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Charley Boorman may be best known for his off-road exploits around the world, but he's pretty handy lapping a racetrack too. Boorman was recently a guest of motorcycle dealer BMW Park Lane at one of their customer track days and... More...
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An online auction for a ‘large collection’ of Snap-on tools has reached over £26,000 with a day of bidding to go. The eBay lot includes hundreds of wrenches, sockets, c-spanners, ring spanners, pliers and screwdrivers. One bidder is from Australia... More...
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How do you go faster when you’re off-roading? Just add more BHP, right? This twisted logic is the basis for one of the oddest custom builds to surface on the internet yet: a GSX1300R Hayabusa dirt trike. The custom-built axle... More...
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I've now had the Tiger 800 for a month and when it's not being thrashed on a group test or chasing Ross Noble across the UK, I've been riding it on my 30 mile commute every day. Here's what I've... More...
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The new Aprilia RS4 125 is the first four-stroke 125 sportsbike from Aprilia to challenge the Yamaha YZF-R125 and Honda CBR125. Due in dealerships in July, the four-stroke 125cc machine is styled after the 2010 WSB-winning RS4. Priced at £3999,... More...
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This is the bike Michael Rutter wil ride in this year's electric TT, though if MotoCzysz had it their way no doubt it would be the Digital TT. Because what with all the over-promising and under-delivering the word 'electric' has... More...
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Shaw Harley-Davidson have been busy again creating this mouth-watering masterpiece! The Sportster Custom XLST3 is based on a 2011 XL1200N, and is littered with parts from Performance Machine Wheels and Roland Sands. It’s gone onto win the London International Custom... More...
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This is the bike Michael Rutter wil ride in this year's electric TT, though if MotoCzysz had it their way no doubt it would be the Digital TT. Because what with all the over-promising and under-delivering the word 'electric' has... More...
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Shaw Harley-Davidson have been busy again creating this mouth-watering masterpiece! The Sportster Custom XLST3 is based on a 2011 XL1200N, and is littered with parts from Performance Machine Wheels and Roland Sands. It’s gone onto win the London International Custom... More...
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This is now BMW’s premiership sports tourer and puts the bike right in the firing line of bikes like the Honda Pan-European, and the Honda GoldWing. Over the GT it comes with a massive top case bug enough to swallow... More...
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In response to some of the emails I receive each week, I thought I should clear up some of the confusion about the conditioning that superbike racers do. I fully appreciate that riders don’t want to be packing on slabs... More...
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Charley Boorman may be best known for his off-road exploits around the world, but he's pretty handy lapping a racetrack too. Boorman was recently a guest of motorcycle dealer BMW Park Lane at one of their customer track days and... More...
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In my last update on the G650GS I’m riding this year, I mentioned how BMWs are different to other bikes in the detail. I said they were not always better but never without effort. Well, here’s an example : The... More...
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Compulsory hi-vis jackets for motorcyclists are among a raft of restrictive new traffic laws to be introduced in France. Motorcyclists also face compulsory retraining if they haven’t ridden for five years and larger number plates on their bikes. Other measures... More...
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New powers to tackle careless drivers are "waste of time" because there are no police to use them, according to rank and file officers. Fixed penalties of three points and £80 to £100 fines for careless drivers were announced last... More...
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After a busy week racing at the North West, I was invited by Harley-Davidson to be guest rider in the XR1200 Trophy at Thruxton – and I jumped at the chance. Racing in front of a packed BSB audience on... More...
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The Tiger 800 has become the fastest-selling new Triumph in over a decade. The Hinckley firm shifted 700 Tiger 800s and XCs in just the first four months of 2011. It's a timely riposte to BMW, whose boss Hendrik von... More...
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We've been browsing MCN bikes for sale every day to bring you some of our top picks from over 10,000 motorcycles for sale. Read more modern classics news and features Here's just a few of the fantastic modern classic machines... More...
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An online auction for a ‘large collection’ of Snap-on tools has reached over £26,000 with a day of bidding to go. The eBay lot includes hundreds of wrenches, sockets, c-spanners, ring spanners, pliers and screwdrivers. One bidder is from Australia... More...
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How do you go faster when you’re off-roading? Just add more BHP, right? This twisted logic is the basis for one of the oddest custom builds to surface on the internet yet: a GSX1300R Hayabusa dirt trike. The custom-built axle... More...
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I've now had the Tiger 800 for a month and when it's not being thrashed on a group test or chasing Ross Noble across the UK, I've been riding it on my 30 mile commute every day. Here's what I've... More...
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The new Aprilia RS4 125 is the first four-stroke 125 sportsbike from Aprilia to challenge the Yamaha YZF-R125 and Honda CBR125. Due in dealerships in July, the four-stroke 125cc machine is styled after the 2010 WSB-winning RS4. Priced at £3999,... More...
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After a busy week racing at the North West, I was invited by Harley-Davidson to be guest rider in the XR1200 Trophy at Thruxton – and I jumped at the chance. Racing in front of a packed BSB audience on... More...
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The Tiger 800 has become the fastest-selling new Triumph in over a decade. The Hinckley firm shifted 700 Tiger 800s and XCs in just the first four months of 2011. It's a timely riposte to BMW, whose boss Hendrik von... More...
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This is now BMW’s premiership sports tourer and puts the bike right in the firing line of bikes like the Honda Pan-European, and the Honda GoldWing. Over the GT it comes with a massive top case bug enough to swallow... More...