Off-Road Suspension : Getting the perfect Set-Up… As motorcycles get more and more complex, it’s easy to think that the science behind the suspension on your bike is almost too much to understand. Yet knowing how your suspension works and what effect the various adjustments have will help you get the best out of your […]
It’s January, it’s stupidly cold outside and your bank account is as empty as the Donald Trump book of Tact and Diplomacy. The bike is sitting unloved in the garage, drowned by a tide of recycling and domestic junk that accumulates over the off-season. You know that you should really be fettling away in preparation […]
Ah greetings our loyal readers As the shadows of 2016 slip into the distance, the bright new dawn of 2017 is upon us. The USA has installed Mr Trump to lead them, the UK is trying to leave a party that half the guests want to stay at, Australia’s Toby Price didn’t manage to win […]
Well, here we are again at the start of another year. The debris of the Christmas festivities is overflowing from the wheelie bin, and the batteries have all run out in the Christmas presents. If you are not careful, once the excitement of Christmas and New Year has passed, it’s easy to become distinctly morose […]
Want to book a fantastic day of riding the awesome Africa Twin at the Honda Adventure centre? Or maybe you fancy trying your hand at trail riding or motocross at the Dave Thorpe Off-Road Centre? Or maybe you are looking for a great Christmas gift? Whichever it is, you can get a massive discount if […]
Seasons greetings everyone! As we slide gently towards the Christmas break and the ensuing festivities and ritual over-eating, here’s the latest update from the team at Ride Expeditions Ride Expeditions have had a cracking year, with a long list of successful tours, happy customers and best of all, time spent riding motorcycles. And the continued […]
Hello everyone out there in email land and welcome to our first winter newsletter The temperature has dropped quicker than the resale value on a Chinese dirt bike, and in the UK at least, the joy of winter riding and smashing through frozen puddles is back on the agenda. Of course in Australia it’s probably […]
Ok, so you all know how things should be. There are enough magazine articles telling us what to eat, what to drink and how to train. We’ve been preached at about the threat to our sport from excessive noise, and warned about the dangers of poisonous substances. You all obviously know that it’s important to […]
Ah Autumn – seasons of mists and mellow fruitfulness as 16th Century poet Keats put it. Well from our point of view you can forget all that and get out on the bikes. An Indian summer is firmly on the cards as the sun is still out on the trails and we are cramming in […]
The Adventure sector of the motorcycle industry is dominated by monsters. Both in terms of the bikes and the manufacturers, it’s the big beasts that have a stranglehold on the burgeoning market. Yet within this landscape, the tiny British firm CCM is the only company to produce a midrange adventure bike that is genuinely capable […]