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Skill for life: Carli’s advanced riding diary | ‘Catch, match and despatch’
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“The examiner would be happier to see you carrying out the plan for overtaking, then aborting and coming back in rather than taking a risky opportunity.” Overtaking is easy. Spot a car or slow vehicle ahead, check nothing is coming the other way and go for it – but there’s a lot more to…
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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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On Any Sunday – The Next Chapter premiers
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The world premiere of ‘On Any Sunday – The Next Chapter’ took place at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain, on September 26. The film, produced by Red Bull Media House and partially funded by KTM, is an exploration into the pursuit of excitement, passion and life in the two-wheeled world of motorcycle riding,…
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Skill for life: Carli’s advanced riding diary | ‘Expect the unexpected’
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‘Expect the unexpected. Assume that there is always something round that corner, over the brow of the hill or on the other side of the junction.’ Ride three and after 100 miles, I was ready for a cuppa. Concentrating so hard and processing all the information given to you from the road and other traffic…
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Skill for life: Carli’s advanced riding diary | ‘Let the reading and riding begin’
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“Right, you know what I am looking for – sharp, precise riding. Let’s go and have some fun!” Ride two of my Skill for Life program had begun. I’d received my books through the post and had practiced my new-found skills every time I had thrown my leg over a motorcycle or scooter – hopefully…
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Supercharged Kawasaki Ninja H2 could restart the top-speed battle
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Inspired by the Kawasaki legend – the 1971 750SS MkIV, or H2 – Kawasaki’s latest video talks of the original bike being ‘renowned as the world’s fastest motorcycle with incredible acceleration’. The H2 ‘made a great sensation in the motorcycle industry’. It’s been a while since the big four battled it out for the fastest…
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Harley-Davidson FXRG Performance jeans review
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Reviewed by: Carli Ann Smith RRP: £352.21 I love the idea of riding jeans, but often the thing that puts me off is the level of protection that they offer should you ever have a spill in comparison to other riding gear. American powerhouse, Harley-Davidson, has developed a range of riding jeans in conjunction…
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2014 Aprilia Caponord Travel Pack review
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£12,934 | 125bhp@8250rpm | 85lb-ft@6800rpm | liquid-cooled 90° V-twin Tested by Simon Hargreaves Photography by Aprilia Launched last year, Aprilia’s high-tech Caponord is one of adventure biking’s best-kept secrets, and deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as BMW’s GS and Ducati’s Multistrada. So to remind us what we’re missing, Aprilia invited Motor Cycle…
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How to buy a motorcycle to restore
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Ian Bates owns Resurrection Motorcycles in Market Deeping. Building bikes since the age of ten, and an engineer by trade, he now specialises in damaged repairables, and knows how to see the potential in another man’s write-off… If anyone could give advice on buying a motorcycle to restore, it’s him. “It’s a crying shame that…
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Kawasaki Scottoiler kit now available
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Motorcycle chain oiler manufacturer Scottoiler has introduced a special Kawasaki version of the market leading vSystem. The Kawasaki Kit extends the range of bike specific lubrication kits which are already available for Ducati, KTM, and most recently, Suzuki motorcycles. The Kawasaki Kit – which should give between 500-1000 miles between refills – includes special parts…
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