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  • 2020 motorcycle sales bounce back close to 2019 levels

    2020 motorcycle sales bounce back close to 2019 levels

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    The motorcycle industry is continuing its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic with another surge in registrations in November, bringing the total sales of motorcycles this year just shy of 2019 levels. According to figures released by the Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA), by the end of November, sales of PTWs (powered two-wheelers) in 2020 are down…

  • Home By Seven – Powerful and honest two-wheel memoir

    Home By Seven – Powerful and honest two-wheel memoir

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    This is a powerful and honest memoir written from the perspective of a liberated single woman taking on the world with a dogged determination to complete her mission at all costs.

  • Our Black Friday magazine subscription sale is now on!

    Our Black Friday magazine subscription sale is now on!

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    Black Friday is here and we’ve been busy driving down the prices on some of our favourite products for a limited time only. Treat a loved one, treat a friend or to hell with it, treat yourself!

  • All-new Tracer 9 and Tracer 9 GT from Yamaha

    All-new Tracer 9 and Tracer 9 GT from Yamaha

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    The newest bikes from the Japanese factory are lighter, more powerful and dripping with the latest technology. After five years of Tracer 900, Yamaha has transformed the popular sport tourer into what it calls an all-new Tracer 9, complete with a GT version, too. The redesigned 890cc, CP3 crossplane inline 3-cylinder engine pumps out 117bhp…

  • PREVIEW: December issue of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

    PREVIEW: December issue of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

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    In the December edition of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure, we ride the Bavarian boxer you thought couldn’t get any bigger.

  • Throwback: Our first impressions of Yamaha’s 2020 Tracer 700

    Throwback: Our first impressions of Yamaha’s 2020 Tracer 700

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    We’re out in Tenerife for the launch of Yamaha’s updated Tracer 700 for 2020 – and after a full day in the saddle, here are our (very brief) first impressions.   The big changes for Yamaha’s 2020 Tracer 700 include an updated 689cc motor, adjustable suspension both front and rear, revised bodywork, an inverted LCD…

  • Motorcycle travellers stuck on the road in lockdown tell their stories

    Motorcycle travellers stuck on the road in lockdown tell their stories

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    Here are their stories, why they’re still on the road and what their new plans are…

  • Harley-Davidson announce podcast around Apple TV’s Long Way Up

    Harley-Davidson announce podcast around Apple TV’s Long Way Up

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    Harley-Davidson has announced a new podcast which takes a closer look into the creation of the Harley-Davidson LiveWire models used in Long Way Up.

  • New colours for Kawasaki Z900, Ninja 1000SX and Vulcan S

    New colours for Kawasaki Z900, Ninja 1000SX and Vulcan S

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    Kawasaki have revealed three of their biggest selling motorcycles are getting makeovers for 2021.

  • New motorcycle sales surge again in August

    New motorcycle sales surge again in August

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    The statistics show a 31.2% boost in motorcycle sales in August – equivalent to around 9,087 PTWs compared to 6,924 units last year.

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