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OFF-ROAD FUN: Some used bike suggestions
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Yesterday, we featured our test of the CFMOTO 450MT. If you fancy a spot of budget off-road action, you may also consider one of these: Royal Enfield Himalayan 411 2016-2023 / £2000-£4500 The back-to-basics and easy-to manage single from the Indian factory has won legions of fans the world over. It may not be blessed…
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TESTED: CFMOTO 450MT
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There’s more appetite than ever for ‘lightweight’ adventurers – and the Chinese-made CFMoto 450MT ticks a lot of boxes. Adam Child (Chad) has put the 450MT through its paces… CFMoto has come a long way in the 35 years since its formation. The Chinese bike manufacturer, which now has 3000 dealers globally and employs over…
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AN EVENING WITH: BSB Racer Ryan Vickers
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North Lincolnshire’s largest independent motorcycle superstore to wow motorcyclists with a fun-filled open evening. Grimsby’s Robspeed Motorcycles is pleased to announce an open evening geared for all motorcyclists, racing fans, and family and friends. Highlight of this unique midweek event – 5:00pm-8:00pm, Wednesday 21st August – is the guest attendance of British Superbike (BSB) Championship…
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V-STROM DEAL: Free Panniers
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Suzuki’s new V-Strom 800RE buyers can go further for less this summer with the addition of free aluminium panniers. The offer represents a saving of £980 over the individual items, making packing for that summer road trip even easier and more affordable. Each aluminium pannier boasts 37 litres of storage space. When combined with the aluminium top box, the total carrying capacity…
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LONG TERMERS: Suzuki V-Strom 800RE
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Mossy keeps us up to speed with how he’s getting on with the Strom… On paper, the differences between the DE and RE versions of the V-Strom 800 shouldn’t amount to as much as they do. The fact is, changes to the chassis geometry and dimensions of some key components give the bike a distinctly…
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LONG TERMERS: BMW R12 nineT
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Chad begins his journey with the big beemer… Welcome to my long-term R12 nineT. Forget about the unusual name, this is the first serious revision of the decade-old R nineT boxer twin, and perhaps the most gratifyingly blended retro yet to come from BMW for some time. Some regular readers who know my road racing…
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THE BIKERIDERS With Tom Hardy
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It’s not very often you get to see motorcycles in the mainstream, but a new film with some seriously big names is out in cinemas right now. The Bikeriders tells the story of The Vandals, a fictional 60s motorcycle club which descends into chaos as its members become involved in gambling, drugs, murder, and gang…
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RECORD BROKEN: 46705 miles
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Two bikers have just become the youngest pair to circumnavigate the world If you’ve got a keen interest in adventure, and you like to know what sort of brilliant stuff cool folks are getting up to, then you’ll likely already be familiar with Suzuki V-Strom-riding explorers Lavi Scholl and Ollie Gamblin. Over the past couple…
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TRIUMPH: Crankshaft donated to charity
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• A crankshaft from Triumph’s Moto2TM engine has sold for £3,000 at the 2024 Day of Champions Auction.• Joe Roberts rode the race-winning engine from OnlyFans American Racing Team.• All proceeds will be donated to Wheels for Life, the official charity partner of MotoGPTM. Triumph has donated a special crankshaft from a Moto2TM race-winning Triumph…
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DUCATI: New fully-loaded DesertX
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Ducati’s just revealed a new fully loaded travel-ready version of its DesertX adventurer… Following in the footsteps of the Desert X and the recently released Rally, Ducati’s added another bike to its adventure stable: the Desert X Discovery. Kitted out with bags of goodies to make it ‘the ideal travel companion’, the Italian firm is…
