Motorcycle Live 2019

The annual Motorcycle Live show touched down at Birmingham's NEC with manufacturers showcasing their latest vehicles alongside plenty of classic bikes.

Below is a highlights video and gallery from the event.

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Classic Motor Show 2019

Another great showing at the Classic Motor Show. It never ceases to surprise, with the sheer variety of vehicles on display! Below you'll find my highlights video and gallery from the event, showcasing a huge number of old and rare cars (as well as a few modern supercars which somehow crept in!).

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I Bought a Mazda MX5 30th Anniversary Edition

I have an new car and it's orange. Very orange. This model celebrates 30 years of the Mazda MX-5 and is available in very limited numbers. Worldwide, there are 3,000 with 550 coming to the UK. Of those, 370 are of the traditional soft top variety and 180 are the retractable hardtop model. Many arrived in the UK at the wrong time of year - the end of summer, when the weather turns wet and miserable!

Check out the video below, where I run through the options which this model comes with and what sets it apart from a standard MX-5. More thoughts and videos to come on this great little car as I get a chance to use it more often.

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Caffeine & Machine - 20th October 2019

An autumn trip to Caffeine and Machine throws up the same eclectic mix of cars in attendance as I've always experienced, including a visit from the MX-5 Owners Club.

Below you'll find my highlights video and gallery from a pleasant Sunday afternoon spent eating lunch and lusting over a variety of vehicles.

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Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble, October 2019

The last Sunday Scramble of 2019 was as good as ever, providing a fine mix of vehicles for a sold-out crowd to wander around.

Below you'll find my highlights video and a gallery of the event. I'm looking forward to the first show of 2020 already!

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Living With The BMW M4: An Owner's Review

I thought it was about time I reviewed something, and where better to start than my own BMW M4? After living with the car every day for a couple of years, find out what I like and what I don't like about the sports coupe, and which options I think are worthwhile.

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Riding to Sweden and Norway

Three of us recently rode to Lillehammer (about a hundred miles north of Oslo) in Norway. I was riding my Ducati Multistrada from Oxfordshire in England while Matt (on his Triumph Tiger XC) and Bob (on his Yamaha MT-09 Tracer) were riding from the Isle of Man. Taking different ferries, we met near Rotterdam in the Netherlands, before blasting across Germany and catching the ferry to Gothenburg and then riding north. From there the fun began with Sweden and Norway's excellent roads: well maintained, smooth, quiet and twisty.

Below you'll find three videos of different stages of our 8 day, 2,020 mile trip, the routes we took and some pictures from along the way.

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Volvo Museum, Gothenburg

On our recent tour of Sweden and Norway we stopped off at the Volvo Museum while we were in Gothenburg. Inside they have their models dating from the 1920s through to today's cars, trucks, buses, racing cars and concept vehicles which didn't make production.

Below is a highlights gallery and video.

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Car and Motorcycle Sound Compilation

If there's one reason which is stopping me jumping aboard the electric car revolution, it's the lack of aural drama. I love the sound of a big V8, or a screaming motorcycle engine. With that in mind, and an ever-growing collection of video footage in my archives, I decided to pull together a video encompassing some of the best examples I've recorded over the last year or so. So, if you want to hear what a couple of V12 Lamborghini Diablos and a Ferrari F12 sound like when they're attacking their rev limiters in unison sounds like, then look no further. On the two wheeled front, prepare to be assaulted by the aggressive roar of Isle of Man TT bikes, accelerating flat out at around 180mph. You'll find that, and more, in the video below. Turn up your speakers, and enjoy.

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Salon Privé Classic & Supercar Show 2019

The Salon Privé Classic & Supercar Show, held at Blenheim Palace, saw a huge number of cars on display (including an incredible 1,300 Bentleys) as well large numbers of Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Aston Martins, McLarens, Porsches and more. Below you'll find a gallery of my photographs and a highlights video.

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