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  • Ride off-road with the Yamaha AMCA MX Experience

    Ride off-road with the Yamaha AMCA MX Experience

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    Yamaha has joined forces with the Amateur Motor Cycle Association – AMCA – to offer a brand new off-road riding experience; the Yamaha AMCA MX Experience. Yamaha’s new partnership with one of the oldest governing bodies in the sport of off-road competition, gives wanna-be off-road riders the perfect opportunity to try the sport of motocross…

  • Mobile phone driving laws still being ignored

    Mobile phone driving laws still being ignored

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    A UK study by the Transport Research Laboratory into the prevalence of illegal mobile phone use while driving has been released this morning. Today’s figures show that in 2014, 1.1% of drivers in England and Scotland were observed holding a phone in their hand with a further 0.5% observed holding the phone to their ear…

  • Marquez leads MotoGP Sepang 2 test

    Marquez leads MotoGP Sepang 2 test

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    The weather has played a major part in each MotoGP team’s testing plans, with the searing heat during the day meaning that realistically riders could only set flying laps within a small time-frame when the sun wasn’t at its peak. Most teams focused on developing the bike and finding their riders’ ideal set ups over…

  • Santander KTM RC390 Cup British Junior motorcycle race launched

    Santander KTM RC390 Cup British Junior motorcycle race launched

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      The brand-new Santander Consumer Finance KTM British Junior Cup was officially launched yesterday –23 February – at Shenington kart track in Oxfordshire. The series is open to 13-18-years old riders who will each will line up on an identical ‘Cup’ variation of the recently-launched KTM RC390. Promoted by MSVR across eight events, incorporating 20 points-scoring…

  • Overland Rider – the England to Cape Town adventure

    Overland Rider – the England to Cape Town adventure

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    Despite having very little true off-road riding experience, ‘Overland Rider’ Jonathan Blackburn did not let that stop him from embarking on a journey of a lifetime as he rode from England to Cape Town, South Africa. Using a modified KTM 690 Enduro R – kindly supplied and prepared by P&H Motorcycles (who also prepped his…

  • New drug legislation: Am I fit to drive or ride?

    New drug legislation: Am I fit to drive or ride?

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    New drug drive legislation comes into force from 2 March 2015 in England and Wales. For drugs associated with illegal use, very low limits have been set (to cover ‘accidental’ exposure). But for the following eight prescription drugs, limits that exceed the prescribed dose have been set: Clonazepam Diazepam Flunitrazepam Lorazepam Oxazepam Temazepam Methadone Morphine…

  • City of London 20mph zone being enforced

    City of London 20mph zone being enforced

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    London bikers beware: Police are being deployed in significant numbers to enforce the 20mph zone in force within the City of London. The zone – ranging from Chancery Lane in the West to Aldgate in the East and Cannon Street in the South to Barbican in the North, plus the bridges approaching the zone –…

  • High-quality, low-cost motorcycle chain

    High-quality, low-cost motorcycle chain

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    Internet parts specialist Wemoto has introduced a new premium quality, ultra-competitively priced Swift Heavy Duty SX-Ring chain featuring an attractive choice of gold or silver plated links. Benefiting from cutting-edge design and production technology, and shot peened for extra strength, Swift’s new top-of-the-range, low friction SX-Ring chain keeps dirt out and internal lubrication in, making…

  • MotoGP Sepang 2 Test day 1 results: Rossi leads

    MotoGP Sepang 2 Test day 1 results: Rossi leads

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    Weather-wise it was a difficult day for the teams with the track temperature approaching 60 degrees at times leading to a lack of grip which meant it was impossible for any rider to post a time comparable to the previous test here at the Malaysian circuit. In fact Rossi’s best lap of 2’00.414 was a…

  • 2015 Yamaha XJR1300 review

    2015 Yamaha XJR1300 review

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    2015 Yamaha XJR1300 review | From £8,5999 | 98bhp@8000rpm | 80ft-lb@6000rpm | 1,251cc air-cooled inline four-cylinder Tested by: Tony Carter   Big machines from years ago are all the rage these days, but Yamaha could never be accused of jumping on a bandwagon – the XJR1300 is now in its 20th year, so giving this…

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