Well… That’s MotoGP Done – Final Round: Valencia Personally, I’ve never understood why Valencia is the last round of the MotoGP season. It’s never really produced any crackers, has it? Mind you, a few championships have  been decided there. I guess you need a track with decent weather that’s central enough for everyone to pack up, go home, or head straight into testing. Anyway — spoiler alert! Results Valencia Sprint: P1: Alex Marquez P2: Pedro Acosta P3: Raúl Fernández Valen

Right then — FS-3 Racing have finally lifted the lid on their 2024 lineup, and it’s a tasty one. Max Cook returns for his fourth consecutive season , and joining him for the first time in the Superbike class is none other than Joe Talbot . And if you’ve followed the BSB feeder series at all, you’ll know this is a seriously interesting pairing. Let’s break it down. Max Cook – Mr. Consistency Returns Cook staying with FS-3 for year number four says a lot. Teams don’t keep rider

By Ben Grayson – Get Ben Riding Let’s get this out of the way: I like  RIDE 5.If you love bikes, race series, and pretending you’re Jonathan Rea on a Tuesday night, this is pretty much the only big bike game we’ve got. And that’s the problem — it should  be incredible… but it’s still held back by some really avoidable, really frustrating issues. Here’s my honest take. ⭐ The Good Stuff – Why You’ll Enjoy It Huge Bike List & Track Selection RIDE 5 is basically Gran Turismo for

Wild Hogs  came out in 2007 and stars John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, and William H. Macy — a cast so random it sounds like a pub quiz question, not a movie lineup. And that  is exactly why it works. Let me explain… I’m 42, which means I’m now at the age where getting off the bike involves groaning like I’ve just finished a Tough Mudder. My mates and I have the same conversations most bikers do at this age: “We’re too old for this.” “My knees aren’t what they used

World Superbikes used to be the relatable championship. The series where you’d look at the bikes on the grid and think: “Yeah… that’s basically the one in the dealership down the road.” But over the last few years something weird has happened: WSBK bikes have become almost as fast as MotoGP bikes. And as much as people pretend otherwise, the whole “production-based” thing is slowly becoming a bit of a joke. So let’s talk about how we got here and why, in my opinion, World Sup

Alright… before the O’Halloran fan club starts sharpening their pitchforks, just hear me out. Then you can call me an idiot in the comments afterwards

By Ben Grayson – Get Ben Riding Trackdays used to be the thing .You ’d rock up at stupid o’clock, armed with a flask of coffee, a van full of tools you wouldn’t touch, and a sportsbike that you swore would “just stay standard this year.” But lately? It feels like the UK trackday scene’s on life support. A few organisers have folded, attendance is down, and yet — Euro trackdays are booming. So what’s going on? Why are UK trackdays struggling when blasting around a racetrack on

By Ben Grayson – Get Ben Riding Say what you want about COVID — it was a brutal time for most people — but it wasn’t bad for bike sales. During lockdown, bikes were flying out of showrooms faster than dealers could uncrate them. Suddenly, everyone wanted two wheels and freedom. As a result, loads of small dealers popped up overnight, Chinese manufacturers flooded in, and the used bike market went absolutely nuts. The irony, of course, was that if you did  get caught out ridin

By Ben Grayson – Get Ben Riding My first proper road bike was an Aprilia RS125  — the teenage dream machine back in the day. I still remember paying £300 for insurance  on it, and that was eye-watering  at the time. You couldn’t even pay monthly back then — it was pay up front or forget it. But £300 now? You’d be lucky to insure a set of brake levers  for that. Fast-forward to 2025 and the same 125 would cost you £1,500 to insure , easy. Madness. 🔁 The Annual Insurance Ritua

By Ben Grayson – Get Ben Riding 🚦 The Red Tape That’s Choking Our Passion I get that the government feels it has a duty to stop us from killing ourselves (because that’s how they like to frame it), but in just my lifetime (I’m 42) I’ve watched the goalposts for getting a full bike licence move further and further away — making it more expensive, more complicated, and way more discouraging than ever. When my grandad started riding, you basically rode around the block — and if