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KAWASAKI: 2025 Z900
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Kawasaki has finally given the Z900 some long-awaited attention with a 2025 update. But have they done enough to keep it competitive in the fiercely packed sub-£10k naked bike segment? With new styling, subtle tech upgrades, and a cleaner engine, Kawasaki has taken a measured approach. Rather than overhaul the platform, they’ve chosen to refine…
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NEW KIT: Richa Infinity Pro Gloves
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Richa says these are a ‘midseason’ glove, meaning they have a laminated waterproof membrane and fleece lining, so will be a decent touring fitment outside the very depths of winter. There’s CE-approvedarmour from British firm D3O, polyester outer shell, Velcro cuffs and the essential touchscreen fingers. £89.99 / www.nevis.uk.com
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HONDA: New CBF125 for 2026
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Many of us will have learned our two-wheeled skills on a 125cc Honda learner bike – Alan Dowds’ first road bike back in 1989 was a proper Japanese CG125. Great days. So, this new Honda will likely have a big impact in the real world of learner schools, student commuters, and Just Eat delivery riders.…
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TRIUMPH: Trident 660 Slipery Sam special
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Triumph’s released another special edition bike – this time it’s the novice-friendly, entry-level Trident 660 getting the posh paint job and bolt-on trinkets. The Trident 660 Triple Tribute Special Edition features slick, race-inspired graphics based on the number 67 ‘Slipper Sam’ – a five-time TT-winning Trident racebike from the early 1970s. You also get a…
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CCM: Enters Administration – A Sad Day for British Biking
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In some gutting news for the UK bike scene, CCM Motorcycles has gone into administration, ending over 50 years of truly unique British motorcycle production. Founded in 1971 by Alan Clews, the Bolton-based brand carved out a proper cult following with its hand-built, lightweight machines and unmistakable design language. From motocross to the modern Spitfire…
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YAMAHA: Hybrid Hustler
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Yamaha has long been at the cutting edge of motorcycle technology—from the early days of Monocross suspension and YPVS power valves to five-valve cylinder heads, the hub-centred GTS1000, and the leaning three-wheeled Niken. Now, the company has teased another innovation: a hybrid-powered MT-09 prototype. In a video released on its global Japanese YouTube channel, Yamaha…
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BMW: Full R1300 range unleashed
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If you’re a fan of BMW’s Boxer range, but don’t like the GS, then you’ve probably been quietly fuming the last 18 months or so. Because it’s nearly two years since the Munich massive unveiled the latest 1300 flat twin, in the R1300 GS, and they’ve only now got round to releasing the R, RS…
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LEGAL Q&A: Insurance advice to ‘takeaway’
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Q: I am currently at college studying to be an engineer. As we live out in the sticks and to help me get around and to college, etc., my sister kindly gave me her battered, but indestructible and utterly reliable Kawasaki Z300 after she bought a car. To pay my way through college and help pay towards…
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NEW KIT: Oxford Beast disc lock
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A solid disc lock is the first line of security defence, and the Oxford Beast definitely fits the bill. It’s a no-nonsense 1.3kg chunk of steel, with a cunning round design which is difficult for angle grinders and bolt cutters to get a hold of. Serious thieves might cut the disc, but even that’s tricky…
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REPORT highlights serious lack of parking provision for motorbikes
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Eye-opening stats show ‘bikers deserve better’ as ONLY 0.76% of motorbikes granted a designated space across ALL UK council car parks Less than 1% of the United Kingdom’s licensed motorbikes are being granted a designated space in council car parks. Only 4,241 of the UK’s 1,046,437 total parking spaces* in council car parks are dedicated…
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