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KIT: Luggage buyer’s guide
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There’s some cracking bits of kit on the market that’ll make lugging around your gear a doddle. To help you work out what’ll be best, we’ve knocked up a buyers’ guide and brought together some tests of our best-loved kit from the past 12 months. Where should I start? Let’s start small and build up.…
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON: Euro Festival returns in 2025
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Europe’s most premium motorcycle culture and live music experience returns to Golfe de Saint-Tropez, 8-11th May 2025 Harley-Davidson® has announced that the iconic Harley-Davidson® Euro Festival will return to Porte Grimaud, Golfe de Saint-Tropez, starting on 8th May 2025. Last held in 2018, when legendary rock band Simple Minds and a host of other live music…
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SHOEI: New limited-edition X-SPR Pro Dean Harrison replica
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The X-SPR Pro Harrison TC-2 features the 3-time TT winner’s iconic and instantly recognisable design – the helmet was unveiled by Dean himself during an exclusive event at the Isle of Man TT last night (Wednesday, 5th June). True to Dean’s original design and the helmet he currently wears to conquer the world-famous Isle of…
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TRIUMPH: Limited edition Speed Triple 1200RR in association with Breitling
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Modern technology meets classic style in the latest collaboration between Triumph Motorcycles and Swiss luxury watchmaker Breitling; two pioneering brands known for precision engineering, performance and style. Capturing the essence of freedom on the open road and celebrating the brands’ shared spirit of bold innovation, Triumph unveils a top of the range Speed Triple 1200…
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TOP ROADS: Cumbria calling
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The Lakes are one of the UK’s top destinations for bikers, for good reason! Here are three circular routes which take in its most iconic passes. William Wordsworth described the Lake District as ‘a sort of national property, in which every man has a right and an interest who has an eye to perceive and…
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TEST: Ducati Hypermotard 698 Mono
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Bruce Wilson gives Ducati’s Hypermotard a jolly good workout. Here’s what you need to know… Ducati surprised us all with the big reveal of its first mass-production single motor – which has been squeezed into the latest generation of its bonkers, but brilliant, Hypermotard. Four years ago, someone at the factory reckoned they could create…
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TEST: Yamaha MT-09
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Bruce Wilson takes a close look at Yamaha’s hugely popular 900cc hyper-naked… Yamaha’s MT-09 is a special bike. Its big torque, big wheelies, and a practical, comfy riding position have helped sell the dream to the masses in a way the factory could have probably never imagined. A decade and over 200,000 bikes later, there’s…
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LONG TERMER: Suzuki GSX-8S
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Stuart Baker gives his final thoughts on the GSX before it goes back… It’s time to bid a fond farewell to the fabulous Suzuki GSX-8S – a bike which proved to be far more than the sum of its parts on the spec sheet. A budget 776cc parallel twin didn’t exactly get me excited, so…
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NEWS: Norton Motorcycles welcomes Revolutions as first sales partner in Scotland
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Norton Motorcycles has begun a new sales partnership with established sportscar dealer, Revolutions, located in Perth, Scotland. With this latest addition to Norton’s network, Revolutions became Scotland’s first sales partner. The Norton Commando 961, V4SV, and V4CR are all available to view, test ride, and purchase from the location. The 125th Anniversary Limited Edition models…
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LONG-TERMER: Yamaha Tenere World Raid
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Dave Manning gives us an update on the big adventure bike… I used to think that the low average mileage clocked up by so many British riders was just down to the fact that they weren’t using their bikes on the daily commute to work. And, four years ago, the situation changed quite drastically for…
