Book Review – What did happen to the British motorcycle industry?
British motorcycles – British iron, or Britiron as it is known by many – possesses a legendary, near sacred, status
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Riders’ Lives Special ~ ‘Hairy Biker’ Dave Myers
Since they burst onto our TV screens almost 10 years ago, The Hairy Bikers have ridden a variety of machines
Read moreLess Than Hog Wild
It would have been nice had The Art of the Harley-Davidson Motorcycles (2014) arrived in time to be included in
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Red Horse, Ready Rider
If the brutal truth be known, I wouldn’t even last ten seconds as a despatch rider. Quite odd, really, since
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Globe Girdlers Six
Hard to believe, but circling the world on a motorcycle goes back more than a hundred years. It did not
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Riders’ Lives Special ~ John Surtees
When you get a group of motorcyclists together discussing racing heroes, the same names tend to crop up, all richly
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The BMW R5 Hommage
Motorcycle manufacturers commissioning one off specials is nothing new, in fact judging by the amount of PR blurb that we see in our in-tray it would appear that it has become de rigueur for any self-respecting marque that wants to flog their machines to the kind of discerning well-healed customers that demand something out of the ordinary.
Read moreBeginnings: Fits and Starts
Where, oh where, to begin discussing Ashes to Boonville by Geoff G. Thomas? I could begin with why it wasn’t
Read moreCulture ~ Jupiter Travels, Jupiter Co-Brands
Fascinated as I am by motorcycles and popular culture, I shouldn’t have been surprised. But I was. I opened my
Read moreBook Review – Che Sera Sera
On several occasions, I’ve pointed out that even if two motorcyclists travel the exact same route, they won’t have the
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