2017 VED rates – list price vs price paid From April 1, 2017 the rates of vehicle excise duty (VED or road tax) are changing. If you’re looking to spend £40,000 on a new car, read on to see how an option costing just a few hundred pounds could end up costing you £1500 over […]

Paddock Pass Podcast – Episode 17 – Jerez WSBK Test The latest episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast comes from the World Superbike paddock, as myself and Steve English attended the WSBK test in Jerez, Spain a couple week ago. Getting a chance to talk to most of the top teams, Steve and I go […]

Super Bowl 50: Acura NSX – What He Said: Video Previews of Super Bowl commercials from manufacturers are flying onto YouTube faster than ever. Here we have two commercials from Acura for your viewing pleasure. One is 30 seconds long, and the other is 60 seconds. The best part is that at the heart of […]

2016 Harley-Davidson Low Rider S – FIRST LOOK REVIEW Dark, Devious, and Dyna. With FXRs and Dynas clearly the most popular canvases in the custom-bike scene these days, it’s no surprise that Harley-Davidson has released its newest member of the “S” series line in this flavor, the Low Rider S. “Riders have been asking when […]

Paddock Pass Podcast – Episode 15 – Listener Questions Filling the lull of the motorcycle racing off-season, Episode 15 of the Paddock Pass Podcast sees David, Steve, and Neil answering listener questions that were submitted via Twitter. The guys cover everything from what rider apparel they have bought (and what happens when you show up […]

2016 Dakar Rally – Stage 13: Toby Price Triumphs They call it the hardest motorcycle race in the world, and for good reason. The 13-day trial that is the Dakar Rally sees competitors racing against each other, racing against the clock, racing against the terrain, the rain, the heat, and even racing against themselves, as […]

2016 Dakar Rally – Stage 5: KTM Closes In The second half of the marathon stage for the 2016 Dakar Rally, where riders and teams are forbidden from working on their machines until today’s liaison stage, Stage 5 had the added challenges beyond its 642km total distance and 327km special section, which brought them into […]