couple of fairing screws have fallen out, and it drinks a fair bit of oil (around half a litre every 600 miles).I've just returned from a trip to Connemara in Ireland, and apart from picking up some reasonably priced speeding penalties within 20 miles

and steady steerer. It doesn’t have laser-sharp steering like more modern tackle, but things weren’t like that back then. The Kayaba-made forks benefit from a re-valve if they’ve seen better days. Rear shock is a little hard, but has a screw and locknut ride

looked the short skinny youth in the eye and asked him what being sent there had taught him? Daz met my gaze, and without the slightest trace of irony said: "Well Dave, before I came in here, I could screw any car but a Saab — and now I know how to do

looked the part but undoing the screws every time someone wanted to go pillion was too time consuming.Like most Hondas, the 600 Hornet delivers without fail and will be a trustworthy friend however long the relationship lasts. I enjoyed our year together

, sticking it through a hedge - with him on the back... learning the hard way. And mechanics! Ha! Learning the very hard way with Haynes - a whole new world of little ends, contact breakers, Woodruff keys, crossed threads and mashed-up screw-heads. My Garelli

to pull out more of a lead once again. Each lap saw the song repeated, and each time, the end result was the same. Valentino Rossi pushed to close the gap, but everything that Rossi had, Stoner had an answer for it.The Turn Of The ScrewRossi and Stoner

of piss to fit, four Allen bolts screwed into the neatly pre-drilled holes (only pre-drilled because the Daytona 675 comes with a hugger as standard I might add) and job done. Flushed with success I moved onto the front fairing. This proved a bit tricker

is uncomfortable after a whole day in the saddle and not one of these is less comfortable than the others. The BMW has an adjustable screen - with a missing screw on our bike - that cuts down the windblast. The Ducati's screen looks like a traditional 'bubble' off

responsibility and all that!).The trouble with these examples, is that they're all external. Someone else screws up and the person on the receiving end cops it. The situation I'm describing, is something completely different. My situation wasn't a glitch - "a

your next dinner date at McDonald's.Which is a problem, because my own status as a wine connoisseur is roughly similar to that of the local tramp swigging a bottle of screw top on a park bench. Beyond the basics I am, frankly, lost. Drinking wine