Motofomo

22/01/2024

A review of riding the Harley-Davidson Fat Bob 114.

My time riding the Harley-Davidson Fat Bob 114 — the "FXFBS". Periods of untrammelled joy, peppered with moments of confusion.

02/01/2024

Why "investing" in motorcycles is usually not a good idea in a purely financial sense. But it's still fun!

The case against investing in motorcycles, once we wake up from the dream of "man math".

20/11/2023

I had the pleasure of riding a Ducati Monster 821 around northern Italy in August. It was a bike I had been intrigued about for years (I get to them later than everyone else). These are my thoughts!

Review of riding the Ducati Monster 821 in Italy, plus a full buyer's guide to all the models.

24/04/2023

Interested in the Suzuki TL1000S or TL1000R, but too shy to ask all the obvious questions? I try to answer them in my post. Including: TL1000S vs TL1000R, why the TL in general, other motorcycles the motor was used in (a few surprised me!) and whether the "widowmaker" moniker is justified.

The Suzuki TL1000S and TL1000R — Iconic Suzuki V-twin sportbikes that are now collector's items. Not for everyone, but if you know, you know.

12/04/2023

Had the pleasure of talking to Bridget McCutchen in Buenos Aires, Argentina, partway through her quest to become the youngest woman to circumnavigate the globe on motorcycle. Tales of winding roads with blue water on both sides, crashes, guanacos, broken chains, and more. Unbelievably there's much more to come. And she's just 22! Full story on motofomo.com.

07/08/2022

The Harley-Davidson Nightster is a very unique bike with no direct competitors. Super comfortable, with a fun engine, but quite high-priced for a modest-spec bike.

All About the 2022 Harley-Davidson Nightster — specs, history, and ride review. Is it enough bike for you?

09/06/2021

High school math, motorcycles, and fun. There's a lot of stuff I used to wonder about "long stroke" or "oversquare" motors, and so I summarised it all here in this article about bore, stroke, and engine displacement.

How to calculate engine displacement from bore and stroke, plus a discussion of some terminology about engine formats.

28/02/2021

Found this after yesterday's ride. Is it a twig or a bug?

09/02/2021

I see people casually saying things like "Honda motorcycles are so boring". Well, to prove their point, here are the eleven most boring Honda motorcycles I could find.

https://motofomo.com/boring-honda-motorcycles/

(this is meant to be satirical. At time of posting, my two motorcycles are Hondas!)

The 11 most boring Honda motorcycles of all time, including the NSR500, the CBX1100, and the VTR1000 SP-2.

05/02/2021

I rode a VFR800 the other day, and I thought... wait, what other V4 motorcycles are there out there... aside from the Panigale V4?

Not quite ready for a Panigale V4? These are all the other V4 motorcycles you can buy.

24/01/2021

Everyone likes a bit of eye candy. It's probably... 50% of the reason I buy a bike, because it looks (and sounds) nice. Here's what I think are the best looking motorcycles of 2020.

The best looking motorcycles of 2020. My third instalment of my highly subjective, but still awesome (if I do say so myself) list.