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Stereophonics guitarist Richard Jones has taken charge of a brand new Suzuki B-King to help with his daily commute through London to the recording studio. Suzuki B-Kings for sale Jones fell in love with the futuristic styling of the 1340cc...
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Traffic information website Keepmoving.co.uk is preparing to launch a petrol price comparison feature tomorrow. Anti-bike petrol stations Pro-bike petrol stations The petrol comparison feature will offer users the chance to source the cheapest petrol in the UK. The Fuel Saver...
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Carl Fogarty is set to make his return to competitive riding by taking part in the Iron Butts challenge later this year. Foggy has agreed to head up a celebrity team in the event, which aims to circumnavigate the Mediterranean Sea...
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Celebrate the 10th year of Ride to Work Day (July 16, 2008) by sending in your stories and pictures from the day to be in with a chance of winning a StuffSafe kit bag from PacSafe. Upload your Ride to Work story here...
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MCN needs you to sign a petition asking London Mayor Boris Johnson to keep his promise to let us as bikers use bus lanes. A cycling group has already handed the Mayor a petition with over 3,500 names asking him...
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Freestyle motocrosser Ronnie Renner has broken the world record for the highest jump on a motorcycle. The freestyle rider hit a height of 59 feet, 2 inches on a quarter pipe jump in Santa Monica. It took sixth attempts for...
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Tyre manufacturer Continental is facing a takeover by private German company Shaeffler. View tyres for sale here Shaeffler is the world’s biggest maker of ball-bearings and has reportedly offered €10 billion (£7.9 billion) for the takeover. Continental has been valued...
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Celebrate the 10th year of Ride to Work Day today (July 16, 2008) by sending in your stories and pictures from the day to be in with a chance of winning a StuffSafe kit bag from PacSafe. Upload your Ride to Work story...
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I swapped my Suzuki GSX-R last year for a Honda SP2 on the internet, and didn't do an HPI check on it. I finally did one the other night because was thinking of selling the SP2 and I found out my bikes a cat...
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Ride Till The Sun Does Shine
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Harley-Davidsons XR1200R challenges the best European retro roadsters available in Ducati's GT1000 and Moto Guzzi's 8v 1200 Griso in our video road test. MCN road tester Adam Child took the motorcycles on a european adventure to the Bikes Classics Festival...
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Motoring organisation the RAC says that more people switching to motorcycles could help the Government to achieve its Co2 targets. So far the Government is falling behind its own target to cut carbon emissions, which was aimed at a 12.5%...
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Kent Police have proudly announced their new unmarked patrol bikes, specifically to "catch thrill-seekers unaware" in their newspaper, "Policing Kent 2008-11". They also state "riders count for one per cent of the vehicles on the roads, but tragically more than...
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Sunday 7th September 2008 sees the 6th Annual Alan Duffus tribute motorbike run to the late Steve Hislop (Hizzy). The Route & pickup points From the West – Erskine Bridge (east side) 10.00am Depart 10.10am Bothwell services ( M74) 10.40am...
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In this weeks edition of MCN, Adam 'Chad' Child rides Harley Davidson's new flat-track inspired XR1200 to Spa, in Belgium to see how it fairs against its rivals. The Harley Davidson XR1200 was compared to the Moto Guzzi 8v 1200...
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The car sits outside, looking sporty and fun and in the back of my mind I’m thinking 'Will it still run?'. The oil light is on and the bonnet is broke, I can’t reach the catch - this is my only...
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Braided brake line manufacturer Venhill is offering a discount of up to 33% off the combined price of its throttle and clutch cables, as part of a campaign to increase sales in the UK. Anyone ordering a push/pull-style throttle cable...
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A motorcyclist has died after being rear-ended by a car at a speed camera site. Speed camera bosses lose video said to show cameras cause crashes Police have refused to officially confirm details of Saturday’s fatal collision but an insider...
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My fellow workers here at MCN think the Victory Vegas 8-Ball that I've got on long-term-test is only good for slow cruising and showing off so I thought I'd prove them wrong by piling on some serious miles. Check out...
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A town is to become the first in the UK to ditch speed cameras after the local council branded them “a blatant tax on the motoristsâ€. See all the latest news on speed cameras here Barrister to argue that speed...
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Upon our return from the Heart of England rally, we were greeted by the mob!!!
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Alpinestars is set to expand its 2008 range of products on September 1 2008 with the launch of several summer-style products. Shop for Alpinestars gloves Shop for Alpinestars trousers MCN has a sneak preview of two of the products, the summer...
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Scott Leathers is still open for business, despite reports in the Sunday Telegraph that stated the company had gone bust, owner Jim Aird has told MCN. View leather suits for sale here Aird says the newspaper seems to have got...
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Scott Leathers is still open for business, despite reports in the Sunday Telegraph that stated the company had gone bust, owner Jim Aird has told MCN. View leather suits for sale here Aird says the newspaper seems to have got...
Lucky Escape on the commute
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Nothing new with riding to work, I do it every shift - I always have always will. But a recent journey home was the luckiest journey of my life. I was 'making progress' down the dual carriageway heading towards Reading on the A33...
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