We have a winner!
22 Oct 2024
As one door closes, another opens, and for Kevin Griffin, it was indeed a lucky day when he had to cancel a holiday which would have meant he’d have been on a boat and not looking at the internet for a week.
I fell down a hotel’s basement stairs while on a tour – should I claim?
17 Oct 2024
I was on a semi-off-road tour and had booked overnight accommodation in a fairly basic hotel.
Insurance Hike
Have you faced a steep hike in the cost of your annual insurance premium lately? You’re not alone…
Trailside Trouble
10 Oct 2024
I was pulled over by a police officer at the end of legal byway. I was on my KTM 690 and the copper gave me a thorough trailside MOT.
Pressing home your rights…
03 Oct 2024
Over the past decade the government has eroded access to justice by increasing the ‘limits’ for which you can access lawyers.
The Perils of Insuring Motorcycles in London
30 Sep 2024
Most people know the struggles of insuring motorcycles in cities, but there are other insurance variables to understand…
Why Cameras Are Good AND Bad
There are obvious benefits to cameras, but also downers – like getting caught with a tiny wheelie by some rozzers in a high street…
Getting back on the road…
26 Sep 2024
Many of us hibernate our machines for the winter months. We will soon be able to enjoy the open road again after some basic maintenance. Not all of us are handy with spanners, so will give our pride and joy to our local motorcycle dealer to service the bike before using it.
A Slippery Ride Home
19 Sep 2024
I had just finished working a night shift (I work in a bread factory) and was heading home. It was around 6am, the sun was shining, and I was just plodding home for some kip.
Goodwood Revival
13 Sep 2024
Andrew Prendergast, Senior Partner, attended his first event at Goodwood Revival last weekend and watched some great racing including the Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy which is a 25-minute, two-rider race for bikes of a type that raced up to 1954.
A not so Merry story…
12 Sep 2024
Christmas has come and gone and many of us sat indoors and ate and drank too much. I know I enjoyed watching traditional Christmas movies such as Die Hard starring Bruce Willis.
Finance Surprises
29 Aug 2024
I do not know which way to turn. Eighteen months ago I went and bought my lad a secondhand Yamaha MT-125 for his birthday.
Parallel Legal Systems
22 Aug 2024
It is common misconception that a criminal conviction in a court will result in an ‘automatic finding of wrongdoing’ in a sister court. That is not entirely true.
Cotswolds Adventure Turns Flat
16 Aug 2024
I have had my indestructible Honda Blackbird (is this the best bike ever built?!!!) for five years after buying it off a chap on Facebook Marketplace and it has been spot on.
Riding Illegally…
15 Aug 2024
It is not often our members will find themselves riding illegally. Well, not on purpose anyway…
Biker vs Boy Racer
08 Aug 2024
Last summer I was plodding along on my AJP PR7 on a road section between two green lanes in the Peak District when I got wiped out by a boy racer who had drifted too wide on a left-hander (for him).
