From Pennsylvania, south – into the heat of a Virginia summer. I don’t quite know what I’d expected this part of America to look like,...

Just to get you up to speed, if you’ve only just found this blog: Who am I? Journalist and road tester (former editor of RiDE), writer...

Well, I made it to America. After the bike was freighted into Canada (less red tape than going direct into the US) I had to unbox it...

So I made it to Canada - woohoo. Still, the Big Stupid Trip of a Lifetime hasn't quite got off to the dream start for the dream trip....

The preparation is over. It’s too late to chicken out. I’ve dropped the bike off with Moto Freight at Heathrow, paid the money and it‘s...

What's the perfect first tour for someone new to biking? It could be this one. Short, sweet and very rewarding – it's an ideal...

You’re probably wondering why I’m still here. Wasn’t I meant to be riding around the world? Well, yes - and that’s precisely what I am...

Bank holidays were not invented to facilitate the mowing of grass or the hanging of wallpaper. Bank holidays were created for riding...

Bright sunshine, green hedges frothy with white blossom, grippy tarmac on a bendy road and a congenial pillion. That's a good day. Stuck...

I woke up to enough fleeting sunshine to optimistically start speculating about where to ride this weekend. After all, I’m getting...

I catch myself finding reasons to hesitate before getting on the bike. Faffing around. Where’s my phone? Have I locked the house? Where...

Two ribs went for a motorcycle ride; after a while, one said "Let's have a break..." But falling off a bike isn't a joke. Especially as...

Today is my last day in the South African town of George - after arriving in an ambulance at midnight exactly four weeks ago. I’m itching...

What is it about Stelvio that provokes such strong reactions? More than any other road I can think of, Italy’s highest pass polarises...

I don’t often feel guilty about riding bikes. Okay, when I stood in the dock at Bristol Magistrates Court in 2004 to explain why I was...

I’ve been trying to come up with the definitive list of Europe’s greatest motorcycle rides, to stop myself going crazy as I lie in my...

Big boys don’t cry. Especially not big, macho, laugh-in-the-face-of-broken-bones, bike-riding boys like me. But it’s damn difficult to...

I've used a lot of different Bluetooth headsets over the years but this Interphone Tour is the one that's become my default – and it's...

Bob Geldof was right about one thing: I don't like Mondays. It's not that I don't enjoy work – even when I was a wage slave, I liked what...

Before I dive into reviewing this 40L waterproof rolltop bag from Givi, I should explain two things. First, I didn't pay for it: it was...