Motorcycle How To Guides and Instruction

Speeding: Roadside and courtroom manners

Not that you'll ever need this lot of course, but just in case here's how to make the best of a bad situation. After more tugs than I can count and nine court appearances here's what I've learned

7 ways to avoid being a victim of motorcycle theft

Motorcycles are desirable but unfortunately they garner unwanted attention from thieves, here are some top tips to ensure your bike doesn't get stolen and you don't buy a ringer

How to overtake effectively

One of the biggest factors in serious motorcycle crashes are errors in overtaking, here's the best way to ensure safe overtaking

How to pull 12 o'clock wheelies

Triumph riding stunt master reveals his secret to pulling vertical wheelies

Spot where and when you can lean in the wet

How far over can I lean in the wet? The answer? All the way.

Get the Perfect Fast-road Set-up

Set your springy bits, go bastard-fast

How to do a Back-flip

26 year-old Gary Taylor was the first British rider to nail the back-flip. Here’s how to do it

Ride Around the World Without a Film Crew

Before Long way Round there was Mondo Enduro – seven friends riding the world without support crews, GS Adventures, mobile phones or irritating producers called Russ. Mondo’s Austin Vince on keeping it simple

Whitham's reet good guide to doing a stoppie

The fine art of taking a motorcycle near-vertical on its front wheel laid bare. Just don’t come blubbing to James when she goes over the top

Regardless of whether or not they’re big or clever, wheelies are the one stunt everyone wants to be able to do. If they won’t admit as much then they’re in wheelie denial and should seek help immediately

The art of engine tuning is a science many fine authors have spent hundreds of pages trying explain. Honestly, it’s not that complicated. Here’s how to tickle another paddock of ponies out of a four stroke

Nail Craner Curves

Ron Haslam, who’s nailed Craner curves some 62,937 times in his career, talks you through this epic sequence of corners

Be a Track Day Instructor

Those that can, do; those that can’t, teach. Except for John Hogan, who just pretends. Can he convince a bunch of track virgins he’s an instructor with the Ron Haslam Race School?

How to Wash your kit

Keeping your leathers in the best condition with Alpinestars' Katia Polini

Choose a Sexy Classic

Compulsive classic snaffler James Whitham talks you through buying a great big, candy-coloured slice of nostalgia

Destroy Supercars

Ridiculously powerful, with unearthly levels of grip and braking ability, the modern supercar is a tough quarry. Here’s the lowdown

Bikes fall over; it happens. Here’s how to get yours back up, regardless of how heavy it is or weedy you are

Write a Brilliant Classified Ad

Need to sell? Read this and have the phone ringing red hot

Ride Casey Stoner’s bike

Do what no one else can do and get to grips with the Ducati Desmosedici, the fiercest race bike on the planet

Master Roundabouts

Riding guru Andy Morrison on the pleasures and potential pitfalls of fast circles

Save £500 on your next bike

Compulsive bike buyer James Whitham on how to save a monkey

Ride Up Sand Dunes

John Griffiths of adventure touring firm Moto Aventures is a dune-riding guru. Here’s how to conquer mountains of sand

Crash and Look Cool

Ride bikes hard enough for long enough and you will come off. Ron Haslam offers advice on racking up style points and steering clear of A&E

Buying and running a classic bike

Tired of the repeated record of modern motorcycles? Here are tips to buying, restoring and running a classic bike

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