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Published on October 1st, 2020 | by Boris
IMAGES BY NICK ‘WHAT’S YOUR LEG DOING?’ EDARDS Ask anyone about me. They’ll tell you I have no business riding a superbike. “Too old, too slow, too fat, too scared, blah, blah, blah…” And they’re right.... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2020 | by Boris
IMAGES BY MARK WATSON Harley-Davidson’s foray into the Great Voltaic Unknown has driven people crazy. Here was the world’s most iconic motorcycle man-brand, sailing vigorously into what its core customer base viewed as a betrayal –... Read More →
Published on September 10th, 2020 | by Boris
IMAGES BY NICK ‘HOW FAR ARE WE GOING?’ EDARDS It was a strange day. The Yamaha man and his truck full of goodies arrived at my house and offloaded an R1. I fizzed, which is a... Read More →
Published on September 3rd, 2020 | by Boris
IMAGERY BY CARL HENSEL & NICK ‘WHAT’S THAT HISSING NOISE?’ EDARDS – which is when we cut the photoshoot short so I could get home before all the air left my tyre, and then I went... Read More →
Published on August 16th, 2020 | by Boris
Dear Gigi! How happy are you right now? I think your eyebrows are standing straight up like the bristles of a German toothbrush! I do not blame you. It is five years past the time when... Read More →
Published on July 15th, 2020 | by Boris
It’s a wonderful Plague-filled winter we’re having, isn’t it? And while our winters can be bitter, they’re not a patch on the crazy ice-and-snow bullshit the Germans, and indeed many Europeans, must deal with every year.... Read More →
Published on July 13th, 2020 | by Boris
IMAGES BY NICK ‘WHY DOES THAT POLICE CAR KEEP CIRCLING BACK?’ EDARDS To my aged and road-blasted mind, there are two kinds of Learner Approved Motorcycles (LAMs) on the market. The ones Learners should be buying,... Read More →
Published on July 9th, 2020 | by Boris
IMAGERY BY NICK ‘I SMELL BURNING’ EDARDS The R1250R HP is a stunning motorcycle. There. I said it. It is, hands down, the best boxer-engined bike to come out of Bavaria thus far. And coincidentally, it’s... Read More →
Published on July 8th, 2020 | by Boris
IMAGERY BY NICK ‘YOUR ARSE LOOKS BIG IN EVERYTHING’ EDARDS It seems almost superfluous to be discussing pants with the approach of the MotoGP season. But when your jeans are named ‘Mike’ and they aren’t the... Read More →
Published on July 7th, 2020 | by Boris
IMAGES BY NICK ‘WHY ARE YOU PANTING?’ EDARDS I can only imagine an impish French designer beheld this entirely new Shark marvel and declared: “Mon Dieu! I shall call it Shestter because if I call it... Read More →