May

Year: 2008

Month: May

SarahC's Suzuki and BSM DAS Diary day five: I'm really starting to enjoy this

16 May 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Well with just one full day’s riding ahead of my test tomorrow the heat really was on. I started off by taking myself out round the pad to warm up Kay and also to put in some U-Turns so that I could...

SarahC's Suzuki and BSM DAS diary day four: By George I think she's got it!

15 May 2008 by Sarah Carnell

My first major problem of the day was actually getting out of bed. The left side of my back has decided to go in to spasm probably after the windy ride yesterday – oh great. On arrival at BSM’s...

SarahC's Suzuki and BSM DAS diary day three: To SV650 or not SV650? that is the question

14 May 2008 by Sarah Carnell

After the highs of yesterday and the unexpected success on the Suzuki SV650 the plan for the day was to go out on the road to see how I get on with the ‘big’ bike before making a final decision...

SarahC's Suzuki and BSM DAS diary day two: Good god I'm riding a 650!

13 May 2008 by Sarah Carnell

I arrived just before 9am ready for day two and really aching from yesterday, which I’d hoped would go away over night. After getting my Frank Thomas Alicia textile gear on and HJC helmet it was time...

SarahC's Suzuki and BSM DAS diary day one: Let's get riding again

12 May 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Well after a few months off the road I’ve finally got round to booking what will hopefully turn out to be my Direct Access route to a full motorcycle licence. Over the next week, I will be sharing my...

Faulty luggage position on Suzuki Bandit GT

08 May 2008 by Anonymous

I have just purchased a bandit 1250 GT and when I got it home I found that you could not sit two people on the bike because of the position of the top box. It sits over the back seat and means there...

SHARP helmet tests remain a work in progress

06 May 2008 by Michael Carroll

The first round of results from the Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Program (SHARP) helmet test scheme are on-track to be published during the spring, a spokesman for the Department for Transport...