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CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL Bruce is joined by returning guest Andy Man Cam for an honest, unscripted, and extended chat about massive life pivots. From breaking a leg in three places with 18 titanium screws during an off-road spill in Spain to packing up everything, moving to Majorca, and launching a brand-new motorcycle tour business, Andy shares the unvarnished truth about recovery,...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL For Episode 207, I'm joined by a true heavyweight of motorcycle journalism - Bruce Wilson, the long-standing editor of Fast Bikes Magazine . In this bumper, wide-ranging chat, the two Bruce's dive deep into the wild, raucous early days of bike testing back in 2004, the evolution of motorcycle culture, legendary press launch antics (including the inf...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL Ever wondered what it takes to build a custom motorcycle designed to smash a 400 mph land speed record? In Episode 206 of Bru Time , Bruce sits down with Adam Fawsitt (founder) and Mark Taylor (technical director) from the Greyhound Land Speed Record Project . We dive deep into the engineering hurdles of beating a 70-year standing record, why Britain remains...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL In this episode of Bru Time , Bruce is joined by Tommy Lindley from Grip and Throttle motorcycle tours, for a wide-ranging, unscripted conversation over a glass (bottle) of whisky. Tommy talks candidly about his background in mental health nursing, the realities of transitioning away from clinical shifts, and why he’s working hard to build a career around his...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL In Episode 204 of the Bru Time Podcast, Bruce Smart sits down with Michael and Louisa Spice, founders of The Adventure Bike Collective.  Described as "online dating for adventure motorbikes," the Collective was built to pull riders away from toxic social media scrolling and connect them in the real world to get out exploring trails and roads across...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL In Episode 203 of Bru Time, Bruce is joined by Pete Hastelow (known across Instagram as @R1Soul) for a brutally honest, deeply moving, and hilarious 3-hour chinwag. Pete shares his incredible journey through major health battles - from multiple open-heart surgeries to surviving a stroke and hitting absolute rock bottom with post-op depression. He recounts the...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL In this episode of Bru Time , Bruce sits down with George Talbot (@ggontwowheels) for an open, moving, and grounded conversation about navigating profound loss and choosing to live life with purpose. Following the passing of his wife Gaynor after a long battle with cancer, George set out on a 22-day solo ride across Australia carrying her ashes. That journey...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL In Episode 201 of the Bru Time Podcast, Bruce sits down with Ryan Butler, founder and director of Moto Mafia UK. Starting out with just a £200 logo generated online, Ryan shares how he built an independent, appointment-only prestige motorcycle dealership in Ayr, Scotland—turning over nearly half a million pounds in sales in his very first year while still wor...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL For the 200th episode of Bru Time, Bruce is joined by multi-time Dakar finisher, ex-military veteran, firefighter, and BMW Off-Road Skills instructor Neil Hawker. Neil shares an unfiltered look into the world's toughest motorcycling challenge: the unsupported Original by Motul (Malle Moto) class at the Dakar Rally. Discover what it takes to service your...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL In Episode 199 of BRU TIME, Bruce chats with Stan Hulme ('The Inspired Rider') about his extraordinary 6,121-mile solo expedition from Leicester to Nordkapp in northern Norway, raising funds for Alex's Wish. Stan’s journey is a masterclass in resilience. Before leaving, he survived a severe bout of Delta COVID-19, a mini-stroke (TIA), and a tot...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL Custom motorcycle builder Jonathan Hull from Jonathan Hull & Son Bespoke Motorcycles joins me for episode 198 of the Bru Time Podcast to discuss his limited-run Northman project. In this honest, unpolished conversation, we dive into the true graft behind the custom motorcycle scene. Jonathan shares the dark financial realities of running an independent wo...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL Can you really ditch a 1200cc adventure bike for a 125cc mini bike and have MORE fun?  In this episode of Bru Time, Bruce sits down with Dean Lambert from "Monkey Dix Adventures" to explore the growing world of small-CC motorcycle touring. Dean shares his journey from moving heavy cruisers and adventure touring rigs to completing a grueling 4,000-mi...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL On this week’s episode 196 of Bru Time, Bruce sits down with Nathan Whatton, the mind behind Routero ( https://routeroapp.com ), a completely grassroots, free mobile app built specifically to serve the UK biking community. Before he was a developer, Nathan spent over a decade working as a professional Hollywood stuntman, doubling for Antonio Banderas and surv...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL From redundancy to building a business in the "back arse of nowhere"—Adam Wight returns to Bru Time! In episode 195, Bruce sits down with return guest Adam Wight, the mastermind behind the newly launched PathfinderMoto.com (and the face of Bikes for Brains ). Adam shares his story of getting made redundant and why it was the best thing to happen to...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL Welcome back to Bru Time! In Episode 194, Bruce sits down for a whisky-fueled marathon chat with motorcycle YouTuber Sam Vincent (@samvbikes). Sam & Bruce open up about the crushing reality of YouTube backlog burnout, trying out editors who threw in the towel, and why shifting content strategy may be the way ahead.  But it’s not all serious - the lads div...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL In Episode 193 of the Bru Time podcast, Bruce sits down with former European Tour professional golfer Warren "Trev" Bennett for an exceptionally grounded look at the brutal highs and lows of elite sports and life after the spotlight fades. Trev openly shares his memories of playing against and beating an amateur Tiger Woods, the intense financial st...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL This week on the Bru Time Podcast, I sit down with Dave Ashpole (@d_ash999), an operational UK Fire & Rescue worker, lifelong motocross enthusiast, and former British Army sniper. Dave shares his journey from leaving school with no qualifications to joining the infantry, serving on tense combat tours in Northern Ireland, and training the Afghan National A...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL Welcome back to Bru Time! In Episode 191, we catch up with the YouTuber known as "The Gorilla Biker", to see what life has really been like since he packed up everything and moved from Ireland to the US back in 2022. We dive deep into the raw, honest truth about emigration - the initial year of absolute paperwork chaos, managing the stability of a U...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL What happens when a professional tour guide gets locked down and decides to bring the entire Australian Outback to the world via a GoPro and a drone? This week, we chat with Sid Hewison of @sids.ventures . Sid shares his journey of selling everything he owned to find his "true calling" in Alice Springs, only to have the world shut down just as he fo...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL What happens when a professional filmmaker becomes a firefighter and starts building custom motorcycles in a rickety B&Q shed? You get Shoogley Shed Motors . In this episode, Euan Ryan joins Bruce to discuss the philosophy of bike building, the "humbling" skill of TIG welding, and the importance of being honest when things go wrong on camera. Ke...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL In this episode of Bru Time, we welcome back a familiar face: JBL Motovlogs . After a two-year "black hole" away from the scene, Jake returns with a new perspective on motorcycling, content creation, and life. We dive deep into why he stepped away, the challenges of balancing fatherhood with the hobby we love, and how his riding style has shifted fr...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL In this episode of Bru Time, I sit down with the truly inspirational Nigel Limb, better known as "Blind Bloke Racing." Nigel’s life changed forever on December 27th, during a speedway race on Mablethorpe Beach. What should have been a standard post-Christmas race ended in a horrific high-speed crash that left Nigel in a coma with a Diffuse Axonal In...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL Welcome back to another episode of Bru Time! This week, I’m joined by a very special guest, Mike Taylor, better known to the motorcycling community as  ⁨@yodagoat⁩ . Mike is a veteran motovlogger and motorcycle tour guide with a wealth of experience on two wheels. In this episode, we dive deep into his journey, from starting his YouTube channel to leading tou...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL What REALLY goes on behind the scenes in the motorcycle industry? In this episode of Bru Time , I sit down with Luke Brackenbury — a man who’s spent over 20 years deep inside the motorcycle world. From Performance Bikes magazine to KTM UK, Bennetts, BeMoto and beyond… Luke’s seen it all. But this isn’t just industry chat… We dive into:  What motorcycle journa...

CONTACT ME - leave a text or VOICEMAIL Motorcycle theft is becoming a massive problem for riders across the UK and beyond. But what happens when the victim decides to fight back? In this episode of Bru Time , I’m joined by Matt Neale , founder of British motorcycle security company Fortlox . After suffering multiple bike thefts himself, Matt became determined to design a security system that could...