Monday June 30, 2008 News: Even Longer Way Down
The National Geographic Channel will be showing an extended version of the now-ten-part series of Long Way Down in July. The series has gained two and a half hours exclusive additional footage, following Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman on the 15,000 miles...
Staff Bikes: Andy S' Suzuki GSX-R600 K3 Track Bike, Issue 210
I’ve been ill in bed with man-flu for much of this month so time spent on the Gixer has been very short. What has been done though is something a little like what was said last month. I’ve bought a new fuel tank for it. Yes, I know I’ve already got one and yes...
News: Schuey On Schuey
Former Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher is leading development of Schuberth’s racier range of bike helmets. Since retiring from the F1 series, Schumacher has been competing in bike races for fun, while working with Schuberth’s engineers on a...
Sunday June 29, 2008 Staff Bikes: Moby's Ducati 900SS, Issue 210
Having nothing in the garage that I can tinker with is a dangerous situation. This month has seen eBay creeping back into my life like the evil money-leeching bastard that it is. If the SS was in the garage, I’d be okay, but it’s still at Moto Rapido in...
News: BKS Toseland Replica Suit
BKS have launched a new range of James Toseland replica one and two piece suits, limited to just 156 units. The suits are a mixture of kangaroo and cow hide, with abrasion-resistant stingray moulding and memory foam torso passing.
The gloves...
Friday June 27, 2008 
Blog: Super Duke R launch
KTM are rapidly earning themselves a brilliant reputation for launches, and the Super Duke R event raised the bar yet again. Only a company built on pure riding fun to the extent of KTM, and so hell bent on making every bike live up to their ‘Ready To Race’...
Thursday June 26, 2008 Staff Bikes: Team Fast Bikes Honda CB500 - Project 1K, Issue 210
Performance mods
Eureka! We’ve had our moments of doubt and questioned our faith in the project along the way, as I’m sure have you, but the CB500’s performance mods are now complete and it’s been tearing up the dyno.
We told you about the one-off exhaust...
News: Instant Expert: Fly By Wire Throttles
Fly-by-wire throttle technology has been around for years on cars. Now it’s filtering down from MotoGP onto road bikes too, like Yamaha’s R series. But how does it work?
The rider opens the throttle, sending an electronic signal to the ECU, which then...
Blog: Jay Feels Deflated On Trackday
Of the several rubbish ways to end a trackday prematurely, a puncture probably isn't the first you'd worry about. That's what called a halt to my day with No Limits at Mallory the other week though. On the way back through the paddock after a session on my K4...
Wednesday June 25, 2008 Blog: Jay Thinks BP Are Miserly Bastards
BP, British Petroleum, are grossly profitable. They famously make in the region of £1bn profit every month. That’s around £1.4 million of cleared profit in the bank every hour. That they are permitted to soak up so much money out of our pockets and the economy...
Tuesday June 24, 2008 Staff Bikes: Al's Bandit 1250, Issue 210
It’s about that time kids. The end of an era is occurring. The Bandit, as we speak, is having all its fandango parts prised off, and then it’s going back to Suzuki. Things aren’t too shabby though, as we’ll be doing a straight swap for a GSX-R750 K8. Well,...
Blog: The Proof Of The Pudding Is In The Speed Trap
An engine tuner's work is easily judged when it's at one end of the results sheet or the other. If your bike is always slowest through the speed traps, you need a rider even fatter than the A-Force (ideally without his skills) to blame it on and avoid looking...
Monday June 23, 2008 News: Ford Drivers Hate Bikers
That’s the only explanation for the fact that the three most common vehicles involved in a collision with a motorcycle last year were all made by Ford. According to Bennetts insurance, the biggest culprit of 2007 was the Ford Focus, with the Fiesta and our...
