Boris

SOUTHERN DAMNATION

October 31st, 2012 | by Boris

You Victorians truly are living in a state of total damnation. You are irredeemably damned on every imaginable level. Politically

SPEED

September 30th, 2012 | by Boris

My mouth is dry. My heart has stopped beating and is engaged in bizarre arrhythmic bullshit more akin to a

I, MOTORCYCLIST

August 24th, 2012 | by Boris

I, Motorcyclist, am better than you, Driver. In every way, and by any measure you’d care to make, I am

2012 CBR1000RR FIREBLADE

August 7th, 2012 | by Boris

As the model that arguably started the whole superbike arms race two decades ago, the 20th Anniversary Fireblade is still one hell of a weapon

THE GREATEST BIKE TEST EVER WRITTEN

July 10th, 2012 | by Boris

This is why Hunter S Thompson is venerated as a writer of vast skill. You will never read a bike test like this. More's the pity

“BLAND”? “BORING”? REALLY?

June 28th, 2012 | by Boris

We have a problem. A long time ago, some sub-literate, semi-lobotomised imbecile blithely masquerading as ‘motorcycle journalist’ heroically opined that

THE NUDIST COLONY – III: BMW K1300SM

May 3rd, 2012 | by Boris

…Continued from Why this bike is so often overlooked by people is beyond me. It’s an awesome bit of top-quality

THE NUDIST COLONY – II: TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE R

May 2nd, 2012 | by Boris

Triumph has obviously been listening to its customers, made a few very clever tweaks to an already good bike, and made a truly great bike as a result.

In which Boris is sensually invigorated by the European stylings and manifold repetitions of the letter "R" with Aprilia's Tuono V4R, Triumph's Speed Triple R, Benelli's R160, MV Agusta's Brutale 1090RR , BMW's K1300SM and Ducati's StreetfighteR 848