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Having read, watched and giggled myself through all of the antics from the recent Bridgestone 500 races with EMRA, when an opportunity to have a craic myself came up, I jumped at it with two hands… Writing this column, I still have a grin on my face from my first
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Haven’t got a license yet? Well head on down to the Suzuki stand at MotoGP for taster sessions with some of the best riders in the biz! Nope, we aren’t pulling your leg! If you fancy getting a taste of two-wheeled action on board Suzuki’s GSX-S and GSX-R125 machines, get
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Rd#4 of Bridgestone CB500 racing had been a ‘Battle Royale’ for Charlie and team-mate Gary, who shared the spoils. But Rd#5 was to bring a new adversary to the EMRA race series – not only Fast Bikes magazine’s Carl Stevens on a guest ticket – but the bloody weather. I
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Fancy bagging a new Z650 or Ninja 650? Well look no further… We all love a middleweight, don’t we? Well if you do, and you’re looking to pick up a new Kawasaki Ninja 650 and Z650 before the summer is out, then you’ll want to head down to your local
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Want to go faster, quicker? Well look no further than a quick action throttle kit… I’ve got big hands, but grabbing a full rotation of a GSX-R 1000’s throttle seems a stretch beyond me. I had two choices; a wrist extension operation, or to treat my bike to a quick
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Fancy the biggest engine and the highest torque figure of any production bike ever? Well, step right up… Remember all the way back in 2004 when Triumph launched the original Rocket III? Yeah? Well 15 years on, things have got much bigger, and much better. Coming in with a 2,500cc
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Ladies and gentlemen, finally, the news we’ve all been holding out for: Triumph officially confirm they’re building a Daytona 765 – and for starters, a limited run of Moto2 Limited Edition models. With the official launch of the 765 not until the British Grand Prix at Silverstone later on this
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A fellow Bridgestone 500 racer put the following post up on the EMRA Facebook group last night, a couple of hours after Rd#4 had drawn to a close – “had a coming together with a bike in race 8 at the hairpin, I stayed on but other guy crashed. Just
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On reflection I guess it had to happen, despite a few technical snags over the past two rounds of the Bridgestone 500s at EMRA all had been going so smoothly – then round #3 decided to rough us all up a bit… The gang were back with reinforcements ready for
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After last year’s success it’s back, and it’s bigger & better than ever! In case you missed it a few months ago, we’ll be back at Cadwell Park once again for our very own trackday on Monday 1st July. Now, the day will be run across the usual format, with
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Enjoy watching people doing insane stunts? Well look no further than the Nitro World Games… There’s a certain something special about having a load of pros doing ridiculous tricks off massive ramps, isn’t there? We absolutely love it, and now there’s a great opportunity to see one of the biggest
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Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! We’ve all seen the spy shots of Ducati’s new (and long overdue) supernaked, but finally, they’ve released the official images of the prototype Streetfighter V4. It’s derived directly from the Panigale V4 but has lost the fairings, and has been fitted with high and wide handlebars. Ducati are using
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…and it all started so bloody well. I had a stroke of luck searching for a motorhome after Round 1. Despite living close I am not missing out on the paddock life and sleeping in the back of my van prompted a purchase. You don’t make money keeping it in
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I wasn’t ready for this; I don’t mean the actual racing of the Bridgestone 500s with EMRA, but the rollercoaster ride of emotions that a single weekend can throw at you. Round two started well enough, team-mate Gaz rolled into the paddock on the Saturday evening in his new toy,
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Oh yes, just what we like to hear! We all love going to bike shows, but things do get a tad pricey, don’t they? Well thankfully for this year Motorcycle Live has reduced the car parking prices by a pretty handsome 25%. This means that car parking booked in advance
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