSA Goldstar. Back then they were viewed as one

’ve downed half a bottle of Jack Daniels before heading out. Get there just after sunrise for the best screening of this hour long epic.In sections, this road feels like the TT; it’s fast, bumpy and – on the face of it – it doesn’t look like much

. But there's one thing that winds me up more than anything and it happened to me last night, so while it's fresh on my mind, I thought I'd scribble it down.There I was, riding along an open, fast country road in the dark. I'm getting a lick on (well, I

('01 are better than '00 machines) especially low-down. And the handling could still be twitchy like previous Blades - fast riding track day types will favour a steering damper.It's worth checking carefully for crash damage as this was the Fire

north in Yorkshire too.What's the riding like?The terrain is by and large easy. Off-road rallies are made with big capacity dual-purpose bikes in mind. At the Cambrian Rally the course was made up of forestry logging tracks and small single-track trails

://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/metzelertrackday Signing on is from 7.30am.Metzeler also recently used Brands Hatch to release their new fast road and race tyre, the Metzeler Racetec Interact. The evolution of this latest Racetec with Interact™ technology is available in four compounds: K0, K1, K2

finger on the clutch lever at all times).Even if you're used to bikes with four or five times the power, the Mito is still a blast to ride on the road. You've got to be fit and supple enough to be able to get into a full race crouch but ride it like you

fast and scary, but doesn't actually posses the skill-set nor patience to learn how to do it. Excuse us for being old-fashioned, but if you're not man enough to ride one of these bikes properly after buying one, go get a scooter instead

and certainly fast enough on the short open stretches of roads.The Norge is a GT so you would expect it to be comfy, but I think they have done a great job. It's a soft ride but also one that gives confidence and although another tester found the seat to be too

and performance in the wet.”RIDING IMPRESSION: Michelin’s 3.3km Miravel circuit has fast corners, rises, hard braking sections and tight corners – in short, the lot. In the hard braking areas the Qualifier IIs felt solid and changed direction quickly through