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Warr’s Harley-Davidson crowned ‘King of Custom’
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Warr’s Harley-Davidson has been crowned ‘King of Custom’ thanks to the voting power of Harley-Davidson owners and fans and a guest judge. The ‘Battle of the Kinds’ competition involved all 29 UK and Ireland authorised Harley-Davidson dealers building a customised Harley-Davidson Sportster XL 1200X Forty-Eight in the same stripped back tones as Harley’s Dark Custom…
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Highways England to take over motorways and major A roads
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The way England’s motorways and A-roads are built and managed is set for a huge change next month after the government announced the ‘go-live’ of the Highways England – a new arms-length government company that will take over running motorways and major trunk roads from the Highways Agency on April 1, 2015. Highways England will…
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Book your Ducati track day at Silverstone and Donington
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Ducati UK is to host two track days, with the assistance of California Superbike School, on the full circuits of both Silverstone and Donington this summer. The first track day on May 26 will take place at Donington Park Circuit, scene of Ducati’s first ever World Superbike win. Special guests on the day will be…
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R&G crash protection for the new Yamaha YZF-R3
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R&G has announced a full range of products for the lightweight, A2-licence compliant Yamaha YZF-R3 – ahead of its official launch. Just as it did with the YZF-R3’s older brother, the all-new Yamaha YZF-R1 Superbike, R&G has become one of the first crash protection developers in the world to prototype products for the machine before…
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Ross Noble is ‘Freewheeling’ on a KTM in series two
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Comic improviser, Ross Noble, is back with series two of Freewheeling – a programme which sees him letting Twitter guide him round the UK as he free-forms an entire hour’s television from scratch with the aid of a film crew, a KTM 1290 Super Duke R and the great British public. The new series starts…
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UK fuel tax highest in EU
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AA research has revealed that the UK continues to levy the highest level of road fuel tax in the EU – despite four years of a fuel duty freeze. With the Budget due on Wednesday and fuel duty frozen until after the election, the AA is challenging all political parties to commit in their election…
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Get advanced motorcycle training for just £20!
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SharpRider course dates have just been announced, offering riders a fantastic value opportunity to improve their riding. The £20 courses are suitable for riders who have recently passed their test, are returning to riding after a break, upgrading to a more powerful machine, or just want to check their riding standards. The training includes both theory…
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Student’s designs on the future of affordable motorcycle luggage
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We recently reported that Chris Stallwood, a 22 year-old student of Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering at The University of Nottingham is undertaking his Final Major Project for his BEng Degree; to design commuter luggage specifically for 125cc motorcycles: “With more people seeing the benefits of small-capacity bikes for commuting, I think there’s a real need for a…
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Stainless steel Motad exhaust review
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Stainless steel Motad exhaust review | £288 | www.motad.co.uk 01922 714700 | Reviewed by John Milbank When I bought my CBR600 it was 13 years old; the exhaust system was useless. Honda had seen fit to use a lovely stainless steel end-can, but plain steel down-pipes that rotted away, leaving holes in the collector. A…
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Sealey Cordless Impact Wrench CP2600 review
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Sealey Cordless Impact Wrench CP2600 review | Around £240 | www.sealey.co.uk 01284 757500 | Reviewed by John Milbank This is one of those tools I’ve wanted for a long time, but never quite been able to justify. Now of course, I wonder how I ever managed without it. I got a compressor for Christmas, and figured…
