- Swaps now open
- Consent required
- Taking requests
LET'S MAKE A
DIRTY MOVIE.
Two riders doing something slightly indecent with a set of keys, on camera, in broad daylight. Coffee afterwards. No feelings hurt.
A rider in a committed relationship with one motorcycle who consensually swaps it with other riders, purely for the thrill.
No press launches. No sponsored walkarounds. Whatever honest thing falls out of your mouth in the first thirty seconds is the review.
Both parties consent, in writing, before anything gets ridden.
What happens in the first thirty seconds stays in the edit.
No brand talking points. Nobody is paying either of us to enjoy this.
Everyone goes home on their own bike. Coffee is compulsory.
937cc Testastretta, 111hp, 186kg wet, flat bars and a stock exhaust. Not one modification anywhere on it - no pipe, no tune, no lever kit. Exactly as it left Bologna, which is the whole point: there is nothing on this bike to hide behind.
Me on Adam’s V2: “Completely different animal below four thousand - it does nothing, then it arrives all at once and my Monster suddenly feels polite. It stops way harder than mine, one finger and it is done. My wrists are already complaining. Fifteen minutes and I want one, which is exactly what I was afraid of.”
955cc Superquadro, 155hp, clip-ons, and a pair of racing Termignonis that announce him three streets early. Adam has spent real money making it louder and angrier, and it is about to make me say something I cannot take back.
Adam on my Monster: “It turns quicker than the V2 and I did not expect that. Bars this wide make me lazy - I am steering it with my elbows. The brakes are honest but they are one finger short of his, and the stock pipe sounds like a sewing machine after his cans. I could ride this all day and that is the problem.”
- The four questions
- Asked on every swap
- 01HOW IT PULLS
- 02HOW IT STOPS
- 03HOW IT TURNS
- 04HOW IT FEELS
THE LEDGER
Every swap on record. Hover a line to see what they said in the first thirty seconds.
You are on the list
PENCILLED IN
WANNA SWING?
Tell me what you ride and where you are. Superbikes, nakeds, adventure bikes, cruisers, classics, sensible commuters with a secret - if you love it, I want a go on it.
Before you ask
No fee, no gear to buy, nothing to promote. You bring the bike, I bring the cameras, and we spend a couple of hours riding. Share the finished video if you like it - that's the only favour I'll ask.
Full licence only - no L or P plates, sorry. Mine is comprehensively covered while you're on it, and I'll need the same on yours. We confirm both policies before either of us throws a leg over.
I'll put a mic in your helmet and there will be a camera mounted on the bike, so all you need to say is what you actually think about the acceleration, braking and cornering. The honest half-sentence beats the polished one every time.
- The Moto Swingers Club
- Always free
THE SWINGERS CLUB
nounOne rider asks a dealer for a better deal and nobody listens. Thousands ask and the conversation changes. That's the entire point of the club.
Club-only pricing on gear, tyres, servicing and track days, negotiated with the whole list behind it. If a deal is not genuinely better than what you can get yourself, it does not go out.
Swap slots, demo bikes, launches and ride days go to the club first. Name a bike you want ridden and reviewed honestly and I'll go and get it.
Club-only ride days, breakfast runs and get-togethers, invitation only and never announced publicly. Turn up, ride, eat, swap bikes with people who get it. Free, always, and your details are never sold or handed on.
The first thirty seconds
EVERYONE TELLS THE TRUTH ABOUT A BIKE THEY’VE JUST PULLED AWAY ON.
“I’m nothing special. I just love motorcycles, and I’m fortunate enough to combine that with the other thing I love, making content. My one regret is every bike I owned before I started filming: no photos, no footage, nothing to show for years of riding. So now I film all of it, and I get to ride yours while I’m at it.”