Riding Advice
Riding Advice
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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…
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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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British Forces hero’s inspirational fight for freedom on a motorcycle
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Meet Mark Ormrod, a former Royal Marines Commando, and possibly one of the most inspirational men you’re ever likely to meet. MoreBikes.co.uk (the best place for the latest biking news, reviews and events) and Motor Cycle Monthly (the biggest bike monthly, and FREE in dealers, clubs and biker cafes) joined this British Forces hero at The Bike…
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Learn to ride: Honda announces first ‘Honda School of Motorcycling’ centres
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Honda (UK) is to launch its first four licensed motorcycle training centres this month as part of a new initiative, the ‘Honda School of Motorcycling’. Four Honda motorcycle dealers in the South of England are to become the first to offer training on-premises, under license from Honda (UK) and authorised by the Driver and…
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Get into biking for just £39.99 | The fantastic new Honda Experience
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Whether you fancy exploring life on two wheels, or you simply want to get into biking after a few years away, the Honda Experience is an incredibly good value way to experience the joy, excitement and freedom of a motorbike or scooter. Based at Donington Park race circuit in Leicestershire, you’ll enjoy a full…
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Motorcycle airbag vests save lives
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The June issue of Motor Cycle Monthly looks at the benefits of Motorcycle Airbag jackets… Here are some great videos to support the story. Equestrian eventing rider Oliver Townend was incredibly lucky to survive this horrible fall, and credits his airbag vest with saving his life (watch from 2.15): A great video looking at…
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What is a Managed Motorway?
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In recent years, ‘managed motorways’ have been introduced to help keep the flow of traffic moving at the right pace, and to make driving/riding conditions as safe as possible. Here, GEM Motoring Assist sheds some light on what exactly managed motorways are, where they can be found, and how they can affect your journey for…
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The truth about traffic police
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Motor Cycle Monthly went undercover with the Road Traffic Police in Cambridgeshire to find out a bit more about what they do. It was nothing like The Sweeney… Sitting discussing Wayne’s Isle of Man TT tattoos and talking with Mark about how much fun he had riding Fizzies in his teenage years, it…
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KTM Off-Road Experience review
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Motor Cycle Monthly sent Staff Writer, Carli Ann Smith, to try out off-roading under the watchful eye of, Ady Smith at the KTM off-road school. Driving down the single track farm road, I was both excited and nervous about what the day would present. I’d booked onto the KTM off-road experience but I had…
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Electric bikes are our future!
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A new breed of electric-powered off-road bikes are changing the way youngsters are getting into motorcycling, says Marc Potter. For the first time ever, electric-powered off-road bikes are now a truly viable alternative to petrol power, with firms like Kuberg, OSET and Mecatechno coming into the UK and lighting the imaginations of children and…
