Took Rieju’s little sports 50 (£2499) to Whilton Mill kart track near Daventry the other day. Didn’t even need the ramp to load it in – such are the delights of 50cc bikes.Got my resident stunt monkey to test it out round the track but things were a bit hampered by a stubborn gea...

Olympics, where BMW supplied cars and bikes to ferry around VIPs.Meanwhile in Dubai, the son of an oil baron is already picking up the phone and calling his local BMW dealership...

and £125 for pillions, the tour includes a pre-event pack with maps and guides for the route, accommodation for two nights at the Panoramic Hotel in Sancerre, return ferry tickets and even a dedicated support vehicle, carrying tyre fitting equipment

. Participants will be given a resources pack to help with fundraising and a designated CLIC Sargent contact to support them in reaching their target. The sponsorship fee includes ferry travel, accommodation, breakfast and evening meals, tour leader, support van

Trip FactsTrip Duration – 7 daysTotal miles covered - 1200Total spent on fuel – £137Average distance per pound - 8.75 MilesTotal spent on ferry £45 return Dover to CalaisTotal miles to date 7500Last month I took a week out and headed over to Liege

with its new top box handled like a ferry boat, loaded, as it was, with a fidgeting 13 year-old boy and panniers (and top box) full of three days’ worth of detritus. Dunlop Roadsmarts continue to impress me, though, especially in the pissing rain.We arrived

Just rocked home after a really good cross-country blast home from Birkenhead docks. The VFR developed a weird hiccup this morning in Belfast on the way to the Norfolkline ferry terminal and occasionally feels like it’s suffering from fuel