Technically I have always been a grandma on a bike but now I feel every year of my age. I am riding around on a powerful motorbike at 70kms at most and bracing myself for a sudden stop and a quick flight over the handle bars.

I know something is wrong with the bike as it sounds “funny”. It is kind of chugging along like an old steam train and when I stop the engine seems almost hot enough to produce steam. Yesterday the chain came unstuck and the bike skidded to a halt. Luckily I wasn...

I love my bike and travelling around Oz, but it can be a little scary at times. I had my first breakdown when I was heading to Ipswitch to see my kids. My bike began to lose power as I was nearing the last motorway turn off. Every fourth stroke of the engine it would stop. …..Then every second. I changed down gears and that seemed to help ….. Just as I  took the exit the bike stopped working completely. I coasted to a stop in the 12 inches between the edge of the lane and the kerb

As the...