Electric motorcycles seemed to boom in the UK in 2020/21 but brands like Zero and Energica who were market leaders have struggled since.

I ride the classic Ducati 749R and try to decide how it compares to a more modern Ducati V2 what wins? Tech or nostalgia?

Why the Japanese and European motorcycle manufacturers need to pay attention to CFMOTO.

Recently, while reminiscing over my questionable biking history, I started thinking about the sheer volume of stupidity I’ve managed to cram into 25 years on two wheels. So I thought I’d share my Top 5 Stupidest Things I’ve Done on Motorbikes, and hopefully hear some of yours too.

So… you’ve finally convinced your other half that they  will benefit enormously from the joy created by you  buying a new motorcycle. A few glasses of wine, a couple of “life’s too short” speeches, and here we are. Nice work. That’s half the battle. Now comes the bit that can be exciting, infuriating, and expensive in equal measure: dealing with dealers . This isn’t a dry, legal guide. It’s years of personal and professional experience from the sharp end of showrooms, told as

Are motorcycles a form of meditation and therapy? Whats the mental affect on a rider? I look into it.

Are louder aftermarket motorcycle exhausts a way of saving lives or a pointless anti social racket?

What happens if you are caught speeding excessively in Switzerland? Well I will tell you how it nearly ruined my life!

By GetBenRiding Intro: Time to Talk About the “C-Word” in Motorcycling Chinese motorbikes. Few topics trigger quite as much eye-rolling, forum arguing or pub-expert lecturing. Some riders swear they’d never touch one. Others ride them daily and wonder what all the fuss is about. Meanwhile, the industry has quietly been changing underneath everyone’s feet. So let’s cut through the noise and talk honestly about why people really  hate Chinese bikes — and why a lot of those reas

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