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Ride a motorcycle: how to get your child on two wheels
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Introducing youngsters to riding is a pretty exciting moment, not just for the children but also mum and dad too. MCM has put together a guide of the training available out there that gives your kids a proper taste of life on two wheels… Words: Melanie Falconer The normal route for youngsters to try out…
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Young Man In The City
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Bike Test: Yamaha XV535 Virago
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Bob Pickett reports on Yamaha’s hugely successful mid-size cruiser. Perhaps the greatest tribute to a bike is that it remains in production alongside the bike that was meant to be its replacement. This is the story of the XV535 Virago; the rest of the range was scrapped and replaced by the unfortunately named ‘Dragstar’ range…
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2010 BMW R1200RT review
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To read about the updated engine, click here The Adventure is updated with the same twin-cam motor as the standard GS. The radial-valve engine’s additional torque is arguably even more useful with that extra weight to shift – at 223kg dry, it’s 20kg heavier than the standard GS, even before you top up its 33-litre tank.…
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2010 BMW R1200 GS Adventure review
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To read about the updated engine, click here The Adventure is updated with the same twin-cam motor as the standard GS. The radial-valve engine’s additional torque is arguably even more useful with that extra weight to shift – at 223kg dry, it’s 20kg heavier than the standard GS, even before you top up its…
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2010 BMW R1200GS review
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You wouldn’t expect BMW to change the R1200GS very much. After all, the big dual-purpose boxer makes up more than half the firm’s motorcycle production, and almost 200,000 of the things have been sold since its arrival in 2004.When a bike is that popular, you’d be crazy to mess with it. But BMWdoesn’t like standing…
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2010 Ducati Hypermotard 1100 EVO review
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The Hypermotard has never been the most practical of bikes, with its exposed riding position, tiny tank, tall seat, and unashamed focus on style and fun. But with the entrylevel Hypermotard 796 having recently arrived to give a more down to earth option, Ducati couldn’t resist moving the Hyper family in the other direction, with…
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2010 Triumph Sprint GT
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Sports-tourers beware: Triumph’s new Sprint GT is set to be one of the best value big tourers out there TRIUMPH’S brief was simple: take an existing sports-touring Sprint ST and make it more practical, pillion friendly, comfortable and capable of carrying more luggage over long distances. The new Sprint GT (Grand Tourer) is the…
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2010 DUCATI MONSTER 796
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Great midrange grunt, handling and style: the new Monster is a wallet-friendly middleweight The dreaded Icelandic volcano ash cloud unfortunately disrupted Ducati’s original Monster 796 launch, preventing much of the UK press from getting over to Bologna in Italy in recent weeks. As I waited with everything crossed at the airport for the rearranged…
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2010 Yamaha WR250R Review
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Trail riding on endless miles of flowing tracks deep in the mountains with the sun warm on your back takes some beating. MCM travels to southern Spain to tackle its terrain aboard Yamaha’s small-boreWR250R trail bikes… Soaking in a hot-tub, surrounded by mountains and sipping a ice-cold beer, I’d just covered 120 kilometres of…