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  • 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…

  • How to buy a Yamaha YZF R125

    How to buy a Yamaha YZF R125

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      Styled just like the Yamaha R6, the YZF R125 offers credible big bike looks and handling for learners or commuters alike. It was a long time coming. Yamaha’s last saucy 125 was the 1990’s TZR125, a machine which was lusted after by the then learners who’ll now be in their 40s. I know, I…

  • I got knocked off my bike whilst filtering through traffic

    I got knocked off my bike whilst filtering through traffic

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    Q.  I was filtering through traffic when I saw a bus indicating right and moving out of a bus stop to my left. There was a van to his right and I went for the gap in between. Because the bus was pulling out I got stuck in between the van and bus and then…

  • My bike’s on finance, but I’ve crashed it

    My bike’s on finance, but I’ve crashed it

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    Q. I bought a new Triumph a year and a half back, on finance. Four months ago I got wiped out by an old biddie in an Austin Allegro of all things (yes it was in poo brown) who was on the way home from a vintage rally.  Luckily no one got hurt but both…

  • KTM Off-Road Experience review

    KTM Off-Road Experience review

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      Motor Cycle Monthly sent Staff Writer, Carli Ann Smith, to try out off-roading under the watchful eye of, Ady Smith at the KTM off-road school.  Driving down the single track farm road, I was both excited and nervous about what the day would present. I’d booked onto the KTM off-road experience but I had…

  • Can you clean your bike with Fairy washing-up liquid?

    Can you clean your bike with Fairy washing-up liquid?

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      It’s a question many people ask, but never seem to get a straight answer. John Milbank decided to find out, once and for all… Chatting with MCM reader Dino Heath at a bike meet the other week, we got into a discussion on bike cleaning. Dino shines up his R1150GS with washing-up liquid, but…

  • Can my wife sue me?

    Can my wife sue me?

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    Q. I was out riding with my other half on the back of my Bandit 1200 when I cocked up a corner, ended up in the gutter and bounced off through a hedge. Not my finest hour. I walked away with a bruised ego but my wife ended up breaking her wrist and her leg.…


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