July 2026 There’s a new resident in the garage, and she’s a bit of a stunner. Say hello to Boudicca, my new Triumph Trident 800 in Diablo Red. Yes, she has a name already. When a bike turns up looking this good, red bodywork, gold wheels, black frame, she was Read more
A friend’s honest take after twelve months in the saddle There’s a particular kind of motorcycle that makes you smile before you’ve even started the engine. The Triumph Scrambler 400X is one of them. My friend Neil picked his up over a year ago, and after watching him rack up Read more
May 2026 The upside of selling Clifford, my fire-breathing red Triumph Sprint ST 1050, was that I now had a large, echoing, motorcycle shaped void in my garage. It was so empty I swear Gina (my BMW R1200GS, queen of boxer powered brilliance) started getting echo lonely at night. I Read more
October 2024 I’d been hunting for Vera’s replacement with uncharacteristic patience, waiting for a sign from the Motorcycle Gods. Naturally, that sign appeared while I was “just having a quick look” at the ukgser.com forum, a site more addictive than caffeine and twice as expensive. I saw her: a Triumph Read more
June 2020 After the sudden and tragic demise of Fiona, my Kawasaki Versys 1000, I found myself in need of a new ride. I was tempted to just get another Versys 1000, I mean, who wouldn’t want to keep riding the big green beast? But then I remembered a long-standing Read more
Mmmm did I need another bike? That was a bit of a leading question, you always need another bike, silly one to ask really, but did I really. My KTM 1190 Adventure does everything that I need in a bike, tours excellently, goes fast when I need it. But it is Read more
Andy purchased his Triumph Sprint ST at the end of 2010 from a local Triumph dealer after selling his Kawasaki ZX-10 as he wanted something more suitable to doing more miles.
After I sold my previous Triumph Sprint ST I started the search on what I wanted to ride next, after looking around for a week or 2 I decided that I really loved the Triumph Sprint ST so I went and bought another one!
After a couple of years in the wilderness without a bike Hank went and got himself another bike, this time he purchased a extremely well looked after Triumph Trophy 1200.
The Story of My 1999 Triumph Sprint ST One of the best bikes I’ve ever owned, hands down. This was the first motorcycle I ever bought brand new, from Ideal Garage in Birmingham. For 7 years and 45,034 miles, this bike was my pride and joy. 16th June 1999 Early Read more
It’s May 2001 and Bonzo’s Back! After almost 2 years unable to ride a bike (some would say that Bonzo has never been able to ride a bike) Bonzo’s got himself another bike and he’s back on the road. He’s managed to sort himself a lovely mint condition Triumph Trophy Read more
Bob’s epic return to motorcycling journey really kicked off back in 1999 when he sauntered into Ideal Garage in Birmingham and made the life-changing decision to purchase a shiny new Triumph Legend. This wasn’t just any old bike, it was his first solo machine in over 20 years. For a Read more