Simon Hargreaves

3 weeks ago | bennetts.co.uk | Simon Hargreaves |John Milbank |Dale Lomas |Michael Mann

Hello you lovely FECers you, and welcome to Episode 210 of the long-running, will-it-never-end, Front End Chatter podcast for motorcycles and motorcyclists, spoken out loud by Simian Hardgleaves and Marsupial Fatz-Domino. We are, as ever, indebted and beholden unto Lord Bennetts, Britannia's Best Bike Insurers and may his whaling fleet never run out of blubber, and bikesocial.co.uk, the hostess with the mostess, you know, you know... the one that goes up to 11.

1 month ago | bennetts.co.uk | Jon Urry |Stephen Lamb |Jim Moore |Simon Hargreaves

Massively experienced road testerOverall BikeSocial rating4/5The Triumph Bonneville is one of those bikes that needs little introduction. Originally released in 1958 and named in honour of Johnny Allen’s 214mph land speed record that was set in 1956 on a Triumph at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, it was only ever going to be a matter of time before the reinvented British brand reintroduced the Bonneville name for a new generation of riders to enjoy.

1 month ago | bennetts.co.uk | Jim Moore |Jon Urry |Stephen Lamb |Simon Hargreaves

Bike journo for a quarter of a centuryOverall BikeSocial rating4/5The G650GS took over from the old F650 as BMW’s entry level ‘adventure’ single in 2011. The outgoing BMW F 650 GS was a hard act to follow, having garnered loyal fans the world over on account of its easy-going nature, reliable Rotax motor, strong all-round ability and – for a bike wearing the famous BMW badge – affordability.

1 month ago | bennetts.co.uk | Jon Urry |Stephen Lamb |Jim Moore |Simon Hargreaves

Massively experienced road tester2020 model was 125cc for the UK Market, but 155cc overseas. Both models looks the same though. Overall BikeSocial rating4/5Regularly one of the UK’s best-selling scooters (Yamaha sell over 3500 a year, mainly to delivery riders!), the NMAX 125 offers excellent value for money when new and that makes it an incredibly tempting prospect in the used market.

1 month ago | bennetts.co.uk | Jim Moore |Simon Hargreaves |Ben Purvis |Jon Urry

Overall BikeSocial rating4/5The GL1500 is Honda’s fourth generation Gold Wing, with each iteration getting bigger, better and more sophisticated than its predecessor. Launched for 1988 and fresh from the ground up compared to the previous 1200 model, the GL1500 boasted previously unseen levels of luxury, technical advancement and long-distance capability.