Yamaha R6 Review
09 Feb 2018
Review of the Yamaha R6 motorbike. Whilst we all sit here waiting for the warmer weather to arrive I thought I would review the brand new Yamaha R6 I had last summer.
Reversing into the ridiculous
08 Feb 2018
I went out on my Hornet 900 for a countryside wander. I was riding through rural Buckinghamshire and went to head over a canal. As it was spanned by a humpback bridge I slowed down and had just stopped to give way to an oncoming truck when I was rear ended by Sunday driving ‘football […]
Plan the Pyrenees
01 Feb 2018
Riding to the roof of the European world might sound like a daunting task, but it can be made simple.
Prosecution by mobile phone
25 Jan 2018
I am sure readers of Bike are wise enough not to use apps that show on social media their riding patterns, or otherwise invite thieves to know the exact pattern of movement of their motorcycles. But such apps do exist, for the dull witted.
Loss of insurance benefits
18 Jan 2018
I was involved in a pretty nasty crash a little over a year ago. I needed a full year off work and have returned to work part-time. The insurers for the other driver have been perfectly decent.
Compensation for motorcycle gear after an accident
11 Jan 2018
If you are involved in a motorcycle accident, chances are your gear is going to be unfit for purpose following the event. But can you claim the costs of this if you didn’t opt for helmet and leathers cover?
Tangled brake
28 Dec 2017
I fell off my motorbike and broke the front brake lever and master cylinder. My fully comprehensive insurer jumped in and sent it to my local dealer for repairs. All was well… or so I thought.
Caught in the dark
21 Dec 2017
I was out riding my BMWS1000RR with a couple of mates through the Peak District. We weren’t flying and only doing about 70mph in a 50mph limit.
Filter tips
14 Dec 2017
At the risk of sounding like a full-fat law dweeb the Court of Appeal said, back in 1972, that a motorcycle filtering outside of a temporarily stationary queue was ‘entitled so to do’
Corrosion erosion
07 Dec 2017
I bought a new BMW about 18 months ago. This is going to be my last bike and a retirement present to myself.
Don’t stand for it
16 Nov 2017
I have a Triumph Tiger 1200 Explorer XCa. A couple of weeks ago I was riding in typical British summer weather of sun and showers. I was wearing a full textile jacket and decided to stand on the pegs to get a bit of air flow through the suit to cool down.
They look, but they don’t see…
09 Nov 2017
The Highway Code speaks of drivers ‘looking but not seeing’ motorcyclists. It suggests, rather differently, that high visibility clothing might help but beyond that is there anything we motorcyclists can do to make ourselves more visible, and if we do not is the law unsympathetic?
Head in the shed
02 Nov 2017
Andrew Dalton, ABR’s legal eagle, showed Nomad ADV of holland the rarest of things (the inside of a solicitors wallet when he paid for the conversion of his stock Husqvarna 701 Enduro into an adventure tourer. A lawyer and his money are hard to part, but here’s what he found when he stuck his head […]
Social (media) Skills
26 Oct 2017
If you are a chronic exhibitionist and decide to post video or images of you getting up to full scale illegal shenanigans on social media, could this result in any legal consequences?
Using a trailer to transport your bike
19 Oct 2017
Many riders choose to use a trailer to transport their bikes. it s cheaper than buying a van. and easy to do, but what does the law have to say on the matter? Andrew Dalton explains all
The curse of gravel chippings
12 Oct 2017
The biking season coincides with the Councils ‘top dressing’ the carriageways. This is a process by which the top 30 to 50mm of the road surface is replaced with small granite chippings.
