For many months now I've been trawling the web, looking for comprehensive information on DIY Bike Resprays. Although I did find lots of valuable information - mostly hidden inside Forums and message boards, I felt that there's still space for another resource. I really enjoy reading about people's own experiences with this sort of thing, and suspected I'm not alone. So welcome to RideHard - where I'll be documenting my progress on the DIY Paintjob on my Honda CB500, as well as aim to provide other Motorcycle related information...

The main areas of this site, which I aim to update regularly, are as follows (can also be found in the menu bar above):

Biker Gear and Must-haves

Custom Paint & Airbrushing (DIY!)

My CB500 Project

Motorcycle Restauration & Repair

Motorcycle Travel

Well the title says it all doesn’t it. The Ucom Twintalker 6800 I’m describing in a previous post, has been tested on the road, while riding from London to Dover on one bike. After that we put it in the bag, and throughout our 6-day trip through France we didn’t look back or regret it [...]

If you like to take a pillion along for motorcycle rides, communication can become an issue. As soon as your speed crosses 40 mph it becomes difficult to talk to each other without outside help. So an intercom is the natural solution to that problem. However: what type to go for, a very basic wired [...]

From 27 April 2009, the DSA is introducing a new motorcycle practical test. For those of you that do not yet have a full motorcycle license, a lot is about to change!

The current test
Currently, the test involves just riding on the road, with the examiner on a separate vehicle following you, telling you via intercom [...]

So this weekend we ended up at Lidl once again.. we’re in the process of planning a trip on the bike this Easter Weekend, so decided to give the wireless intercom system a go, which Lidl is/was selling with all the other cheap biker stuff they offered. Read more about it in my post “El-Cheapo [...]

Who doesn’t like a bargain? I for one am completely crazy about bargains. From Electronics to vehicles, I love to look around auctions and classified ads, to see if something catches my eye. Now (un)fortunately this trait is shared by my husband as well. And one of our favourite pastimes is browsing Ebay Motors, to [...]

It’s that time of year again, when Aldi and Lidl have just gone through the DIY and gardening themed products, and out comes the motorcycling gear. As you are aware, whatever Aldi and Lidl sell is always limited stock, so if you’re late, everything will be sold out!
Let’s have a look at what we’ve got [...]