Ally Pally
04 Mar 2009
Well, we survived the Ally Pally Motorcycle Show, and its back to the grind stone now.
Cold weather riding kit
If there isn’t snow on the road, I ride, so my cold weather gear has got to be good. A 600 mile day is not unusual for me – on my old man’s Beemer GS – and over the years,
Jamie Wilkins Profile
For the 2009 season I will race in the aggressive and entertaining Streetfighter class with the ThundersportGB club
‘Blade update
Howdy all, I hope everyone survived the snow in February okay. As you may all know I decided to splash out a an ’08 Fireblade last year. Everthing was going swimmingly for the first 150 miles or so but then the tyres suddenly seemed to go off, especially when going into a right-hander, which resulted […]
2008 Results and Race History
2008, 5th overall GP1, 141pts. Best Finish: 3rd (only novice podium in ‘08), Best Qualifying: 4th (only novice front row in ’08)
Tom-Tom Version 1 and Version 2 V Garmin Zumo 550
13 Feb 2009
I am an all year round rider and I have now had three motorcycle satellite navigation systems. The first was the Tom-Tom version 1, which packed up after less than a year. The software was brilliant, the mapping was excellent. Unfortunately the build quality was rubbish, and I gave up on this.
Senior Partner – Andrew Dalton LLB
Andrew Dalton is a highly experienced trial lawyer who delights in taking on difficult and demanding motorcycle cases. He is one of the few solicitor advocates in the country who regularly carries out trial work in all levels of Court.
Knee Down Action
13 Dec 2008
I was riding my bike along a quiet Country road, when a smooth fast right-hander just begged me to gun round it. I cracked my R6 nicely open, got myself into a good position, then dug my knee in. I managed to hit the cats-eyes with my knee, but that didn’t unsettle me, I was […]
Grating in the Road
13 Oct 2008
Recently I was out on a ride in an area I do not know very well. I was riding carefully around a few bends, and all of a sudden I was thrown from my bike because of a metal grating across the road that was loose and rocking on its axis. I have since checked […]
Trans-Action
26 Sep 2008
I was riding to work on my old Honda Translap, headlight on, filtering around the outside of stationery traffic at less than 10mph, according to witnesses.
Exhaust Issues
13 Sep 2008
Can I make my exhaust pipes which are marked ‘not for highway use’ legal by putting baffles in them and then getting the bike re-MOT’d? Answer No, sorry, even though what you are doing is perfectly sensible, because you would have a quiet bike, the offence is riding a motorcycle on the road with cans […]
Going Dutch?
I have an ongoing claim which is being dealt with by solicitors. I’ve been left with severe pain in my lower back as a result of an accident, and it stops me working. I’ve been for my medical appointment, and the defendant’s insurers are now asking for access to my medical records, but there are […]
South West Motorcycle Show 2008
26 Aug 2008
August 23rd & 24th 2008 – Andrew and David attended a very busy, hot and sunny South West Motorcycle Show in Exeter.
Dirty Droppings
13 Aug 2008
I was riding my Blade out on a warm summers evening when I came round what was a blind bend at a fairly decent speed, nothing too fast and I was well under control, when my bike shot out from underneath me. I had no real idea what had happened until I stopped rolling, touched […]
Bulldog Bash 2008
12 Aug 2008
7th & 10th August 2008 – Andrew, Christine, John and Rhiannon attended at a very muddy and wet Shakespeare County Raceway in Warwickshire.