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The Best Exotic Marigold Expedition – Day Eight
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Tibetan flavour The night in the tent had been surprisingly comfortable. And waking up to the sound of the river was lovely. That noise was soon drowned by the Bollywood soundtracks blasting out of the kitchen, which was next to my tent. Still, authentic sounds I guess. The riding today was not much different to…
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The Best Exotic Marigold Expedition – Day Seven
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Going local It may have taken a while, but by day five I felt like I had mastered the Indian approach to using the horn. It is basically your answer to any traffic situation. Want to overtake someone? Why mess around with indicators when you can just beep your horn. How about going round a…
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PATENTS: Honda’s designs for an EVEN SMALLER Monkey.
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Designs filed by Honda suggest that the Japanese factory is working on a scaled down version of its Monkey 125. Released back in 2018, Honda’s modern-day Monkey has captured the hearts and minds of little bike lovers the world over since its introduction to the market – and now, it looks like the factory is…
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MotoGP: Alex Rins signs Suzuki contract for 2021 and 2022
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Alex Rins has signed a contract which commits him to the Suzuki Ecstar MotoGP team for the 2021 and 2022 racing seasons. Rins joined the Suzuki Ecstar Team back in 2017 for his first season in MotoGP, and has gone from strength to strength since. It took him until Argentina in 2018 to claim his…
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The Best Exotic Marigold Expedition – Day Six
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Finding the tourist trail So far, every day of riding has been different. The first day was a transition from the sprawling masses of Chandigarh to quiet back roads. It was also an introduction to lazy cows in the middle of the road, homicidal lorry drivers attacking from every angle, and the ever-present dust. The…
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Norton SOLD to TVS Motor in £16 million deal
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Indian manufacturing giant TVS Motor has bought the Norton Motorcycles brand in a £16 million deal. Following Norton going into administration in January, there have been rumours of interest from major players around the world. Today Indian factory TVS announced its purchase of the historic British brand. In a statement, TVS’s joint managing director Sudarshan…
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NEW GEAR: Arai’s Honda Fireblade-inspired helmet. Get YOURS now.
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Are you a Fireblade rider? After a new lid to keep you safe out on the road or track? Arai’s just released new version of its top of the line RX-7V for you. There are three versions available – one Red, one Blue and one Silver – to match the colour schemes of Honda’s 2020…
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The Best Exotic Marigold Expedition – Day Five
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Clear water and mucky kit Day three of riding in Himachel Pradesh was the best so far. We covered a similar distance to previous days, around 125km, but by the end of the ride I felt far less knackered than on previous days. This was thanks to today’s roads being (mostly) recently resurfaced, which made…
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The Best Exotic Marigold Expedition – Day Four
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Alpine apples Waking up in a palace puts you in a good mood right from the start, I find. So does watching wild monkeys play just outside your window. The second day of riding started with good omens and lots of chai. From Chail we headed towards Narkanda, which sits slightly higher in the mountain…
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The Best Exotic Marigold Expedition – Day Three
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Hey, ho, let’s go! The morning in Chandigarh was what we had all been waiting for – this was the start of the seven days of riding in Himachal Pradesh. The weather looked nice and sunny, but it was intensely hot and humid. The good news was that the monsoon rains hadn’t caught up with…
