Published on June 11th, 2020 | by Boris
IMAGES AND FASHION ADVICE BY NICK ‘DID YOU BRING HEELS?”’ EDARDS When I finally returned the battleship-grey TMAX scooter to Yamaha HQ, I was shaking my head. I gave it the stinkeye over my shoulder. I’d... Read More →
Published on May 24th, 2020 | by Boris
IMAGES BY NICK ‘I WISH YOU WERE A FRUIT-BAT’ EDARDS / HALF LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHIC She said, “Do you wanna go to heaven?” And I said, “Yeah, just lead me on.” “Take my hand, can you feel... Read More →
Published on May 6th, 2020 | by Boris
IMAGES BY NICK “STAND BACK FROM ME, PLAGUE-PIG” EDARDS I’m starting to think if Yamaha sewed a dead hog to the top of its brilliant MT-09 engine, rammed a set of bars through its head, and... Read More →
Published on April 13th, 2020 | by Boris
Every once in a rare while, the world produces a motorcycle that is unlike any other motorcycle ever made. Astride it, one feels supremely magnificent – like a Dothraki Bloodrider coursing into battle…or maybe that’s just... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2020 | by Boris
Giving me a dirt bike is like giving a gibbon an AK-47. It’s hilarious. Lots of noise. Screaming. Stuff exploding. Massive hilarity for a while, and then lots of tears, regrets, and recriminations. That’s me and... Read More →
Published on March 20th, 2020 | by Boris
IMAGES BY NICK ‘NO, THERE’S NO WHEELIE ICON IN PHOTOSHOP’ EDARDS / HALF LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHIC At a time when the evolution of the motorcycle is almost entirely governed by electric technology, the advent of the long-awaited... Read More →
Published on March 16th, 2020 | by Boris
Sergio Canovas Garriga, or ‘Sergi’ as he goes by, is Ducati’s new local boss, and he’s the kind of bloke you just know you’d enjoy smashing winding Spanish roads with and discussing the MotoGP and motorcycles.... Read More →
Published on February 19th, 2020 | by Boris
IMAGES BY NICK EDARDS / HALF LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHIC If you’ve been attentive, you’d know I have long sung the praises of Schuberth helmets. They’re special. Hand-made in Germany with a five-year guarantee and in-built comms kinda... Read More →
Published on February 17th, 2020 | by Boris
Shitlords, please. I can’t even. How do you imagine your arrogant shitfuckery is going to end up? Seriously. Give it some thought. Because we’re approaching the tipping point. The options left to us are becoming fewer... Read More →
Published on February 16th, 2020 | by Boris
There was fever in the bunkhouse last night. Text message after text message came pinging into my phone. I read each one with sincere happiness and not a little awe. It made my night. For it’s... Read More →
