Your Ride
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WATCH: Ultimate Sportsbike 2021 in association with Michelin
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It’s that time again, when we pitch the latest and greatest sports motorcycles against one another on road, on track, on proving ground and on the dyno. There can only be one Ultimate Sportsbike winner, who’s your money on?
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Motorbikes 101: Every type of motorbike explained
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Back in the early days, a motorbike was an engine, two wheels, handlebars, and a seat. Nice and simple. And then someone inverted marketing. So now we have motorcycles for all purposes and images.
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Specialist Spotlight: Kreiga
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Launching your company by facing a lawsuit? Not the ideal start for a fledgling organisation! Yet this is what faced Dom Longman and Michael Cottam. High-end, top quality luggage for motorcyclists wasn’t readily available in 2000. Dom and Michael were working in the Outdoor industry at the time, and decided to transfer their skills into…
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Specialist Spotlight: Furygan
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French motorcycle clothing specialist Furygan was formed in 1969 by Jacques Segura. As the name implies (“gant” being French for “gloves”), they started out making gloves for the cycle, ski and motorcycling sectors. Mr Segura soon became involved with racers, finding solutions for their specific needs and so expanding the range available to the public.…
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Specialist Spotlight: Clean My Ride
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Like so many products, Clean MyRide saw it’s genesis from not being able to find something that perfectly filled a need. Paul Taylor and business partner Steve Howard are both keen motorcyclists and cyclists. Over time, they had collected a garage full of half used bottles. They found products were very good at fulfilling particular…
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Honda reveals NEW Super Cub and Monkey for 2021
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The Japanese factory has updated two of its most iconic learner legal machines. The big news for the Monkey 125 and Super Cub 125 is the introduction of a new, highly efficient Euro 5 compliant engine (which helps them to return an impressive 188mpg) – but aside from that there’s a handful of tweaks to…
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Specialist Spotlight: Cardo Systems
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Cardo Systems pioneered the motorcycle communications market 15 years ago, when it launched the world’s first motorcycle Bluetooth headset – and since then, the company has been constantly innovating to achieve its mission of ‘making your ride exceptional’. Originally founded in 2002 as a developer and manufacturer of Bluetooth earpieces for mobile phones, Cardo Systems…
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USED BIKE RIDE: Moto Guzzi V7 III Special
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Moto Guzzi has been making motorcycles from their Mandello del Lario factory since 1921. The V7 Special is a nod to Guzzi’s long history, launched in 2012, with annual updates leading to the Model III, the one that we rode. The bike we rode was fitted with Mistral Exhausts. Give me some spec A 748cc,…
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SPECIALIST SPOTLIGHT: Bike-Seal
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A punctured tyre, bad on any vehicle, especially on a bike (ever tried pushing a bike with a completely flat tyre? And that’s if you’ve stayed on). Puncture repair kits are useful, but what if you could treat your tyres so if punctured they stayed inflated? Bike-Seal is an active system, specifically designed to be…
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Quick spin electric special – the commuter solution
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By Bob Pickett. Previously, we reviewed the Zero SR/F. The results were impressive, but as always the up-front cost was an issue for many. What if the difference in price was minimal? According to research by eBike vendor Urban eBikes, in 2016 the average journey was just 17 miles, suggesting the kind of commuter run…
