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How to buy a bike | Reader advice
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Motor Cycle Monthly – the UK’s biggest bike monthly, and FREE In dealers, clubs and biker cafes – asked its Reader Panel for their best bike buying advice. Here’s what they had to say, but why not add your opinions at the bottom of the page too?! The May 2014 issue of MCM will have…
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Is a bike I’m selling insured for test rides?
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Q I put my old Yamaha Fazer 1000 up on eBay, and had a chap visit for a look before placing a bid. I let him have a spin around the block, but he clipped an old lady on a zebra crossing. The police were involved, and he’s getting done for careless driving. That’s fair enough…
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Am I insured on a motorcycle test ride?
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Motor Cycle Monthly spoke to Dave Bowcock, MD at Principal Insurance to find out… “If the buyer is test riding through a dealership, the business should have an insurance policy that covers them for people test riding. This policy will have a set criteria though, and the client should always check that they have adequate cover…
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How a Vespa scooter’s made
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From design to manufacture, check out Twist and Go magazine’s video of the new Vespa Sprint. Check out the May/June 2104 issue for the full review
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There’s a bike for sale out there, waiting for you!
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Despite worrying that he may have crashed most of them, renowned bike journo Richard Fincher thinks there could be a shed-load of great used bikes out there waiting for some love… Here are some facts about you. Please don’t dispute them, because they come from one of the biggest databases in the country. As…
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Mallory Park back open for business
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Racing fans turned out in their 1000s when the new owners of the Friendly Circuit threw open their doors to herald a new era Mallory Park is back! And to get the message out to British motorsport fans, the new owners hosted a free motorsport open day at the Leicestershire circuit on Saturday, March…
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The truth about traffic police
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Motor Cycle Monthly went undercover with the Road Traffic Police in Cambridgeshire to find out a bit more about what they do. It was nothing like The Sweeney… Sitting discussing Wayne’s Isle of Man TT tattoos and talking with Mark about how much fun he had riding Fizzies in his teenage years, it…
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How to buy a Yamaha YZF R125
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Styled just like the Yamaha R6, the YZF R125 offers credible big bike looks and handling for learners or commuters alike. It was a long time coming. Yamaha’s last saucy 125 was the 1990’s TZR125, a machine which was lusted after by the then learners who’ll now be in their 40s. I know, I…
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I got knocked off my bike whilst filtering through traffic
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Q. I was filtering through traffic when I saw a bus indicating right and moving out of a bus stop to my left. There was a van to his right and I went for the gap in between. Because the bus was pulling out I got stuck in between the van and bus and then…
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My bike’s on finance, but I’ve crashed it
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Q. I bought a new Triumph a year and a half back, on finance. Four months ago I got wiped out by an old biddie in an Austin Allegro of all things (yes it was in poo brown) who was on the way home from a vintage rally. Luckily no one got hurt but both…
