
Simon Hargreaves

First ride: 2017 Honda CBR650F & CB650F review
If you think the sports middleweight is finished, think again...

First ride: Honda CB1100 RS & EX review
The RS takes the same basic frame and motor as the classic EX and hits it with a sports hammer

Review: off-roading on the 2014 Yamaha Super Ténéré
Visordown tries the Yamaha Ténéré Experience in Wales on the new Super Ten

Review: Michelin Pilot Road 4 tyre
Visordown gets the low down on Michelin’s successor to the popular Pilot Road 3


Discuss: celebs on bikes - how dare they?
Few things generate as much puce-faced outrage among the biking public as a celebrity biker


The best decade for motorcycling is... this one
Forget the 70s, 80s and 90s, today is the heyday of motorcycling



The seven most annoying things for motorcyclists
Take a man who is by default a little annoyed and ask what annoys him most. That’s what Visordown did. These are Simon Hargreaves’ answers.

Discuss: It’s okay to have a bike you can't ride
Know someone with a BMW S1000RR which they ride like a Puch Maxi? Let them get on with it, says Si Hargreaves. If they're having fun, that's all that matters


Discuss: The better rider is the one who crashes least, not the fastest
Think being fast makes you a good rider? It's irrelevant, argues Simon Hargreaves

Discuss: Electronic rider aids are good for everyone
Visordown's discussions aim to question assumptions about motorcycling. This week, Simon Hargreaves challenges critics of electronic rider aids

Top 10 sports bikes of the 1990s
The most important metal from one of motorcycling's most important decades