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27/02/2021

What Is a Cafe Racer Jacket?

08/06/2019 Ancient Hippy

Are you looking for a Cafe Racer jacket to wear as a fashion statement or for something that not only looks cool but also protects you should you come off your motorcycle? Either way I […]

What Your Helmet Says About Your Riding Style

28/07/2018 Ancient Hippy

They say that after choosing your motorcycle, picking out your helmet is the second hardest decision you are going to make. I’m not so sure about that as I’ve added half a dozen jackets to […]

Cafe Racers

How To Make a Cafe Racer Comfortable – 7 Tips To Improve Your Ride

28/01/2020

Want a Cafe Racer but worried about the riding position? Building your own Cafe Racer but afraid you’ll be in no shape to reach those clip-ons by the time it [...]
Isle of Man

Jurby Festival 2019 Classic Motorcycle Photos

05/09/2019

When I got back from the Jurby Festival and downloaded all my photos I realised I had got quite a few 1970’s and 80’s classics as well as all the [...]
Classic Motorcycles

Red Duster Racers 2019 Lake Perkolilli, Western Australia

24/11/2019

Standing in the vast, open-plain, dry lake bed in the Australian Outback is a world away from where I had been just 10 days earlier. The red dust of the [...]
Isle of Man

TT2021 Cancelled

08/12/2020

Following on from the cancellation of TT2020, the Manx Government have announced the same fate for TT2021. Perhaps learning from the errors of leaving the decision for TT2020 until the [...]
Biker Life

What Your Helmet Says About Your Riding Style

28/07/2018

They say that after choosing your motorcycle, picking out your helmet is the second hardest decision you are going to make. I’m not so sure about that as I’ve added [...]

Triumph Bonneville Scrambler 2006 – 2019

27/02/2021

The modern Triumph Bonneville Scrambler appeared back in 2006. An off-road styled version of the Triumph Bonneville, it also took many visual cues from the iconic TR6 Trophy, a bike that was made famous by [...]
Honda RC51 : The Duck Hunter

25/02/2021

The Honda RC51 became a legend here on the Isle of Man after Joey Dunlop rode it to his 24th TT win in 2000 – at 48 he was supposed to be too old to [...]
Ducati M900 – The Monster That Saved Ducati

24/02/2021

With over 37 different variations to date and a bike that accounted for 42% of all Ducati sales throughout the 90’s, it is definitely worth a deeper look into the Ducati M900. Let’s get into [...]
Harley Davidson Sportster – Is The Legend Retiring?

23/02/2021

1957 was the first year of the Harley Davidson Sportster, 64 years later and rumours are swirling about it being dropped from Harley’s model range. Say it ain’t so Harley? On the back of these [...]
Ducati 916 – The Icon of the 90s

22/02/2021

The Ducati 916 undoubtedly saved the company back in the 1990s and it has remained an icon in the motorcycling world ever since. Read more here […]