HOTELS FROM HELL: LIFE ON THE UK MOTORCYCLE CIRCUIT 7th August 2025 The Ramada Hotel, Kenilworth, with its fictitious chef, unwelcome room-mates and Fawlty Towers staff. Picture: TripAdvisor The Star Hotel, Kingussie:… Why are today’s small bikes so underpowered and overweight? 7th July 2025 I GOT all excited - not for long, mind you - the other day when I learned that Honda are… What’s in a headline? Your bottom line. 26th April 2022 What's in a headline? Your bottom line. “I have no style, I'm a banker”, by John Kyriakou Book review by… “Go … ride, get lost, explore, collect magnificent moments” 17th March 2022 The Moment Collectors – twenty travellers’ tales from around the world, by Sam Manicom and friends Review by Jill Boulton… How to find out if technology is genuine progress: try my three tests 21st November 2021 by Jill Boulton I RECENTLY received an email from the consumers’ champion Which?, inviting me to enter a competition to win one… Why every motorbike is an adventure bike – and every ride an adventure 4th July 2021 by Jill Boulton I MET an extraordinary motorcycling couple at the Adventure Bike Rider Festival last weekend, while working in… John Stepney: passionate professional at the heart of the blood bike movement 13th April 2021 John Stepney is the chairman of the Nationwide Association of Blood Bikes, which acts as a voice, supports, and sets… 21 things you may not know about Visorcat 24th February 2021 The name ‘Visorcat’ was partially inspired by the way cats wash their faces, and by cats’ association with road safety… Motorcycle emptiness: the psychology of motorcycling (or, how to get your brain into gear) 31st August 2020 by Jill Boulton The Manic Street Preachers’ excellent first album, Generation Terrorists, was particularly notable for the track Motorcycle Emptiness.… 1150 miles? Something for the weekend … 13th August 2020 by Dave Yorke FOR every rider documenting their epic rides on YouTube or posting photos on social media of faraway… 1 2 3 … 6