What the ‘new’ Highway Code means to us…
31 Mar 2022
People have worked themselves up into a state of self-righteous fury about the new rights accorded to, in particular cyclists. The changes also incorporate we motorcyclists, pedestrians, and equestrians. So, do they make a difference?
Mud Slide
17 Mar 2022
What legal recourse do you have if you injure yourself, or damage your bike, after sliding on mud left in the road?
My Irish cousin used my bike. Police say he had no insurance. What can I do?
10 Mar 2022
I lent my spare bike – a tough old Fazer 1000 winter hack – to my cousin who came over from Ireland in May.
Wrong side of the track (day)
24 Feb 2022
As a starting point every track day provider will ask any rider to complete a form which will set out how they would like you not to crash. But if you do, it is on you.
Can I put my bike in a van or on a trailer and travel to France?
17 Feb 2022
I am planning on taking my bike into France later this year – it’s a street-legal trackday bike.
Question: all the gear all the time?
10 Feb 2022
Among other things summer riding triggers the annual debate between the All The Gear All The Time (ATGATT) advocates and riders taken by a more relaxed approach, who will moderate their riding to account for the reduction in their kit.
Ifs and Buts
03 Feb 2022
Legal cases are seldom straightforward and outcomes can be hard to predict, especially when there’s an injury involved.
The Perils of Countryside Riding
28 Jan 2022
Riding on country lanes requires a whole different set of skills, and offers different dangers for obvious reasons…
What Police really do at an accident
20 Jan 2022
If you find yourself pinned under your motorcycle or involuntarily parted from it, the emergency services will promptly arrive.
Brexit and reasons not to crash in EU
13 Jan 2022
It is safe to say Brexit hasn’t been the Armageddon some pessimistic commentators anticipated, at least so far as travel to the EU by motorcycle is concemed. Yet there’s one very large change in the law which needs addressing before we flock to Dover. And it is this…
Buying bike gear from EU countries
06 Jan 2022
Does Brexit mean the days of buying discounted motorcycle gear from EU countries is over?
You wait for a bus…
30 Dec 2021
I was riding my supermoto along a Cornish single-lane road which had high hedges on both sides. I am Cornish, and I know how the roads work.
Follow the leader
23 Dec 2021
If you ride outside of your limits, don’t be so quick to blame others for crashing.
The farm trailer I hit had illegal tyres – can I claim?
09 Dec 2021
I was riding my old dual-sport bike along a narrow single-track road. Ahead of me was a farmer on a quad towing a big livestock trailer.
Cycle of Life
02 Dec 2021
On a relatively straight stretch of road I could see a small pack of cyclists cycling two abreast.
Can I claim from a central fund instead of my own insurance?
11 Nov 2021
I was riding along a busy road in North Devon. Just as all the campers and caravanners were heading to the seaside.
The Blame Game
28 Oct 2021
We all make mistakes. Sometimes the right and decent thing is to hold your hands up and accept that you were to blame.
I want my lost TA pay and benefits – am I being greedy?
14 Oct 2021
I had just passed selection for an especially tough Territorial Army unit. Before you go all “weekend warrior’ on me, it was one of the toughest selections within the British military and I got to wear a different-coloured beret.
