If he had a blow-out and then knocked me off, can I claim?
23 Jun 2022
I was involved in a side swipe on the motorway. I was in lane two, my speed set by cruise control to 70 mph.
GB Stickers & Brexit
16 Jun 2022
Do you need to replace the GB sticker on your bike with one that says ‘UK’ the next time you venture to Europe?
Is pushing a motorcycle in a pedestrian area an offence?
09 Jun 2022
I have been ticketed for getting off my motorcycle and pushing it through a pedestrianised area.
Collision Course
02 Jun 2022
When bikes hit tractors, the former very rarely wins. Choose your road positioning carefully.
SMIDSY: it’s evolution not ignorance
26 May 2022
If you are lucky you will not have had that heart stopping moment when a car moves into your path from behind apparently optional “give way” lines.
Do I have to pay for a hire bike I didn’t even want?
19 May 2022
I was knocked off my bike at a roundabout, whilst stationary in the summer of 2019.
Satnav Distraction
12 May 2022
I live in east London. As I had a meeting in central, I decided to take my BMW G 310 R. Approximately 30 minutes later I was lying on a stretcher in the back of an ambulance.
SORN’d the wrong bike
05 May 2022
We are very fortunate and both I and my wife have a bike each in the garage. I’ve got a ZZR1400 and she has a ZZR600. Anyway, last winter I made a Statutory Off Road Notice (SORN) declaration for both bikes.
Brotherly Love
28 Apr 2022
It’s never a good idea to lie to the police, especially at the price of your own kin.
Dark visors, eye safety and the law
21 Apr 2022
The eye is the human’s primary sensory organ and it is uniquely vulnerable when it comes to riding motorcycles – a wasp hitting your eyeball at 40mph is a deeply unpleasant and potentially dangerous experience.
Sack of potatoes
14 Apr 2022
I have had a freaky accident. My Mum lives in a bungalow in a tiny hamlet. I swung round to visit her on my Honda CBF125.
Subrogated claim
07 Apr 2022
I work as Head of Communications at a huge PLC. As part of the payment package, I get health insurance with one of the big boys.
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?
Washed out
24 Mar 2022
Last summer I insured my Honda NC700. As I was pretty skint, I decided to do it online.
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.
Keep it real
03 Mar 2022
It’s easy to get tricked into saying or writing something you shouldn’t after an accident honesty and diligence are the order of the day.
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.
