Mum and dad wouldn’t let me have an FS1E at 16So bikes were a bit late entering my life although I’d always been interested in them. When I joined Car Magazine a journalist called Colin Goodwin had a BMW bike which whet my appetite again. I did a five-day course and passed my tes...

Dipping in to the archive when James May did a review for the magazine. EnjoyJames May is 'not the short one' on BBC2's Top Gear. Unlike Clarkson, who famously hates motorcycles (despite the fact he once bought his wife a Ducati), May is a serious

TOP GEAR presenter and motorcycle enthusiast James May has built a Lego-cladded house in the middle of a Surrey vineyard.It's reported May, who owns a string of classic motorcycles, has covered the house inside-and-out with over 816 million bricks

I don’t know whether it’s just bad luck or fate that’s punishing us for something, but this month, everything me or the missus touched seamed to turn to shit !It all started to go wrong when I was asked to go to Donington with a mate of mine to help him get up to speed on his new...

Top Gear co-presenter and self confessed Guzzi fanaticWhat's the most embarrassing bike you lusted after in your youth?Garelli 50cc sports mopedWhat's the worst motorcycle you've ever owned?A Honda CB750 K2What motorcycle would you ride if money (or job!) were no object?A new Cal...

THE ANNUAL Thundersprint attracts many stars and celebrities but there are none more popular than the relaxed and charming James May, co-presenter of the BBC's Top Gear programme. Although an expert on cars, and renowned for his hilariously laconic

gone for two Brits in the form of twice World Champion James Toseland and reigning World Supersport champion Cal Crutchlow. We know from last year the bike and team are good enough to do the business. If JT can put the disappointments of the last couple

TOP GEAR'S James May, a man who spends his spare time fiddling with old motorcycles like every real man should, has crashed a caravan fixed to a massive airship in a field in Cambridgeshire.May's weird contraption was being filmed in a race against

Desperate to know what the 2007 Honda big hitters will be? Yes, us too. Shame the busy Honda executives decided to nip off to some wanky South London wine bar tonight instead of sending us the pics. This is the web, guys. The web. Not some dead-in-the-water out-of-date before-it'...

James May is 'not the short one' on BBC2's Top Gear. Unlike Clarkson, who famously hates motorcycles (despite the fact he once bought his wife a Ducati), May is a serious bike fan who's had some fairly useful machinery clutter up his garage. He