to fall over, opening the throttle would pick the bike up and they could avoid eating dirt for another garden lap at least. Before we go any further though I’d like to talk about the importance of free play.I wouldn’t say I’m a particularly fussy person

-road. The engine is pleasantly free revving, which means the rev limiter is never far away when traction is at a minimum and the rear tyre is free to spin. Throttle response and fuelling are difficult to fault, although a fair bit of popping occurs while shifting

, then my two-piece Wolf textile suit and a two-piece rain suit. I’ve had the same (inexpensive) two-piece Alpinestars waterproof suit for four years now, which is windproof, rainproof and equally importantly, flap proof. My free Visordown neck warmer goes

We know the sun always shines on the righteous and that’s exactly what happened last weekend at Donington Park. Yes its good honest people back in charge of the Derbyshire circuit so we saw summer sunshine for Friday’s free practice and also

 doze between venues in the bunk behind the drivers seat in his 508 Mercedes van.  His mechanic/driver Jim Wood, faithfully drove all day long without a murmur however, should he fail to free wheel down any hills to save diesel DM would rise from his slumber

-termer but let's face it, so long as it's not diesel powered there has never been a bad free bike.My first impression of the baby Hornet is that it was, well, a bit small and girly. I was wrong because although it does have a seat height that may suit some female

Rascal  belonging to BSB Evo Championship winner Steve Brogan; a true classic.From the Thursday before free practice there was fantastic atmosphere in Valencia, especially amongst the front running British riders. I could really detect an air

. The French like to get very drunk but rather than being aggressive they seem to enjoy climbing up things while making lunatic noises before falling to the ground and breaking bones. Le Mans is a doddle to get to (the Chunnel is free with Tesco Club card

new GSXR 1000.I love passing on positive feedback so I thought I’d let you know how excited he was while telling me about his new Leo Vince full system and power commander. Si was hoping it would make a better noise and maybe be more free

in three years' free servicing, so at least the running costs should be minimal.And with bikes becoming increasingly popular with the mad but wealthy Gumball Rally brigade I'm hoping a few might enter Desmosedicis in future events, racing across Europe