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KIT TESTED: Weise Detroit jacket and Ruroc AT4.0 Track helmet
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Dave Manning reports back on leather and lid… While I do have textiles, and find them near perfect for riding in inclement weather, I still like to pull on a leather jacket and jeans when the mercury is high enough and we’re not inundated with precipitation. And they do favour the look that matches the…
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CLASSIC TWO-STROKE ENGINES by Stan Stephens
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Legendary engine tuner Stan Stephens has released a new book, so we asked him all about it. Here’s what he told us. “When I was a lad my two favourite books were The Motorcyclist’s Workshop by Torrens and Tuning for Speed by Phil Irving, and I still have them. They formed the basis for my…
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CORROSION PROTECTION with XCP
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XCP (eXtra Corrosion Protection) was invented for maintenance workers in the printing industry, bizarrely (big printing presses have some proper heavy engineering in them) now it’s moved into the bike world, via automotive, offshore and even theme park maintenance tasks. It’s developed and manufactured in Scotland, and it’s fair to say they know a lot…
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BUYING A USED Ducati Streetfighter 848
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Jon Urry tells us what we need to know… Fancy a naked middleweight with a bit of attitude? Look no further than the Ducati Streetfighter 848 Ducati’s original Streetfighter model range was a bit of a flop for the firm, which, looking back, seems odd as on paper they had lots going for them. Powered…
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SHOEI X-SPR Pro tested
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Editor Bruce Wilson tells us what we need to know, after 2 years with the helmet: In my younger years, I’d have worn a saucepan on my head, but getting older, gaining responsibilities and realising that accidents happen has only focused my mind on wearing the best kit on the market. Now, I’m not here…
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YAMAHA turns 70
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Yamaha’s marking 70 years in the bike trade this year – yes, it was back in 1955 that the firm started making motorcycles. The first bike was the Red Dragonfly YA-1: a 125cc air-cooled two-stroke, which was winning races just weeks after it launched. And the firm has designed a special 70th anniversary logo, based…
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KTM UPDATE: Deals on Wheels
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Things are moving fast and it’s not easy to follow the financial ups and downs of KTM’s parent company Pierer – but we’ll have a go. Last month, as we went to press, the firm was facing a ‘crunch’ meeting of its various creditors, in an attempt to resolve the dizzying levels of debt incurred…
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TRIUMPH Moto2 Triple Trophy
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Triumph’s extremely successful Moto2 operation rumbles onwards into 2025, with the Hinckley firm continuing to supply the 765 Street Triple-based race engines for the MotoGP support class. And it’s brought back the Moto2 Street Triple competition again for this year, which gives a special Street Triple as a prize to the most popular racer of…
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DUCATI: XDiavel
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We thought we’d seen all of Ducati’s fresh new wares for 2025 – but the Bologna bad boys had kept one more trick piece of kit up their sleeves: the 2025 Ducati XDiavel V4. The XDiavel is a bit of an oddity. First launched back in 2016, it was an attempt at a more ‘American’…
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KIT: New flip-up lid launched
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Motorcycle helmet brand MTR has revealed the new K-15 Evo Flip-Up helmet in the UK, costing just £125*. The latest addition to MTR’s comprehensive lineup is now exclusively available in the UK through Louis Moto’s website, Europe’s premier motorcycle clothing and accessories retailer. Constructed from a robust Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) and Polycarbonate blend and…
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