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THE DEVIL and the staircase
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A cracking, adventurous and varied ride on largely unclassified roads in Mid Wales… Sean Tarver reports Don’t be too disappointed when you encounter the surprisingly low speed limits as you ride up the Horseshoe Pass to the Ponderosa Café from Llangollen. Even at a sedate pace, I managed to inadvertently remove material from the underside…
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KTM: 2026 690 Enduro R & SMC R
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Sharper, Smarter, Still Bonkers… KTM’s LC4-powered troublemakers are back for 2026 – and they’ve had a serious update. The 690 Enduro R remains the go-anywhere, do-anything machine in KTM’s line-up; happy on the commute, in the lanes, or on the toughest trails you can find. The 690 SMC R is still the king of the…
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5 reasons to visit the Eurojumble sponsored by Carole Nash this Friday & Saturday
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The weather’s looking glorious – what better way to spend your Friday and Saturday than at the UK’s biggest bike autojumble? Head to the Eurojumble, sponsored by Carole Nash, at Netley Marsh on September 5–6!
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LOUIS MOTO unveils the exclusive SENA 50R Lite Louis Edition communication system
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Louis Moto, Europe’s number one clothing and accessories retailer, is proud to present the all-new SENA 50R Lite Louis Edition, the exclusive special-edition motorcycle rider communication system. In collaboration with leading Bluetooth communication specialists, SENA, the 50R Lite Louis Edition delivers exceptional performance with a sleek design. Most notably, delivering up to 2,000 metres (1.2 miles) of…
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ROUND THE WORLD for Dakar Winner
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Two-time Dakar Rally winner Sam Sunderland is taking on another challenge next month – he’s going to try and break the world record for riding round the world on a bike. Sunderland, who’s from Poole in Dorset, is taking a Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Explorer on the trip, which will cover at least 18,000 miles,…
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TRIUMPHS INCOMING: Triumph Scrambler 400XC/Thruxton 400
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It’s probably a sign of the times that we’re reporting on a new bike for the UK which has been on sale in India for a while. Even more interesting is that it’s a ‘British’ bike: the Triumph Scrambler 400 XC. As with the Hinckley firm’s bigger machines, ‘XC’ means a bit more offroad ability,…
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BSA: New Bantam & Scrambler
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BSA might have disappeared from UK showrooms in the early 70s, but the famous Birmingham Small Arms brand is making a proper comeback under new ownership. Now part of the Mahindra Group, BSA returned in 2021 with the retro-styled Gold Star 650 – and for 2025, there’s not one but two new models joining the…
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SUZUKI: Sports Bike Surprise Incoming
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Every now and then a bike pops up that genuinely catches us out – and Suzuki’s latest news has done just that. We’re talking about a brand-new GSX-R1000R for 2026. Yep, you read that right – a fresh litre-class GSX-R, something many of us thought we’d never see again. It’s a real curveball because the…
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TRY RIDES get young people on motorcycles, and make them safer
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Phoenix Motorcycle Training is welcoming the next generation of riders into the wonderful world of motorcycling with the easy, stress-free and affordable Try Ride initiative. And it aims to make them safer riders, too. With the aim of introducing more young people to motorcycling, the UK’s largest motorcycle training provider Phoenix Motorcycle Training, and the National Young Rider…
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Q&A: Faulty Carbon Wheel Crash: Who’s Liable?
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Track Day trauma involving a faulty wheel given the once-over by our legal eagle Andrew Prendergast of White Dalton Motorcycle Solicitors Q. I have a very trick GSXR1000 that I bought new. However, I have never ridden on the road and purchased it with the sole purpose of turning it into a track bike. I…
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