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  • How to change your motorcycle spark plugs and air filter

    How to change your motorcycle spark plugs and air filter

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    Looking after your bike is easy! John Milbank shows you how with his 2000 Honda CBR600FY. My CBR’s air filter should be changed every 12,000 miles. With just over that on the clock, I expected to find the original still in place. What I found though just proves it needs changing earlier. A clean filter…

  • Do you still need to check a spark plug gap?

    Do you still need to check a spark plug gap?

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    The spark plug gap is vital to burning the fuel mixture efficiently. When you buy plugs for your bike, they usually come with the correct gap between the electrodes – I haven’t seen one wrong for about 15 years. Iridium plugs have a very fine, and easily damaged centre electrode, so long-gone are the days of…

  • British Forces hero’s inspirational fight for freedom on a motorcycle

    British Forces hero’s inspirational fight for freedom on a motorcycle

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    Meet Mark Ormrod, a former Royal Marines Commando, and possibly one of the most inspirational men you’re ever likely to meet. MoreBikes.co.uk (the best place for the latest biking news, reviews and events) and Motor Cycle Monthly (the biggest bike monthly, and FREE in dealers, clubs and biker cafes)  joined this British Forces hero at The Bike…

  • How to buy a motorcycle from an auction

    How to buy a motorcycle from an auction

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    James Robinson is editor of The Classic MotorCycle, and a regular at Bonhams auction house (specialists in classic vehicles). His biggest purchase was an ex-Grand Prix 250 Benelli that he bought for a UK enthusiast at £80,000. Here’s his advice on how to buy a motorcycle from an auction: “Don’t forget the commission. You’ll have a…

  • How to buy a motorcycle from a dealer

    How to buy a motorcycle from a dealer

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      With 17 years experience selling BMWs, TJ Skrobot – Sales manager at Balderston Peterborough – knows how to buy, and sell, a decent bike… “I have to make sure I’m going to make a profit. When buying, I’ll check a bike’s general condition, then pass it to the workshop, where they go over everything and…

  • Motorcycle legal advice: Was the speed camera illegal?

    Motorcycle legal advice: Was the speed camera illegal?

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    Q.  I was out with some mates for a blast up the coast near where I live on my new MT-09. I went for an overtake, and in all honesty I was doing about 45mph in 30mph when I spotted a speed camera van parked up in a well dodgy position on the side of…

  • I fell off my bike on oil. Cooking oil.

    I fell off my bike on oil. Cooking oil.

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    Q. I have a weird situation… My mate lives out in the sticks in a little housing estate. I swung round to see him on my XJR1300 and as I turned into his close my front-end slipped away and I tumbled off. I hit the deck and fractured my elbow. Upon getting up I saw the road was…

  • How to buy a motorcycle from a private seller and eBay

    How to buy a motorcycle from a private seller and eBay

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      Ex-racer Mark Hardy just loves bikes. Rather than buy one and stick with it, he looks for a machine to suit his next trip. Having bought dozens of motorcycles, and viewed hundreds, he’s got some great advice on how to buy a motorcycle, and for getting the best deal… “I spend hours trawling eBay, and…

  • Dealer fitted the wrong tyre speed rating to my motorcycle: Can I sue them?

    Dealer fitted the wrong tyre speed rating to my motorcycle: Can I sue them?

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    Q. I had a new tyre fitted to my GSXR1000 by a small garage local to me. About a month later I took my bike to my main dealer for a service after I got back from Germany. Whilst in Germany I had ridden around the Nürburgring at speeds of up to 180mph. The problem…

  • I got knocked off my bike by a provisional licence holder: what can I do?

    I got knocked off my bike by a provisional licence holder: what can I do?

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    Q. Have I got problems? I was riding my CBR600rr down a residential road when a car reversed straight out of a drive in front of me. I had no chance of braking and “T-boned” his rear passenger door. Luckily it was only a little car, and I flew like superman over the top instead…

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