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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…
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KTM Off-Road Experience review
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Motor Cycle Monthly sent Staff Writer, Carli Ann Smith, to try out off-roading under the watchful eye of, Ady Smith at the KTM off-road school. Driving down the single track farm road, I was both excited and nervous about what the day would present. I’d booked onto the KTM off-road experience but I had…
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Can you clean your bike with Fairy washing-up liquid?
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It’s a question many people ask, but never seem to get a straight answer. John Milbank decided to find out, once and for all… Chatting with MCM reader Dino Heath at a bike meet the other week, we got into a discussion on bike cleaning. Dino shines up his R1150GS with washing-up liquid, but…
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Can my wife sue me?
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Q. I was out riding with my other half on the back of my Bandit 1200 when I cocked up a corner, ended up in the gutter and bounced off through a hedge. Not my finest hour. I walked away with a bruised ego but my wife ended up breaking her wrist and her leg.…
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I’m being charged with failing to stop
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Q. I was on my bike, filtering through traffic on my BMW GS1200. I had my metal panniers on so it’s pretty wide. As I went past a beaten-up old Ford Escort, the driver moved to the right by about a foot, clipped my nearside pannier and nearly knocked me off. We pulled up at…
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Bike security: Ground anchors
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Gear Gremlin Ground Anchor £39.99 www.thekeycollection.co.uk Floor or wall mountable, with four high-tensile bolts, this anchor gives the perfect anchor point for your chain or lock. It features a tough, 14mm alloy steel shackle – which sits flush to help stop the irritating habit of tripping over it. It also has a tough polypropylene covering…
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Bike security: Chains & locks
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Chain and Locks Gear Gremlin Nimrod lock and chain combos £54.99 www.thekeycollection.co.uk Secured by a padlock that has a hardened steel body with double ball bearing anti-pick/anti-drill locking system. The padlock’s 11mm diameter shackle is also manufactured from hardened chromoly steel. Approved by Sold Secure to silver standard. English Chain Co Chain and Padlock £115.80…
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Bike security: Disc locks
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Disc Locks Gear Gremlin Firefly disc lock £16.99 www.thekeycollection.co.uk Small and portable, the Firefly Disc Lock is easy to carry in a bag and could be stashed under the seat of most bikes. Its body is made from zinc alloy and the locking pin 5mm diameter. Supplied with a carry pouch. Available in chrome, yellow…
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Bike security: Tagging and tracking
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Alpha Dot Motorcycle/Scooter marking kit £24.99 www.alpha-dot.co.uk Each Alpha Dot dispenser contains over a 1000 tiny microdots, each with a unique PIN which is registered to you. The UK police have 24/7 access to the registration database and can reunite the stolen property instantly. Easily applied, the glue is virtually impossible to remove and lasts a lifetime.…
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How Formula 1 technology can benefit your bike
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Stainless-steel is too expensive for many bikes’ original exhaust systems, and as a result, they can rot out, leaving you with an expensive bill if you want to stick with OE parts. If only there was a way of treating a set of pipes so they’d be protected from the worst the UK’s roads have…
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