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  • New environmentally-friendly bike cleaner from Mudbuster

    New environmentally-friendly bike cleaner from Mudbuster

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      Manufactured in Northern Ireland using 100% UK sourced products Mudbuster is a whole range of cleaning products that aims to challenge the big names of the current cleaning products market. A credible and environmentally friendly product which contains absolutely no caustic acids – the products contain natural degreasing and waxing agents which perform to…

  • Do I need to register a bike to ride off road?

    Do I need to register a bike to ride off road?

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    Q. I have just bought a DRZ400 with road tyres. It hasn’t got an MOT or Tax, but instead of spending money on this I’m thinking of spending it on some knobblies and going “off road” for some giggles. There are loads of local woods, parks and farmland, so I figured as long as I…

  • How to buy a bike | Reader advice

    How to buy a bike | Reader advice

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    Motor Cycle Monthly – the UK’s biggest bike monthly, and FREE In dealers, clubs and biker cafes – asked its Reader Panel for their best bike buying advice. Here’s what they had to say, but why not add your opinions at the bottom of the page too?! The May 2014 issue of MCM will have…

  • Is a bike I’m selling insured for test rides?

    Is a bike I’m selling insured for test rides?

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    Q I put my old Yamaha Fazer 1000 up on eBay, and had a chap visit for a look before placing a bid. I let him have a spin around the block, but he clipped an old lady on a zebra crossing. The police were involved, and he’s getting done for careless driving. That’s fair enough…

  • What happens at a bike auction?

    What happens at a bike auction?

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    The May 2014 issue of Motor Cycle Monthly – FREE in dealers, clubs and biker cafes – has a fantastic feature on getting the best deal on your next bike, whether it’s from a dealer, eBay, auction or a damaged-repairable. Check it out for FREE by picking up your copy. For a map of distributors,…

  • There’s a bike for sale out there, waiting for you!

    There’s a bike for sale out there, waiting for you!

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      Despite worrying that he may have crashed most of them, renowned bike journo Richard Fincher thinks there could be a shed-load of great used bikes out there waiting for some love… Here are some facts about you. Please don’t dispute them, because they come from one of the biggest databases in the country. As…

  • I got knocked off my bike whilst filtering through traffic

    I got knocked off my bike whilst filtering through traffic

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    Q.  I was filtering through traffic when I saw a bus indicating right and moving out of a bus stop to my left. There was a van to his right and I went for the gap in between. Because the bus was pulling out I got stuck in between the van and bus and then…

  • My bike’s on finance, but I’ve crashed it

    My bike’s on finance, but I’ve crashed it

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    Q. I bought a new Triumph a year and a half back, on finance. Four months ago I got wiped out by an old biddie in an Austin Allegro of all things (yes it was in poo brown) who was on the way home from a vintage rally.  Luckily no one got hurt but both…

  • Can you clean your bike with Fairy washing-up liquid?

    Can you clean your bike with Fairy washing-up liquid?

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      It’s a question many people ask, but never seem to get a straight answer. John Milbank decided to find out, once and for all… Chatting with MCM reader Dino Heath at a bike meet the other week, we got into a discussion on bike cleaning. Dino shines up his R1150GS with washing-up liquid, but…

  • Bike security: Ground anchors

    Bike security: Ground anchors

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    Gear Gremlin Ground Anchor £39.99 www.thekeycollection.co.uk Floor or wall mountable, with four high-tensile bolts, this anchor gives the perfect anchor point for your chain or lock. It features a tough, 14mm alloy steel shackle – which sits flush to help stop the irritating habit of tripping over it. It also has a tough polypropylene covering…


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