MoreBikes August 2024
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RIDING TIPS: Always learning
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Valuable insight from Hannah Godden… It’s my second session on the track and I’ve forgotten which bend is coming up next. Ah. The chicane. Too late – I’m over the kerb, momentarily in the air and on to the grass. I slow down, red-faced, and sweaty-palmed but still upright, while the rest of my group…
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TESTED: KTM 1390 Super Duke
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Bigger is better as far as KTM’s new Super Duke goes. Johnny Mac gets stuck in with the massive twin on track and gives us his take. For all its available performance and technical features, the Super Duke absolutely nails the one thing any motorbike must deliver above all else – fun. In the company…
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TESTED: Ducati DesertX Rally
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Bruce Wilson hits the deep, sandy stuff to see whether Ducati’s latest adventure bike should be on your wish list. It’s not every day I wipe blood from my lips, dirt from my eyes, and arch my back in agony. Then again, it’s not every day I return from hitting the desert on a 211…
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OFF-ROAD FUN: Some used bike suggestions
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Yesterday, we featured our test of the CFMOTO 450MT. If you fancy a spot of budget off-road action, you may also consider one of these: Royal Enfield Himalayan 411 2016-2023 / £2000-£4500 The back-to-basics and easy-to manage single from the Indian factory has won legions of fans the world over. It may not be blessed…
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LONG TERMERS: Suzuki V-Strom 800RE
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Mossy keeps us up to speed with how he’s getting on with the Strom… On paper, the differences between the DE and RE versions of the V-Strom 800 shouldn’t amount to as much as they do. The fact is, changes to the chassis geometry and dimensions of some key components give the bike a distinctly…
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LONG TERMERS: BMW R12 nineT
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Chad begins his journey with the big beemer… Welcome to my long-term R12 nineT. Forget about the unusual name, this is the first serious revision of the decade-old R nineT boxer twin, and perhaps the most gratifyingly blended retro yet to come from BMW for some time. Some regular readers who know my road racing…
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THE BIKERIDERS With Tom Hardy
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It’s not very often you get to see motorcycles in the mainstream, but a new film with some seriously big names is out in cinemas right now. The Bikeriders tells the story of The Vandals, a fictional 60s motorcycle club which descends into chaos as its members become involved in gambling, drugs, murder, and gang…
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KIT: TCX Climatrek Boots
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£199.99 / www.tcxboots.com It’s a common complaint: bike boots which have zero grip on the soles, making them useless for any serious walking when off the bike. These TCX Climatreks address that head-on with a design that covers both biking and hiking. They’re short, with a tough textile outer shell, impact protection built into the…
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RECORD BROKEN: 46705 miles
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Two bikers have just become the youngest pair to circumnavigate the world If you’ve got a keen interest in adventure, and you like to know what sort of brilliant stuff cool folks are getting up to, then you’ll likely already be familiar with Suzuki V-Strom-riding explorers Lavi Scholl and Ollie Gamblin. Over the past couple…
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DUCATI: New fully-loaded DesertX
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Ducati’s just revealed a new fully loaded travel-ready version of its DesertX adventurer… Following in the footsteps of the Desert X and the recently released Rally, Ducati’s added another bike to its adventure stable: the Desert X Discovery. Kitted out with bags of goodies to make it ‘the ideal travel companion’, the Italian firm is…
