Tony Carter
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2015 Yamaha MT-09 Tracer review
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2015 Yamaha MT-09 Tracer review | £8149 | 115bhp @10,000rpm | 65lb-ft@8500rpm | 847cc liquid-cooled, 4-stroke Tested by: Tony Carter Photos: Yamaha The MT-09 Tracer is the latest addition to the 10-model range of the MT family. A simple way to put it might be that it’s basically an MT-09 with a different top…
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Learn to ride a motorcycle with BMW: Richard’s diary | Day two
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Richard Sinclair is usually found on the advertising team at MoreBikes HQ – but after years of working around motorcycles, this week he is finally taking the plunge and getting his licence! He’s joined the guys at BMW Rider Training for a week of intensive training… Now that I’d completed my first day, I felt…
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Petrol prices – FairFuelUK say we’re ‘being fleeced’…
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UK Motorists are being fleeced on average by approximately £5 each and every time they fill up their vehicles. FairFuelUK estimate that’s the amount not being passed on at the pumps to consumers following the biggest and most sustained period of falls in oil prices in recent memory. Lead campaigner for FairFuelUK, TV broadcaster and…
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Anti-tamper device to deter riders illegally derestricting a moped or motorcycle
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An anti-tamper device has been launched to thwart motorcyclists or scooter riders from illegally removing their speed restriction kits. A move Fi International hope will steer young riders away from riding illegally. Fi International is a supplier of certified motorcycle restriction kits which enable – often young – riders to own high powered bikes with…
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Learn to ride a motorcycle with BMW: Richard’s diary | Day one
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Richard Sinclair is usually found on the advertising team at MoreBikes HQ – but after years of working around motorcycles, this week he is finally taking the plunge and getting his licence! He’s joined the guys at BMW Rider Training for a week of intensive training… Well what a first day training this turned out…
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2015 Kawasaki Versys 650 review
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2015 Kawasaki Versys 650 review | £6749 | 69bhp@8500rpm | 47lb-ft@7000rpm | 649cc liquid-cooled parallel-twin four-stroke Tested by: John Milbank Designed to be more sporty, whilst offering even greater touring potential, 2015’s Versys 650 loses the ‘functional’ styling with a healthy injection of Kawasaki DNA. “All roads. One bike” is the new machine’s tagline, yet…
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The Putoline Classic Dirt Bike Show 2015
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The newly branded Putoline Classic Dirt Bike Show is ramping up the celebrations for the 2015 show with displays and star guests planned. The 2015 show will be held at the Telford International Centre from February 21 to 22, 2015. The 40th anniversary of Martin Lampkin being crowned world trials champion and 40 years since Vic Allan…
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Laser Tools precision nut driver set
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Just the job for these fiddly, tiny, little fasteners — this new precision nut driver set from Laser Tools, part no 5755. Many uses, from vehicle instrument clusters, servicing remote-control model cars to electronics and computers, the set includes seven nut drivers (3mm, 3.5mm, 4mm, 4.5mm, 5mm, 5,5mm and 6mm), all colour coded for easy…
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It’s back…the Steve Parrish MAD Tour 2015
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BBC commentator, ex motorcycle & truck racer and the eternal practical joker, Steve Parrish, has added more dates to his already successful MAD Tour (My Adolescent Dad) so more people can enjoy an evening of funny stories, moving tales and his passion for living life to the full! Enjoy the life and times of Steve…
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Report calls for hazard test as part of CBT
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A new study suggests that compulsory basic training (CBT) should include a hazard perception test, and that more should be done to encourage learners to undertake an extended period of training after CBT. The recommendations are from a research report published on 5 December by DfT and DVSA, which was commissioned to understand more about…
