Touring
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HOW TO: Read the road
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Want to know the key to fast, safe riding? We all want to be great riders. Of course we do. But being a great rider doesn’t just happen overnight. It takes a lot of commitment. And it takes the right approach. To give us a fighting chance to get this right, we asked Ryan Decarteret,…
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Great Spring Rides: The Lakes!
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The Lake District is a magical place to ride a motorcycle – in any weather, at any time of the year. I have never had a bad ride in the Lake District. Not even when the weather has been poor, which could easily take the shine off many rides. In the Lakes, bad weather somehow…
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Explore the world with Royal Enfield
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Royal Enfield have announced a renewal of their partnership with travel company Vintage Rides to provide motorcycling holidays across the globe until at least 2025. Vintage Rides have operated more than 1000 guided tours on the Indian-built motorcycles since 2006, visiting almost 20 countries across four continents. These include France, Italy, Argentina and Morocco, but…
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TRIED AND TESTED: SRT Modular Helmet
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Laura Pickett takes a close look at Bell’s flip-up helmet It is important to note the SRT Modular is not P/J homologated, meaning when riding the front has to be in the closed position. Why have a modular then? It’s still useful; need to talk to someone, pay in the petrol station, wear glasses, all…
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Kit review: WarmMe Heated Motorcycle Gloves
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Outside of warm spring and summer days, a pair of warm motorcycle gloves are essential. Not just for comfort, but for safety as well. And when it comes to keeping your hands warm, protected and able to function in cold weather conditions, there’s nothing better than having a quality pair of heated motorcycle gloves. That’s…
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Great Winter Ride – Wales: East to West
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Riding within Wales isn’t all about the National Parks, with plenty of excellent riding in between, and winter weather can put them out of bounds anyway. Dave Manning finds out… For this Winter Ride, focussing within Wales, I decided on starting from Oswestry, the town of my birth. Now, while the town isn’t actually in…
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Legal Q&A: Pillion wife to sue husband
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Q. I am utterly confused. Please help us! Over the summer I was riding along a country lane with my wife on the back. I have an array of different bikes (I am truly lucky) and that evening we decided to jump on the Goldwing. It’s a big old lump, but it’s super comfy! The…
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The UK’s top-selling sports tourer for 2022 was…
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While everyone’s attention turns to a new year, Suzuki is reflecting on a successful 2022 that saw the GSX-S1000GT end the year as the top-selling sports tourer, despite only going on sale in April. Final figures for the year saw 781 bikes registered, with the forecast for more than 1,000 units to be sold before…
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KIT HIGHLIGHT! Gerbing heated motorcycle gear
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If you’re riding right through the colder months, there’s one easy way to make it better: heated kit. A toasty-warm Bob Pickett investigates… It’s the winter of 1976, a motorcyclist is working at an aeronautical machine shop. He rides in on a cold, wet and blustery day. The longer he rides, the colder he gets.…
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215 miles of Anglo-Welsh wonder – Day Ride
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Cardiff to Shropshire and back – 215 miles of Anglo-Welsh wonder stuff
