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MoreBikes

There’s a fresh new look for the world’s biggest motorcycle monthly… and we’re making it even easier for new riders to get on two wheels too.

From this month the new publication MoreBikes combines the very best of Motor Cycle Monthly as well as its sister title On Two Wheels – the paper made specifically for those who want to get into motorcycling, return to it, or stay on smaller capacity machines. Subscribe here.

  • Reader Review: Oxford Aqua 30 Roll Top Bag | Reader review

    Reader Review: Oxford Aqua 30 Roll Top Bag | Reader review

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    Name: Graham Mudd From: Bedfordshire Riding for: 17 years Price paid for it: It costs £49.99, but I was given it by MoreBikes.co.uk one month ago to review What type of riding do you do: I ride year round in all weathers. Commuting, touring, days on the back roads and greenlaning all on my trusty Versys workhorse. Tell us about it: I’ve been…

  • Brough Superior returns to the race track

    Brough Superior returns to the race track

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    Bike insurance specialists Bennetts are backing the return of the iconic British Brough Superior brand by sponsoring the reborn marque’s one-off entry into the British Grand Prix at Silverstone next month. Bennetts Brough Superior, as the team will be known, will enter the Moto2 class with rider Luke Mossey competing on board the team’s innovative…

  • Tom Sykes  – in search of the perfect lap

    Tom Sykes – in search of the perfect lap

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    For 2014 SBK lap record holder at Laguna Seca, Tom Sykes – plus ultra-fast KRT riders Loris Baz and David Salom – there’s a Holy Grail as valuable as a race win. Watch how KRT help their riders strive for perfection and enjoy the Tom’s insight into achieving that elusive Ninja ZX-10R “perfect lap”…

  • Ross Noble Freewheeling on a KTM 1290 Super Duke R

    Ross Noble Freewheeling on a KTM 1290 Super Duke R

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    Ross Noble is currently filming the second series of Freewheeling using the new KTM 1290 Super Duke R. The off-the-wall travel show sees the top comic touring the United Kingdom at the mercy of the tweets he gets from his 500,000+ followers on Twitter. The first series was shown on Dave earlier this year and saw Ross…

  • The lithium motorcycle battery | Technology explained

    The lithium motorcycle battery | Technology explained

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    John Milbank takes a look at the lithium motorcycle battery to find out how well it really works…   For racers, weight is critical. Every part of a motorcycle that can be made lighter will be machined, trimmed and shaved in order to eek out those critical fractions of a second. Traditional lead acid batteries are very heavy,…

  • Kriega R30 rucksack review

    Kriega R30 rucksack review

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    Kriega R30 | £139 | www.kriega.com | 01829 770767 | Tested by Steve Rose   £139 for a rucksack? Some would say pricey, but based on previous Kriega experience I’d say a bargain at twice the price. My old Kriega R25 (the number stands for litres capacity) was, er, ‘borrowed’ from a colleague in 2005…

  • Caberg Duke flip-up helmet review

    Caberg Duke flip-up helmet review

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    Caberg Duke | £144.99 | www.cabergcares.co.uk | 01384 413841 | Tested by Carli Ann Smith Commuting on the bike means making plenty of stops at petrol stations – my Caberg Duke has stopped me getting shouted at for not removing my lid, as I simply flip it up by pushing the large button at the front.…

  • 1931 Indian motorcycle sells for £90,000

    1931 Indian motorcycle sells for £90,000

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      International auctioneers Coys have broken two world records at auction when they sold a 1931 Indian 1300 for £90,000 and a 1953 Mondial 125 Monoalbero for £60,000 on the afternoon of July 11th at Blenheim Palace in the United Kingdom – both reaching well above their estimates. The 1953 Mondial nearly doubled the estimated…

  • Knox Defender Shirt review

    Knox Defender Shirt review

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    Knox Defender Shirt | £179.99 | www.planet-knox.com | 01900 825825 | Tested by John Milbank As I write this review, I’m having to lift my right arm onto the desk to get my hand on my keyboard. Sitting in the back garden is my Yamaha WR250F with a twisted wheel and bent metal-braced handguards. Hitting a…

  • Living with an electric motorcycle: The truth | Brammo Empulse R road test

    Living with an electric motorcycle: The truth | Brammo Empulse R road test

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    Editor John Milbank spent a few days with a Brammo Empulse R electric motorcycle to find out if it’s time to ditch the pump. Photos: Simon Hipperson This bike probably isn’t for you. Chances are you enjoy a good thrash at the weekend, touring to far flung reaches of the globe, or racking up miles on…

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