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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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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…
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TV show seeks sheds with star quality
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Is your shed filled with vintage vehicles and motoring memorabilia ripe for rescuing? If it is, the producers of popular TV show Shed & Buried would like to hear from you, because they are currently filming a new series, due out later this year.