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AKRAPOVIC titanium crash bars
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Akrapovic has plenty of experience with titanium and carbon fibre, of course: it’s been making sweet, sweet race pipes out of those materials for decades. And now it’s turned that experience to a new product: titanium crash bars, with carbon fibre impact sliders, designed to fit the new BMW R1300 GS/Adventure. The bars are TIG-welded…
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DAY RIDE: In search of the Rarebit
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Mikko Niemenen reports… Wales is a much-loved destination for lots of riders, but it’s only when you get a little off-piste that you find the hidden gems it has to offer The ride in brief: A round route from Lake Vyrnwy to the coast, taking in some of the lesser known, but best to explore,…
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TESTED: Honda CBR600RR
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Editor Bruce Wilson tells us what we need to know… Last year Honda reintroduced its CBR600RR to the world and kitted it out with a raft of new features and tech. On a track test it shone, but what does it have to offer for sports-inclined road riders? There was only one way to find…
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RIDDEN: Honda Hornet CB1000
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John McAvoy tells us what we need to know… The naked bike sector is molten hot right now and to ensure Honda’s at the forefront of people’s minds, it’s just unleashed its latest iteration Hornet. With impressive tech, great performance and a price-tag to make its rivals weep, you can be sure a fair few…
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KTM: How 2025 is shaping up
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Alan Dowds provides the round-up… KTM 390 Adventure The trend for ever-bigger adventure bikes has us scratching our heads sometimes. Okay, if you’re going on a month-long jaunt across Europe two-up with luggage for four strapped on, a 150-200bhp, 250kg tourer-on-stilts makes a lot of sense. But if you actually want to do any off-road…
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HARLEY: 2025 Pan America ST & Road Glode ST CVO
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Harley-Davidson released some new model updates for 2025, with a couple of eye-catching machines in there. First up is the Pan America 1250 ST, a road-focused version of its giant adventure tourer, with a lower stance, less suspension travel, cast wheels and 17-inch sport-touring tyres in place of the on/off road kit fitted to the…
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SUZUKI: Updated GSX-S1000 available with a great offer
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Suzuki has released a refreshed Suzuki GSX-S1000, which comes with a new colour TFT screen and is available for just £69 per month thanks to 0% finance and a £1,000 dealer contribution. Powered by an engine that can trace its roots back to one of the most iconic superbikes engines of all time – the…
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BMW: R18 refreshed – no R20 S, yet
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BMW’s enormous R18 mega-boxers have had some very minor tweaks, aimed at meeting the tighter Euro 5+ emissions rules. So, the 1802cc air-cooled flat twin motor has a new ECU, which keeps power the same at 91bhp, but adds an extra 5Nm of torque. The new engine is shared amongst the range: the R18 Classic…
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INDIAN: New engine for 2025 big twin range
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The other American big V-twin bike maker, Indian, also has been working on the upgrades. For 2025, it’s got a new engine, the liquid-cooled 112CI (1834cc) PowerPlus, which puts out a decent 126bhp and 181.4Nm of torque and is based on the King of the Baggers race bike motor. It’s fitted to the new Chieftain…
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ROAD to recovery
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When life is tough, biking can be the silver lining that helps you get through it all. When Samantha Brooman married her childhood sweetheart, Mike, the closest she thought she’d get to ride a motorcycle was to be a pillion on the occasional ride. What she had in mind was raising a family. But life…
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