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Reader Review: 2012 Yamaha Tmax 530| Reader review
Name: Tim Bounds From: Cleveland Riding for: 14 years Price paid for the bike: £8000 (nearly new) in 2013Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. What type of riding do you do: Mainly leisure, some touring Tell us about the engine:…
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Crutchlow to be replaced by Pirro at Argentina Moto GP
After Andrea Dovizioso’s third place in Texas, the Ducati Team returns to the American continent this weekend for the third round of the 2014 MotoGP season. This time however, the destination will be the southern hemisphere, more precisely in Argentina at the Autodromo Termas de Rio Hondo. Dovizioso, who scored the 84th podium in the world championship for the…
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CF Moto backs 2014 TT with WK bikes
WK Bikes is heading to this year’s Isle of Man TT on a positive note with factory support from leading Chinese manufacturer CF Moto, and TT frontrunner Gary Johnson piloting its 650i in the 2014 Lightweight category.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe,…
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Why I want points adding to my bike licence!
‘Evening officer, how can I help?’ Fifth ride on the BMW S1000RR and my first nick of the year. In the wet, slipping through the traffic, making brisk progress, like a swan gliding with majesty and cool authority. He didn’t think so. At least at first. The following discussion will be familiar to most of…
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Hard work could win you a Suzuki V-Strom
Suzuki GB is delighted to announce its continued support of the Dickies UK Worker of the Year competition, with this year’s winner able to choose either a new V-Strom 1000 adventure bike, SX4 S-Cross car, or KingQuad 750 ATV as the prize. The UK Worker of the Year competition, launched at the opening round of…
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Honda: More automatic bikes to come
Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. It’s exciting to see progression in petrol engines, so Motor Cycle Monthly asked Koki Kobayashi (Large Project Leader) and Kosaku Takahashi (Dual Clutch Transmission Engineer) where they see the technology going over…
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Join the ride to raise money for Herts Air Ambulance
Countdown to Herts Air Ambulance Motorcycle RunArticle continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Calling all bikers! Join Herts Air Ambulance for their brand new Motorcycle Run sponsored by MotorcyclesDirect.co.uk on Sunday 4th May and help raise all important funds for your life-saving…
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Reader Review: Givi X.01 Tourer Helmet | Reader review
Name: Graham Mudd From: Bedfordshire Riding for: 17 yearsArticle continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Price paid for it: RRP £180 bought on sale on ebay three weeks ago for £140 + £18 for the pinlock insert. What type of riding do you do: I ride…
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Meet racing legend John Surtees this weekend
The only man ever to win a Formula One World Championship in a Ferrari that wasn’t red will be reunited with his blue and white machine this weekend. John Surtees, who is also unique in having won world championships on both two and four wheels, will be at the 34th Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show…
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Michael and William Dunlop join Metzeler road racing
For the first time, Michael and William Dunlop choose METZELER for all road racing competitions in which they will participate in during the 2014 season. METZELER tyres will also be present on top machinery from five different manufacturers: Yamaha, Suzuki, Honda, Kawasaki and BMW. The Dunlop brothers hail from the most successful family in the history…
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What is a Managed Motorway?
In recent years, ‘managed motorways’ have been introduced to help keep the flow of traffic moving at the right pace, and to make driving/riding conditions as safe as possible. Here, GEM Motoring Assist sheds some light on what exactly managed motorways are, where they can be found, and how they can affect your journey for…
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New Vespa GTS 300 Super
The new GTS Super evolves with new standards in safety, technology, comfort and painstakingly detailed finishing. The large body version of the Vespa now has new front ESS suspension, 2-channel ABS, ASR traction control and a Vespa Multimedia Platform to connect your smartphone. Other notable features include a more spacious helmet compartment, a more…
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Morgan Carbtune Pro carb balancer review
Tested by: John Milbank RRP: £57Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. More info: www.carbtune.co.uk or call 028 9023 9007 Balancing carbs – or fuel injection systems – makes for a smoother, more efficient engine. If your bike’s coughing and spluttering,…
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Why Honda built the Fireblade SP
Motor Cycle Monthly spoke to Teishiro Goto – Fireblade Series Large Project Leader – at the recent launch…Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. “Many Fireblade customers ride their bikes on the racetrack, and we built the SP model…
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Catch the racing in Scotland this weekend
Bike racers from all over Scotland, and beyond, will converge on Knockhill Racing Circuit this weekend (26/27 April) for the opening rounds of the 2014 Knockhill Motor Sports Club Championships. The event will also see rounds 2 and 3 of the Scottish Road Racing Championships taking place on the Knockhill Reverse Circuit. With all…
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The Viking bike from the Lego family
Lauge Jensen motorcycles has unveiled the Viking Concept at the Top Marques luxury brands show in Monaco.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. This premium motorcycle is a design study that blends the talents of two of Denmark’s most creative…
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Ban mobile phone use when driving: renewed appeal
Just over ten years after hand-held mobile phones were banned at the wheel, Brake is renewing its call to ban hands-free kits, as a Brake and Direct Line survey reveals that almost half (45%) of drivers admit to chatting when driving. While the use of hand-held phones by drivers has dropped, hands-free use has risen, likely to…
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Heading to France? Don’t forget your breathalyser!
The IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) and AlcoSense breathalysers are reminding motorists travelling to France that it is still a legal requirement to carry an NF approved breathalyser in all vehicles. The easiest way to tell if the breathalyser complies with the French legislation is to make sure it has the blue circular NF logo,…
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Meet your World Superbike heroes with Riders for Health
World Superbike fans will have the chance to meet their SBK heroes and feel the thrill of riding the Donington Park race track at a brand new Riders for Health event.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Day of…
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Carbon fibre spanners: are these missing from your garage?!
I love tools… I’ve already said how important my garage is to me, and pride of place is held by the tool chest my wife won me in a Halfords caption competition years ago. While I’m pretty well kitted-out with what I need for most jobs (or cam happy to bodge together a bearing…
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Charity Kawasaki Ninja to tackle TT course 30 years after historic win
In 1984 the Isle of Man production TT race for machines up to 1500cc was won by Geoff Johnson on the first ever Kawasaki in the famous Ninja line, the GPz900R.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Now, exactly…
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2014 Honda Integra review
£7799 | 54bhp | 50lb-ft | 745cc In-line twin-cylinderArticle continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Sharing the engine and much of its chassis with the NC750X and NC750S, the new Integra is an update to Honda’s 670cc 700D, released…
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Five minutes with… Livio Lodi, Ducati’s Museum Director
Taking over from Marco Montemaggi as the Curator of the Ducati Museum in December 2001, Olivio Lodi considers himself more of an archaeologist than a Director… “A museum director can be someone who just takes care of a structure, an archaeologist is more interesting. We didn’t have an archive prior to the creation of the…
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2014 Vespa Sprint 125 review
£TBC |10.5bhp | Four-stroke, single cylinder 125ccArticle continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Vespa, has launched a new Sprint to replace its Vespa S. The original Sprint from the mid-1960s was a two-stroke geared scooter. While other European countries…
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