The opportunity to own an iconic bike doesn’t always present itself on a daily basis. Especially when the bike in question is a “proper” Jota with a 180 degree firing order. This one has been sat for getting on for 26 years in a garage, luckily the decay doesn’t run too deep and with some …
Its fair to say the roads around the Scottish coastline have been there for a few years but now they have badge’d the route up as the NC500 the number of visitors to the region has increased massively, pushbikes, cars and motorbikes all taking to the roads, taking in the delights of the highlands. Heading …
In the hills of the Belgium Ardennes lies the circuit of Spa Francorchamps. Designed in 1920, hosting its first race in 1922. The first race had been scheduled in 1921 but with only one entrant the race was cancelled. Thankfully the number of people wanting to thrash their vehicles round the circuit have increased. As …
I love motorbikes, I love road racing, although that is called into question with the passing of a yound rider in Satruday’s supertwins race, Malachi Mitchel Thomas, my thought go out to all who knew him. Life is all about what you do and who you do it with and motorbikes, big fuck off motorbikes. …
With the announcement that the Bol D Or is returning to its spiritual home, Paul Ricard there is no question, we are going. The Bol has in the past been run at Le mans and in more recent times at Magny Cours but Ricard is regarded by many as the true home of the Bol. …
Friday night in the pits at the Spa Classic in Belgium, a pack of Kawasaki’s, a herd of Suzuki’s broken up by Laverda’s, Moto Martin’s, Egli’s, P&M’s and a host of Harris’. The XR41 was pretty dam cool, an iconic bike built to win the world endurance championship, the forerunner of the GSXR range. Big …
Projext X has been on standby for a while now but today I received all the papers back from customs that should allow the allocation of an age related plate. Thats been a bit of a headache to be fair and i didnt wnat to commit funds until I was certain that the papers were …
I have no idea what this is, not a scooby do, but, we like it.
This is the fourth year that the Le Mans 24 hour race has brought the Word Endurance Chanmpionship to a close. Moved four years ago to the end of the season finale having traded places with the Bol D Or at Magny Cours, Le Mans is the second of the 24 hour races with further …
Ireland’s premier road race has suffered from poor weather in recent years, which is a shame because racing on the closed roads between Portrush, Portstewart and Colraine is probably the best I have seen in thirty years of watching racing. William Dunlop on Guy Martin’s back wheel entering the Ballysally roundabout The partisan Irish crowd …