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2015 Honda Crossrunner VFR800X review
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Honda Crossrunner VFR800X | £10,229 | 105bhp@10,500rpm | 55lb-ft@8500rpm | liquid-cooled 90° V-4 Tested by Simon Hargreaves Photography by Honda The Honda Crossrunner, launched in 2011, was a recycled VFR800 engine and chassis with bland supermoto/adventure Euro-styling. Dynamically a good bike, it never caught on. The 2015 Crossrunner uses the revamped VFR800F engine and chassis, but…
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New Knox Meta-Sys back protector is lighter and stronger
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Launched in 2012 and featuring all-new dual-compound hybrid technology, a unique four-plate structure, the Knox Meta-Sys back protector is updated and improved for 2015. The new Meta-Sys back protector offers more protection, less weight and is fully certified to level two of the latest CE standard. The Meta-Sys is constructed using a ’hard’ polypropylene…
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How to ride motorcycle green lanes
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Ask around your mates and you’ll probably find that quite a few of them have already clocked onto the joys of motorcycle green lanes (or trail riding). And with good reason too – often there’s no better thing to do than whip out a local Ordnance Survey map and figure out where the nearest byways…
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MV Agusta Brutale 800RR review & Dragster 800RR review
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MV Agusta Brutale 800RR review & Dragster 800RR review | From £11,599 | 140bhp@13,100rpm | 63lb-ft@10,100rpm | 798cc liquid-cooled triple Tested by Roland Brown. Motorcycle Journalist and former international racer, Roland Brown is one of the world’s most respected bike testers. Subscribe to his fantastic YouTube channel – iMotorcycle Video – here. Photos by Milagro MV Agusta…
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New enduro street motorcycle tyre: Pirelli Scorpion Trail II
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Designed for adventure touring and street enduro bikes, the new Scorpion Trail II tyres are said to be designed or the most demanding bikers, offering high mileage and consistent performance across various surfaces. The aggressive tread patter is claimed to offer good stability even at high speed, along with comfort and grip in all conditions – even…
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2011 Kawasaki W800 vs Triumph Bonneville | Group test review
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Kawasaki W800 vs Triumph Bonneville: Two modern retro-styled roadsters, and great bikes in their own right or a poor nod to a time gone by? Steve Rose and Bruce Wilson took used examples from 2011 for a ride to find out… Steve’s ride on the Kawasaki W800 It’s 6am somewhere in middle England. The sound of a lone…
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2013 Yamaha MT-07 | Used bike review
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Yamaha MT-07 | Dealer’s price: £4699 | 74bhp | 50lb-ft | Liquid-cooled parallel-twin Words and photos: Bob Pickett The MT-07 fills a very important role in the revised and revived Yamaha lineup. It is the introduction to big bikes for the newly qualified; it has to appeal to the commuter set who want an…
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Bikers know more about road safety. Duh, obviously!
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Motorcyclists’ knowledge of road safety is almost twice as good as that of car drivers, a new study has revealed. More than 60% of riders know what the safe stopping distance is in rainy conditions at 30mph – 150 feet – compared to 34 per cent of motorists. And those on two wheels are also much…
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Petrol can safety to improve with new spouts
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Change in UK regulations will prevent hundreds of burns, save money and stop pollution, say Gloucestershire inventors of a non-spill spout. The Health and Safety Executive evaluated the safety benefits of a simple addition to the standard plastic petrol can spout and as a result they have included non-spill spouts in new regulations. New Petrol…
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Yamaha WR250F | 2015 new motorcycles
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Along with the announcement of a brand-new R3, Yamaha has revealed a full revamp to its popular enduro machine – the Yamaha WR250F. With its reverse cylinder, the engine is effectively backwards – the inlet is at the front of the bike, allowing air to be drawn straight in, while the exhaust exits the cylinder at…
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