HOTELS FROM HELL: LIFE ON THE UK MOTORCYCLE CIRCUIT

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?

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.

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”

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

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

 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

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

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)

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 …

by Dave Yorke FOR every rider documenting their epic rides on YouTube or posting photos on social media of faraway…