Mark Lancaster

BASECAMP UNLOCKS Regular European Mountain Riding With Unique ‘Fly-Ride’ Concept

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Mark Lancaster

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15th September 2025

Basecamp is the exciting new ‘Fly-Ride’ moto concept set to make riding the greatest roads in Europe more accessible & affordable than ever. Created by an experienced team who have mapped out decades of epic riding routes, Basecamp members can securely leave a bike at any of their European locations and fly in without the…
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LACK OF INSTRUCTORS stops people getting into motorcycling

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Mark Lancaster

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13th September 2025

The skills gap in motorcycle training is making it more difficult for new riders to get on two wheels. Getting into motorcycling is not easy. Aside from your nan thinking that you’ve joined a gang, getting a licence is nowhere near as easy as it could be, and in many areas it’s difficult to find…
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NEW KIT: Merlin announces Autumn/Winter collection

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Mark Lancaster

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10th September 2025

British motorcycle apparel & helmet specialist Merlin has announced the launch of its Autumn/Winter collection. The new range is built around winners. Merlin says the goal is always to only launch products when they’re right, and not to churn through product. Merlin identifies that dealers also need commercial, focussed winning lines. For Autumn/Winter the deliberately…
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DOCBIKE handed support by motorcycle insurance broker Bikesure

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Mark Lancaster

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9th September 2025

A charity’s plans to expand and reduce the number of deaths involving motorcyclists has been handed a boost after receiving support from a nationally-known motorbike insurer. DocBike provides rapid response bikes ridden by specialist trauma doctors to help reach casualties in the quickest time possible. The life-saving organisation relies on fundraising and donations to attend…
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ROSS NOBLE: in better mental shape due to motorcycles

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Mark Lancaster

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8th September 2025

Comedian Ross Noble has joked that he’s in better shape mentally due to investing time and money into motorcycling rather than seeing a therapist. The North east born-and-raised funnyman, who lives in Australia, has just begun touring Down Under and will return to the UK later this year as part of his 2025-26 Cranium of…
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THE DEVIL and the staircase

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Mark Lancaster

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6th September 2025

A cracking, adventurous and varied ride on largely unclassified roads in Mid Wales… Sean Tarver reports Don’t be too disappointed when you encounter the surprisingly low speed limits as you ride up the Horseshoe Pass to the Ponderosa Café from Llangollen. Even at a sedate pace, I managed to inadvertently remove material from the underside…
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KTM: 2026 690 Enduro R & SMC R

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Mark Lancaster

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5th September 2025

Sharper, Smarter, Still Bonkers… KTM’s LC4-powered troublemakers are back for 2026 – and they’ve had a serious update. The 690 Enduro R remains the go-anywhere, do-anything machine in KTM’s line-up; happy on the commute, in the lanes, or on the toughest trails you can find. The 690 SMC R is still the king of the…
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LOUIS MOTO unveils the exclusive SENA 50R Lite Louis Edition communication system

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Mark Lancaster

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4th September 2025

Louis Moto, Europe’s number one clothing and accessories retailer, is proud to present the all-new SENA 50R Lite Louis Edition, the exclusive special-edition motorcycle rider communication system. In collaboration with leading Bluetooth communication specialists, SENA, the 50R Lite Louis Edition delivers exceptional performance with a sleek design. Most notably, delivering up to 2,000 metres (1.2 miles) of…
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ROUND THE WORLD for Dakar Winner

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Mark Lancaster

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3rd September 2025

Two-time Dakar Rally winner Sam Sunderland is taking on another challenge next month – he’s going to try and break the world record for riding round the world on a bike. Sunderland, who’s from Poole in Dorset, is taking a Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Explorer on the trip, which will cover at least 18,000 miles,…
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SUZUKI: Sports Bike Surprise Incoming

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Mark Lancaster

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29th August 2025

Every now and then a bike pops up that genuinely catches us out – and Suzuki’s latest news has done just that. We’re talking about a brand-new GSX-R1000R for 2026. Yep, you read that right – a fresh litre-class GSX-R, something many of us thought we’d never see again. It’s a real curveball because the…
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TRY RIDES get young people on motorcycles, and make them safer

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Mark Lancaster

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28th August 2025

Phoenix Motorcycle Training is welcoming the next generation of riders into the wonderful world of motorcycling with the easy, stress-free and affordable Try Ride initiative. And it aims to make them safer riders, too. With the aim of introducing more young people to motorcycling, the UK’s largest motorcycle training provider Phoenix Motorcycle Training, and the National Young Rider…
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Q&A: Faulty Carbon Wheel Crash: Who’s Liable?

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Mark Lancaster

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27th August 2025

Track Day trauma involving a faulty wheel given the once-over by our legal eagle Andrew Prendergast of White Dalton Motorcycle Solicitors Q. I have a very trick GSXR1000 that I bought new. However, I have never ridden on the road and purchased it with the sole purpose of turning it into a track bike. I…
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END OF AN ERA: Jonathan Rea to Retire from World Superbike After 2025 Season

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Mark Lancaster

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25th August 2025

Six-time FIM Superbike World Champion Jonathan Rea has announced that he will retire from full-time competition when his agreement with Yamaha Motor Europe comes to an end at the close of the 2025 season. Rea’s history speaks for itself; since making his debut in the Superbike class as a wildcard in 2008, the Northern Irishman…
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BUYING A USED Daytona 675R

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Mark Lancaster

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20th August 2025

In 2013, Triumph launched an all-new Daytona 675R, a bike that helped form the basis of the current Moto2 project. If you’re looking to buy a used one, Jon Urry has some advice… Despite kicking the Japanese manufacturers’ collective inline four backsides since 2006 with their triple, in 2013 when Triumph launched the all-new Daytona…
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TRACK RIDER CLINIC: Buy cheap, buy twice!

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Mark Lancaster

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19th August 2025

Dean Ellison reminds us that the quality remains long after the price is forgotten” Quality comes at a price, so don’t be so quick to buy something just because it’s cheap Gone are the days when everything you bought ‘Made in China’ just broke first time out. China is the world’s factory and produce an…
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