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  • Traffic set to be its worst this Easter. Why don’t drivers buy a bike?!

    Traffic set to be its worst this Easter. Why don’t drivers buy a bike?!

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      16 million cars are expected to clog the roads this Easter weekend! According to the BBC, traffic information firm Trafficmaster say that congestion will be at its worst today (Thursday), but to add to the pain, there’s engineering work taking place across the rail network. Good timing! Routes to the South West are likely to…

  • Give your motorcycle pillion an easy ride

    Give your motorcycle pillion an easy ride

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      Oxford’s Rider Grips are claimed to offer true long distance comfort for your pillion and have been ergonomically designed for the rider.  The Rider Grips are smart looking with high visibility reflective piping and come with a mesh inner liner to increase breathability. They have been constructed using high strength bonded nylon thread and…

  • Why Kawasaki teamed up with Kymco

    Why Kawasaki teamed up with Kymco

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      Motor Cycle Monthly spoke to Tsuyoshi Shibata – KME Product Planning – at the recent J300 launch “The J300 is just the first step for us, we are not aiming only in the scooter market – we are aiming for the future. The J concept is showing a futuristic idea, it’s nothing physical. As…

  • Agility Motors Saiette R | EXCLUSIVE electric bike review

    Agility Motors Saiette R | EXCLUSIVE electric bike review

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      £16,770 | 96.5bhp | 93.7lb-ft | Advanced axial flux permanent magnet DC motor An RS250 with a 1400cc V-twin engine. That was the vision of Lawrence Marazzi, CEO of Agility Global when he founded the company five years ago – a compact bike with lightweight handling and huge torque. The business is based in…

  • New book connects road and life skills

    New book connects road and life skills

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      Philosophers on the Road is a new book by Johan Nilsson, telling the story of a young rider’s encounter with an older biker who takes him on a journey of self-discovery, using motorcycle road skills as a metaphor for life skills. It’s available here from Amazon. Johan first sat on a bike when he was…

  • Learn to ride a scooter with Honda

    Learn to ride a scooter with Honda

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    Honda (UK) is excited to announce the Honda Motorcycle Experience, aiming to offer those thinking of taking to two wheels the opportunity to ‘Get on a Honda’ in a relaxed, fun, yet professional environment. Launching this week, Donington Park will host 20 dates throughout the summer where anyone who wants to have a go on…

  • 2014 BMW R1200RT review

    2014 BMW R1200RT review

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      £15,390 | 125bhp | 92lb-ft | liquid-cooled boxer twin Tested by Roland Brown. Motorcycle Journalist and former international racer, Roland Brown is one of the world’s most respected bike testers. Subscribe to his fantastic YouTube channel – iMotorcycle Video – here. The initials RT have stood for a touring version of BMW’s boxer ever since the…

  • Being older and safer doesn’t mean having less fun!

    Being older and safer doesn’t mean having less fun!

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      Maybe I’m getting older, but I’m pretty sure it’s got more to do with my four-year-old daughter: I’m a much more careful rider these days. Now don’t get me wrong, that doesn’t mean I don’t still have fun. At Cadwell Park on a Focused Events track day the other week, all I wanted to…

  • How to buy a Honda CBR1000F

    How to buy a Honda CBR1000F

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      When the world of the Superbike was at its height in the 80s, Honda decided its litre machine would be a comfy mile muncher. Genius. The original CBR1000FH of 1987 arrived into an arena bursting with Japanese sports bikes, the second incarnation which we’ll be focusing on here arrived in 1989 and also lined…

  • Exclusive interview with Scott Redding

    Exclusive interview with Scott Redding

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      “It’s just knowing you still have it…” MoreBikes.co.uk caught up with Scott Redding after his first MotoGP race in Qatar at the launch of Bike Nation, a new shop for bikers, to find out how he was feeling about that top-10 finish and finally riding in MotoGP. He was surprisingly grounded: “I didn’t expect…


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