Touring
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Great Winter Ride – Wales: East to West
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Riding within Wales isn’t all about the National Parks, with plenty of excellent riding in between, and winter weather can put them out of bounds anyway. Dave Manning finds out… For this Winter Ride, focussing within Wales, I decided on starting from Oswestry, the town of my birth. Now, while the town isn’t actually in…
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Legal Q&A: Pillion wife to sue husband
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Q. I am utterly confused. Please help us! Over the summer I was riding along a country lane with my wife on the back. I have an array of different bikes (I am truly lucky) and that evening we decided to jump on the Goldwing. It’s a big old lump, but it’s super comfy! The…
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The UK’s top-selling sports tourer for 2022 was…
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While everyone’s attention turns to a new year, Suzuki is reflecting on a successful 2022 that saw the GSX-S1000GT end the year as the top-selling sports tourer, despite only going on sale in April. Final figures for the year saw 781 bikes registered, with the forecast for more than 1,000 units to be sold before…
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KIT HIGHLIGHT! Gerbing heated motorcycle gear
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If you’re riding right through the colder months, there’s one easy way to make it better: heated kit. A toasty-warm Bob Pickett investigates… It’s the winter of 1976, a motorcyclist is working at an aeronautical machine shop. He rides in on a cold, wet and blustery day. The longer he rides, the colder he gets.…
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215 miles of Anglo-Welsh wonder – Day Ride
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Cardiff to Shropshire and back – 215 miles of Anglo-Welsh wonder stuff
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Yamaha’s Niken GT – updates
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A whole load of updates for the funky tourer Yamaha’s Niken GT is being treated to some serious updates for 2023, including a new 890cc engine. The engine is a variation of the tried-and-tested design used in the massively popular Tracer 9 and MT-09, and it’ll have 5% more capacity than the outgoing motor. There’s…
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Free Oxford Oximiser 900 available for all customers as Suzuki Tyre Support Programme launched
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Suzuki has launched a new Suzuki Tyre Support Programme, that offers Suzuki owners nationwide access to a range of industry-leading brands – including Bridgestone, Michelin, and Pirelli – at competitive prices*. While customers are likely to return to their authorised Suzuki dealership for routine servicing and maintenance, tyre replacement, due to excessive wear or damage,…
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Products: Stormsure waterproofing, repair adhesive and repair tape
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A few weeks ago some stuff landed on my desk from a company called Stormsure. They have products that are able apparently, to ‘fix almost anything’. I received a box of self-adhesive Tuff Tape waterproof repair strip, some Tuff Tape waterproof repair patches, some flexible repair adhesive and some water repellent spray. Clearly this stuff…
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‘Noise Camera’ fines for loud exhausts (Not yet!)
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It was announced recently that the Department for Transport would be trailing noise cameras aimed at catching and fining drivers and riders with loud exhausts across four areas in England and Wales. Understandably, many bikers were concerned, particularly those who adhere to the adage, ‘Loud Pipes Save Lives’, and believe that making a bit of…
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Lincolnshire Police’s appeal for dashcam footage
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Operation Snap encourages road users to send in footage of ‘dangerous or careless’ riding on the county’s roads.. Lincolnshire Police has just appealed to the public as part of Operation Snap, asking them to send in dashcam footage of bikers that are dangerous, careless or out of control. In the name of improving safety and…
