Motorcycle How To Guides and Instruction

Be an expert on Speedway ...in 5 minutes

For sheer spectator thrills few sports can top speedway. It’s a contact sport fought over four short, sharp laps. Real men only turn left...

The really, really fast rider's toolkit

Fast road rider? Then you've probably got all these already

Train like a racer: Lower Body Strength

Steve Plater takes you through some simple lower body exercises. You might not have to pedal it, but strong legs are still essential to ride fast properly...

Be courier fast at filtering

They don't rush but they get places fast. What's being filtered out in the mind of a fast filterer?

Bluffers guide to Trail Bike Rallies

Know all you need to know to get into Trail Bike Rallies

How to control a speedway bike by Mark Loram

Mark Loram - Top British speedway rider on throttle control on a bike with no brakes and one gear - they are controlled entirely through the throttle

Train like a Racer: Upper Body Strength

A form of exercise even the laziest of the lazy can do. All you need is some weights, weight bench, dumbbell and lots and lots of determination...

Sharpen your mind: Be faster on track

Are you getting the most out of your track day, riding as fast as you can and pushing you own limits? Or have you slipped into the comfort zone?

Stretch like a racer before your trackday

A step-by-step guide that even a fat, lazy person can manage. There’s no gym in sight and no excuses not to get stuck in...

Bluffer's Guide to Supermoto

A 5 minute guide to the crazy world of Supermoto

The importance of set-up for throttle control

Kevin Schwantz on how important set-up is to throttle control, how it makes champions and what he learned on a dirt track

Speeding: Roadside and courtroom manners

Not that you'll ever need this lot of course, but just in case here's how to make the best of a bad situation. After more tugs than I can count and nine court appearances here's what I've learned

7 ways to avoid being a victim of motorcycle theft

Motorcycles are desirable but unfortunately they garner unwanted attention from thieves, here are some top tips to ensure your bike doesn't get stolen and you don't buy a ringer

How to overtake effectively

One of the biggest factors in serious motorcycle crashes are errors in overtaking, here's the best way to ensure safe overtaking

How to pull 12 o'clock wheelies

Triumph riding stunt master reveals his secret to pulling vertical wheelies

Spot where and when you can lean in the wet

How far over can I lean in the wet? The answer? All the way.

Get the Perfect Fast-road Set-up

Set your springy bits, go bastard-fast

How to do a Back-flip

26 year-old Gary Taylor was the first British rider to nail the back-flip. Here’s how to do it

Ride Around the World Without a Film Crew

Before Long way Round there was Mondo Enduro – seven friends riding the world without support crews, GS Adventures, mobile phones or irritating producers called Russ. Mondo’s Austin Vince on keeping it simple

Whitham's reet good guide to doing a stoppie

The fine art of taking a motorcycle near-vertical on its front wheel laid bare. Just don’t come blubbing to James when she goes over the top

Regardless of whether or not they’re big or clever, wheelies are the one stunt everyone wants to be able to do. If they won’t admit as much then they’re in wheelie denial and should seek help immediately

The art of engine tuning is a science many fine authors have spent hundreds of pages trying explain. Honestly, it’s not that complicated. Here’s how to tickle another paddock of ponies out of a four stroke

Nail Craner Curves

Ron Haslam, who’s nailed Craner curves some 62,937 times in his career, talks you through this epic sequence of corners

Be a Track Day Instructor

Those that can, do; those that can’t, teach. Except for John Hogan, who just pretends. Can he convince a bunch of track virgins he’s an instructor with the Ron Haslam Race School?

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