Touring Bikes
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Treat your ears for the new season
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Earplugs are an essential bit of kit for any biker. Wind noise can reach 105dB when you’re riding a bike, and evidence suggests that permanent hearing damage can occur from 85dB, so for 20 quid you’d be foolish not to get your hands on a pair of these. Developed over 20 years, Auritech’s Hearing Protectors…
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Ladies Who Ride! Paula Phipps
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MoreBikes chatted to IT/Tech worker Paula Phipps, 54 from Llanelli. What bikes do you ride? 2000 FZRS600 and 2006 ZX10R currently! What got you in to motorcycling? It was a mixture of people really. I’ve been riding since I was 16 and it was my father’s encouragement together with my friends that got me in…
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VIDEO: ConnectedRide Cradle from BMW
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BMW extends its mobile phone connectivity with new ConnectedRide Cradle. For riders who like to use their smartphone for map navigation, BMW Motorrad now offers the ConnectedRide Cradle. The new device connects your mobile phone with the latest BMW motorcycles via a dedicated app. It provides a simple cradle for using the smartphone as a…
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Honda’s NT1100
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With the engine from the Africa Twin and panniers, heated grips and cruise control as standard, could Honda’s NT1100 be the dedicated touring motorcycle we’ve been waiting for? It was a wet start to the day in Northern Spain – but the roads along the coast and up into the hills just outside Barcelona proved…
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Follow award-winning filmmaker Peter Starr around the world on two wheels in Motorcycle Traveler
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Following a cancer diagnosis in 2004, Peter Starr was determined to live a purposeful life and see the world by motorcycle, exploring 12 new places across the globe.
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Kit buying guide: Textile Suits – Winter Warmers!
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‘There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad kit…’ It’s that time of year when getting on two wheels means you have to get your waterproof kit out to stay dry. Not got any? Looking to upgrade? Unsure where to look? We’re here to help… When you’re togged up in warm and dry clothing,…
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Honda’s new sport touring twin: the NT1100
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Do you miss the Pan European or the Deauville? Well, Honda has just revealed a brand-new bike that’s not too dissimilar from either… Adventure bikes have been all the rage for the last few years, but their popularity has left a gap in the market as tourers have been overlooked. In Honda’s case the gap…
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Ladies Who Ride: Siobhan McNeill
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It was great to catch up recently with single Mum Siobhan, 32, a prestige car valeter from Glasgow! Here’s what Siobhan had to tell us about her biking life… What do you ride and how long have you been riding? I ride a gorgeous Yamaha Fazer 1000 and I’ve been riding for seven years! What…
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Living with… Suzuki’s Hayabusa
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Dave Manning tells us what it’s like to spend time on the big ‘Busa… Having the Hayabusa as a long-termer means that not only will I be able to get used to what button changes what attributes, but also I’ll actually be able to play around with the rider configured modes to – potentially at…
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The best routes in Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons you simply have to try…
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Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons are full of great motorbike routes, ranging from fast and flowing A-roads to nadgery passes. What combines all the routes is the spectacular scenery that these National Parks have to offer.
