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2014 Royal Enfield Continental GT review
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£5200 OTR | 535cc 4 stroke single | 29.1bhp |44Nm @ 4000rpm Lying flat on the tank of this retro-styled bike, throttle held at the stop and with the roar of 44 identical red machines around me, I can’t stop grinning, but despite this being a modern bike, it’s the sixties that put me…
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2014 Kawasaki Z1000 Review
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From £9499 | 140bhp@10,000rpm | 82lb-ft@7300rpm | liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder Described as ‘the most radical supernaked’ bike, Kawasaki’s 2014 Z1000 is an evolution of the machine first launched in 2004, and last updated in 2010. Aggressive styling and performance follow the Japanese company’s ‘Sugomi’ philosophy, with the tweaks, nips and tucks of the 2014…
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Bike HUD | First review of the Head Up Display
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Motor Cycle Monthly’s John Milbank checks out the latest in helmet technology that could change the way we ride. Dave Vout is a modest man – a civil and structural engineer by trade, it’s hard to believe that nobody’s already thought of the innovative product he’s launching at Motorcycle Live this year. A few…
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How to buy a Yamaha TZR250 2MA (1986-1991)
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The iconic race-bred 250 two-stroke that beats the competition on real-world roads. The mid 80s was the last great era when new two stroke motorcycles appeared with gusto. Yamaha had been busy tinkering with their RD350YPVS but needed a bike to compete in the quarter litre sector. The TZR250 lined up against Kawasaki’s all…
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Electric bikes are our future!
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A new breed of electric-powered off-road bikes are changing the way youngsters are getting into motorcycling, says Marc Potter. For the first time ever, electric-powered off-road bikes are now a truly viable alternative to petrol power, with firms like Kuberg, OSET and Mecatechno coming into the UK and lighting the imaginations of children and…
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Rieju RS2 125 Pro
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Razzing around on a 125 is still great fun, no matter how old you are and it reminded me of just how much fun and freedom two wheels gave me as a teenager. Is it me or are our young bikers spoilt for choice these days? When I was on ‘L’ plates at the…
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Derbi Mulhacén Café 125
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Derbi have done a good job at shrinking their 659cc machine. The bike looks great with deep black paint and those cheeky go faster stripes which give it a distinctive style, it’s nice to see something retro in the overcrowded race rep filled learner legal category. The Mulhacén may only be a four-stroke 125 but…
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Everything you need to know about motorcycle forks
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A well set-up front end will give you more control, feel and confidence in your bike. We explain the tech behind forks… How do forks work? Cartridge forks have all of their valving inside a metal cylinder, or cartridge. This is bolted to the bottom of the fork so it moves up and down (compresses…
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Racing the Wild and Woolly motorcycle scramble
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Sub zero temperatures, deep snow and frozen mud holes didn’t stop riders competing in the oldest motorcycle race in the world… Boxing Day is normally the day of recovery from the Christmas excesses… and the beginning of the turkey leftovers foraweek. not so for a small village in northants. Every year, the 26th December heralds…
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How to win the BMW Motorrad GS Trophy
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Two farmers and a plasterer from the UK took on the world… and won. Here’s how they got their hands on the prestigious 2010 BMW GS Trophy… A team of three amateur riders (and one journalist) from the UK have won the recent GS trophy – a seven-day, 2000km off-road adventure across South Africa, Swaziland…
