Cheaper alternatives to big expensive adventure bikes
Are the big expensive adventure bikes out of your reach? Marc comes up with a super-quick shopping list of bikes that can do a similar job for a fraction of
The newest bike category: U-STAB
Marc argues that adventure bikes might just be the answer to Britain’s deteriorating and increasingly embellished road surfaces. He recommends we all invest in an Urban Stealth Tactical Assault Bike.
Any bike will do. Just get on it and adventurise
Next up in our season of ‘You don’t need an adventure bike to have an adventure,’ Marc wonders about the whole adventure trip thing and invents a new word. A
Use protection to avoid getting it in the eye
Visors aren’t just for keeping gloopy stuff off your face. Marc recalls an episode when a visor probably saved his life. In 1987 I was long distance commuting at very
The 10 best motorbikes for real world fuel economy
Fuelly.com is a great website for keeping track of your fuel mileage. The data from everyone’s bikes is also made available, so you can see what other owners are getting
Will electric motorbikes be any good?
Marc personally guarantees the Government will completely screw up the Clean Air Plan that proposes to ban petrol vehicles by 2040. Nevertheless, it’s going happen and electric motorbikes makers have
The very brief history of Turbo motorbikes
Why have production turbo bikes never really taken off? After all, manufacturers have tried just about everything else to squeeze insane amounts of power out of engines. Marc delves into
Biking on a budget. How to keep your costs down
Save money motorcycling? Armed with an army surplus loyalty card and an economy size calculator, that’s exactly what Marc sets off to do, starting with financing and buying a new
How to get cheap motorbike insurance
Seeing as you can’t add 20 years to your life to get cheaper motorbike insurance, what can you do to get your premiums down? Assuming you are not going to
Suzuki Recursion preview: looks like it might be happening
Marc joins some Japanese executives for a sort-of Suzuki Recursion preview. He points out the name is a bit crap but the bike itself looks a bit tasty. Last week