Ride
-
The other side to Steve McQueen
Posted
by
US Biking champion Mert Lawwill reveals how the Hollywood star saved his hand and career. Extract taken from the new book ‘Steve McQueen: The Cooler King’, by Richard Sydenham. Hollywood star and motorcycle racer Steve McQueen was a lot of things, and much of what is said about him years after his death is…
-
Skill for life: Carli’s advanced riding diary | ‘No Pressure’
Posted
by
“We’re looking for precise riding – I want to see sparkle.” Here I was, my first ride out with my Skill for Life observer – Andy Greenslade – and we were chatting about the type of thing we’d be covering over the next few months. I’d decided that I wanted to do my Skill for…
-
Brough Superior returns to the race track
Posted
by
Bike insurance specialists Bennetts are backing the return of the iconic British Brough Superior brand by sponsoring the reborn marque’s one-off entry into the British Grand Prix at Silverstone next month. Bennetts Brough Superior, as the team will be known, will enter the Moto2 class with rider Luke Mossey competing on board the team’s innovative…
-
Tom Sykes – in search of the perfect lap
Posted
by
For 2014 SBK lap record holder at Laguna Seca, Tom Sykes – plus ultra-fast KRT riders Loris Baz and David Salom – there’s a Holy Grail as valuable as a race win. Watch how KRT help their riders strive for perfection and enjoy the Tom’s insight into achieving that elusive Ninja ZX-10R “perfect lap”…
-
Ross Noble Freewheeling on a KTM 1290 Super Duke R
Posted
by
Ross Noble is currently filming the second series of Freewheeling using the new KTM 1290 Super Duke R. The off-the-wall travel show sees the top comic touring the United Kingdom at the mercy of the tweets he gets from his 500,000+ followers on Twitter. The first series was shown on Dave earlier this year and saw Ross…
-
The lithium motorcycle battery | Technology explained
Posted
by
John Milbank takes a look at the lithium motorcycle battery to find out how well it really works… For racers, weight is critical. Every part of a motorcycle that can be made lighter will be machined, trimmed and shaved in order to eek out those critical fractions of a second. Traditional lead acid batteries are very heavy,…
-
Caberg Duke flip-up helmet review
Posted
by
Caberg Duke | £144.99 | www.cabergcares.co.uk | 01384 413841 | Tested by Carli Ann Smith Commuting on the bike means making plenty of stops at petrol stations – my Caberg Duke has stopped me getting shouted at for not removing my lid, as I simply flip it up by pushing the large button at the front.…
-
Living with an electric motorcycle: The truth | Brammo Empulse R road test
Posted
by
Editor John Milbank spent a few days with a Brammo Empulse R electric motorcycle to find out if it’s time to ditch the pump. Photos: Simon Hipperson This bike probably isn’t for you. Chances are you enjoy a good thrash at the weekend, touring to far flung reaches of the globe, or racking up miles on…
-
Limited edition Joey Dunlop Arai helmet now available
Posted
by
The most authentic Joey Dunlop replica helmet produced uses the actual design and sponsors from 1985. During the 1985 IOM TT Joey had three first place finishes in ‘Junior TT’; ‘Formula 1 TT’; ‘Senior TT’. He also had three first places at the Ulster GP and two at the NW200 within the same year. The…
-
Reader Review: 2006 Honda Fireblade | Reader review
Posted
by
Name: Andy Burness From: Scotland Riding for: 25 years Price paid for the bike: £5750 in April 2009 from Regal Car Sales in Cumbria What type of riding do you do: Social Tell us about the engine: Lots of Torque in every gear What’s the chassis like? Very sturdy What’s it like to ride? The best bike by far – every where I go on…
