Prize Bike Winner!
29 Sep 2023
“A bonny wee thing” is how a delighted Graham Logan describes his new bike after becoming the latest winner of the White Dalton free prize bike draw.
Is recovery cover worth having?
28 Sep 2023
If you ride a complicated bike as most of us do and it breaks down it’s the AA, RAC, Greenflag, or whoever, time. Simple. Well, not so fast.
When filtering goes wrong
22 Sep 2023
44Teeth sat down with Gavin Grewal to discuss the legalities of filtering (or lane splitting) and overtaking on a junction…
A bent lever or system?
21 Sep 2023
Don’t get led astray by insurers wanting to write off your bike without good reason.
A Mini Beast from the East
14 Sep 2023
If you hit a pothole and it damages your vehicle, here’s what you should know…
There’s a chance I might lose part of my leg. Should I settle this now?
07 Sep 2023
I have had a serious motorcycle accident. Liability is all agreed. I have taken a 20% hit because witnesses and various engineering experts have put me at about 80mph in a 60mph zone, which I accept as probably correct.
Visibility: the motorcyclist’s biggest threat
31 Aug 2023
I hear strange justifications from drivers who knock motorcyclists off their motorcycles, but the common thread is the driver failed to see the biker.
Using a vehicle in contravention of a SORN
24 Aug 2023
We are very fortunate and both I and my partner have a bike each in the garage (we bought matching MT-09s a few years ago).
Snowed under
17 Aug 2023
I am an all-year-round biker doing about 40,000 miles a year whether it be rain, sunshine or snow. To be blunt, I do not have a choice because I do not have a car, so the bike is it.
I hit an unlit parked car facing the wrong way
10 Aug 2023
I have had a nasty accident, which has resulted in a spiral fracture in my ankle. I hit a parked car on the approach to a village in darkness.
The Adam White Case
03 Aug 2023
When it comes to defending your home and your property, just how far can you go?
A slippery tail
27 Jul 2023
It’s easier than you might think to become a double victim in the event of an accident. Hidden costs can cause a secondary sting if you’re not careful.
My insurance company seems to be shafting me. What is going on?
20 Jul 2023
I was taken off my bike in the most obvious no-fault accident imaginable. Because the case is live, I cannot go into details but I was stationary and a car hit me at speed from the rear, sending me over the top of my bike.
Roads of Rage
13 Jul 2023
There’s never a good time for road rage, but especially not when you’re on a test ride…
Christmas trees and pumpkins…
06 Jul 2023
In November and early January I will get phone calls from those hardy souls who are still riding – the commuters and those whose bike is there only means of transport.
Horse Sense
29 Jun 2023
I was on a ride with four friends a few weeks ago, during which we had a number of interactions with equestrians. When we met up with equestrians on the byways, engines were killed, my packet of Polos came out and the bold horses snaffled them eagerly while the more timid horses took the mints […]
Is a flashing light on my rucksack at night illegal?
22 Jun 2023
I am having a bit of a debate with a member of my advanced group of riders. I commute into the city most days and in the autumn and winter, during the misty mornings, I have a high-intensity flashing beacon on my Kriega rucksack.
Horsing around
15 Jun 2023
After an ABR reader collided with a horse trailer on his bike, Andrew Dalton explains why his insurance premiums should not go up
