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14 motorcycles you need to own (you just haven’t realised yet)
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Walking around the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics show, I saw bike after bike that I wanted to buy. That’s the trouble with the Stafford show – while there are hundreds of beautiful classic machines from all eras, along with stall after stall of parts, accessories, tools, kit and clothing, there are also hundreds of tempting…
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New bikes? Pah! See the motorcycles that made history this weekend
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Classic fanatic, sportsbiker, cruiser or scooterist; It doesn’t matter what bike you ride, John Milbank reckons the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics show at Stafford really does have something for everyone. My first experience of the CMM show was last year, a few days after starting my job as editor of MoreBikes.co.uk. Standing in just one of…
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Tell us why you ride… World Champion Body builder, Jon Clark
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Carli Ann Smith talks to bikers around the world to find out what makes motorcycles so special… One thing that amazes me is that riding a motorcycle means that you have something in common with people who you would perhaps have no other links with. In a series of interviews I will be chatting with…
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2015 CFMoto 150NK | WORLD EXCLUSIVE first review
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CFMoto 650NK | €2000 (approx £1575) TBC | 149.4cc | 4-stroke single cylinder | 11.8bhp @ 8500rpm | 7.89lb-ft @ 7000rpm Tested by: Alan Cathcart Photos: Kyoichi Nakamura In 2009 Chinese company CFMoto began development – entirely in house – of its own purpose-built 650cc parallel-twin motor. This was to form a platform for a range of middleweight…
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Motorcycle mechanic apprenticeship | Opportunities at the Honda Institute
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Now Ed Miliband sees apprenticeship opportunities as being one of his ‘national goals’, the schemes could be on the rise… Carli Ann Smith joined the students at the ground-breaking Honda Institute With a minimum age of 16 and no upper limit, the already well-established Honda Apprenticeship is open to mechanics working in an authorised Honda dealership anywhere in…
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Pyramid Plastics – from Hugger to Extenda Fenda. The history of bodykit
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John Milbank finds out how the aftermarket bodykit industry has evolved since the early days of LCs. In 1986, an industrial designer teamed up with a mate to produce colour-matched belly-pans for Suzuki RG125 and RG250s. Working with Cash on Delivery, and communicating with overseas customers via Telex, this was a time when the only…
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Meet DJ Carl Cox and the P&H Motorcycles team
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Having dominated the 2014 TriOptions Cup, taking an incredible nine wins and a further 13 podiums, the Carl Cox/P&H Motorcycles Ducati team will be hosting a special event at P&H Motorcycles on September 13th. This unique event will give fans the opportunity to meet the team, ask questions and even get to meet superstar DJ…
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Reader Review: 2012 Kawasaki Z1000SX | Reader review
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Name: Suneil Raval From: Hayling Island, Hampshire Occupation: Further Education Tutor Owned bike for: 18 months Tell us about it: Previously I had a Yamaha Fazer S2 600, and did around 30,000 miles working towards my IAM Advanced riding test, and touring Europe. I had great fun but wanted a bit more grunt for less revs over…
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MotoGP at Silverstone
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The FIM MotoGP World Championship returns to Silverstone this weekend (28-31 August) for the Hertz British Grand Prix. Five Brits – Bradley Smith, Cal Crutchlow, Scott Redding, Michael Laverty and Leon Camier – will line up on the starting grid alongside legends of the sport including Marc Márquez, Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi, who…
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MotoGP comes to Wales
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The Circuit of Wales is set to host the British round of the FIM MotoGP™ World Championship until 2024 after agreeing a five-year contract with the option for further five year extension with the Championship’s commercial rights holders, Dorna Sports S.L. The collaboration will begin in 2015 with next year’s Grand Prix which could be…
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