Had a test drive of the 1050 Tiger over the weekend, and a chance to compare the two round a 20-mile circuit from Rochdale out over the moors and back down Calderdale. Quite liked the Tiger, it felt so much more like a sports bike, but I was surprised to find that I was travelling faster round...

Had my tri-annual company medical on Monday, the PCA test revealed that my prostate cancer antigens were over double the norm. Being just 50 yrs old, they did a retest with the same result. Was sent to a Urologist, who did the old, "bend over/deep breath/rubber glove gig". Enlarged right side...

Hey guys, Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but you all seem a good bunch! I passed my test new years eve and have a new (well 650cc) Transalp. Obviously the whole sensation of riding is still new to me, and my confidence was growing with every mile under my belt. Collected the bike...

There I was on Ambulance stand-by , nothing much doing , so I decided to get the KTM out and ACF the spokes and nipples - just for something to do . Just pulling it up on the mainstand, as I have done thousands of times in 32 years of motorcycling and it went TWANG !! and a horrible tearing...

National Meet - Ride Report... (Better late than never!) He Came, He Saw, He Dropped his Bike (A Lot!) So it’s time to meet the gang, time to meet the hardcore rufty tufty cyber guys and girls who give it large on the forum. The people, who for the last year have only been imaginary...

Anyone out there help me avoid going back to square one and splitting my crank to check the oil pump. I have just done a rebore and top end rebuild and having put it all back in my newly painted frame connected to water and electric all seem to be going to plan. Sounds smooth and so I let it...

Hi All! My first post... shame it took me so long to find this site..! I'm after some advice on a very audible clunking sound (and sensation...) that I'm getting on my TA (1999 XL600), whenever I accelerate from standstill or low speed I get a few loud clunks from the transmission or chain...

Just a few words on the test ride of the Suzuki DL1000 V strom at the weekend . Yes I know its no good for off roading but seeing as my @ never goes off road ,I at least needed to try it out . The bike was a 02 with 11,000 miles , clean but I suspected that its was not that well...

Hi, 40.000 Km with my Transalp 2003 , time to change ... a new T'alp or another trail ? My dealer gave me a V STROM 650 for 24 h. Seat is very confortable beter than the T'alp Motor : fantastic ! A perfect sound, louder than mine T'alp fitted with a Lazer Enduro, thanks the screen...