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A fire chief in Massachusetts, USA has written off his Harley Davidson motorcycle after he collided with a bear that was in the middle of the road. View Harley Davidsons for sale here Worcester District Fire Chief Frank DiLiddo was going...
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I thought I would send in a photo of me reading my MCN. This was last Monday morning at the start of the Pamplona Bull Run. Luckily I did survive to pick up the new MCN yesterday! There's also a...
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The BMW HP2 Sport is expensive and quite rightly so considering this is the finest sporting package BMW have rocked up with. Forget the fact that the HP2 Sport is an old air-cooled Boxer engine that supplies the goods, think...
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The Ducati 848 isn’t just a small 1098, it’s much more than that. The 848 is a proper fast (top speed is 166mph), fine-handling, gorgeous Ducati superbike in its own right. It’s no longer the poor relation to its big...
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This is the Ducati motorcycle we’ve been waiting for since the original Ducati 916. It’s a Ducati motorcycle in the truest form. Blood red, stunning to look at and absolutely pure in its purpose. It’s been a long time coming but it...
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The The BMW HP2 Megamoto’s £12,595 price tag is ridiculously high and will stop most of us from ever experiencing it, which is a great shame. The HP2 Megamoto is far more agile, powerful and fun than you’d ever imagine...
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Been biking a few years and all I wanted was a big bike (GSX-R1000). Got my Honda CBR600RR stolen in the summer of 2005 and got no money back from my insurance so i had to buy a new bike on...
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This jump was featured in the opening scene of the James Bond film Goldeneye. It is the highest bungee jump in the world at 220 metres (720 ft) with a free fall of 7.5 seconds! Here we are relaxing with...
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With reference to the Sharp test and arai corsair RX7RR. I bought a corsair RX7RR over 2 yrs ago at £500.00, I thought then that the quality was poor of the materials used in construction of both the shell and the linings...
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I cancelled my policy that had been with Bennetts for 5 years some 4 months before the end as I had sold my bike. I was staggered to find that they charged me £30 for the priviledge and no refund...
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The DVLA lost my bike licence! I passed way back in 1983, but I still had to retake it in 2006. I also had to start again with my no claims bonus, but they didn't really care.
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I took my mates 12 yr old kid out for a ride on my bike round the Sherburn area (Squires bar) the other night. I was riding along the old A1 (which is now the A63) when a marked police car that was parked...
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Doble Honda in Coulsdon, Surrey, had a preview evening for the new Honda CB1000R today, ahead of this Friday's official launch. On hand were MCN and Bennetts girls, as well as free pizza, courtesy of Pizza Hut next door, as...
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As most of you are now aware the 'New' Motorcycle test will be instigated from the 29th Sept 2008, this is not an option it is happening! (or a fine from the European busy bodies of 500 million euros will...
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Great news about the anti skid manhole covers! when are MCN going to ask BT et al what they are going to do about their covers (90% of all the covers in the road)??
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I've just seen this story on the BBC website, apparently there's some new council operated 'speed cameras' planned for Bristol: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7485546.stm
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Malc's Motorcycles Open Day was held on Saturday 28th June. Malc, former European Sidecar Champion, has opened a motorcycle MOT and repair centre in Bollington. He organised an open day for bikers to visit his new workshop behind Bailey's Business...
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ONE MAN - ONE QUAD - ONE WORLD RECORD. On Sunday the 7th September 2008, a former London taxi driver/motorcycle courier intends to set a new world record on a quad (ATV) vehicle. The attempt to set this world record...
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I read with a sad heart that the BBC will have sole rights to screen MotoGP, will they give us the same sort of coverage that Eurosport does? I think not. Will they screen qualifying? Will they screen 125 and 250...
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Having just returned from our annual pilgrimage into Europe, I thought that I should share a problem that we encountered. We pulled into a petrol station on the French autoroute, the alarms on our bikes set as usual, but on returning...
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Fuel Price rises. Check. Credit crunch? Check. Gordon Brown asking me not to waste food? Well, I always clear my plate, give the carrot peel to my daughter's guinea pigs, compost the rest etc. I like the environment. What's this...
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Snow in July?! Steve, Ian and Tony taking a breather with a copy of MCN on the D902, heading towards Briancon in the French Alps. What a road, brilliant sunshine and snow still melting! Oh Anthony and Les were taking the pictures...
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I recently went into a tesco store wearing my helmet, after paying for my shopping I was told that in future if I entered the store with my helmet on I would be refused service, for security reasons on the grounds that i...
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KTM UK is bringing 30 extra KTM RC8 superbikes in to the UK after the first batch sold out. Video: 2008 KTM RC8 The extra motorcycles should allow buyers who didn’t place a deposit on the first batch to get...
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New Bimota DB8 "Veleno". The bike is a reflection on the DB6 and what it could be with a new riding position and suspension set-up. The central moncoque is in carbonfibre, incorporating the tank and supporting the seats. The sketch...
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