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Yamaha TRX850 review | Used bike
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Steve Cooper from the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club picks out another great example of classic oriental metal When it comes to taking the left-field approach to motorcycle design, no one does it better than Yamaha. Their mind-set is noticeably different to that of the competitions’ and they are often cited as being the most European…
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Becci Ellis: The fastest woman on Earth
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Interview by Carli Ann Smith In June this year Becci Ellis officially became the fastest woman on earth, clocking up an unbelievable 248.5mph on her Suzuki Hayabusa. MoreBikes.co.uk chatted to her to find out her hopes, fears and just what it feels like to go that fast… “I had a dream when I was…
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Matchless Experience
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It’s not every day that you can say you’ve ridden a bike which is one of four in the whole wide world…and one in the UK. Today is the day I can… Today I took my first ride on a classic bike – a 1960s Matchless G50 CSR – which we have on loan from…
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Ride the UK’s best roads and see a great show!
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The Carole Nash Great Scottish Bike show in Edinburgh on the 9th & 10th August promises to be the North’s best event… Chris Moss has three great rides to do while you’re there. Going to the biking celebration north of the border will give you a chance to see and enjoy plenty, with an huge…
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Kymco Downtown 300i now available with ABS as standard
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KYMCO’s award-winning Downtown 300i Sports-Tourer Scooter, credited for its genuine 300cc capacity and high technical specification, will come with BOSCH ABS as standard from August 2014. With a RRP of £4199, the new ABS version will be very competitively priced against comparable models in its class. Furthermore, customers will also benefit from being able to purchase the…
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Reader Review: 1999 Honda Hornet CB600F | Reader review
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Name: Carl Stafford From: Warwickshire Riding for: 3 years Price paid for the bike: £1200 in 2011 from a work friend What type of riding do you do: 90% of my riding is the 40 mile round trip to work on a mixture of A roads and town work. When days off without the family so rarely arrive I tend to…
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Win £2000 of bike kit with the Essex Air Ambulance charity ride
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Motorcyclists can have three times the fun as Essex Air Ambulance offers 3 ways to win with the Motorcycle Run on Sunday 7th September sponsored by Woodland Group and Jack Lilley Motorcycles. All bikers that pre-register for the event are automatically entered into a prize draw to win the star pre-reg prize; £2,000 worth of motorcycle…
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New Dainese back protector
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Dainese invented the first back protector in 1981, since then huge progress has been made in improving both active and passive safety. Dainese’s latest back protector, the Manis, is the most evolved form of back protection and has revolutionised the concept of freedom of movement. The Manis not only provides great freedom of movement, it…
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Reader Review: 2003 Aprilia RSV 1000 Mille | Reader review
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Name: Damon Parsons From: Essex Riding for: 5 years Price paid for the bike: £2300 in 2012 through a private sale What type of riding do you do: Mainly A and good quality B roads with motorway/dual carriageway getting to and from where I want to start. Tell us about the engine: Pulls like a train! There is a huge amount of torque.…
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The other side to Steve McQueen
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US Biking champion Mert Lawwill reveals how the Hollywood star saved his hand and career. Extract taken from the new book ‘Steve McQueen: The Cooler King’, by Richard Sydenham. Hollywood star and motorcycle racer Steve McQueen was a lot of things, and much of what is said about him years after his death is…
