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11 March 2019

GREGORY THE GREAT - Gregg Hansford

It wasn’t what the late Gregg Hansford did in his short time on the GP circuit that made him such an enigma, but rather what he didn’t do

Gassit Garage
05 March 2019

Where are they now? Glen Dix – it’s not over until the flagman dances

Glen Dix’s involvement with motorsport began in the early ’50s – a time when Rowley Park Speedway broadcast live to air on radio. His job as penciller – recording results – in the broadcast box was as boring as batshit for an enthusiastic teenager craving excitement. A

Gassit Garage
02 March 2019

Andy & Alissa and their XT660R

Riding Tajikistan’s legendary Pamir Mountains was supposed to be the ride of their lives. But trying to get out with a snapped frame and no suspension wasn’t what they had in mind

Gassit Garage
27 February 2019

Revolving racer - Alex Phillis

Alex Phillis: I’m really looking forward to the Island Classic’s four International Challenge races. It will be an enjoyable way to start what is shaping up as a big year of racing for me. Team New Zealand really do have the attitude of ‘let’s just have fun,’ so althoug

Gassit Garage
27 February 2019

Reader Rides

Here is a pic of me washing my first bike when I was just 17, crazy how you could ride big bikes when you first got your licence back then, I’m not 63 years old.  Barry Waugh I lost my right arm in accident 23 years ago but decided to get back in the saddle, could say i

Gassit Garage
26 February 2019

Grid Talk - Jordi Viladoms & Toby Price

As the Dakar teams line up in Lima, KTM’s Sport Manager has a fistful of aces

Gassit Garage
14 February 2019

Living with the Royal Enfield Himalayan

“It’s the same formula but they’re two totally different bikes, eh?” offered my riding mate Andy as we gulped down water after a particularly difficult section of cricket ball-sized rocks. He was on his kitted-out Suzuki DR-Z400 and I was on a Royal Enfield Himalayan. And

Gassit Garage
13 February 2019

Not forgotten - Brian Payne

Bend it like Brian, he was motorcycling’s maestro of metallurgy

Gassit Garage
13 February 2019

How they do stuff - Navigating Dakar

The first thing to learn is that the quickest way from A to B is via X, Y and Z

Gassit Garage
09 February 2019

In Pit Lane - Get your GOAT

Trees are tall. But they do not touch the sky. I offer this cod philosophy to help keep things in proportion. When you are up too close to something, it is easy to over-inflate its importance. With a few weeks to look back on the MotoGP season, it still inspires awe. But what

Gassit Garage
08 February 2019

Reader Rides

It doesn’t matter if it was a free-to-a- good-home paddock basher you pulled from the neighbour’s shed, or a shiny new showroom model you saved your hard- earned cash for, no one forgets their first.

Gassit Garage
08 February 2019

Where are they now? Richard Reid

Richard Reid – the bloke to win Kawasaki’s first road race