Spannerman

The current pandemic is giving you plenty of time to plan your future travel and save for it as well. The top of Spannerman’s list is the Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling. It’s...

It’s been long-anticipated but Valentino Rossi, a colossus of MotoGP, finally announced his retirement from top-level racing at a special press conference in Austria this morning. After 25 years at the pointy end of his...

Spannerman lends even more of his infinite workshop wisdom to the home bike mechanic. This time, he looks at some older gear… He’s managed to fool the entire planet that he knows a bit. Who...

What is it about some bikes that they develop a cult following? Spanner puts on his detective hat and identifies four of the best. Say the word ‘cult’ and images immediately spring to mind of...

‘The Greatest Mechanical Mind of all Time’. That is one hell of a quote and heavy mantle to carry around. Fortunately it has nothing to do with Spannerman. Nevertheless, he has given out a great...

Spannerman, despite appearances, is a very canny mechanic. Here he gives us a great big helping of wily workshop wisdom. In the workshop: Prepare for each job, do it in one go if you can...