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  • UK traffic congestion 14% worse than five years ago

    UK traffic congestion 14% worse than five years ago

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    Traffic congestion in the UK’s biggest cities is 14% worse than it was just five years ago, according to a major new report out today (March 22).  Across the rest of Europe, average congestion is actually 3% down over the same period. The annual Traffic Index from TomTom shows average UK journeys in 2015 took…

  • Get yourself to Europe’s largest off-road show (and it’s here in the UK!)

    Get yourself to Europe’s largest off-road show (and it’s here in the UK!)

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      INTERNATIONAL DIRT BIKE SHOW:  Thursday 29th October to Sunday 1st November 2015, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire   The International Dirt Bike Show at Stoneleigh Park, near Coventry in Warwickshire, has become something of an annual, must-do event for dirt biking aficionados. BUT … you don’t have to be completely fanatical about off-road to enjoy the…

  • Bonham’s Stafford auction achieves £2.2 million and Top Gear duo pocket over £77k

    Bonham’s Stafford auction achieves £2.2 million and Top Gear duo pocket over £77k

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        Bonham’s Stafford spring sale broke all previous years’ totals and achieved a record £2.2 million, with 86% of the lots sold. The 12 machines in the sale from the Top Gear duo, James May and Richard Hammond, bagged a collective £77,625 – Hammond’s 2010 Norton Commando 961SE the top lot of the series selling for £15,180. British…

  • True Heroes Racing enters Ducati TriOptions Cup

    True Heroes Racing enters Ducati TriOptions Cup

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    True Heroes has become the latest team to join the Ducati TriOptions Cup, announcing a three-man rider line-up for the 2015 championship. The team of double amputee Murray Hambro and severely deaf Luke Smith, formed back in 2012 to help give injured Service personnel a new-found sense of focus and direction, has  been joined by recently…

  • See David Beckham’s motorcycle at the National Motorcycle Museum

    See David Beckham’s motorcycle at the National Motorcycle Museum

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    The motorcycle built for David Beckham for his adventure deep into the Amazon jungle is on display at the National Motorcycle Museum. Part Triumph Bonneville, part Scrambler, part desert-sled this aggressive black jungle special is another chapter in the story of one of history’s most versatile motorcycles. On display at the NMM is the very…

  • The 2014 International Dirt Bike show is here…

    The 2014 International Dirt Bike show is here…

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      The 2014 International Dirt Bike Show doors open at Stoneleigh Park, near Coventry at 9.30am today – so what are you waiting for?  Those doors will remain open right up until 5.30pm, giving you off-road enthusiasts a full eight-hours in which to satisfy your off-road fix. The doors open at 9.30am on Saturday and…

  • FullSix launches carbon-fibre products for the Ducati Monster by designer John Keogh

    FullSix launches carbon-fibre products for the Ducati Monster by designer John Keogh

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    FullSix are proud to present a new series of carbon-fibre products for Ducati’s legendary Monster, custom-designed by renowned British motorcycle designer John Keogh. John has worked with FullSix to produce the pieces directly from clay-modelling at CDT’s Kropa factory. These pieces are showcased on the “FullSix Monster”, a stylish carbon-fibre reinterpretation of the classic Ducati…

  • 2009 Triumph Bonneville America 2 | Reader review

    2009 Triumph Bonneville America 2 | Reader review

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      Name: Andy Malin From: Coventry Occupation: Vehicle paint technician for Listers Group Owned bike for: Four years from new Tell us about it: After 40 years of biking, comfort was important when I chose a bike to replace my Suzuki V-Strom 650. The Bonneville America is not only comfortable, it looks stunning too. I’ve…

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