The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics show at Stafford is now a well established event on the classic calendar. If you’ve got rusty nuts or shiny bits to sell its jumble is the place to flog them! There’s various clubs that mostly take over the inner halls, everything from grommet spotting ones through to some with much […]
The Rescogs Project Bike: Introducing the new Runt…
We’ve been talking about investing in a Rescogs project bike for a while, and now we’ve started for a total investment of £62. You might we wouldn’t get much for that, but you’d be wrong. OK, so it isn’t a runner, and we can’t ride it, and it’s not even complete, but it’s a decent […]
Extreme Bike Weekend at Santa Pod
Saturday saw me mooching over to Santa Pod for the Extreme Bike Weekend, which was an opportunity to watch fast bikes going really fast. The Northamptonshire venue remains a definite non-corporate attraction, and the lack of trappings makes even Mallory Park look plush. But that’s part of the reason I like it, and drag racers […]
The cost of modern superbike design…
With every new motorcycle, there is pressure to cut weight and costs. The modern superbike needs to be able to boast a weight saving over the previous model for the sales brochures, and manufacturers are always going to be looking to cut the costs to build a bike, whether or not that saving gets passed […]
A Crescent Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa
As the last century drew to a close, three of the Japanese motorcycle firms seemed locked in a competition to build the fastest production bike around. First came the Kawasaki ZZR1100, which ruled until the mid-1990s with a figure around 175mph. Then came the Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird, which added a few miles onto that figure. […]
The Honda NRX1800 Rune with a view…
Last weekend saw me at the Gibson/CMM dyno day, and as with my chance to ride an NR750, I had the experience of being inappropriately dressed and taking an expensive Honda for a spin. This time it was courtesy of my brother Jim, who owns used motorcycle and race bike goodie purveyors Bike-enders007. He’d popped […]
What to do with the Rescogs Mothership?
This Honda CBR1000FP was once my everyday ride. Bought for just £500 back in 2008, complete with almost 12 months MOT and an almost-new exhaust system, the big old CBR has done me proud. The true mileage is a mystery, as the MOT paperwork trail stopped at 97,000 miles, and the car-inspired dash admitting to […]