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TOAD TALKS
General
04/07/22
Toad Talks | The petrol price problem – fun vs frugality
There has been a lot of chatter re petrol prices in the news lately – for very good reason – here’s Toad’s two pence worth
General
25/05/22
Toad Talks | Motorcycle Parking Charges - Would you pay to park?
A recent FEMA survey has found that motorcyclists are overwhelmingly in favour of free motorcycle parking, but will the governments listen?
General
04/05/21
Toad Talks: NIMBY types, and how it’s only going to get worse
With NIMBY type people becoming ever more vocal, Toad ponders how the onset of new technology might actually make things worse
General
26/11/20
TOAD TALKS: Can we stop calling criminals bikers please?
If you want to improve the image of motorcycling, ask the media to stop referring to criminals as bikers!
General
12/06/20
TOAD TALKS: Dakar Rally speed limits – are they a good thing?
With the news that the Dakar Rally could be imposing speed limits for the 2021 event, Visordown wonders whether or not it’s a good move
General
14/05/20
Toad Talks: How the anti-biker narrative needs nipping in the bud
With Oxford trying (and failing) to ban bikes and spouting anti-motorcycle rhetoric, Toad thinks we need to go to the top to make it stop
General
17/03/20
TOAD TALKS: Why self-isolation is the motorcyclist’s best friend
In the grip of Coronavirus, the UK is being told to stay in doors and self-isolate. Here’s why it could be great for us motorcyclists
General
10/02/20
TOAD TALKS: CCM prove that building bespoke UK built bikes can work
With many pointing the finger of Norton’s demise at its business model, CCM is showing the UK and the world how it should be done
General
02/02/20
TOAD TALKS: Why you shouldn’t believe all you read in the paper
With the collapse of Norton, Toad wonders why so many people didn’t read the signs