Simon Hargreaves
@sihbikes.bsky.social
Ride motorbikes, write about them & stand in front of a camera and talk about them for RiDE, MCN, Bike & Bennetts BikeSocial. Talk into a microphone for frontendchatter.com, a podcast about motorbikes. Slappa da bass for High Rollers function band too.
Me too. There's a 1300 GSA under there somewhere.
April 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Me too. There's a 1300 GSA under there somewhere.
You'd be miserable too if it kept trying to spit you off. Whit in the pits, in both senses, Donington 1999, on Roberts' Modenas KR3. Had a better time at the same track, same year, on an R6.
April 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
You'd be miserable too if it kept trying to spit you off. Whit in the pits, in both senses, Donington 1999, on Roberts' Modenas KR3. Had a better time at the same track, same year, on an R6.
Bad Photoshop R1300 RS v the real thing. Close enough.
April 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Bad Photoshop R1300 RS v the real thing. Close enough.
This is the 46th Bol d’Or at Paul Ricard, Sept 1982, beautifully shot by PB’s (then Motorcycle Mechanics’) technical editor John Robinson. 100,000 crowd taking every vantage point. Pre-race entertainment by Kawasaki’s KDX450. Nice shoes, nice whiskey-throttle. Bike looks like an animal.
April 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This is the 46th Bol d’Or at Paul Ricard, Sept 1982, beautifully shot by PB’s (then Motorcycle Mechanics’) technical editor John Robinson. 100,000 crowd taking every vantage point. Pre-race entertainment by Kawasaki’s KDX450. Nice shoes, nice whiskey-throttle. Bike looks like an animal.
Going in deep on Honda's CB1000 Hornet and Hornet SP over at @bennettsinsurance.bsky.social YouTube channel; give it a whirl by all means.
youtu.be/OKtKipglCPo?...
youtu.be/OKtKipglCPo?...
Honda CB1000 Hornet SP Review | BikeSocial Geek Test
YouTube video by Bennetts BikeSocial
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April 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Going in deep on Honda's CB1000 Hornet and Hornet SP over at @bennettsinsurance.bsky.social YouTube channel; give it a whirl by all means.
youtu.be/OKtKipglCPo?...
youtu.be/OKtKipglCPo?...
A rare vintage glimpse inside Honda’s R&D centre in Osaka from 1981, with a CX500 Turbo on the dyno. Enjoying the foot pedal controls – presumably clutch, brake & throttle, with gear changes via the joystick? Love the computer tape spools too, on the right. Very Gerry Anderson.
April 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A rare vintage glimpse inside Honda’s R&D centre in Osaka from 1981, with a CX500 Turbo on the dyno. Enjoying the foot pedal controls – presumably clutch, brake & throttle, with gear changes via the joystick? Love the computer tape spools too, on the right. Very Gerry Anderson.
BMW announced new R1300 R today – new 1300 motor in same spec as 1300 GS, sportier dynamic.
But what about the R1300 RS*? Watch that space, I guess. Hope it's got flat bars & bigger tank.
*some Photoshop may have been used in this pic. Not AI, mind, just cut & paste 😊
But what about the R1300 RS*? Watch that space, I guess. Hope it's got flat bars & bigger tank.
*some Photoshop may have been used in this pic. Not AI, mind, just cut & paste 😊
April 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
BMW announced new R1300 R today – new 1300 motor in same spec as 1300 GS, sportier dynamic.
But what about the R1300 RS*? Watch that space, I guess. Hope it's got flat bars & bigger tank.
*some Photoshop may have been used in this pic. Not AI, mind, just cut & paste 😊
But what about the R1300 RS*? Watch that space, I guess. Hope it's got flat bars & bigger tank.
*some Photoshop may have been used in this pic. Not AI, mind, just cut & paste 😊
Help please camera bods. Got a Sony A6700 for 4k at 120fps, & Sandisk V90 SD card from Amazon (link below). But the camera says the card's not quick enough to record 4k etc (I formatted).
Ran a test on the card (see pic).
Is it fake or am I doing something wrong?
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08YF7PB1...
Ran a test on the card (see pic).
Is it fake or am I doing something wrong?
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08YF7PB1...
April 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Help please camera bods. Got a Sony A6700 for 4k at 120fps, & Sandisk V90 SD card from Amazon (link below). But the camera says the card's not quick enough to record 4k etc (I formatted).
Ran a test on the card (see pic).
Is it fake or am I doing something wrong?
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08YF7PB1...
Ran a test on the card (see pic).
Is it fake or am I doing something wrong?
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08YF7PB1...
First Hornets of the year arrived in my garden, courtesy of @bennettsinsurance.bsky.social and #ridemagazine
March 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
First Hornets of the year arrived in my garden, courtesy of @bennettsinsurance.bsky.social and #ridemagazine
Top tip: don't put unleaded in a T5 diesel 😑
March 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Top tip: don't put unleaded in a T5 diesel 😑
Reposted by Simon Hargreaves
FINAL CALL!
Come ride Scotland with @sihbikes.bsky.social & me on FEC Highland Fling #2
Arrive Tues 6th May, spend 3 mind-blowing days riding the best of Scotland, leave Sat 10th May. Great roads, great scenery, great company.
Don't miss out - bookings close tomoz (Fri 7th Mar)
👉 bit.ly/fecfling2
Come ride Scotland with @sihbikes.bsky.social & me on FEC Highland Fling #2
Arrive Tues 6th May, spend 3 mind-blowing days riding the best of Scotland, leave Sat 10th May. Great roads, great scenery, great company.
Don't miss out - bookings close tomoz (Fri 7th Mar)
👉 bit.ly/fecfling2
2025 Escorted Motorcycle Tour of the Scottish Highlands
2025 Motorcycle tour of Scotland, meals as specified included.
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March 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
FINAL CALL!
Come ride Scotland with @sihbikes.bsky.social & me on FEC Highland Fling #2
Arrive Tues 6th May, spend 3 mind-blowing days riding the best of Scotland, leave Sat 10th May. Great roads, great scenery, great company.
Don't miss out - bookings close tomoz (Fri 7th Mar)
👉 bit.ly/fecfling2
Come ride Scotland with @sihbikes.bsky.social & me on FEC Highland Fling #2
Arrive Tues 6th May, spend 3 mind-blowing days riding the best of Scotland, leave Sat 10th May. Great roads, great scenery, great company.
Don't miss out - bookings close tomoz (Fri 7th Mar)
👉 bit.ly/fecfling2
Latest Front End Chatter wiv me & @mufga.bsky.social out now for listen &/or download directly from @bennettsinsurance.bsky.social
Cut & paste into yer browser:
www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/n...
Cut & paste into yer browser:
www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/n...
February 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Latest Front End Chatter wiv me & @mufga.bsky.social out now for listen &/or download directly from @bennettsinsurance.bsky.social
Cut & paste into yer browser:
www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/n...
Cut & paste into yer browser:
www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/n...
Woah, turn down the dental brightness! Turkey Teeth central. And I speak as someone who's spent the day watching a video with my own tombstones gyrating like a disco graveyard.
So, how much does it cost?
So, how much does it cost?
February 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Woah, turn down the dental brightness! Turkey Teeth central. And I speak as someone who's spent the day watching a video with my own tombstones gyrating like a disco graveyard.
So, how much does it cost?
So, how much does it cost?
I shall watch Season Three with even more appreciation.
February 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I shall watch Season Three with even more appreciation.
C'mon asshole, you've done this before.
February 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
C'mon asshole, you've done this before.
*Promenade Percy*: Slang (UK), circa 1910, for a noisy, antisocial motorcyclist.
February 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
*Promenade Percy*: Slang (UK), circa 1910, for a noisy, antisocial motorcyclist.
"The harmony of blending a bike into heavy traffic, making progress with daring, beautiful efficiency, is like waltzing though an artillery barrage with military precision" – unknown author, 1950s Motorcycling magazine
February 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"The harmony of blending a bike into heavy traffic, making progress with daring, beautiful efficiency, is like waltzing though an artillery barrage with military precision" – unknown author, 1950s Motorcycling magazine
This shop goes up to 11.
February 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This shop goes up to 11.
Does this make any sense? Out on a new bike recently & it was v good. But on reflection it all felt a bit CGI, as if someone asked Photoshop for an AI of a motorbike. Maybe it was the electronics - deep semi active & engine management - and Euro5. I ended up impressed, but also feeling a bit gaslit.
February 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Does this make any sense? Out on a new bike recently & it was v good. But on reflection it all felt a bit CGI, as if someone asked Photoshop for an AI of a motorbike. Maybe it was the electronics - deep semi active & engine management - and Euro5. I ended up impressed, but also feeling a bit gaslit.
Riding no. 11 tomorrow, at the launch of Ducati's 2025 Multistrada V2 S - 1st go on the new 890cc V-twin (lightest V they've built, apparently). Lots to 🗣️ - new engine, chassis, ergos, electronics.
For next week's MCN & if you miss it, it'll be in Bike mag shortly afterwards. So no excuses.
For next week's MCN & if you miss it, it'll be in Bike mag shortly afterwards. So no excuses.
January 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Riding no. 11 tomorrow, at the launch of Ducati's 2025 Multistrada V2 S - 1st go on the new 890cc V-twin (lightest V they've built, apparently). Lots to 🗣️ - new engine, chassis, ergos, electronics.
For next week's MCN & if you miss it, it'll be in Bike mag shortly afterwards. So no excuses.
For next week's MCN & if you miss it, it'll be in Bike mag shortly afterwards. So no excuses.
Reposted by Simon Hargreaves
This guy stared at me the entire way from DC to LA and I was convinced he was going to follow me and kill me before I realized his sunglasses were just on the back of his head.
January 26, 2025 at 5:56 AM
This guy stared at me the entire way from DC to LA and I was convinced he was going to follow me and kill me before I realized his sunglasses were just on the back of his head.
Status update: still don't smell like fags.
January 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Status update: still don't smell like fags.
Speaking of bargains, here's another one. Er... 🤔
January 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Speaking of bargains, here's another one. Er... 🤔
Holy crap, @ducatiuk.bsky.social's new Multistrada V2 is amazing value! Definitely snap one up before they're gone 😆
January 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Holy crap, @ducatiuk.bsky.social's new Multistrada V2 is amazing value! Definitely snap one up before they're gone 😆
Reposted by Simon Hargreaves
KTM have a mountain of debt. At today's insolvency hearing, we learned the following:
- KTM owe nearly €2.4 billion
- nearly 1400 people have lost their jobs
- 23 investors are interested
- The restructuring plan will probably be accepted.
motomatters.com/news/2025/01...
- KTM owe nearly €2.4 billion
- nearly 1400 people have lost their jobs
- 23 investors are interested
- The restructuring plan will probably be accepted.
motomatters.com/news/2025/01...
KTM's €2.4 Billion Debts 'Largest Bankruptcy In Upper Austria', 23 Investors Found | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks
motomatters.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
KTM have a mountain of debt. At today's insolvency hearing, we learned the following:
- KTM owe nearly €2.4 billion
- nearly 1400 people have lost their jobs
- 23 investors are interested
- The restructuring plan will probably be accepted.
motomatters.com/news/2025/01...
- KTM owe nearly €2.4 billion
- nearly 1400 people have lost their jobs
- 23 investors are interested
- The restructuring plan will probably be accepted.
motomatters.com/news/2025/01...