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  • Specialist Spotlight: Furygan

    Specialist Spotlight: Furygan

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    French motorcycle clothing specialist Furygan was formed in 1969 by Jacques Segura. As the name implies (“gant” being French for “gloves”), they started out making gloves for the cycle, ski and motorcycling sectors. Mr Segura soon became involved with racers, finding solutions for their specific needs and so expanding the range available to the public.…

  • Specialist Spotlight: Clean My Ride

    Specialist Spotlight: Clean My Ride

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    Like so many products, Clean MyRide saw it’s genesis from not being able to find something that perfectly filled a need. Paul Taylor and business partner Steve Howard are both keen motorcyclists and cyclists. Over time, they had collected a garage full of half used bottles.  They found products were very good at fulfilling particular…

  • Honda reveals NEW Super Cub and Monkey for 2021

    Honda reveals NEW Super Cub and Monkey for 2021

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    The Japanese factory has updated two of its most iconic learner legal machines. The big news for the Monkey 125 and Super Cub 125 is the introduction of a new, highly efficient Euro 5 compliant engine (which helps them to return an impressive 188mpg) – but aside from that there’s a handful of tweaks to…

  • Specialist Spotlight: Cardo Systems

    Specialist Spotlight: Cardo Systems

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    Cardo Systems pioneered the motorcycle communications market 15 years ago, when it launched the world’s first motorcycle Bluetooth headset – and since then, the company has been constantly innovating to achieve its mission of ‘making your ride exceptional’. Originally founded in 2002 as a developer and manufacturer of Bluetooth earpieces for mobile phones, Cardo Systems…

  • SPECIALIST SPOTLIGHT: Bike-Seal

    SPECIALIST SPOTLIGHT: Bike-Seal

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    A punctured tyre, bad on any vehicle, especially on a bike (ever tried pushing a bike with a completely flat tyre? And that’s if you’ve stayed on).  Puncture repair kits are useful, but what if you could treat your tyres so if punctured they stayed inflated? Bike-Seal is an active system, specifically designed to be…

  • Tucano Urbano Airscud airbag vest

    Tucano Urbano Airscud airbag vest

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    Tucano Urbano uses the In&motion airbag technology in this stand-alone airbag vest that can be worn on any bike, over or under a riding jacket. Optional sleeves can be easily added to the vest in just a few seconds. AIRSCUD constantly collects and analyses riding data from thousands of users worldwide to improve airbag deployment…

  • The BIG Himalayan could (finally) be coming from Royal Enfield

    The BIG Himalayan could (finally) be coming from Royal Enfield

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    Are we finally going to see the bigger version of Royal Enfield’s much-loved Himalayan? We’ve been talking about the possibility of a Himalayan 650 for years, and fresh rumours are circulating which suggest it’ll be called the Sherpa 650. The Indian factory has confirmed its attendance at the big EICMA show at the end of…

  • The return of the HONDA TRANSALP?

    The return of the HONDA TRANSALP?

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    Is Honda gearing up for the return of the much-loved Transalp to its adventure bike line-up?   We’ve been talking about it for some time and we even brought you some mock-ups of the bike, courtesy of our Japanese friends over at Young Machine, but up until recently there was nothing concrete to suggest when…

  • Triumph reveals its NEW Speed Twin for 2021

    Triumph reveals its NEW Speed Twin for 2021

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    Triumph has just revealed the updated version of its Speed Twin, which was introduced into the British factory’s modern retro line-up back in 2018. It’s sold a respectable 11,000 bikes since then, but to help sell a few more, a handful of key changes have been implemented to ensure the latest model is better than…

  • Yamaha reveals new retro XSR125 for the UK

    Yamaha reveals new retro XSR125 for the UK

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    There’s some good news for style-conscious learner riders, as Yamaha’s XSR125 will be coming to the UK for 2021.

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