The Last Superbike, from an era when adrenalin and brutal, unalloyed power compatibly mixed to create a highly addictive drug, is still the best stimulant on the market. Charley Speed puts the Honda Fireblade to the test. I had a little trip down south looming. An old friend of mine had invited me over to…
While some yachts may pack all the toys, bells and whistles, not all of them are so aesthetically and sensually pleasing as the Domino 86. All aboard. You could say that Riva reached its zenith in the 1960s. But the Italian boatbuilder has continued to astound us all with their flowing mahogany creations, right up until…
There’s an air of military behind Thom’s disarming smile. Perhaps it’s the precision with which he goes about his business, or the clean-cut appearance and vice-like hand shake upon introduction. Either way, being surrounded by his extraordinary collection of historic aircraft at Warbird Adventures certainly adds to the sense of combat.
The question is apposite. It sits there. Immovable. Requiring only one thing. An answer. A resolution. “You look at it”, says Spinal Tap’s Nigel Tufnell on examining the new featureless monotone artwork for their Smell The Glove album, “and you ask yourself – how much more black can this be?”. “And the answer is ‘none’. None…
Look at the newest recruit to Bentley’s Mulsanne dynasty. Yes, beastly and urbane, whilst reeking of ludicrous amounts of very high-end materials and craftsmanship. So, business as usual then. You’ve probably already noted the dark tint finish to the grills and lights, the 21 inch ‘directional’ alloy wheels, twin rifled exhaust pipes, glimpses of ‘Speed’ badging,…
‘I don’t bloody care what the interior of the Mandarin Oriental in Barcelona is like or about the quality of the food served at the journalists’ dinner at Finca Prats Hotel in Lleida or whether Ian Callum is a visionary and also you can cut out your usual preamble of nonsequitur bollocks that leads to…
It’s no secret that we at LUSSO like a bit of competition. Especially when it involves a race track, a fleet of high-spec 270cc LPG karts and a few hairpin bends. Which is why we tested LUSSO’s finest against one another at the TeamSport indoor karting centre in London’s Docklands, a proving ground for petrolheads in…
Bill Borrows discovers the perfect second choice car for the man who secretly hoped he could get by with his first choice. It was impossible to tell whether his kummerspeck* came from a general futterneid** or other less obvious causes but all I knew for certain was that I had fucked with his feierabend***. The…
“Ride more than thou goest…” says The Fool. He’s not wrong. On October 7th, 1963, the first Learjet aircraft soared through the sky and the business jet industry was born. Bill Lear’s vision brought the dream to life. Now, 50 years young, the world’s first family of business jets is still in the lead. Half…
The mighty ‘Busa originally launched in 1999 to rapturous applause from lunatics the world over. Finally, here was the bike to knock Honda’s Super Blackbird off its 178.5mph top speed throne, by 14.5mph no less, which in superbike terms, is one giant leap for madkind. The Suzuki Hayabusa, it seems, was created for those who…