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R&G crash protection for the new Yamaha YZF-R3
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R&G has announced a full range of products for the lightweight, A2-licence compliant Yamaha YZF-R3 – ahead of its official launch. Just as it did with the YZF-R3’s older brother, the all-new Yamaha YZF-R1 Superbike, R&G has become one of the first crash protection developers in the world to prototype products for the machine before…
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Ross Noble is ‘Freewheeling’ on a KTM in series two
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Comic improviser, Ross Noble, is back with series two of Freewheeling – a programme which sees him letting Twitter guide him round the UK as he free-forms an entire hour’s television from scratch with the aid of a film crew, a KTM 1290 Super Duke R and the great British public. The new series starts…
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UK fuel tax highest in EU
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AA research has revealed that the UK continues to levy the highest level of road fuel tax in the EU – despite four years of a fuel duty freeze. With the Budget due on Wednesday and fuel duty frozen until after the election, the AA is challenging all political parties to commit in their election…
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Get advanced motorcycle training for just £20!
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SharpRider course dates have just been announced, offering riders a fantastic value opportunity to improve their riding. The £20 courses are suitable for riders who have recently passed their test, are returning to riding after a break, upgrading to a more powerful machine, or just want to check their riding standards. The training includes both theory…
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Student’s designs on the future of affordable motorcycle luggage
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We recently reported that Chris Stallwood, a 22 year-old student of Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering at The University of Nottingham is undertaking his Final Major Project for his BEng Degree; to design commuter luggage specifically for 125cc motorcycles: “With more people seeing the benefits of small-capacity bikes for commuting, I think there’s a real need for a…
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Stainless steel Motad exhaust review
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Stainless steel Motad exhaust review | £288 | www.motad.co.uk 01922 714700 | Reviewed by John Milbank When I bought my CBR600 it was 13 years old; the exhaust system was useless. Honda had seen fit to use a lovely stainless steel end-can, but plain steel down-pipes that rotted away, leaving holes in the collector. A…
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Sealey Cordless Impact Wrench CP2600 review
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Sealey Cordless Impact Wrench CP2600 review | Around £240 | www.sealey.co.uk 01284 757500 | Reviewed by John Milbank This is one of those tools I’ve wanted for a long time, but never quite been able to justify. Now of course, I wonder how I ever managed without it. I got a compressor for Christmas, and figured…
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Collapsible Motolug Trailer review
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Motolug Collapsible Trailer review | From £645 | www.motolug.com 0800 043 7106 | Reviewed by John Milbank Some designs are so brilliant, so useful, and so convenient that they’re well worth the price. My first motorcycle trailer was an Erde PM310. These popular units cost £565 with a ramp, and can carry a bike up…
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One-stop tool shop: get your free Sealey catalogue
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Sealey tools has released its 2015-16 catalogue. Including over 8000 products in 1012 pages, it’s available from Sealey stockists nationwide, the Sealey website, or by calling 01284 757500. You can also download the FREE Sealey app on Apple or Android to view the full catalogue, as well as current promotions. Each of the catalogue’s twenty sections…
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Gary Johnson gets an IoM TT ride
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WK Bikes Racing team has announced that they will be contesting the Lightweight TT at the Isle of Man this June – and two time TT race winner Gary Johnson will be their rider aboard a full factory-backed CF Moto 650i. The CF Moto factory in China has once again offered its full support to…
