Why We Ride
We ride to have fun, we ride to save time, we ride to save money, we ride to get together, we ride by choice, we ride because we can, we ride because... pass your motorcycle test and you'll understand whyGalleries
Clippings
- Real independence - Learner car drivers have to take a 'qualified' driver with them everywhere they go. Learner riders can go it alone from the age of 16!
- No toll charges: Motorcyclists pay nothing to use the Dartford Crossing, the Severn Bridge or the Mersey Tunnels.
- No congestion charge: Bikes are exempt from London's congestion charge. And with more cities ready to implement their own congestion charging schemes... two wheels have to tempt, don't they?
- Dreams of the great adventure: Obi Wan KenObi rides a bike - or at least Ewan McGregor does... a long, long, way. More here
- Barry Sheene: The man who made motorcycling cool in Britain. Discover the legend, here
- Evel Knievel: The most famous motorcyclist ever? Discover the legend here
- Steve McQueen: The coolest man to ever ride a bike? Or was he just cool because he rode a bike? You decide.
- More than one in six new riders is a woman
- Motorcycling makes you more virile: Sitting in a car makes a gentleman's 'equipment' too warm. Riding keeps your best bits nicely chilled - upping sperm count.
- Biking is better for your back. A typical bike riding position keeps your spine nicely stretched out. A car is much more cramped.
Videos
- Commuter long distance comparison: Car v Bike into Central London watch now »
- We Ride (Mary J Blige) watch now »
- Bikes save lives watch now »
Top sites
- Motorcycle News
- The world's leading source of motorcycle news. Packed with bikes and kit to buy, too.
- Classic Bike
- Classic Bike celebrates bikes we owned when we had more hair and smaller waists. Meet extroadinary people who rebuild, restore and ride them. Plus bikes and parts for sale every issue.
- Performance Bikes
-
PB stands for owning a performance bike. For riding too far, too fast and doing something you shouldn't on a performance bike. For overly ambitious projects, beautiful engineering and the delicious detail of a performance bike.