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First Ride: 2002 Honda ST1300 Pan European
By Oli Tennent on 30/03/2008 00:01:16
TWO snapper Oli needed a rugged pack-horse to go to the South of France and back while chasing two hypersports bikes. He chose Honda's new-for-2002 Pan-European ST1300.
the pitch-black motorway darkness defying anyone to pull out. And all the while an uncomplaining seat, a buffet free helmet and all extremities alive and kicking. Perfect. And we made the boat. Didn't see Daryll or Wozza 'til the next day though
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Cold Play - Staying in
By Visordown Team on 20/10/2007 18:46:04
The team get together for a long night of beers, pizzas and DVDs to review what's hot on the box
as Wallace (inventor/window cleaner) and Gromit (dog) have an adventure in a sidecar. Cracking White Helmets-esque display by escaping sheep is unparalleled in cinema. 7/10. See also Indiana Jones and the last Crusade for comedy sidecar routine with Han Solo
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I Love The 70's
By Stuart Barker on 27/10/2010 15:42:48
Whats not to love about the 70's, lairy cars, crazy dress-sense, hairy women (forget the last bit). TWO feature looking at 70's biking
winning two-stroke Grand Prix! Hell, at the start of the decade that made John Travolta a star and Starsky and Hutch the coolest men in a Ford Torino anywhere, you didn't even have to wear a crash helmet here in the UK. Far out. Welcome back to the 1970s
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Jamie Whitham Column - Oct 2002
By Jamie Whitham on 01/10/2002 12:26:32
If you break your arm bike racing, just make sure Foggy's on-hand to lend you his helicopter
was hoping you would sign my crash helmet..." I said, "you're fookin' joking, aren't ya? I'm in some distress at this point!" He said, "I know, but it's my mate's and he's a big fan, and he'd love to have it signed..." Can you imagine it! Andrea brought me
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Jamie Whitham Column - Mar 2001
By Jamie Whitham on 01/08/2001 14:25:42
Don't lwt Jamie borrow your new bike. Not when he's got to ride 100 miles for some free Fish 'n Chips
much roving marshals as roving instructors, who are all good steady instructor types, who are a calming influence on the rest of them. We've just bought four sets of Texport leathers, all matching helmets gloves and boots and so on for them. The boys
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Mackenzie vs Mamola: the interview
By Niall Mackenzie on 09/09/2010 16:34:14
Niall Mackenzie speaks with Randy Mamola, one of the greatest and wildest riders to never win a 500GP championship
at the time did the business on me for warm-up at Misano. I walked into garage with my helmet on and visor down and did warm-up, but then on the slowing down lap I pulled alongside Freddie Spencer and flipped visor up. He just freaked and almost ran off track
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James Whitham Column - Aug 01
By James Whitham on 13/08/2001 10:48:06
James has never let the glamour and fame of World Championship racing get in the way of being a down-to-earth, funny-as-fook, all-round good bloke.
much roving marshals as roving instructors, who are all good steady instructor types, who are a calming influence on the rest of them. We've just bought four sets of Texport leathers, all matching helmets gloves and boots and so on for them. The boys
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Weird Weekends: BSB with the Rizla squad
By Luke Ponsford on 29/12/2006 14:29:26
There is no 'i' in 'team', but there are four in 'freeloading, indolent bike journalist'. Ponsford joins the Rizla Suzuki BSB squad for the 2006 championship's last hurrah
contemplation before each track foray. I grab a quick word with James through his crash helmet. So, does he feel confident about today's race? He nods and makes some grunting noises through the mouthguard of his Shoei. I can't make out what's he's saying. But I
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Indian Takeaway - Enduro India
By John Cantlie on 29/06/2005 12:46:44
If you need a break from the drudgery of working life, if you want to ride a bike in a place where traffic laws are non-existent and you can do pretty much whatever you want, well, you need to go to India
wearing a bizarre mix of motocross body-armour, cheap open-face helmets, cargo pants, knee pads and Hawaiian shirts. It's like the extras in Magnum: PI stumbled onto the set of Death Race 2000 and decided to stay. Even at this hour of the morning
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Riding Enduro Africa
By John Cantlie on 29/11/2005 16:09:55
2500 kilometres, 10days, 5blokes, 5bikes, 1 ginormous continent...and a broken foot
with a helmet-crushing crunch. The pain from my already-broken foot jams into maximum gear, and dark, arterial blood seeps from my exposed right forearm. Simon, apparently unused to seeing bike crashes close-up, assumes I'm dying as I go into shock
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