Shark Vantime

Shark helmets have a very interesting range for 2014, especially the Metro division range. This range includes the Shark Raw helmet that I posted back in February. The Shark Vantime is a full face helmet that has a very unique styling, it has a long visor that it shares with the Shark Nano, a smooth... Continue Reading →

Motorcycle Live 2013

This was my second trip to the motorcycle show at Birmingham NEC, I had a few bike I was looking at, as I’m considering changing my bike soon. All the manufacturers had the latest bikes on show, some for you to try out and some for you to look at. At the Honda stand i... Continue Reading →

BMW R NINE T

To celebrate their 90th anniversary, BMW have brought out a cafe racer style bike, it has the classic look, modernised, that a lot of bike and car manufacturers roll out these days. The R NINE T uses an old air cooled boxer 1200 engine, has inverted forks and radial brakes. It is also very customisable. you... Continue Reading →

Ducati 916

The Ducati 916 was made from 1994 to 1998.  It was Ducati's updated model from the 888.  Ducati 916 was admired because of its new design and outstanding technical features for the time. It was developed for the race track and was equipped with a rear swinging arm and exhausts under the seat, for improved aerodynamics. The engine "The Ducati Desmoquattro" a water-cooled, four-valve engine putting out 114... Continue Reading →

Ninja

In 1984 kawasaki released the GPZ900R, it won bike of the year and became the worlds fastest bike with a top speed of over 250km/h. It was also the first kawasaki to carry the name "ninja". After the success of the GPZ900R kawasaki released the 600cc version, which became a best seller, and was one... Continue Reading →

Racking up some miles

Saturday I started off the weekend with a trip to Largs. I followed the M8 to Greenock and took the Old Largs Road that takes you out just north of the centre of the seaside town. The Old Largs Road is a single track road that has lovely scenery, winding roads and not a lot... Continue Reading →

Street Bob Launch

I went to the launch of the Harley Davidson Street Bob Special edition at West Coast Harley on Friday. The bike is 2013 street bob that has a 1,690cc engine, also it's been given a great paint job, blackout engine and red rims, this gives it a great, old style chopper look. The bike comes... Continue Reading →

Nice day to take the bike out

As the weather was nice and (not very) warm. I thought I'd take the bike out and go a wee run (no pun intended). The run was not to anywhere special, just around the block, kind of. My brother joined me on his bike, he has a Harley Davidson Electra Glide, that rarely sees the... Continue Reading →

Feeling Light Headed

Nexx XR1R Carbon for £300 The Nexx XR1R Carbon is a light helmet with a one-piece carbon shell. It's one of the lightest helmets on the market, weighing just 1250g. It comes with a quick release clear visor, you can buy a range of coloured visors for £39.95 each. Also comes with a pin lock anti-fog... Continue Reading →

BMW K1

BMW brought out the K1 in 1988 as a updated model to the K100. The K1 is a sports-tourer with 1000cc, 100hp DOHC engine, but the engine and the power were overshadowed by the radical looks of the K1. Different from any bike anyone had seen before, the style, liked by some, hated by others,... Continue Reading →

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