Learner
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French Revolution
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Peugeot Motorcycles has been around since 1898, which actually makes it one of the oldest manufacturers of bikes in the world. That’s quite an achievement – though it hasn’t actually been building ‘proper’ bikes continuously for all that time. It’s much better known for its steady release of scooters; with a rich range of urban…
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Young Guns: Yamaha’s very sporty learner legals
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Chris Moss sees what’s what… The early days of biking life are some of the most important. Ideally, you want a good start riding something that’s easy to ride and live with, stylish, safe, and with a fair bit of excitement. After riding Yamaha’s new YZF-R125 and MT125 in and around Barcelona, I’d say all…
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HOW TO: Read the road
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Want to know the key to fast, safe riding? We all want to be great riders. Of course we do. But being a great rider doesn’t just happen overnight. It takes a lot of commitment. And it takes the right approach. To give us a fighting chance to get this right, we asked Ryan Decarteret,…
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Next generation of motorcyclists given a mental health boost
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The UK’s largest motorcycle training provider, Phoenix Motorcycle Training, is helping save lives by providing Mental Health First Aiders at all of its 22 centres across England, offering support of vital importance to the next generation of motorcyclists. Phoenix Motorcycle Training is training 24 members of its staff as accredited Mental Health First Aiders in…
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Riding Tips: Urban Riding
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Pottering through towns and cities is often considered easier and safer than riding on faster roads, but that’s not necessarily the case… The Expert: Ryan Decarteret Ryan is a passionate motorcyclist, Rapid National Operations Manager and Coach with a background in surveillance and covert police riding, with around one million miles of riding experience…
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Legendary Learner – the C90!
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Bob Pickett takes a look at Honda’s C90. ‘The World’s Greatest Motorcycle’? An outrageous boast for something under 100cc that barely tops 50mph? Consider this. Manufactured in 1958, in 2018, the 100 MILLIONTH bike rolled out of the factory. It is still being made today (in fewer locations admittedly, now ‘just’ 15 plants worldwide) wherever…
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Sinnis Motorcycles launches UK’s first 7-year warranty!
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The Brighton HQ of Sinnis Motorcycles has this morning announced a 7-Year, unlimited mileage warranty on its range of small capacity two-wheelers. The warranty covers major components, ‘providing peace of mind and allowing riders to focus on the adventure of the open road’, says Sinnis, who manufacture their bikes in China. With 1000’s of items/parts…
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FIRST RIDE: Sinnis SM-XE 125
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Those with a taste for the mud often eschew big adventure bikes for something a little lighter, that’s capable of hitting the trails harder and faster. That’s where the Sinnis SM-XE 125 comes in. Back in the 70s and 80s trail bikes were properly big business. But that’s not really the case nowadays. If modern…
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More bums on seats!
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There’s a bit of good news for British motorcycling, because a record breaking number of motorcycle tests were taken at UK test centres between 2021 and 2022. An impressive 67,511 people took their Mod 2 motorcycle test between April 2021 and March 2022 – which the British Motorcyclists Federation reports is over 2000 up on…
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New Rider Hub launches to support new and young motorcyclists
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South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership (SYSRP) is launching a one-stop-shop for new and young powered two-wheeler (PTW) riders to help them safely navigate life on the road.
