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New learner-legal AJS R7 125
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AJS has introduced an all-new supersports styled 125 machine looking to appeal to the youth sector.The new AJS R7 125 features a single-cylinder, OHC four-stroke, liquid-cooled motor with a five-speed manual transmission.Sharp race styling allied to quality components and a keen retail price of £2150 could make the new AJS a serious choice in the youth, learner…
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2014 Brammo Empulse R review | First UK ride
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Brammo Empulse R: £15,350 | 54bhp@4500rpm | 66lb-ft | Liquid-cooled electric motor Tested by: John Milbank Photos: Joe Dick If you have an irrational hatred of electric vehicles, you’d best stop reading, because this might upset you: Electric bikes are here to stay, and they’re getting more fun with every new machine. Currently the world’s…
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Full details of the new Ariel Ace
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Ariel Motor Company announce the launch of the latest addition to the Ariel family – the Ariel Ace motorcycle. The Ace represents the first new motorcycle from Ariel for over 50 years and builds on a history that began in 1870 making revolutionary bicycles and patenting the spoked wheel. More recently known for the iconic…
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Theory test prices set to drop
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The cost of car and motorcycle theory tests will drop from £31 to £25 in October 2014, and then to £23 in October 2015. The cost of the driving theory test will be cut by 25 per cent, saving learner drivers in excess of £100 million over the next nine years, Transport Minister Stephen Hammond…
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Suzuki GT250 X7 added to vintage parts programme
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Suzuki GB has announced another new addition to the hugely popular Vintage Parts Programme, with the iconic GT250 X7 following the recent inclusion of the original GSX-R750 ‘Slabby’. The GT series, first launched in Europe in 1973, quickly developed a cult following. Widely heralded as the first 250 to achieve a genuine 100mph, the now-sought…
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New Bonneville waxed motorcycle jacket from Richa
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New in Richa’s 2014 collection is the Bonneville, a waxed motorcycle jacket that takes its style straight from the golden age of motorcycling and is manufactured using the highest quality of waxed cotton from The British Millerain® Company Ltd. The Bonneville offers more bang for your buck and has everything you’d expect from a top-of-the-range jacket, apart from the price tag.…
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The best motorway services revealed
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Every so often, us bikers find ourselves on the motorway… I know, it’s not the place for our bikes really, but if you’re desperate to eat up some miles, and low on fuel (or after a bite to eat), then you’ll be laughing if you’re on the M6 in Cumbria… Which? members have rated the…
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Oxford’s new luxury helmet carrier
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Oxford Products has introduced the X25 Tailpack/Deluxe helmet carrier to its Lifetime Luggage range. The X25 is an easy-access tail bag which doubles as a deluxe helmet carrier and is very easy to fit. It is constructed with the same exceptional materials and build quality as the rest of the Lifetime Luggage range. This is available to…
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New summer kit from Dainese
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Dainese has released a range of items to keep you looking and feeling cool this summer… The Air-Frame Tex offers excellent levels of ventilation with ample mesh inserts and if the temperature drops, cold protection is offered with a removable lightweight wind-cheating insert. It also comes with a host of features including jacket-to-trouser fastening, homologated, removable protectors and a…
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Police increase deployment across London for road safety
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More than 500 Police officers are being deployed at key junctions across London during an intensive two-week operation to promote road safety for all road users. The Met’s Safer Transport Command and Transport for London are continuing to build on the success of Operation Safeway which targets unlawful behaviour by motorists, lorry drivers, cyclists and…
