Old dispatch rider’s survival tricks
11 Dec 2013
RiDE’s legal expert draws on his courier past to lead a group of colleagues on a two-wheeled tourist trail around the capital
Filtering and/or overtaking and claiming for injuries
16 Jan 2013
Even though a biker may not be criminally liable for filtering and having a collision, it is a long established legal principle that a biker who is out of the ordinary flow of traffic by overtaking or filtering places themselves at potential risk and therefore has to take extra care. If they do not and […]
Does hi-viz motorcycle clothing work?
16 Oct 2012
I am a big believer in ‘hi-viz’ clothing. If it gets you noticed when you are out on your bike I think it is worth its weight in gold.
F800 GS Fog/Spot Lights
19 Aug 2010
Before setting off to France, John had Fog/Spot lights fitted to his F800 GS. Here are some photos of the riding lights fitted to his bike and a short review from John in France
Cadwell race one
30 May 2010
I needed binoculars to see the lights from the 11th row and there were so many slower bikes in front of me that I had to keep rolling off to dodge them on the way to the first corner at the start. It was soaking wet too. Somehow I made up 22 places to be […]