Top Gear for bikes - SV650.org

Kenzie · 10-02-16, 07:08 PM

Sitting on the sofa with the wife and she asked why isn't there a Top Gear for bikes. Is there such a show and if not, why not?

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carelesschucca · 10-02-16, 08:07 PM

There have been shows of the ilk but they were low budget and I struggled to watch them..

Adam Ef · 10-02-16, 08:08 PM

Nothing that I'm aware of but I'm sure there could be a spin off given that Richard Hammond likes his bikes...
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2...chard-hammond/

And new presenter Matt Leblanc has ridden most of his life too.

DomP · 10-02-16, 08:26 PM

Because we don't need to be told what fun they are

Littlepeahead · 10-02-16, 08:37 PM

Bikes are dangerous, bikers ride dangerously fast, all the time, everywhere! Can't have a TV show encouraging that sort of thing can we?

squirrel_hunter · 10-02-16, 11:25 PM

There are or have been a few bike shows recently, "the Motorbike Show" with Henry Cole or "Bike World" which might have become "Bike Channel" (or the other way around) that was fronted by a male and female duo on one of the obscure satellite channels.

None of them were "Top Gear for Bikes". They both had their advocates and critics.

The real question is though, do we want a Top Gear with bikes?

Kenzie · 11-02-16, 07:01 AM

I guess the phrase Top Gear was the wrong one to use. But a show that gives the viewer a sense of what bikes are out there, how they perform etc. I did watch Bike World but I couldn't get on with the presenter as he seemed to moan all the time.

Biker Biggles · 11-02-16, 08:52 AM

Bikers are a minority and a fairly small niche market.We therefore only get the odd program on non mainstream channels.
Im fine with that.Keeps the riff raff away.

Biker Biggles · 11-02-16, 08:52 AM

Bikers are a minority and a fairly small niche market.We therefore only get the odd program on non mainstream channels.
Im fine with that.Keeps the riff raff away.

Biker Biggles · 11-02-16, 08:54 AM

Echo in here?

10-02-16, 07:08 PM	#1
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Top Gear for bikes Sitting on the sofa with the wife and she asked why isn't there a Top Gear for bikes. Is there such a show and if not, why not? Sent from my Kindle Fire __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

10-02-16, 08:07 PM	#2
carelesschucca Member Mega Poster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Kilsyth - Bonnie Scotland Posts: 2,727	Re: Top Gear for bikes There have been shows of the ilk but they were low budget and I struggled to watch them.. __________________ Innuendo - it's great when you get it. sv650s (gone) gsx-r600 (gone) Street R675 (now living in Inbhir Nis )

10-02-16, 08:08 PM	#3
Adam Ef Member Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Bristol Posts: 1,200	Re: Top Gear for bikes Nothing that I'm aware of but I'm sure there could be a spin off given that Richard Hammond likes his bikes... http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2...chard-hammond/ And new presenter Matt Leblanc has ridden most of his life too.

10-02-16, 08:26 PM	#4
DomP Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Kington Herefordshire Posts: 916	Re: Top Gear for bikes Because we don't need to be told what fun they are

10-02-16, 08:37 PM	#5
Littlepeahead Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Saaarrrfff Posts: 2,908	Re: Top Gear for bikes Bikes are dangerous, bikers ride dangerously fast, all the time, everywhere! Can't have a TV show encouraging that sort of thing can we? __________________ Tender is the day, The demons go away, Lord I need to find, Someone who can heal my mind...

10-02-16, 11:25 PM	#6
squirrel_hunter Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunny Swindon Posts: 3,572	Re: Top Gear for bikes There are or have been a few bike shows recently, "the Motorbike Show" with Henry Cole or "Bike World" which might have become "Bike Channel" (or the other way around) that was fronted by a male and female duo on one of the obscure satellite channels. None of them were "Top Gear for Bikes". They both had their advocates and critics. The real question is though, do we want a Top Gear with bikes? __________________ "A little enthusiastic?" May I add here, GG is awesome and I think I am in love with Stretchie...he rocks my world! SH2 \| 2MA \| GROM \| YSR

11-02-16, 07:01 AM	#7
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: Top Gear for bikes I guess the phrase Top Gear was the wrong one to use. But a show that gives the viewer a sense of what bikes are out there, how they perform etc. I did watch Bike World but I couldn't get on with the presenter as he seemed to moan all the time. __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

11-02-16, 08:52 AM	#8
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,069	Re: Top Gear for bikes Bikers are a minority and a fairly small niche market.We therefore only get the odd program on non mainstream channels. Im fine with that.Keeps the riff raff away. __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

11-02-16, 08:54 AM	#10
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,069	Re: Top Gear for bikes Echo in here? __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

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