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  • RIDER SKILLS: Riding with a pillion

    RIDER SKILLS: Riding with a pillion

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    There are many ways to enjoy riding motorcycles, but there’s something pretty special about sharing the experience with a pillion. However, it does take a little planning and a bit of skill to make it work seamlessly. We talked to Steve Metcalfe from Phoenix Motorcycle Training to find out exactly how to go about it……

  • RIDER SKILLS: Emergency Stops

    RIDER SKILLS: Emergency Stops

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    Going fast is easy, just roll the twist grip. But what goes fast must eventually slow down, and braking effectively can be a bit of a challenge. Here’s how to get it right… Experienced riders sometimes talk about ‘roadcraft’, a set of skills that enables them to read the road and traffic around them, and…

  • RIDER SKILLS: How to U-Turn

    RIDER SKILLS: How to U-Turn

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    It’s not the sexiest move you can pull on two wheels, but mastering the technique will get you out of many a sticky situation… When you first get your licence, practicing U-turns is probably pretty low on the list of things you want to be doing. But while riding into the sunset may be the…

  • Tips: Riding on Motorways

    Tips: Riding on Motorways

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    Motorways are great for covering distance in no time, but they come with a whole set of considerations that you need to appreciate to make your progress safe. We talked to Harrison Browne from Phoenix Motorcycle Training to get an idea of the key areas to concentrate on… Although motorways are the UK’s safest roads,…

  • Rider Skills: Braking IN a corner

    Rider Skills: Braking IN a corner

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    It’s one thing to brake hard on a straight bit of road, but what happens when you have to do it while riding through a corner? This is what… We’ve all been there: ridden into a corner a bit too fast, and found ourselves wanting to slow down while the bike is banked over. The…

  • Hints & Tips: Cornering

    Hints & Tips: Cornering

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    WORDS: Mikko Nieminen (with Ryan Decarteret of RAPID TRAINING) PHOTOS: Gary Chapman How to negotiate bends smoothly, confidently and efficiently MB: How can we tell how severe a corner is? Ryan: As always, reading the road is a defining skill. The rider’s ability to gather the right information, early, and in the right detail, will…

  • HOW TO: Read the road

    HOW TO: Read the road

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    Want to know the key to fast, safe riding? We all want to be great riders. Of course we do. But being a great rider doesn’t just happen overnight. It takes a lot of commitment. And it takes the right approach. To give us a fighting chance to get this right, we asked Ryan Decarteret,…

  • Ask The Experts! Know your… bike servicing

    Ask The Experts! Know your… bike servicing

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    We all know that we need our bikes serviced, but do we really know what it takes, what to do and what to look out for? Well, Our colleagues at Fast Bikes magazine asked Paul at Black&White Bikes in Lincolnshire for a few pointers… What is the point in servicing a road bike? Well, you’ve…

  • How to ride your road bike off-road

    How to ride your road bike off-road

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    Off-roading on road bikes is one of the best things on two wheels, as Mossy and Mikko found out…

  • Dirty Bikes! A guide to pressure washing..

    Dirty Bikes! A guide to pressure washing..

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    There’s a long-held myth that pressure washing your bike’s a bad idea. But if you do it properly, it’s the quickest and easiest way to keep your pride and joy in tip-top condition for years to come. We’d all sooner be out riding our motorcycle than we would washing it, but if you want to…

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