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  • Yamaha Niken: Long-term road test – part five

    Yamaha Niken: Long-term road test – part five

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    Plenty of varied outings on the Yamaha Niken this month have helped me learn it all the more, and on the whole appreciation for it pretty much remains firmly intact.

  • Triumph 1200 Scrambler XC: Long-term review and road test

    Triumph 1200 Scrambler XC: Long-term review and road test

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    Matt came back from the Triumph Scrambler launch a few months ago with a perma-grin on his face. But will he still enjoy the bike as a long-termer?

  • WORLD LAUNCH: First impressions of Yamaha’s new MT-09 for 2021

    WORLD LAUNCH: First impressions of Yamaha’s new MT-09 for 2021

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    Kev Raymond is out in France to put Yamaha’s latest version of its much loved MT-09 through its paces. Here’s his very brief first impressions after a day in the saddle. “The MT range has been a huge success for Yamaha – they’ve sold over a quarter of a million of them so far in…

  • MoreBikes A-Z of Battery Care. Part Four (S-V).

    MoreBikes A-Z of Battery Care. Part Four (S-V).

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    MoreBikes has teamed up with OptiMate – the battery saving charger people – to shine some light on the dark art of motorcycle batteries and how to look after them. Find out more at www.optimate1.com S is for Short Circuit A short circuit is an accidental connection between two points in an electric circuit, bypassing…

  • Yamaha Niken: Long-term road test – part four

    Yamaha Niken: Long-term road test – part four

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    Mossy is still enjoying the Niken. But seeing it as others do has tainted his love. If there’s one thing a bike must do to win my affections over a longer term, it’s serve me well as a mode of transport. OK, it’s got to offer a means of getting me to where I want…

  • Yamaha Niken: Long-term test – Part three

    Yamaha Niken: Long-term test – Part three

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    Just one recent 200-mile round trip helped me appreciate all I like and dislike about the Niken.

  • MoreBikes A-Z of Battery Care. Part Three (M-R).

    MoreBikes A-Z of Battery Care. Part Three (M-R).

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    MoreBikes has teamed up with OptiMate – the battery saving charger people – to shine some light on the dark art of motorcycle batteries and how to look after them. Find out more at www.optimate1.com M is for Melting Melting of insulation material on wires, plastic connector blocks or even a battery terminal are all…

  • Custom Harley-Davidson Sportster ‘Seventy’ unveiled

    Custom Harley-Davidson Sportster ‘Seventy’ unveiled

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    A custom Harley-Davidson sportster flat track insired by the Martin Racing Team of the 1970s has been revealed by Fran Manen of Lord Drake Kustoms. Named ‘Seventy’, the motorcycle is a custom Harley Davidson that in principle was going to be a Cafe Racer motorcycle and in the end it ended up being a H-D…

  • Royal Enfield launches Riders Club of Europe

    Royal Enfield launches Riders Club of Europe

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    The club is a community-focused, one-stop-shop for all current and future Royal Enfield riders.

  • Yamaha Niken: Long-term road test – part two

    Yamaha Niken: Long-term road test – part two

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    With a mind programmed from 42 years of riding experience on only two wheels, quite understandably it’s still taking me time to feel fully at home when rounding corners quickly on the Niken.

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