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Motorcycle sales are up (and you love the Ducati 899 Panigale)
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2014’s figures from the Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA) show 101,277 powered two wheelers were registered – that’s an increase of 10% compared to 2013’s 91,908. Good news, though 48,000 of those machines were smaller, commuter-sized machines – it’d be great to see a proportion of those riders embracing the motorcycle lifestyle even more, and maybe progressing to some…
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Price announced for 2015 BMW S1000RR
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BMW Motorrad UK has announced pricing for the all-new 2015 BMW S1000RR, which will be available from the New Season Launch on February 7, 2015 starting at £13,700 OTR. The new version of the BMW S1000RR – which was originally introduced to widespread acclaim in 2009 – offers semi-active suspension and the most advanced traction…
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Even more bikes and scooters get the Haynes Manual treatment
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A new Haynes Manual has been released which covers the Honda CBR125R, CBR250R, & CRF250L/M, to add to Haynes’ expanding collection of car and bike manuals. Honda have been making motorcycles since 1949, but the CBR sport bikes and CRF dual-sport bikes are amongst the most popular lines available. The CBR125R is a four-stroke engine…
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2015 Ducati Scrambler review
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2015 Ducati Scrambler review | From £7030 OTR | 75bhp@8250rpm | 50lb-ft @5750rpm | 803cc air-cooled, Desmodromic 90° V-twin Tested by: John Milbank Forget Ducati; the Scrambler is its own brand. The Scrambler is tee-shirts, jackets, open-face helmets, watches, goggles… it’s being hip, it’s self expression, it’s style. The fact that it’s also a…
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Gerbing 12V Heated Jacket Liner review
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£169.99 | Available: gerbing.co.uk Being cold on a motorcycle in the winter isn’t just an inconvenience – it can be dangerous if you start to lose concentration. With my own built-in thermal fat layer, I didn’t think I’d ever need heated kit, but spending more and more hours on the bike as the temperatures drop has…
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2015 Kawasaki Versys 1000 review
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2015 Kawasaki Versys 1000 review | £9749| 120bhp@9000rpm | 88lb-ft@7500rpm | 1043cc liquid-cooled, four-stroke inline-four Tested by: John Milbank The Versys 1000 is more than just a facelift. It’s also more than just a bigger version of the 650. And, according to Kawasaki, it’s not an ‘Adventure bike’. While many similar machines are sold…
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Learn to ride a motorcycle with BMW: Richard’s diary | Day three
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Richard Sinclair is usually found on the advertising team at MoreBikes HQ – but after years of working around motorcycles, this week he is finally taking the plunge and getting his licence! He’s joined the guys at BMW Rider Training for a week of intensive training. Find out how he gets on jumping on the…
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2015 Yamaha MT-09 Tracer review
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2015 Yamaha MT-09 Tracer review | £8149 | 115bhp @10,000rpm | 65lb-ft@8500rpm | 847cc liquid-cooled, 4-stroke Tested by: Tony Carter Photos: Yamaha The MT-09 Tracer is the latest addition to the 10-model range of the MT family. A simple way to put it might be that it’s basically an MT-09 with a different top…
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Learn to ride a motorcycle with BMW: Richard’s diary | Day two
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Richard Sinclair is usually found on the advertising team at MoreBikes HQ – but after years of working around motorcycles, this week he is finally taking the plunge and getting his licence! He’s joined the guys at BMW Rider Training for a week of intensive training… Now that I’d completed my first day, I felt…
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Learn to ride a motorcycle with BMW: Richard’s diary | Day one
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Richard Sinclair is usually found on the advertising team at MoreBikes HQ – but after years of working around motorcycles, this week he is finally taking the plunge and getting his licence! He’s joined the guys at BMW Rider Training for a week of intensive training… Well what a first day training this turned out…
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