Philip Platzer/Red Bull Content Pool

Anyone who?s ever raced a motorbike will know it?s really good, most of the time. Just like anyone who?s ever had sex will know that?s really good too, most of the time. In fact, there?s quite a lot of similarities between bike racing and having sex; both will make you sweat, make you swear, and they?re much more fun when you?re not by yourself. And if you?re really good, you might even be able to earn a few quid out of it. But is racing better than sex" Can going round in circles on a noisy motorbike really be more pleasurable and more fun than something we?re instinctively hardwired to be desperate for" That?s the question that?s as old as motorcycling itself, and I think I?ve got an answer.
Whilst, as previously mentioned, some people manage to make a living out of racing bikes or having sex, for most of us, both end up costing money one way or the other. The good thing about sex, though, is that it doesn?t tend to cost anywhere near as much as bike racing. And not only can shagging be a relatively cheap pastime, the government haven?t found a way of taxing us for it yet. So that?s got to be a point for ?sex?.

Sex might be cheaper, but is it more joyous than racing" It?s a funny one isn?t it; both are extremely joyous when they?re going well, but sometimes, the rewards just don?t match the effort you?re putting in. If you?re riding an older model that?s a bit heavier and slower than you?d like, it can be a bit ...