Sidecars can be fitted to almost any motorcycle that has a tubular steel frame, as these two recent examples from Watsonian prove Dating from the 1960s, the Triton cafe racer has been paired with a lightweight Watsonian Prescott. Powered by…
Some days are great and everything goes just how you want it to. Other days are like today and nothing goes as planned. I woke up full of enthusiasm to get on with the exhausts, the first side went quite…
Despair shop 22 – Feelin’ hot, hot, hot This week in the despair shop I have mainly been playing with a 2002 Honda Vigor 650. It’s a strange old beast – single cylinder 650 single overhead cam, 4 valves, twin…
Super stocking-fillers for BMW bike-lover in your family, these officially licensed BMW-branded gifts are exclusive to Nippy Normans in the UK. BMW money box oil barrel. Save up for your next bike! High quality print in matte finish on metal can. Embossed…
Storing Your Bike This Winter? Charge now or pay later. That’s the simple message from OptiMate, the battery-saving experts. Left unattended, 12V motorcycle batteries can take a battering during the winter months: lower temperatures slow the chemical reaction inside, reducing…
Yes, it’s time to mount the sissy bar that I made in the last part. I think it came out quite well and it’s a big part of the character of the bike, well worth the three quids worth of…
As I am sure most of you know if you want to ride a bike these days you have to jump through many Government / EU hoops that make the whole process rather onerous and very expensive. If you wish…
The rear wheel stay didn’t work out quite as I had planned as it didn’t give me enough clearance from the wheel without looking a bit crap. I decided to still use the rear part from the bandit bit but…
It was my wife’s 60th birthday t’other week and she had been going on for a good while about wanting a dog. I didn’t really want one as I found it really hard to get over losing the last one….
Work continued on the VFR750 – the brake calipers being the next to receive attention. They had been removed and tied up with a bungee – usually a sign that they have been binding which makes the bike very hard…
