-time trail riding.I arrived at Glen’s place, a detached house in a nice suburban cul-de-sac at dusk. My main thought in the van on the way down was not to get drawn into doing anything too daft. The last thing I needed was to end up cuddling a tree at 50mph

...” The whole area ground to a complete standstill!The day it started putting some down I decided that, before it got too bad, I’d jump in the van and do a bit of panic buying of essential provisions in case we really did get marooned in our house for any length

that year was like going down a bob sleigh track sat in a tin bath full of water.My point is this. Once upon a time, not so long ago, 750cc bikes were seen as the best compromise between weight, power, and agility. They spawned the class of racing we know

November 2007Apart from a KX 250 crosser I had back in the '80s this is the first Kawasaki I've had in my garage. Dunno why, always been more of a Yam or Suzuki man. But I have to admit, so far I'm liking the Zed.Normally any long trips I do on a

of his Austin Maxi. We leapt that poor bike, front basket and all, over everything, milk crates, mates laid down side by side, even a couple of burning cardboard boxes on one occasion. We even did the dummy run and stopped at the top of the ramp to get

is trapped. Check the routing of the hoses from the master cylinder all the way down to the calipers.Turn the bars from lock to lock to make sure that they don’t foul or chafe on anything or interfere with any of the other controls. Make sure

of his Austin Maxi. We leapt that poor bike, front basket and all, over everything, milk crates, mates laid down side by side, even a couple of burning cardboard boxes on one occasion. We even did the dummy run and stopped at the top of the ramp to get

to one that has a sonic footprint measured on the Richter scale. After going out once with the cans on and seeing old women with bleeding ears on me way home, and what with Tim cracking down on noisy longtermers, I thought it best to put the quiet ones

’s something about the combination of the long travel suspension, super-sticky Supercorsa Pro tyres, the wide bars and the general balance of the bike that give you confidence straight away. On the right bit of tarmac, and by that I mean the twistier the better

of cinematography. I know the Wermacht preferred Triumphs to BMWs or Zündapps. I know that if you dig a long tunnel your bed will probably collapse. I know that if a thin bloke wearing small round glasses and a long leather coat turns up at your house, you