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Carbon fibre spanners: are these missing from your garage?!
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I love tools… I’ve already said how important my garage is to me, and pride of place is held by the tool chest my wife won me in a Halfords caption competition years ago. While I’m pretty well kitted-out with what I need for most jobs (or cam happy to bodge together a bearing…
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Charity Kawasaki Ninja to tackle TT course 30 years after historic win
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In 1984 the Isle of Man production TT race for machines up to 1500cc was won by Geoff Johnson on the first ever Kawasaki in the famous Ninja line, the GPz900R. Now, exactly thirty years later, a rider representing the Stroke Association Support charity is going to complete a lap of the famous 37…
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2014 Honda Integra review
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£7799 | 54bhp | 50lb-ft | 745cc In-line twin-cylinder Sharing the engine and much of its chassis with the NC750X and NC750S, the new Integra is an update to Honda’s 670cc 700D, released in 2011. More of a motorcycle / scooter crossover than a maxi-scooter, it’s got the performance and handling to make you…
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Five minutes with… Livio Lodi, Ducati’s Museum Director
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Taking over from Marco Montemaggi as the Curator of the Ducati Museum in December 2001, Olivio Lodi considers himself more of an archaeologist than a Director… “A museum director can be someone who just takes care of a structure, an archaeologist is more interesting. We didn’t have an archive prior to the creation of the…
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2014 Vespa Sprint 125 review
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£TBC |10.5bhp | Four-stroke, single cylinder 125cc Vespa, has launched a new Sprint to replace its Vespa S. The original Sprint from the mid-1960s was a two-stroke geared scooter. While other European countries will have a 50cc two-stroke option, the UK will see a four-stroke 125cc engine, complete with ABS, which is due to…
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New accessories available for Yamaha MT-09
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British bodywork specialists Skidmarx have developed three practical accessories for Yamaha’s new MT-09 triple. Based on the company’s race-derived double bubbles, the fly screen kit attaches to the cowl above the headlight and is supplied complete with fittings. Manufactured in the UK from tough 3mm acrylic sheet, the screen comes in a choice of clear,…
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The Harley dealership that started life in a shed
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A local business that started life in a shed at the bottom of the owner’s garden is this month celebrating a 30-year partnership with one of the world’s longest established and best known motorcycle manufacturers. On Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 April, Riders of Bridgwater will celebrate three successful decades as an authorised Harley-Davidson dealership…
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New Joey & Robert Dunlop TT film set to be released
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Narrated by Liam Neeson, ROAD is the heartbreaking and adrenaline-fuelled tale of a family who have dominated road racing for over thirty years, set for release in the UK on 11 June 2014 through Kaleidoscope Entertainment. A sport in which men compete at speeds of up to 200 miles per hour on closed country…
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2014 Honda NC750X review
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£6899 | 54bhp | 50lb-ft | 745cc parallel twin-cylinder After European success with 2012’s adventure-style NC700X, and naked NC700S, Honda has built on its unique 670cc platform with an R&D vision of “More fun, more joy, go a bit further”. This is the automatic bike, but with a standard manual transmission the NC750X costs…
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Motorcycle test set to get cheaper!
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The cost of the driving and riding theory test could be cut by 25 per cent under plans announced by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), according to Motorcycle Trader. The proposals, which could save learner drivers in excess of £100 million pounds over the next nine years, are contained in a public…
