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  • The 12,000-mile service

    The before picture. Note the open Haynes manual on the ground. Let me just say right off the bat that I don’t begrudge anyone earning a good wage. Life is hard and if you can earn enough money to make it just a little bit easier on yourself and your family, then more power to…

  • The future gets a little clearer

    Is this the Victory Fatty? Not too long ago I wrote about how excited I am to see what Victory Motorcycles has up its sleeve for the future. At the time, some sketches had leaked to various motorcycle publications showing multiple styles of bike all sporting a liquid-cooled engine. In that post, I pointed to…

  • What I want: Honda CB1100 EX

    What I want: Honda CB1100 EX

    Falling in love with Honda’s retro machine the CB1100 EX, and considers its potential as a timeless bike.

  • 2014 Victory Judge – First Ride

    2014 Victory Judge – First Ride

    The Victory Judge motorcycle is stunning but has inadequate brakes, making it unsafe despite its appealing design and performance capabilities.

  • Visor Down and Michelin are my new jam

    Visor Down and Michelin are my new jam

    A motorcycle journey to the Peak District, where I encountered challenges and camaraderie with fellow riders.

  • Kids these days

    The kids are alright. A lot — in fact, most — of my connection to the wider motorcycling world comes via the interwebs. And I’ve talked before about the fact there are a number of revolving themes within the internet side of that community: helmets, and filtering, and holding a vociferous opinion on Harley-Davidson, and…

  • Visiting the Fleece Inn

    The Fleece Inn A few miles from the quaint Cotswold market town of Evesham lies the Fleece Inn, a pub with a history stretching back more than 600 years. I’m a sucker for that sort of thing. I love the idea of sitting in a place that’s been around since before any Europeans even knew…

  • Worth waiting for

    Worth waiting for

    Victory Motorcycles is evolving