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Cost-effective Classics: BSA A65
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Background Before most of us were born bikes had run separate gearboxes and engines. Yes, that sounds crazy now, but the arrangement was a carry-over from the veteran era. The set up was a pain to adjust as it involved faffing around with two chains – primary and drive. It was also costly to produce…
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When Maja met… Katie
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Katie Hand, 16, made sporting history when she became the first female rider to claim Thundersport GB’s coveted Superteens championship. She spoke to Maja about how she started racing and what her plans are for the future. WORDS: Maja Kenney, PHOTOGRAPHY: Courtesy of Katie Hand Katie grew up attending race meetings with her dad and…
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Dealer with a difference: MOTO CORSA
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Bob Pickett investigates.. Dorset has fantastic roads to ride and great destinations to visit. Corfe Castle; Tyneham Ghost Village; The Tank Museum; Clouds Hill (Lawrence of Arabia’s cottage); the Hardy Monument; the Cerne Abbas Giant; and the Jurassic Coast Road are all within an hour’s ride from Gillingham (with a hard ‘g’, not to be…
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BANG FOR YOUR BUCK! Suzuki GSR750
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2011: Kawasaki’s radically-styled Z750 was a cash cow; in Europe (especially France) it was King of Sales. The aging Bandit and much-derided GSR600 were on the way out. So Suzuki performed its old trick of taking an existing engine, re/de-tune it and drop it into a new frame. The GSR750 was born. Bob Pickett investigates……
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Tech Talk: What to expect when you service your motorcycle
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We all know that we need our bikes serviced, but do we really know what it takes, what to do and what to look out for?
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Iconic Metal: Screamer to Big Bang!
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Despite Honda’s move away from the famous Screamer motor to the more rider/tyre/frame friendly Big Bang engine, the 1993 500 MotoGP crown would elude The Big Aitch. Regardless of the investment, the R&D and much more besides, Honda spent most the season hanging on to the coattails of both Wayne Rainey on the polished Yamaha…
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Lock it up!
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Motorcycles and scooters are stolen in the UK on a daily basis, and although there’s no sure fire way to stop scoundrels nicking your pride and joy – there are plenty of ways to put them off. This month we breakdown all of the key kit that you could make use of to keep your…
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Delivery driver with no insurance set to give court a pizza the action…
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Another Q&A from MoreBikes legal column experts at White Dalton Solicitors… Q During lockdown I got made redundant, so I started doing food deliveries for my local takeaway. Unfortunately, I got a delivery of my own… a ticket from the Police. I and two other delivery riders got stopped just as we were heading…
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Q&A: Pothole ‘off’ claim…
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Q I am sure the roads built by the Romans were better! My local route to work has literally rattled my teeth due to the potholes. Last month I had to work late so had to head home in the dark. Usually I am pretty good at running the gauntlet of the craters dotted along…
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Doohan was down but not out…
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After a horror crash at Assen and two months out of action, Mick Doohan showed real grit and determination to finish second in the Championship in 1992 (just four points behind Wayne Rainey). The Aussie proved himself as a force to be reckoned with… Unbeknownst to anyone at the time, the 1992 season heralded the…
