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Cannonball Bike Run 2018 part 2 – the week itself
Introduction I always thought I wasn’t really a knee-down-on-the-road kinda guy, but the Cannonball Bike Run has just made me ... -
Cannonball Bike Run 2018 (Chapter 1) – Getting there
It’s 2am. Fucking 2am. Up until a few, sweet minutes ago, I’d been blissfully asleep having made it to bed ... -
Gloves – Kushitani GPR-6
Introduction Gloves – an equally important piece of protective equipment as leathers and helmets when considering our needs as riders, ... -
My First Trackday by Richard Wicks Age 34 1/2
A little about me… I am the son of a well-known and respected motorsport journalist in South Africa, so racing ... -
Held Phantom 2 made-to-measure custom gloves
Superbike Freaks conducted a lot of investigative work earlier this year examining the leathers industry and how manufacturers produce their ... -
Motovudu 1:1 coaching
This is a fairly in-depth article so I thought I’d open with this summary statement: Doing Motovudu with Simon Crafar ... -
Leathers (part 2) – the individual manufacturers
Introduction In our first leathers article, we looked at what goes into manufacturing a quality leather suit at a fairly high ... -
Aragon
I’m a retired software engineer and sparky, and I’ve been doing track days on and off for about 6 years. ... -
Jerez
Over Easter weekend, while most people were doing DIY or running around the garden looking for hidden chocolate eggs (probably), SBF ... -
Leathers – the good, the bad and the bloody disgraceful
Introduction We all love riding fast bikes and particularly riding fast bikes round tracks as fast as we possibly can, ... -
15 minutes with… Charlie Morris
Charlie Morris went from having no circuit experience to becoming a double champion in two very competitive classes simultaneously in ... -
Tour of Europe: Part 3 – Route Napoleon, mega rainstorm and the B500
Day 5 – Route Napoleon I woke up in my boutique little room and went and had a great continental ... -
Tour of Europe: Part 2 – the N260, Andorra, and the Millau Viaduct
Day 3 – first full day in the mountains My first full day on the continent couldn’t have been more ... -
BMW S1000RR test ride
Earlier this year, I was considering getting a new bike so I went out on a BMW S1000RR from Vines of ... -
Spa Francorchamps
My only foreign trackday in 2016 was at Spa and it was everything I’d expected it to be – fast, ... -
Stunt Asylum – Stand-up Wheelies
I did a basic wheelie school a few years ago and have had great fun pulling lots of wheelies since ... -
Aprilia RSV4-RF test ride
I was considering a new bike earlier this year (a plan which is now shelved for a while) and organised ... -
Pirelli Rosso Corsa II – tyre review by Dale Sykes
Tester bio Name: Dale Sykes Age: 40 Current bikes: K6 Suzuki GSXR1000 (track) / Gen 2 BMW S1000RR (road/track) Dale ... -
Kushitani UK store launch, August 2017
After months and months of hard work finding a suitable location and fitting it out appropriately, the first Kushitani UK ... -
Translogic quickshifter – iS4 Intellishift
Quickshifters… what are they? A quickshifter is a nifty little gadget which enables you to change gear without backing off ...