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Ron Haslam Training School for Kids
By Jon Urry on 05/11/2004 14:25:42
Twelve years old and lapping Donington on a Honda CBR125 with Ron Haslam's On-Track
their technique.He explains the principles of what the kids are doing and why it will benefit their riding and make them safer. The same attention is then spent on the principles of safe and hard braking.Click here for the Ron Haslam Training School page two.
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Mick Extance off-road school review
By Mark Forsyth on 10/04/2012 12:20:41
Wales, like you've never seen it before
Learning – the very word conjures up images of high viz bibs, life savers and L-plates. That or stiff-backed IAM instruction.But learning needn’t be miserable or humiliating. It can be fun - and funny.And that’s just what the Mick Extance off road school in Powys, Wales capitaliz...
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vertiGO - Timmer electric motorcycle concept
By Ben Cope on 08/07/2009 14:48:36
Electric bikes are evolving fast and here to stay. We take a look at a university student's impressive vision of the future
of the drive train (engine, battery, and computer) on the archetype of a sports motorcycle.The main challenge in this graduation project was to design a true electrical powered super-sport motorcycle, starting with the drive train. The design did focus
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Discuss: Winter riding makes you a better rider
By Ben Cope on 28/10/2011 11:28:33
Dark mornings, darker nights, rain, snow and greasy manhole covers. A biker's worst nightmare or an opportunity to gain extra skills?
of Rapid Training, has been riding for 35 years and is an ex-Road Traffic Police biker with Police Class 1 training, he thinks riding in winter will make you a better rider: "It helps to be fluent in all conditions and raises your game. Skills you pick up
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Scooters vs. Public Transport: A very unscientific test.
By Robin Goodwin on 18/08/2011 14:24:23
A Visordown trip to the coast on two of Honda's new frugal scooters
to Skegness from Grantham to find out.Every journey - no matter its size - has a beginning. Mine starts on the 7:20 train out of London. Upon arriving at the Honda dealer in Grantham we are shown our steeds for the day, a collection of the firm's scooter
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Tuitional Trackdays: Safer, Faster, the Future?
By John Hogan on 02/12/2010 15:12:13
With own-fault bike accident deaths on the increase, this Lincolshire cop has initiated a course to keep local bikers on the road. Cpl Hogan, keen to brush up on his skills, investigates
private training ground.This doesn't sound particularly radical, but Andy is no ordinary do-gooder. He is a real live police inspector (gasp!), and has taken the brave step of choosing to educate riders how to do things properly rather than just dishing
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What makes Lorenzo so good?
By Michael Scott on 23/06/2010 11:55:53
It’s no accident that Jorge’s giving the MotoGP establishment a run for their money. He’s packing five big guns in his armoury in particular. Here they are
He loves to slide Jorge gets faster through the course of a race. When the tyres get squirmy, Jorge gets going, frequently setting his best lap at the end: “Not too many riders have this talent. For sure, my father’s training helped me to develop
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The White Helmets motorcycle display team
By John Hogan on 22/10/2010 11:37:08
The White Helmets display team have been entertaining kids at military tattoos for over 90 years. But in this day of psycho freestylers aren’t they just relics, a total anachronism?
regardless of how much pain you might be in.Early days are spent on XR250 Hondas riding around training areas in Dorset. The instructors prefer candidates not to have ridden in the past as the Army thinking is that there’s no room for bad habits and road
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Riding off-road to help you on-road
By Tom Higham on 22/03/2013 15:03:00
Own an MX bike? Green lane regular? If so, please move on. There's nothing to see here...
IT'S no secret that many top riders ride motocross bikes in the off-season as part of their training regime. Not only does it help keep these athletes fit, it keeps them bike fit too. But how does riding on dirt and through mud improve general road
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The Starboyz Interview - where did they end up?
By Warren Pole on 29/11/2010 10:33:01
1999, US stunt outfit the Starboyz were the nearest thing motorcycling had to rock stars. Then seemingly overnight, they disappeared.
and giggles, then it became a multi-million dollar business. It's been no gravy train, though...KEVIN: At the beginning it was more of a dream than anything. Making money riding wheelies? We couldn't believe it. Scott, Joe Frasier and I met four months before
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