’ll never get your bike to handle properly.I always start with manufacturer’s recommended pressures both for riding on for the road and for track days and you should check these weekly, or daily should you be doing back-to-back track days. As the standard

. What's more, the shop staff will be able to guide you in the right direction to make sure you end up with the best products for your needs.Consider what bike you're likely to ride when you've passed your test. Full race leathers on a trail bike can look

to develop vital slow control skills. Those of us that already ride know all too well how unnerving negotiating a large motorcycle at slow speeds can be – it’s a skill that’s honed over months and years, rather than a matter of days.So what can we do to help

is good for an ‘adventure styled’ bike, I’d want a wider screen if I was regularly riding over 50 miles at motorway speeds.While great at motorway cruising, the Versys 1000 wasn’t as at home on the twisty mountainous Tenerife roads at the speeds we were

Giacomo Agostini, the GP legend took this Yamaha YZR-M1 out for a parade lap at Assen to celebrate the 80th year of the circuit.We reckon if he really wanted to, he'd still be able to put in a qualifying time that would get that M1 onto the grid.

mates to see where they learned to ride? Alternatively, log onto Visordown’s General forum and ask the readers the best school in your area. There’s a wealth of experience in there – so you can bet your life someone will be able to help out. Either way

with Bridgestone's new S20 tyres. They're not as track focused as Pirelli's Supercorsa SP but they're still round, black and stick like a good'un.What I love about the Daytona 675 is its size and its riding position. It's small, narrow and easy to flick between

Riding through winter: there are those that do and those that simply don't. For those that do, it's mainly out of necessity, afterall, not many people choose to go out in the wind and rain for pleasure. For those that don't, the riding season starts

.9% of the time you're not getting it wrong.Knowing you've got a safety measure in place that you don't have to think about allows you to relax and get more out of the bike. You won't find many people prepared to admit it, but plenty of people ride their litre

, that translates into smoother, more effortless drive and a less manic ride.The engine pulls from as low as 2000rpm and even tickling along in top gear at 40mph, it’ll pull surprisingly hard, without ever feeling laboured. During running-in, BMW UK claim they got