Boss Bikes Club

I rode my first motorbike aged 10 when a visiting tailor came on his to see my father at home in Kuala Lumpur. It was a Honda 50 which he kindly loaned me to go around the garden. He must have hated it! This was quickly followed by some madcap riding of a Honda 250 around the roads of a tin-mine. It was probably my most dangerous moment on a bike. Then came a wonderful Suzuki GT200X5 two-stroke in Dublin, which doubled as my means of getting to University and a vehicle for earning some cash, working as a courier with Pony Express.

Four wheels took over for a while, till the call of the open-road, the visceral thrill of swooping, accelerating and braking, and the sheer grinny-ness of bike riding called again, and I got back on the saddle. It puts a smile on my face each and every day. Some of my favourite bikes have been the Zero FXS, BMW S1000XR and RR, BMW K1600GTLE, Honda 125 Grohm, MV Agusta Turismo Veloce 800, and Indian Chief.

I floated the idea of a YouTube review channel to a group of 'young people' I was working with, and the idea of building a brand through specialist content was born. We learned the arts of production: from setting up shoots, choosing cameras and shots, audio recording, scripting, narrating, editing and soundtracking, as well as the inevitable challenges of digital distribution.

Boss Bikes Club doesn’t really do tech reviews, we don't cosy up to manufacturers, and we don't simply do the latest or biggest. We do try to find the 'Boss' in every bike, knowing that each machine offers some sort of unique virtue, and we make it our mission to find and applaud it. Gradually, we're making a real channel of it, gaining subscribers around the world, and receiving heart-warming feedback that our approach exudes a love of biking, as well as an understanding of marketing - which is true!

We continue to make episodes in London – where we're based – but as I travel the world on other business, there's always a helmet and camera in my luggage, and it's a thrill to work with local dealers to understand biking culture wherever we land.

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The Indian Scout is the longest-running motorcycle model of all. In its current form, it's a simple ride - with easy handling and bags of character. Thanks t...
We find the Boss in every bike! It's usually in cool places too... Join us, and SUBSCRIBE please.
Not just our favourite electric bike, but actually our very favourite bike ever! This nimble beauty is as thrilling as they come. Thanks to SF MOTO for their generous support. Producer: Searsha Sadek || Editor: Joe Bradley || Presenter & Cameras: Nadim Sadek
Honda's gloriously sensible Superbike - a glove for your right hand. Join us reviewing it in and around Durban, South Africa. Many thanks to the team at Umhl...
We come and go with Harley-Davidson, but this bike is the ultimate charmer. Whatever it might not have in dynamic ability, it more than compensates for in real-world rideabilty and sheer charisma. It's a beauty, too! Thanks to Eagle Riders for their kind support.
This bike is no pooch. Packing a whole load of character, it's more of an elderly Pit-Bull, capable of being a brilliant companion, or something you never quite trust. Many thanks to our generous and accommodating partners, Dudley Perkins dealership of south San Francisco!
Designed to turn the heads, and change the minds, of those not traditionally 'into' Harleys, this Fat Bob did a fine job of convincing us that the company is fundamentally re-jigging its products and range to appeal more broadly, whilst losing none of the brand's famous charms and assets.
The Turismo Veloce is something of an unsung hero at MV Agusta. Its sweet triple, tall stance, unusual fairing and sprightly nature make it a great companion...
We spent a few weeks with an electric bike, to see if it could really take the place of a motorbike in daily, city life. Not only was it incredibly practical and smile-inducing, it was seriously good value too, even if it's not the biggest thrill on 2 wheels you'll ever experience.
Guest reviewer Liz leBlanc figures out that this fabulous looking Z is nowhere near as menacing as it pretends, but it's an easy and great ride. Thanks to SF Moto for their enthusiasm and generosity! Editor: Joe Bradley || Cameras: Nadim Sadek || Producer: Searsha Sadek || Presenter: Liz leBlanc.
We've all drifted away from Supersports bikes...but why? Ride the BMW S1000RR and remember what it's like to be hyperalive - it's simply stunning. Producer &...
Canada has a new religion. It's the Community of Trike. We got to try it out around the streets of Montreal (which was also home to Leonard Cohen - so great things do come from this city!). If variety is the spice of your life, you have just got to try a Can-Am Spyder, for a truly unique biking experience.
Looking for the heart of Triumph, we find it in this modern classic that is the perfect ride in so many ways, full of great character and calm ability.
This beautiful, Italian Bambina thrilled us around the roads of Dubai - as scorchingly hot as the climate! Feeling less like a middle-weight and more like a ...
Seductive of the Heart, Persuasive of the Mind - Vespa's Top-of-the-Range bike is our charming companion around The Eternal City, showing us how to live the journey as much as the destination. Thanks to Bici & Baci Rome for their kind support and their wonderful Vespa Museum on Via Cavour!
Never heard of them? Can't even say the name? Better get used to them, cos they're coming soon to a forecourt near you! Review of a fabulous little scooter, our Alley Cat, many miles from China, on the shores of Barbados, showing that there are new brands ready to steal our love.
BMW's first sub-500cc bike has a lot to prove - that it's a good bike, that it's worth the money, that it's worthy of the badge, that it was worth them doing...
Welcome to the Plug & Play world. After riding this brilliant bike, it's hard not to see the future of biking being completely electric. It's fabulous! Thanks to SFMoto for their generous support, and to Kieran Mannix for all the other bikes and old-school support mega-truck!
In this review, we look at Honda's CB500X - a middle-weight adventure bike, with everything going for it (and surprisingly little to remember it by!). Presenter & Cameras: Nadim Sadek || Producer & Researcher: Searsha Sadek || Editor & Music: Joe Bradley || Thanks to Chris Salmon & Astra Honda Jakarta for their generous support and fun participation in this episode.
The Bay Area shows us how this Great Beast of the Plains works in a city too - it's a fabulous ride. Presenter & Cameras: Nadim Sadek || Producer & Researcher: Searsha Sadek || Editor & Music: Joe Bradley || Thanks to Yoni Asega for his kind participation in this episode, and to Eagle Riders San Francisco for their support.
In London's urban jungle, we look to the future of BMW's K1600, and which technologies, rider aids and comforts will come next for this UberTourer - even after seeing Adaptive Suspension arrive at Intermot 2016 the day before we post!
This nimble, little stunner seduces us on the streets of Bangkok, where it's made, along with other sub-800cc Kawasakis... Presenter & Cameras: Nadim Sadek || Producer & Researcher: Searsha Sadek || Editor & Music: Joe Bradley || Thanks to Khun Fey, Khun Top & Kawasaki Motoaholic for their generous and fun participation in this episode.
We figure out this is the sports bike for older guys! Thanks to BMW Park Lane for their kind loan of a BMW S1000XR SE Sports model, and to Dr Lisa Das, for her generous participation in this episode. Director: Gundeep Anand. Director of Photography: Nick Morris. Editor: Joe Bradley.
Learning just how great a bike the KTM 450EXC is, in the Dubai desert. Presenter & Cameras: Nadim Sadek || Producer & Researcher: Searsha Sadek || Editor & Music: Joe Bradley || Second Camera: Aftab || Thanks to Corne Niemand for his kind participation in this episode, and to mxDubai for their support.