Delivery Riding: Am I Covered?
09 Apr 2026
I am currently at college studying to be an engineer. As we live out in the sticks and to help me get around and to college, etc, my sister kindly gave me her battered, but indestructible, Kawasaki Z300 after she bought a car. To pay my way through college and help pay towards bills at […]
I was knocked off by a pedestrian. Should I claim on my own policy?
02 Apr 2026
A couple of weekends ago, I went out on my KTM 1190 Adventure one Saturday morning doing a few local green lanes. My mate and I went our separate ways following the obligatory ‘friendly abuse’ of each other and the overpriced coffee we had consumed. I cut back through a local estate to get home. […]
Insurance & Blame
12 Mar 2026
Having spent a week in France on my Suzuki V-Strom 1050DE with a couple of mates and my daughter on her own V-Strom 800DE, mixing it up between camping and some fantastic French hospitality in various guesthouse and little hotels etc, our return trip involved taking the B-roads home.
I crashed after my brake stuck on. What can I do?
05 Mar 2026
I have recently bought an old Suzuki GSX-R1100 having wanted one since I was a child. I love a classic sportsbike, and while the engine is solid and dependable, the bike was owned by someone who had suffered sudden hearing loss and had resultant balance problems. The knock-on from that was he dropped it on […]
Tribute Riding
26 Feb 2026
My nan was a proper trailblazer. Her husband died young, and she raised my mum and uncle on her own whist working full time.
Busted for Holding a Phone… Literally
19 Feb 2026
I live in the Peak District, and I’ve seriously got into green lane riding over the past few years. I’m now working my way through the Trans Euro Trail (TET) which has been fantastic and, like a lot of riders, instead of having a dedicated SatNav I use my smartphone mounted on the handlebars. I […]
Who’s A Solicitor?
12 Feb 2026
I was riding home on my Kove 800X when a van pulled out from a minor road to my left, directly in front of me. I had no chance of stopping and t-boned him, losing 3 teeth, fracturing my spine and pelvis and breaking 3 ribs. Christmas isn’t looking too good but I’m still here […]
Testing Times
05 Feb 2026
I am firmly of the view that the MAMIL is the biggest threat to us bikers. As you will be aware, this is an acronym for the “Middle-Aged Man In Lycra” who ride bicycles. They are the scourge of the earth round our parts riding three abreast and wreaking havoc. Anyway, a few weeks ago, […]
Exhausting Procedure
01 Jan 2026
I mainly use my Tracer 9 GT for commuting to work and ride the same route every day, part of which involves a fast, sweeping A-road. It’s always my favourite part of my ride – up until a couple of days ago when I got flipped off whilst going around a gentle left-hander.
Moped Mayhem
25 Dec 2025
I recently purchased a brand-new moped from a dealer that has since gone into liquidation (it was a limited company), and I only managed around 300 miles before it broke down.
No Tyre Excuse
18 Dec 2025
I bought a second-hand Suzuki GSX1400 off Facebook last winter. It was a non-runner, but I have been tinkering with bikes all my life and after a couple of weekends in the shed, it was up and running.
Bollard Bother
11 Dec 2025
About six months ago, me and my clan had a holiday booked. As I fancied using the bike, my wife took the kids in the car to my parents during the day. The plan was that I would finish work, hop on the bike and go and meet them all later that evening.
Courier Corner Cutting
04 Dec 2025
Originally, I started off as a motorbike courier delivering parcels, but as the years have gone on, the world has changed, and the power of the internet and email basically killed off the bulk of that work.
Rear End Rights
27 Nov 2025
I have commuted into Manchester every day for the last three years on my Kawasaki Versys 650. I have had loads of bikes over the years, some bigger, some smaller, but this bike has been phenomenal.
Bike Accident? Know Your Costs
23 Oct 2025
A couple of weeks ago, I was out riding my CRF300L to some local green lanes, but I managed to miss my turn from a tarmac road onto a byway. As such, I decided to do a quick U-turn. Unfortunately, I completely misjudged things and turned in front of a car, which hit me. I […]
Lost Letter, Found Trouble
16 Oct 2025
I have had my Triumph 1200 Explorer for two years now and I love it. Tina (yes, I named my bike) has taken me everywhere from as far south as Morocco and as far east as Slovenia. Now, I need to stress that I’m the only one who rides Tina. I’ve lived in the same […]
Paternal Pillion Palaver
14 Aug 2025
Who should be helping my son? I had him on the back of my Fireblade as a pillion. We were heading down a narrow country lane last autumn when we had a head-on with a tractor on a bend. I can’t remember what happened and neither can my son.
No Conspiracy
07 Aug 2025
I believe there is a conspiracy against me by all those involved. Around three years back, I broke my leg after some absolute imbecile in a van pulled out of a junction and straight into the side of me whilst I was riding my Ducati Multistrada.
