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R&G protection for new R1 and BMW S1000RR
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Both the new Yamaha YZF-R1 and the updated BMW S1000R have a whole range of R&G crash protection available for them – already. R&G got its hands on one of the first Yamaha R1’s, along with the new BMW, to measure them up for their complete range of equipment. The still-growing catalogue of products…
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Top tips when using a sat-nav
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Using a sat-nav can save you time and also allow you to explore routes you never knew existed easily and without needing to stop to read a map, but there are a few things to bear in mind before you set off on your next ride… The IAM’s chief examiner, Peter Rodger, gives his…
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Shark launches updated Explore-R helmet
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RRP: Black and white – £299.99, Arachneus – £319.99 and Carbon Skin – £329.99 Info: www.nevis.uk.com / 01425 478936 The Explore-R can be worn in a variety of ways depending on style of riding – sunshield only, visor only, goggle only, peak and goggles as well as the peak and sunshield. New…
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Take a look inside the Dainese archive
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The Dainese archive houses over 1000 gloves, suits and boots that have helped make motorcycling history over the past forty years and now you can see inside, thanks to Archived – the fourth episode of the Dainese Webseries. The four-minute video recounts how the work of Dainese has changed over the course of the…
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Top Gear duo selling off bikes at Stafford Show!
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Bonhams Spring Stafford Sale will include 12 motorcycles belonging to Richard Hammond and James May, former presenters of the popular motoring programme, Top Gear. May and Hammond talked about the sale of their respective motorcycles in their usual way: “Just because I’m unemployed now doesn’t mean I have to get rid of everything,” said May. “I…
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2015 dates announced for Maria Costello’s Women Only track days
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The former Isle of Man TT record holder launched her female only track days last year and has announced three dates at Donington Park for 2015 – May 5, July 15 and October 14. The days, run in conjunction with No Limits Trackdays, are for women riders of all levels of ability and instruction will…
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Do some Classified ad window shopping…
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we’re just getting ready to put the next issue of Motor Cycle Monthly on the presses and we thought you might fancy a quick look at a few Classified advert listings that we couldn’t fit on our final ad pages, think of this as an early-week bit of window shopping for random motorcycle-related stuff –…
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BSB: Byrne takes the early advantage
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JG Speedfit Kawasaki’s James Ellison headed off four-time MCE Insurance British Superbike Champion Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne to win the first race of the opening round at Donington Park, but in race two the PBM Kawasaki rider grabbed glory after an intense battle with Dan Linfoot. Byrne had grabbed the early lead in the first race,…
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Fancy a chat with a former police motorcycle instructor?
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The Institute of Advanced Motorists is staging its very first live Facebook chat, from 5-6pm on Thursday April 9, with Marcus McCormick, former West Midlands Police motorcycle instructor, IAM examiner and chief training officer of Birmingham Advanced Motorcyclists, who will be giving advice on how to prepare your bike for riding as we enter springtime.…
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Suzuki GSX-S1000 World Launch report
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Ridden by: Bruce Wilson//Photos by: Suzuki Price: £8,999 (£9,499 with ABS) It’s lighter than Kawasaki’s Z1000, will outsprint BMW’s S1000R and is cheaper than Honda’s CB1000R. This is the GSX-S1000 – a bike with a family lineage that means it has a lot to live up to. That’s because the most talked about…
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