Published on July 13th, 2020 | by Boris
IMAGES BY NICK ‘WHY DOES THAT POLICE CAR KEEP CIRCLING BACK?’ EDARDS To my aged and road-blasted mind, there are two kinds of Learner Approved Motorcycles (LAMs) on the market. The ones Learners should be buying,... Read More →
Published on July 9th, 2020 | by Boris
IMAGERY BY NICK ‘I SMELL BURNING’ EDARDS The R1250R HP is a stunning motorcycle. There. I said it. It is, hands down, the best boxer-engined bike to come out of Bavaria thus far. And coincidentally, it’s... Read More →
Published on July 8th, 2020 | by Boris
IMAGERY BY NICK ‘YOUR ARSE LOOKS BIG IN EVERYTHING’ EDARDS It seems almost superfluous to be discussing pants with the approach of the MotoGP season. But when your jeans are named ‘Mike’ and they aren’t the... Read More →
Published on July 7th, 2020 | by Boris
IMAGES BY NICK ‘WHY ARE YOU PANTING?’ EDARDS I can only imagine an impish French designer beheld this entirely new Shark marvel and declared: “Mon Dieu! I shall call it Shestter because if I call it... Read More →
Published on June 11th, 2020 | by Boris
IMAGES AND FASHION ADVICE BY NICK ‘DID YOU BRING HEELS?”’ EDARDS When I finally returned the battleship-grey TMAX scooter to Yamaha HQ, I was shaking my head. I gave it the stinkeye over my shoulder. I’d... Read More →
Published on May 24th, 2020 | by Boris
IMAGES BY NICK ‘I WISH YOU WERE A FRUIT-BAT’ EDARDS / HALF LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHIC She said, “Do you wanna go to heaven?” And I said, “Yeah, just lead me on.” “Take my hand, can you feel... Read More →
Published on May 6th, 2020 | by Boris
IMAGES BY NICK “STAND BACK FROM ME, PLAGUE-PIG” EDARDS I’m starting to think if Yamaha sewed a dead hog to the top of its brilliant MT-09 engine, rammed a set of bars through its head, and... Read More →
Published on April 13th, 2020 | by Boris
Every once in a rare while, the world produces a motorcycle that is unlike any other motorcycle ever made. Astride it, one feels supremely magnificent – like a Dothraki Bloodrider coursing into battle…or maybe that’s just... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2020 | by Boris
Giving me a dirt bike is like giving a gibbon an AK-47. It’s hilarious. Lots of noise. Screaming. Stuff exploding. Massive hilarity for a while, and then lots of tears, regrets, and recriminations. That’s me and... Read More →
Published on March 20th, 2020 | by Boris
IMAGES BY NICK ‘NO, THERE’S NO WHEELIE ICON IN PHOTOSHOP’ EDARDS / HALF LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHIC At a time when the evolution of the motorcycle is almost entirely governed by electric technology, the advent of the long-awaited... Read More →
