Motorbike Blog

Illumination for the nation…

25 May 2017

As many adventure riders will tell you auxiliary lights seem to make riders more visible to car drivers. I certainly notice I seem less visible on my enduro bike than I do on my BMW GS with the semi obligatory auxiliary light.

KLX250 Prize Draw Number w/c 19 May 2017

19 May 2017

The winning number is displayed on our website from 5pm every Friday and changes each week. The number(s) for the week commencing 19 May 2017

Cross[er]ing the Boundaries

18 May 2017

If you’re planning on taking your dirt bike on road, don’t be a plum! Make sure it’s legal.

KLX250 Prize Draw Number w/c 12 May 2017

12 May 2017

The winning number is displayed on our website from 5pm every Friday and changes each week. The number(s) for the week commencing 12 May 2017

Crazy Fazer

11 May 2017

While riding my Fazer a woman pulled out from a minor road to my left directly in front of me without looking.

KLX250 Prize Draw Number w/c 5 May 2017

05 May 2017

The winning number is displayed on our website from 5pm every Friday and changes each week. The number(s) for the week commencing 5 May 2017

Dealer tyre trouble

04 May 2017

I have had my old GS1200 for the last five years and have covered about 60,000 miles with no problems… until last month.

You paid. Now insurer should

28 Apr 2017

I was involved in a no-fault accident in France. The Insurance company transported my six-month-old bike back to the UK, then scrapped it and offered me a settlement figure for it.

KLX250 Prize Draw Number w/c 28 April 2017

The winning number is displayed on our website from 5pm every Friday and changes each week. The number(s) for the week commencing 28 April 2017

KLX250 Prize Draw Number w/c 21 April 2017

21 Apr 2017

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Green means go…

20 Apr 2017

What happens when someone takes you out and blames a faulty traffic light?

AJP240 Prize Draw Number w/c 14 April 2017

14 Apr 2017

The winning number is displayed on our website from 5pm every Friday and changes each week. The number(s) for the week commencing 14 April 2017

The overtake and the law

13 Apr 2017

Remarkably the law says little about overtaking. The acceleration and manoeuvrability of a motorcycle has long been recognised by the Civil Law and drivers, contrary to urban myth, actually have to look before they change their position in the road potentially moving into the path of an overtaking motorcyclist.

AJP240 Prize Draw Number w/c 7 April 2017

07 Apr 2017

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Viva España, by bike

06 Apr 2017

Andrew Prendergast decided to swap the cold and grime of a British winter for the less cold and welcoming sun of Spain. And he took his dad. Here’s one man’s story of a stolen few days of summer-y fun on two wheels.

AJP240 Prize Draw Number w/c 31 March 2017

31 Mar 2017

The winning number is displayed on our website from 5pm every Friday and changes each week. The number(s) for the week commencing 31 March 2017

We have a winner!

30 Mar 2017

Adrian from Cambridgeshire collected his AJP on Thursday. His prize draw card was collected from BMF Peterborough and Adrian has been checking his numbers for the last 6 or 7 years! Remember to see us at any of the motorbike shows we attend each year for your chance to pick-up more prize draw cards.

Trouble with a heedless horseman

I was riding a local green lane that is a byway open to all traffic (there are signs at each end confirming it) as two horses came down it towards me. I stopped and killed the engine but, rather than just riding by, the lead rider decided to have a go at me with the […]