How it feels to globetrot by motorbike

How it feels to globetrot by motorbike


I was in the Karakoram mountains in Pakistan and I’d made my way there on a hired donkey. For three nights I slept in a goatherd’s hut...
The screech of tyres and the mass revving of motorcycle engines are an increasingly familiar racket in London’s back streets and industrial estates. The cacophony invariably signals the arrival of riders from UK BikeLife, a shadowy subculture that has grown rapidly in the past few years, and is now thought to number several hundred members.

Gallery: Skid row riders


The young riders of UK BikeLife burn rubber across London, posting videos of their stunts. Are they a menace or just teenagers letting off steam?
Me and my Motor: Stuart Broad, England cricketer

Me and My Motor: Stuart Broad, the England bowler


Stuart Broad has the perfect physique for a pace bowler: his 6ft 6in frame can launch a cricket ball down
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Top 20 most expensive number plates sold at UK auctions

The 20 most expensive numberplates


For some, they're the least cool thing you can do to a car since furry dice but some personalised numberplates are as highly prized...
Christmas 2016 gifts and presents for car fans and motoring enthusiasts

Christmas 2016 gifts for car fans


It's that time of year. Yes, we know it's still November but John Lewis released its Christmas advert this week, which, as we all know...
2017 VW Golf GTI gets facelift, more power and tech upgrades

2017 VW Golf gets facelift and tech upgrades


If you can chart changes in consumer demand through the Volkswagen Golf, which was introduced in 1974, then the latest model appears destined
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Reader Letters: Criminal cyclists, dazzling brakes, smart motorway signs and more

Reader Letters: Criminal cyclists, dazzling brakes


What can be done about cyclists who, when informed by a driver that they’ve gone through a red light, wait until you catch them up and then thump
Car Clinic: After clearing petrol out of my diesel car's fuel system, should I pay for optional additive?

Car Clinic: I put petrol in my diesel car...


When I put petrol in my diesel Audi A5, Fuel Doctor drained the tank. I declined to pay £20 for an additive to prevent “dangerous fumes..."
Model X delays and ham radios

Reader Letters: Pedestrian safety and ham radios


When a deer ran out in front of my Jaguar XE I applied an emergency stop. There was a loud bang, a cracking noise and the bonnet shot up...
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The Clarkson Review: 2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport Edition 40

The Clarkson Review: VW Golf GTI Clubsport


My television colleagues and I had to visit Whitby recently, which meant there was a debate in the office about how we’d get to North Yorkshire...

Seat Alhambra Mk 2 review (2010 on)


Is this the last of the Alhambras? Reports that the practical seven-seat MPV, or people carrier, is likely to be killed off are premature...
The Clarkson Review: 2016 Citroën Grand C4 Picasso

The Clarkson Review: 2016 Citroën Grand C4 Picasso


I had a bit of a discussion the other day about when men grow up. A friend explained that when he used to work in a clothes shop he would...
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