Month: March 2007

I put Five Live in contact with Patrick last night to talk about the release (below) from the Transport Select Committee – Patrick McConnon was holding up the banner for londonbikers.com – he was talking about the idiotic idea about putting limiters on bikes – the MPs are obviously off their heads and need to…

Every person who dreams of travelling has at the back of their mind an image of what they should look like and what the form of travel should be. For me it’s always been a motorcycle and for years I’ve searched for that ‘thing’ that means travelling the world on a motorbike – I’ve finally…

First Draft ————– As I sit here in my plush M&S dressing gown, red wine in one hand, laptop in the other and Northanger Abbey on the TV, I’m hardly the picture of a motorbike adventurer; facing the world with only 600cc and a toothbrush. Friday night saw me gripping the sides of my toilet…

… I bet you think because I’ve been away in these nice hotels, that I’m not actually doing any riding… that I’m missing my bike. Well. You’d be wrong, ish. The last two BBC Innovation Labs have been at Littlehampton on the south coast and this week in Midhurst in West Sussex. Both of these…