It’s time to get out on the high road, dear listener, for our altogether more high-octane follow-up to last week’s bicycle special.
So put your leathers on and join us as we take you – at moderate speed – down the highway to hell…
go fast then that is your best option, though I would always encourage you to go to a track day. I’ve met many people who thought that they could ride fast, then went to a track day and were humbled.
Sports bikes are not generally designed for comfort, and the pillion seats on some of them are little short of ludicrous. If you regularly ride long distances, or carry a passenger, a sports bike is likely not your best option, but in this you can even get on of the top 6 best motorcycle dog carriers to even carry your pets with you.
Sports bike are a little harder to maintain and generally not as easy to work on due to close fitting bodywork.
Insurance on sports bikes tends to be costlier than equivalently-sized other types, as insurance companies believe, probably correctly, that the riders tend to ride aggressively and crash more.
Listen now:
The Music
| 1. | The Moog Cookbook: Born To Be Wild from Ye Olde Space Bande Plays The Classic Rock Hits |  |
| 2. | Stu Phillips: Hogs Wild from Surf, Sex And Cycle-Psychos: A Diverse Potpourri Of Antediluvian Film Music By Stu Phillips | |
| 3. | British Lion Orchestra & Les Reed: Girl On a Motorcycle from Girl On a Motorcycle (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
| 4. | Socios Del Ritmo: Mi Motocicleta from 21 Exitos | |
| 5. | Colin Blackmon: Down at the Race Track from On Your Bike | |
| 6. | Wing: Highway to Hell from Wing Sings AC/DC | |
| 7. | Mika Sundqvist: Moottoripyörä on moottoripyörä from Finnhits 9 | |
| 8. | Pikku-Orava: Moottoripyörä on moottoripyörä from Kesä Seedee! | |
| 9. | NAHO: Harley Davidson from Gainsbourg made in Japan | |
| 10. | Les Baxter: Wheels from Hell’s Belles | |
| 11. | Mitch Murder: Action Bike from Burning Chrome |  |
| 12. | ShockOne: Light Cycles from Universus | |
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The Unnecessary News
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Thing of the Week
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