It Wasn’t Me!
29 Dec 2009
I have just received a summons for speeding on my Triumph Speed Triple in London. Apparently I was stopped by a constable in uniform, who gave me a producer, and reported me for speeding. The problem I have is that this never happened. I have a Speed Triple, I do live in a London suburb, […]
International Motorcycle & Scooter Show – 27th Nov to 6th December
15 Oct 2009
We won’t be at the Birmingham NEC International Motorcycle & Scooter Show this year, which is a pity and unexpected consequence of two major manufacturers pulling out.
Online Out Of Line?
09 Sep 2009
My bike was stolen and witnesses saw it being sold on an internet auction site. After a long investigation, the culprits are now inside, but I’ve still lost thousands of pounds for the misfortune of having my motorcycle stolen. As I know who the culprits are, would it be worth pursuing a civil claim against […]
Junior Scrambler
05 Sep 2009
My son has a little off road motorbike, which he rides around on wasteland near our estate. Apparently neighbours have been complaining about him, and my son’s motorbike was seized by the Police. In fairness they had warned him before that his riding was putting people in danger.
CCM Prize bike winner!
25 Aug 2009
Our latest prize bike winner, Steven Branton, collecting his CCM from the White Dalton offices.
Notice of Intended Prosecution
22 Aug 2009
I believe I am the victim of Police harassment. I ride a very distinctive but legal type of sports bike. I make a point of the bike being as legal as it can be, because I do admit that I regularly wheelie, speed and stoppie on the highway.
Re doing my IAM
19 Aug 2009
After about 21 years, I have decided to re do my IAM test, and found myself meeting with one of the senior observers for my area, Simon Rawlins. Simon’s tyres showed his Bandit had been ridden a bit, with no chicken strips anywhere on his tyres. They were not cooked like trackday tyres but lets […]
London Bike Festival
19 Jul 2009
I went to this show at Wanstead RFC in North East London and I have to say it was unimpressive. Apart from meeeting up with a lot of former clients of both mine and the firms, and having met a number of genuinely nice people, the show was poor value for the people who paid […]
Thin Ice
I am currently on nine points and I keep getting speed camera tickets. What would happen if I changed my number plate? James Griffiths – Llandudno Wells Answer First of all, you have got to get caught. If you ride a bike and you get tugged, the police can easily check whether or not you […]
Waterproof leathers from Hein Gericke
15 Jul 2009
I took a chance with buying a pair of allegedly cool, waterproof, protective, perforated leather motorcycle jeans from Hein Gerickes Luton branch. Neither Charlie nor Tim had used them but their basic position was HG would not compromise their brand by selling something which was not up to the job. They are also Goretex and […]
Iron Butt 1000
26 Jun 2009
Chef and Andrew set off to ride 1000 miles in 24 hours or less to join the Iron Butt association and also to raise funds for the Poppy Appeal. The run was organised by the Royal British Legions Rider’s Branch, and was very smoothly operated by them, and in particular Paddy McCreanor who runs the […]
DAB digital radio on a motorbike
23 Jun 2009
Knowing I am going to get merciless stick from m’learned friends for having yet another gizmo on my bike I’ll admit another one – this time a DAB radio. On the RBLR 1000 endurance ride, having the Lions match to listen to whilst flooging up from Edinburgh to Wick was a much needed distraction from […]
Schuberth C3 lid review
16 Jun 2009
I had heard a lot of good things about the Schuberth C3 and having ridden 600 miles in a day with the very noisy Carberg I decided to try out a Schuberth. I popped into Helmet City’s shop cum farm, where the guys let me put my soaking wet gloves on the heater. I tried […]
Mr Bump
My employer has put up a pretty harsh speed bump on a sharp bend going into my work’s car park, is there anything I can do? Craig Sunderland – by e-mail. Answer In short, the answer is yes. Under the Occupiers Liability Act your employer is almost certainly liable to you if you fall off. […]
That’s Blown It!
15 Jun 2009
At the weekend, I was riding a mate’s old bike that he had lent me whilst my main bike was being repaired. The bike wasn’t in the best of conditions when I picked it up, but I was grateful for something to get about on.
Legal Expenses Insurance
07 Jun 2009
Do I need to buy legal cover with my insurance policy? I have just had a quote for my renewal and I have had £20.00 put on it for me to buy a legal cover policy. I have been told that this is compulsory by my insurance brokers, even though they have got it down […]
Not Best Friends
13 May 2009
I was riding with two of my mates, along a favourite road, which we all know well. All of us are quite quick riders, and certainly all of us were riding in excess of the speed limit. I have no arguments about that.
Aerostich Roadcrafter
02 May 2009
It is a pity you can only buy these suits in the US or import them as a personal import because for a commuter or someone who has to wear a suit they are brilliant. My Roadcrafter is plain black, and is pretty waterproof but won’t withstand a biblical deluge. However even in monsoon like conditions […]
