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SHARK offers the best of both worlds
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For 2025, SHARK has launched the brand-new OXO helmet, but what’s it all about? The latest announcement to come from the SHARK stable is its first ECE 22.06 dual homologated helmet, the OXO, delivering the ultimate versatility for those riders wanting all the benefits of a full and open-faced helmet while they’re out and about…
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FREE will writing service with Two Wheels for Life!
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Ride on, plan ahead. It’s FREE, and easier than you think… Two Wheels for Life, the UK-based official charity of MotoGP™, is offering you a FREE will writing service, giving motorcyclists like you and their families peace of mind that everything important is taken care of. That means more time tinkering in the garage, and…
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KIT: TCX Naibak boots
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Another urban/touring short riding boot, this time from TCX. The Naibak is a waterproof design with a T-Dry membrane, and British-designed D3O armour inserts in the ankle area. There’s also a reinforced ZPlate insert in the sole to reduce twisting in an impact, Ortholite insoles for extra comfort, and a Groundtrax outer sole for good…
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AKRAPOVIC titanium crash bars
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Akrapovic has plenty of experience with titanium and carbon fibre, of course: it’s been making sweet, sweet race pipes out of those materials for decades. And now it’s turned that experience to a new product: titanium crash bars, with carbon fibre impact sliders, designed to fit the new BMW R1300 GS/Adventure. The bars are TIG-welded…
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Top 10 reasons to celebrate motorcycling history at Stafford this April
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Get ready for the best classic bike show in the world – The International Classic MotorCycle Show sponsored by Carole Nash, this April 26-27 at Staffordshire County Showground.
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DAY RIDE: In search of the Rarebit
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Mikko Niemenen reports… Wales is a much-loved destination for lots of riders, but it’s only when you get a little off-piste that you find the hidden gems it has to offer The ride in brief: A round route from Lake Vyrnwy to the coast, taking in some of the lesser known, but best to explore,…
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TESTED: Honda CBR600RR
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Editor Bruce Wilson tells us what we need to know… Last year Honda reintroduced its CBR600RR to the world and kitted it out with a raft of new features and tech. On a track test it shone, but what does it have to offer for sports-inclined road riders? There was only one way to find…
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RIDDEN: Honda Hornet CB1000
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John McAvoy tells us what we need to know… The naked bike sector is molten hot right now and to ensure Honda’s at the forefront of people’s minds, it’s just unleashed its latest iteration Hornet. With impressive tech, great performance and a price-tag to make its rivals weep, you can be sure a fair few…
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KTM: How 2025 is shaping up
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Alan Dowds provides the round-up… KTM 390 Adventure The trend for ever-bigger adventure bikes has us scratching our heads sometimes. Okay, if you’re going on a month-long jaunt across Europe two-up with luggage for four strapped on, a 150-200bhp, 250kg tourer-on-stilts makes a lot of sense. But if you actually want to do any off-road…
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GARMIN Radar
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On-board radar equipment has been available on some of the fancier bikes for a few years now. And now aftermarket electronics specialist Garmin has developed an aftermarket add-on rear-facing radar set up to add the safety tech to older bikes. The new Zumo-R1 radar unit provides warning lights on your dash covering your rear blindspot…
