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Video: On board at the TT with Guy Martin and Michael Dunlop at 200mph!
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At this time of year, as news and announcements trickle though, we always start to get very, very excited about the Isle of Man TT. And with this years spectacular now only 51 days away here’s some truly incredible footage to help you get in the mood. It shows Guy Martin and his Tyco Suzuki Superbike tearing around the famous Isle of Man…
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Motorcycle Live! A 2017 thing to go and do: Try out an Adventure bike for real!
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Motorcycle Live! A 2017 thing to go and do: Try out an Adventure bike for real! As you know by now, Motorcycle Live! is on and it’s packed full of great bikes and brilliant things to do, so get to it and dive in to all that motorcycle goodness. We’ve had a first-look at the…
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Movie motorcycle chase scenes: What the IAM says…
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The Institute of Advanced Motorists takes a tongue-in-cheek look at how advanced riding skills might have changed the outcome of some of the greatest movie motorcycle chase scenes… The cinema loves a chase scene – if it’s on two wheels, even better. But quite often these high-octane stunt sequences don’t end too well for our hero, who barely…
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VIDEO: Nathan Millward’s brilliant motorcycle touring adventure film
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“The world is a much brighter place than we’re led to believe.” Motorcycle travel writer and journalist Nathan Millward has launched a short documentary about his 35,000 mile trip from Sydney to Alaska on a 105cc Aussie post bike. The film uses original footage from the trip as well as newly-shot film to tell the story…
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TESTED: TomTom Bandit review
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Tested by: John Milbank, Editor of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine | £299.99 | www.tomtom.com I remember my Dad making me a large aluminium plate that went across the tank of my CBR600 when I was younger, to carry our family’s massive VHS-C camcorder. When I hit ripples in the road, the footage would shake…
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The RT Funnel: An innovative new rain suit
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Imagine a back pack that can protect you from the sudden rain. Imagine a jacket that can be worn without removing the back pack from your shoulder, can eject from the back pack and be worn on even while keep riding. The RT Funnel is the Kickstarter brainchild of Stafano Mangini, author of Restless Travellers: From…
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Win £2000 of bike kit with the Essex Air Ambulance charity ride
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Motorcyclists can have three times the fun as Essex Air Ambulance offers 3 ways to win with the Motorcycle Run on Sunday 7th September sponsored by Woodland Group and Jack Lilley Motorcycles. All bikers that pre-register for the event are automatically entered into a prize draw to win the star pre-reg prize; £2,000 worth of motorcycle…
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Be part of 2014’s most iconic charity ride: Dambusters 2014
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In May 2013 the Dambusters2013 Charity Ride was part of the extensive 70th Anniversary of the famous Dams Raid in 1943, when 617 Squadron RAF breached two of Germany’s ‘Great Dams’. UK bikers rode from RAF Scampton, wartime home of the Dambusters, to the Mohne Dam where they met up with local German bikers for joint…
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New sidecar sub-frame fits more motorcycles
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Watsonian sidecars have developed a new subframe that enables the British manufacturer to fit a larger choice of sidecars to a wider range of motorcycles.Traditionally tubular ‘arms’ from the sidecar chassis are bolted directly to the bike’s frame. However, this system limits the choice of mounting points for the fitter, which can make attaching a…
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US Company builds helmet-mounted brake light
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US Company Whistler has designed a helmet-mounted set of lights to make bikers more visible. The WHL-80 features an eight-LED display, plus a wireless transmitter connected to the bike’s wiring. The WHL-80 shows braking plus indicating, triggered when the rider uses the bike’s existing controls. The unit recharges via USB cable and can be configured…
