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  • The TRUTH about ethanol (E10) in your fuel

    The TRUTH about ethanol (E10) in your fuel

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      There’s a lot of concern right now about the quality of our bike’s life blood. Motor Cycle Monthly’s chemistry class gives you the facts… You put petrol in your bike and it burns it – that’s all you need to know, right? In an ideal world, yes, but as MCM’s sister magazine, Classic Motorcycle…

  • Shorai Lithium Iron battery vs Standard Lead Acid | Comparison test

    Shorai Lithium Iron battery vs Standard Lead Acid | Comparison test

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    Motor Cycle Monthly, the UK’s biggest monthly bike title and FREE in dealers, clubs and biker cafes, took a brand new Shorai LFX18A1-BS12 and pitted it against a brand new Yuasa YT12A-BS lead-acid battery. Check out the video to see how they both got on. John used an Optimate battery tester during the test, and swears by…

  • How to buy an insurance write-off motorcycle from an auction

    How to buy an insurance write-off motorcycle from an auction

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    Written-off bikes can offer good value for riders on a budget – but only if you’re salvage savvy. MoreBikes shows you how to bag a bargain, and or when to walk away If you’re on the look-out for a budget bike and maybe reckon yourself to be a bit of a handy spanner twirler, why…

  • How to buy a bike | Reader advice

    How to buy a bike | Reader advice

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    Motor Cycle Monthly – the UK’s biggest bike monthly, and FREE In dealers, clubs and biker cafes – asked its Reader Panel for their best bike buying advice. Here’s what they had to say, but why not add your opinions at the bottom of the page too?! The May 2014 issue of MCM will have…

  • Is a bike I’m selling insured for test rides?

    Is a bike I’m selling insured for test rides?

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    Q I put my old Yamaha Fazer 1000 up on eBay, and had a chap visit for a look before placing a bid. I let him have a spin around the block, but he clipped an old lady on a zebra crossing. The police were involved, and he’s getting done for careless driving. That’s fair enough…

  • Am I insured on a motorcycle test ride?

    Am I insured on a motorcycle test ride?

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    Motor Cycle Monthly spoke to Dave Bowcock, MD at Principal Insurance  to find out… “If the buyer is test riding through a dealership, the business should have an insurance policy that covers them for people test riding. This policy will have a set criteria though, and the client should always check that they have adequate cover…

  • How a Vespa scooter’s made

    How a Vespa scooter’s made

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    From design to manufacture, check out Twist and Go magazine’s video of the new Vespa Sprint. Check out the May/June 2104 issue for the full review

  • There’s a bike for sale out there, waiting for you!

    There’s a bike for sale out there, waiting for you!

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      Despite worrying that he may have crashed most of them, renowned bike journo Richard Fincher thinks there could be a shed-load of great used bikes out there waiting for some love… Here are some facts about you. Please don’t dispute them, because they come from one of the biggest databases in the country. As…

  • Mallory Park back open for business

    Mallory Park back open for business

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      Racing fans turned out in their 1000s when the new owners of the Friendly Circuit threw open their doors to herald a new era  Mallory Park is back! And to get the message out to British motorsport fans, the new owners hosted a free motorsport open day at the Leicestershire circuit on Saturday, March…

  • The truth about traffic police

    The truth about traffic police

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        Motor Cycle Monthly went undercover with the Road Traffic Police in Cambridgeshire to find out a bit more about what they do. It was nothing like The Sweeney… Sitting discussing Wayne’s Isle of Man TT tattoos and talking with Mark about how much fun he had riding Fizzies in his teenage years, it…


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