Motorcycle Travel
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DAY RIDE: Wales in the winter
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Heading from Shropshire over to Cardigan Bay, this stunning 84-mile joyride is sure to put a smile on your face. Dave Manning reveals all… The ride in brief: The route covers roads great and small. This is not a fast ride; the roads can be busy, and they are best enjoyed at a leisurely pace.…
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DAY RIDE: Antrim Coast Road
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Mikko Nieminen reports… Pics: Geoff Hill and Mikko Nieminen The Antrim Coast Road is one of the top rides in the UK, but I would be lying if I said that this was a great winter ride from start to finish. Not because the coast road itself isn’t great (it really is!), but because I had…
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KIT TESTED: Halvarssons Racken Jacket and Rinn Pants
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Mike tells us what we need to know… I’m sure most of us have been caught out by a sudden change in the weather, watching as thunder clouds roll in, with no escape route. Perhaps that is why those bikers who enjoy touring so often opt for textiles. They keep you dry; they keep you…
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NEW KIT: Textile Touring Jacket from Vanucci
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Vanucci introduces the new VAJ-5 all-weather motorcycle touring jacket… The VAJ-5 is Vanucci’s new flagship, high-quality textile touring motorcycle jacket designed to be the perfect companion in every condition, complete with excellent durability, safety and comfort features. The new VAJ-5 is now available in the UK exclusively online at Louis Moto – Europe’s number-one motorcycle…
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KAWASAKI: Hydrogen H2?
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Kawasaki’s been spinning laps on a futuristic H2. Here’s what you need to know A quick look at electric bike sales in the UK will show you that battery-powered machinery is not getting a lot of love at the moment. But science says we need to stop putting CO2 in the air – so we…
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COMPACT SAT NAV: Beeline
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The fine folks at Beeline have just launched a new version of its compact sat nav device… We’re big fans of Beeline. The London-based technology firm won us over with its original super-simple and seriously clever Moto sat nav, which stripped away all the faff and provided clear, concise directions via its stylish retro-clock-like unit…
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TOP ROADS: Cornwall
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The coastal county down in the southwest corner of this fair isle is a special place to ride; from gently sweeping Tarmac with spectacular sea views to lush, hedge-lined single-track lanes, it’s well worth making the pilgrimage and having an explore… Land’s End Stick to the smaller coastal roads and you’ll not go far wrong…
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LONG TERMER: Suzuki GSX-S1000X
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Stu Baker’s clocked up 1k on the big mile-muncher in a month, here’s his thoughts thus far: I was sad to say goodbye to Suzuki’s fabulous GSX-8S, but I’ve been more than compensated for with the arrival of the GSX-S1000GX. I was intrigued when I first saw pictures of it last year, because I have…
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TOP ROADS: Isle of Wight
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The little island off the south coast of England might not seem like the most obvious place for a motorcycle adventure, but it actually has a pretty long history of motorcycling goodness, and there are some cracking coastal roads to explore, too. While the Isle of Man gets the headlines, for obvious reasons, the Isle…
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PRODUCTS: Mini-Ratchet set from Rothewald
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This week, we rode out and met the representatives of German retailing giant Louis Moto. If you’ve not heard of them, here is a potted history: Eighty-five years ago, Detlev Louis took a small motorcycle repair workshop and, over the decades, shaped it into Europe’s largest company for motorcycle clothing and accessories. They’ve got a…
