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Get Your Motorcycle Ready for the Bank Holiday Ride
With the bank holiday weekend approaching, it’s time to dust off your bike and hit the open road. Whether it’s your first ride of the season or just a long-awaited trip, here’s how to make sure your motorcycle is ready to roll.
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TORQUING POINT: Electric Bikes (Part One)
Alan Dowds introduces Part One in this series looking at Electric Bikes: It’s not been a straightforward change, but electric power has become essentially mainstream in the car world. Where I live, in SW London, battery-powered four-wheelers are everywhere, with even the recently-cursed Tesla brand a common sight. Add in hybrid designs, with both electric…
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TESTED: Kawasaki Ninja 1100SX
If you want a bike that’ll go the distance but can also bring the fireworks when you want them, Kawasaki’s new Ninja 1100SX could be a perfect pick! Andy Bell elaborates… I am by no means old, but despite my love for sports bikes, the thought of traveling head down for a long-distance ride on…
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Classic rides in Northern Spain
Ian Kerr reports on the Colombres Rally in Northern Spain.
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ZERO: SR/F Tested
Alan Dowds reports… I’ve ridden some very rare bikes over the years. MV Agusta Serie Oro and Ducati ‘R’ superbikes; MotoGP and WSBK race bikes; high-end custom Harley-Davidsons; one-off turbocharged specials. But I can’t think of another machine as unusual as the one I’m currently thraping up and down my local photo corner. I’ve never…
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REPORT highlights serious lack of parking provision for motorbikes
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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YAMAHA: New official Dealer
Via Moto, South Yorkshire’s premier motorcycle and scooter dealer, is proud to announce it has officially joined the Yamaha Motorcycle dealer network. This exciting new partnership brings together two names synonymous with quality, performance, and a shared commitment to excellence in motorcycling. Based in Barnsley and with a long-standing reputation for integrity, knowledge, and customer…
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The Isle of Man TT is almost here, and Island Racer 2025 is already on sale!
Motorcycle racing fans, the wait is over! With the 2025 Isle of Man TT kicking off next week, Island Racer 2025 is your essential guide to the world’s greatest road race. This 140-page collector’s edition is the biggest and most detailed TT publication available. It’s packed with stunning photography, exclusive interviews, and deep-dive features. This…
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TESTED: Harley-Davidson Street Glide
Every now and again it pays to step outside of your comfort zone and try new things… including 1923cc, 368-kilo baggers. Andy Bell did. A very long trip with a pillion. Here’s how he got on. I used to say, “I’ll only ever have sports bikes,” but as I get older, I find myself wanting…
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KIT TESTED: Weise Detroit jacket and Ruroc AT4.0 Track helmet
Dave Manning reports back on leather and lid… While I do have textiles, and find them near perfect for riding in inclement weather, I still like to pull on a leather jacket and jeans when the mercury is high enough and we’re not inundated with precipitation. And they do favour the look that matches the…
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BUYING A USED… BMW R nineT
How much fun can a retro-styled, air-cooled BMW boxer be? As it turns out – lots! John Urry fills his boots… A few years ago the motorcycle world was going hipster crazy with all manner of fairly hideous ‘customised’ bikes appearing as manufacturers paid chaps with beards and tattoos to basically ruin a perfectly good…
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TRACK RIDER CLINIC: Overseas trackdays
If you’re keen to tick the overseas trackday box, here’s a bit of advice to make your experience as slick and enjoyable as possible. A lot of things have changed in recent years, what with the impact of Covid and leaving the EU. Quite simply, trackdays abroad are not as straightforward as they used to…
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CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE DAY at Crich Tramway Village
This year’s ‘Classic Motorcycle Day’ on Sunday 6th July at Crich Tramway Village will be the eighth event for the partnership with the Vincent HRD Owners Club and with sponsorship from Derwent Waste Management. The event has already attracted bookings of over 300 entries for classic motorcycle displays, made up of vintage machines, all of…
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YAMAHA: 2025 TRACER 7 & GT Unveiled: Sharper Styling, Smarter Tech, Built to Tour
Yamaha is stepping up the middleweight Sport Touring game in 2025 with the updated TRACER 7 and TRACER 7 GT. Featuring sharper styling, next-gen electronics, and more touring-ready upgrades, the new models promise a more refined, versatile and dynamic ride for everyday riders and serious tourers alike. New Look, Same TRACER DNA Both models adopt…
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BREAK for the border…
A motorcycle is the perfect tool for exploring lesser-known roads, and border areas between countries are often the place to find those rarer routes. Dave Manning explores the Salop/Powys interface… Many folk who find themselves heading in the general direction of Wales will tend to focus on getting to Snowdonia, or to the coast of…
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BMW: F900 R Cup extended
BMW’s signed up to run its F900 R Cup BSB support series for another two years. The naked roadster one-make championship will run till the end of 2027, with the German firm continuing to support it with subsidised bikes and parts, including a low-interest 9.9 per cent finance deal up to 60 months on an…
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June 2025
Take a look at the best custom bikes of old in the June issue of Back Street Heroes!
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CLASSIC TWO-STROKE ENGINES by Stan Stephens
Legendary engine tuner Stan Stephens has released a new book, so we asked him all about it. Here’s what he told us. “When I was a lad my two favourite books were The Motorcyclist’s Workshop by Torrens and Tuning for Speed by Phil Irving, and I still have them. They formed the basis for my…
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RST at the Isle of Man
Top British leathers firm RST Moto is ramping up its presence at the Isle of Man TT for 2025. The company is taking the full race department to the middle of the Irish Sea for the first time, giving more racers the chance to sample its full-factory custom race suit fitting and design service, right…
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DUCATI: Desmo450 MX
We don’t generally focus on pure off-road kit like the mental modern motocross machines – but we’ll make an exception for this: the new Ducati Desmo450 MX. It’s been racing in the various MXGP series for a while now in prototype form, but is now available to buy. It’s a handsome beast, though the nature…
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SUZUKI: New colours for V-Strom 800
Suzuki has launched a range of new colour options for its V-Strom 800 range, including the 800DE and 800RE, and the Tour variants of each. The go-anywhere 800DE, with its 21” front wheel, fully-adjustable Showa suspension with 220mm of travel, 220mm ground clearance, off-road-focussed traction control setting, and switchable ABS, is available in a new…
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Dark Destroyer (of footrests mostly)
One of the things I really like about the British custom bike scene is the fact that some people in it, despite being surrounded by the latest trends and fashions of the day, look at them and go “naa, not for me, ta.”
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FEMALE motorcycle boot range expanded
Vanucci expands motorcycle boot range dedicated to female riders Louis Moto’s flagship exclusive brand, Vanucci, has introduced three new motorcycle boots in the UK with female riders in mind – the RV6 Performance sports boots, VUB-3 Lady urban boots and the unisex VAB-8 Sympatex touring boots. The new additions underline Vanucci’s commitment to combining safety,…
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Scooter Day at the Kempton Classic Bike Show & Autojumble – May 10
The Kempton Classic Bike Show & Autojumble is back on Saturday, May 10, and it’s set to be a big one!
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