The Brake Magazine Podcast

Wooo! Dakar is back. The antidote to grey winter days is here. For the next three weeks I'm gonna spend a lot of time with my laptop open on the tracking page whilst I work, refreshing like crazy and…

Photography and capturing memories is a huge part of modern existence. We all do it, nearly daily for most of us. There is a huge difference between a snapshot and an image that takes you back to a m…

Designing, developing and improving motorbike kit must be a thankless task. The kit I want vs what is possible often seems a million miles apart and the process of trying to get to where we as end us…

For a really long time I've been lucky enough ride with people who are great at making and planning rides. While I spend most of my time worrying about the riding, the shots we're getting and how the…

Right back at the beginning of season one of the podcast, before Covid and all the other jazz, I did a podcast about the choices motorcycle brands make and why they make them, with my  friend Chris N…

I'm a self-confessed suspension obsessive. I recognised my issue a few years back and have since learnt to ride around the problem but I'm a fettler at heart. I like understanding it and I like makin…

Throughout the last 20 years Iraq and Afghanistan have had a rough time. War torn, broken and painted into our memories as places not to go. This week's guest, Billy Ward, decided that's exactly wher…

The internet is full of wisdom. As a Youtube channel, I get literally thousands of comments a month asking for advice, feedback and telling me I'm wrong. Those topics vary massively but throughout so…

Whenever you sit down with a real engineer, I find you quickly realise just how little you know. This stands for most professions but in some areas these things stand out as a little more obvious but…

Dakar. It's easily one of the most closed off sporting events on the planet. By nature it's hard to get inside and the organisers, ASO keep everything close to their chest. To kick off the second sea…

Dylan Wickrama's story is an incredible one. Mid-way through travelling the world, Dylan decided he wanted to skirt the Darien Gap in a non-traditional way. He build a raft with his GS as the main dr…

When it comes to getting into dirt bike riding, whether you're fresh to riding or transitioning from Street & Adventure stye riding there is a ton to learn. Dirt bikes are fickle, flighty race derive…

Riding from Sydney to London on a 3 speed, 110cc scooter will teach you a lot. Repeating the task in America will teach you even more. Nathan Millward bought a posty bike, threw a basket on the front…

There isn't much at this point that Simon Pavey doesn't know about Rallies. He's ridden a ton and started exactly where you are now; with no idea. We're currently blessed with more Rally events than …

This weeks episode is all about enjoying, embracing and not getting eaten when out in the wilds of the world. Our guest is super nice guy, professional adventure photographer and outdoorsman Isaac Jo…

Chris Wilthuis is highly experience and comfortable traveller. A full time tour guide, Chris has a comfort and fluidity when travelling that helps him drop into foreign cultures and environments with…