Riders’ Lives ~ Gary France
1. What was your first motorcycling experience? As a 16 year old, I bought a Honda C90 and rode it year round. As a family, we didn’t have much money, Continue Reading
Image of the Month ~ 186
Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico © Thomas W Day
A Review of 2013
This time last year we had a bumper mailbag to pad out the ultra slim New Year’s edition; unfortunately this time around there was nothing in the mailbox – not Continue Reading
Do Not Adjust Your Set
Regular readers may remember my feature on club racer Dave Mackay and his exploits on his KTM RC8 back in July (“Hey, I’m With The Team”, issue 182). Since then, Continue Reading
Profile of a Collision 2.
The East Riding Of Yorkshire has a selection of fabulous roads ranging from easy to challenging, the riders that use them are equally as varied. This collision happened on a Continue Reading
A Posh Night on the Kings Road
Here’s an extra little seasonal bonus. A week ago The Rider’s Digest joined Brough CEO Mark Upham and a host of motorcycling luminaries for the classic marque’s Christmas Beano at Continue Reading
From the Editor ~ 185
If I’m honest – and I do try to be – I really can’t be arsed with sifting through the constant stream of vaguely bike related drivel that seriously savvy Continue Reading
In the Saddle ~ 185
Although there are plenty of comments below the articles on the web site, we only received this one via the email so as I know that many of the PDF Continue Reading
Riders’ Lives ~ Jack Lewis
1. What was your first motorcycling experience? Big brother of a friend gave me a ride on the back of an old-school Vespa. We blasted up the steep part of Continue Reading
Image of the Month ~ 185
Photograph ©Gary Margerum Chris illman’s methanol fuelled matchless outfit on Pendine Sands CLICK TO ENLARGE
Six & the City ~ 185
Thursday The mercury has plummeted, the clocks have gone back, mornings are dark and evenings roll in quicker than a Marc Marquez lap of Valencia. All this can only indicate Continue Reading
The Boy Biker ~ 185
For Queen and Country. I have done engine cleaning work for The Barons Speed Shop for a while now but it is only over the last year that I Continue Reading
Paddy’s Perspective ~ 185
The More the Merrier – and the Safer. In about 4 weeks – depending on when you read this of course – you will be celebrating the start of a Continue Reading
A View from the Group W Bench ~ 185
The standard lament come end of October, why do so many drivers not feel the need to put their lights on in the dark. I was waiting to turn right, Continue Reading
Moped Madness
It’s not a race – That’s what they told us anyway. No timing or lap scoring, just a 6 hours endurance race, sorry, event on mopeds. Ways to make life Continue Reading
Beach Boys
Margate. Or should I say ‘Margit’ in deference to my dad? I remember it well. As a kid we used to have our family holidays there. A 100 mile round Continue Reading
Winter Hacks (With Spokes)
If we all lived in a climate like Arizona or Australia there would be no need to consider buying a different motorcycle to use during the long winter months. Unfortunately, Continue Reading
Motorcycle Live 2013
I ought to sue Honda for intellectual property theft. There I am, thinking I’ve got first call on the whole ‘riding as a form of meditation’ thing, and now here’s Continue Reading
The Gathering of Biker Chicks in Ireland
Into the West – A tour of the rugged west coast of Clare 18th & 19th October 2013 The day had finally arrived for our adventure into the west. Across Continue Reading
Gentlemen and Ladies (Dressed Like Gents) Start Your Engines
A few years ago I was chatting to Mark Wilsmore, the Ace Cafe impresario, and I asked him why there were so many four-wheel events at a biker caff. Mark Continue Reading
Culture ~ Jupiter Travels, Jupiter Co-Brands
Fascinated as I am by motorcycles and popular culture, I shouldn’t have been surprised. But I was. I opened my mailbox and found the first of the fall J.L. Powell Continue Reading
Bitz ~ 185 Mondo Sahara
Austin Vince made his name in the mid-90s with Mondo Enduro, the film of his trip around the world with a bunch of a mates, all mounted on Suzuki DR350s Continue Reading
ISSUE 184
If you decided to invest the princely sum of one pound sterling on the PDF version of issue 184 you will be getting no less than 236 beautifully laid out Continue Reading
From the Editor ~ 184
I found it fascinating reading Stuart’s interview with his friend Andy whose riding career started in the nineteen seventies (Time Travel p.130), not least because while mine began at around Continue Reading