Crash, bang, wallop!
21 Nov 2019
Riding bikes isn’t without risk, so is it right to point blame if you cause yourself to crash?
Seafront calamity
14 Nov 2019
I convinced my girlfriend to hop on as pillion so we could cruise down Great Yarmouth seafront
Negligent service
07 Nov 2019
I took my GS1200 to my local dealer. They assured me it was all serviced properly and I handed over my hard-earned cash. Literally after about 10 miles on the way home the rear wheel seized up.
Can I claim for a motorcycle accident in France after Brexit?
05 Nov 2019
I went away with a couple of motorcycle mates touring around France for three weeks in August. We were on the home stretch when I got knocked off by an old boy driving the ever-stylish Citroën 2cv.
Bike finance reversal
31 Oct 2019
About a year ago I got my first ever new bike after 25 years of riding. I can say it was the happiest day of my life (don’t tell my wife!).
Non-PC Plod
24 Oct 2019
My son was pulled over for an alleged 65 in a 30mph zone. The police officer arranged to see him at home. My son was very nervous as he is just about to start his Army recruit training.
Fess up or pay the price…
17 Oct 2019
You receive the ‘name the rider document’ for your bike. The obligation to name the driver requires a notice to be served within 14 days on the registered keeper, asking you who the rider was.
Vision Collision
10 Oct 2019
I live 10 miles from where I work and do weird shifts, so ‘Harriet’ the Honda CBR125 has been a life-saver (the bus service was never gonna cut it).
Rat Race
03 Oct 2019
I was on my usual rat-race run out of Rotherham when I got stuck behind a bus, which was stuck behind a truck. Gridlock! I had a sneaky peek around the side and decided to go for a cheeky overtake.
High as a kite
26 Sep 2019
I put my hands up. I regularly smoke weed and have done for years. I read your article last month and am worried I have problems with my case.
How heavy is too heavy?
19 Sep 2019
Can you get in trouble with the law for overloading your motorcycle?
Tales of the unexpected
05 Sep 2019
There are two consistent threads which run through cases where I think to myself, ‘the rider could have avoided that crash,’ where as a matter of law the car driver is wholly or largely to blame.
Caught drug driving
29 Aug 2019
I popped round my mates on the way home from work. We have been smoking weed for years, and I admit I had a couple of joints. However, as am used to it, it’s really no problem in my books.
Road debris
22 Aug 2019
I ride the same route to work everyday on my Yamaha MT09 Tracer. Part of the road involves a fast, sweeping A-road. It’s always puts a grin on my face.
Sideswiped by a truck
15 Aug 2019
I got sideswiped by a truck whilst filtering through traffic; he clipped my bike’s rear end, breaking my back light and rear mudguard whilst trying to get out of a junction.
Have I been caught speeding?
08 Aug 2019
I took my bike out for a cold but spirited ride at the weekend. However, I passed a liveried-up ‘Safety Camera Partnership’ van probably a bit quicker than I should have. I didn’t see a camera flash or anything. Have I been caught, do you think? I am even more confused by these new ‘smart […]
The scourge of scooter crime
01 Aug 2019
The Metropolitan Police in a flurry of social media hoop-la released a montage of ‘tactical contacts’ with escaping criminals on mopeds. It was all a bit ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ for readers of a certain vintage.
