A horn ain’t noise pollution
02 Jun 2016
Old cases often refer to drivers or riders ‘sounding their horn,’ but the use of the horn has come to be seen as more of a rebuke than a warning and sometimes as an excuse for road rage.
AJP240 Prize Draw Number w/c 27 May 2016
27 May 2016
The winning number is displayed on our website from 5pm every Friday and changes each week. We haven’t had a winner for a while, so are drawing two numbers each week. The number(s) for the week commencing 20 May 2016
Will Brexit affect bikers?
26 May 2016
What happens to bikers if we leave the European Union? Over the years, the EU has been involved with – or blamed for – legislation connected to everything from border controls and import duties to the riding test and horsepower limits. What will happen if we vote to say in or stay out?
An ordeal over a wheel
19 May 2016
I was hit from behind with quite a clunk, which tipped me off my Triumph Tiger 800. Luckily I received only bumps and bruises, but because I hit my head on the kerb I want to claim for my helmet as well as the damage to my bike.
Don’t let the Red Mist get you
12 May 2016
One of the fairly common accident scenarios I get is when riders overtake drivers who do something peculiar when the rider is alongside.
Right turn, wrong turn
05 May 2016
I was waiting to turn right into a pub car park with my wife as a pillion when a rider came flying down the outside of the traffic, heading straight towards me.
He’s Behind You!
28 Apr 2016
Screwed from behind? And then the insurance company follows suit? What should you do next?
Break the ice
21 Apr 2016
Sky, road, sky, road, sky, road… hedge. That was my view after I hit ice and clattered off my CG125. This trashed the bike and broke my arm. Now imagine an upturned tortoise laying on his shell with his legs moving, trying to right himself. That’s how I looked as I am a portly middle […]
Wheelie stupid
14 Apr 2016
Am I knee-deep in the proverbial? I went to a track day last September on my new R1 with a couple of mates. When we left we were all feeling a little lively and set off home ‘enthusiastically’.
Not Fit For Duty
07 Apr 2016
If you can’t continue life in the Army because your arm hurts, make sure the guilty party coughs up…
Dark visors and legal grey areas
31 Mar 2016
Shoei and Bell,among other visor and helmet manufacturers have brought out ‘photochromatic’ or ‘reactolite’ visors, which darken in direct sunlight. I think this is a brilliant idea but, like conventional dark visors, is illegal if the visor tints to any appreciable degree in the sun.
AJP240 Prize Draw Number w/c 25 March 2016
25 Mar 2016
The winning number is displayed on our website from 5pm every Friday and changes each week. The number(s) for the week commencing 25 March 2016
AJP240 Prize Draw Number w/c 18 March 2016
18 Mar 2016
The winning number is displayed on our website from 5pm every Friday and changes each week. The number(s) for the week commencing 18 March 2016
AJP240 Prize Draw Number w/c 11 March 2016
11 Mar 2016
The winning number is displayed on our website from 5pm every Friday and changes each week. The number(s) for the week commencing 11 March 2016
Slippery when wet… with diesel
10 Mar 2016
Spilt diesel is less of a problem for motorcyclists than it once was but the folklore of slippery roads still holds true.
What to do if you have a road accident in France
03 Mar 2016
If you’re planning on riding in Europe this year, chances are you’ll be heading through France at some point – but how can you best protect yourself, legally speaking, if you have a road accident while riding through the country?
Brake calamity
25 Feb 2016
I got a puncture on my ZZR1400’s rear tyre. My local garage said he could fix it and duly did for £30. Bargain! All was well… or so I thought.
Foggy Copper
18 Feb 2016
I was out with four mates riding our bikes and I was number two in the line-up. It was foggy so we weren’t speeding along when some dipstick copper jumped out from behind a parked car in a layby directly into the middle of the road to stop us.
