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  • How to ride motorcycle green lanes

    How to ride motorcycle green lanes

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    Ask around your mates and you’ll probably find that quite a few of them have already clocked onto the joys of motorcycle green lanes (or trail riding). And with good reason too – often there’s no better thing to do than whip out a local Ordnance Survey map and figure out where the nearest byways…

  • 14 motorcycles you need to own (you just haven’t realised yet)

    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…

  • How to ride in winter | IAM motorcycle advice

    How to ride in winter | IAM motorcycle advice

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    Peter Rodger, Chief Examiner at the Institute of Advanced Motorists, has shared his five top tips to help you ride in winter. Check them out, then tell us what YOUR tips are at the bottom of the page…   There may be rubble ahead When you’re riding in the rain look well ahead; make sure you…

  • Yamaha Dragstar | Used motorcycle buying guide

    Yamaha Dragstar | Used motorcycle buying guide

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    Every month Steve Cooper from the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club picks out another great example of classic oriental metal When it comes to buying a Japanese cruiser, you’re well served by the four big manufacturers. Since the late 1970s they’ve all offered a wide range of models: from 125cc learner bikes right up to the…

  • Motorcycle industry insight: Stock of used bikes is dwindling

    Motorcycle industry insight: Stock of used bikes is dwindling

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      MyMotorCycleCheck.com – the UK’s No.1 motorbike and scooter provenance website – has saved many a biker from making an expensive two-wheeled mistake. In these monthly bulletins its Valuation Team’s expert reveals significant trends in the UK market and suggests three wise buys. Highly desirable: BMW R Nine T Safe bet: Honda CBR 500 R Used…

  • Honda CB500 | Used motorcycle buying guide

    Honda CB500 | Used motorcycle buying guide

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    Steve Cooper from the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club picks out another great example of classic oriental metal There was a time when a 500cc parallel twin was the zenith of motorcycle desirability, but then the motors grew to 650, and the Japanese came along and rewrote the rule books. Japan’s relationship with big twins has…

  • Industry insider: High demand for clean used motorcycles

    Industry insider: High demand for clean used motorcycles

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    MyCarCheck.com/Trade is the trade valuations arm of CDL Vehicle Information Services. Based on cutting-edge industry data and feedback from independent and franchised dealers, the company provides bulletins highlighting the most significant trends in the UK motorbike and scooter market. MyCarCheck.com/Trade’s motorcycle expert, Rob Hobson, commented: “It has to be hoped that the wet weather conditions experienced…

  • 3 bikes. 40 Countries. One BIG motorcycle touring adventure.

    3 bikes. 40 Countries. One BIG motorcycle touring adventure.

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    How a Motor Cycle Monthly reader’s trip to the local bike meet turned into an epic motorcycle touring adventure…   I live just five minutes from the Ace Café in London, but it took 16,000 miles to get there in the summer of 2013. I’m James Matthews, a mechanical engineer from New Zealand. I moved to the UK…

  • Best used buy: Honda Varadero XL125

    Best used buy: Honda Varadero XL125

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    MyMotorCycleCheck.com – the UK’s No.1 motorbike and scooter provenance website – has saved many a biker from making an expensive two-wheeled mistake. In these monthly bulletins its Valuation Team’s expert reveals significant trends in the UK market and suggests three wise buys. Highly desirable: Honda XL125 Varadero Safe bet: Kawasaki Z1000 SX Used star: Suzuki TL1000 R…

  • Ride the UK’s best roads and see a great show!

    Ride the UK’s best roads and see a great show!

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    The Carole Nash Great Scottish Bike show in Edinburgh on the 9th & 10th August promises to be the North’s best event… Chris Moss has three great rides to do while you’re there. Going to the biking celebration north of the border will give you a chance to see and enjoy plenty, with an huge…

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