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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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TRACKDAYS: Getting the most from them

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Mark Lancaster

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8th July 2025

Once you’re at the track, there’s a lot to consider if you’re wanting to make the most of your day. Dean Ellison tells us what we need to know. Arriving at the Track If you want some garage space then you really need to get there early. At some circuits that means getting there the…
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LEGAL Q&A: Insurance advice to ‘takeaway’

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Mark Lancaster

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28th May 2025

Q: I am currently at college studying to be an engineer. As we live out in the sticks and to help me get around and to college, etc., my sister kindly gave me her battered, but indestructible and utterly reliable Kawasaki Z300 after she bought a car. To pay my way through college and help pay towards…
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NO MIRRORS: Our legal eagle tells us the law

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Mark Lancaster

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27th May 2025

Q: I have been riding bikes since God was a lad and have had all sorts from RD350s to Bandit 1200s, right up to the latest all singing, all dancing GS1300. About two years ago I ended up getting bitten by the green laning bug and bought KTM’s 890 Adventure R. (There are too many bikes…
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Q&A: Police ‘legal exemption’

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Mark Lancaster

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21st January 2025

Q. My daily ride is a Triumph Street Triple 765 RS. I have about a 10-mile commute with the latter part along a busy high street to my office (I am an estate agent). I had just passed a double-decker bus which had stopped, unsurprisingly, at a bus stop. As I had just pulled back…
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TOP TIPS: Choosing the perfect helmet

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Mark Lancaster

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18th October 2024

Picking the right lid goes beyond simply deciding which design you like best, but where do you start? Whether looking to kit yourself out for the first time or treating yourself to some new attire, choosing a new helmet can have you scratching your head on what to look for. To help make it easier,…
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RIDER SKILLS: Adjusting your attitude!

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Mark Lancaster

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17th October 2024

Riding is as much a mental task as it is a physical one, and developing a good attitude towards riding makes the entire process a lot easier. We spoke to Enhanced Rider Scheme (ERS) trainer Ian Burchell from Phoenix Motorcycle Training to find out how to train our brain to guide us through all the…
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MOTORCYCLE ELECTRICS: Wiring looms

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Mark Lancaster

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16th September 2024

Our pals at Classic Bike Guide are a dab hand at bringing old bikes back to life – but they’ve been known to come unstuck when met with a mass of wires. To find some sense in the chaos, they’ve joined forces with Abel Motorworks to demystify wiring looms. Here’s what you need to know. …
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RIDING SKILLS: Mastering slow control

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Mark Lancaster

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13th September 2024

Slow riding is a skill all its own. It’s one of those things that looks really easy but catches many riders out as it’s not something people often practice. We spoke to Enhanced Rider Scheme (ERS) trainer Ian Burchell from Phoenix Motorcycle Training to find out how to hone our slow-speed riding technique, and what…
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RIDING TIPS: Always learning

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Mark Lancaster

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19th August 2024

Valuable insight from Hannah Godden… It’s my second session on the track and I’ve forgotten which bend is coming up next. Ah. The chicane. Too late – I’m over the kerb, momentarily in the air and on to the grass. I slow down, red-faced, and sweaty-palmed but still upright, while the rest of my group…
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RIDER SKILLS: Perfect your cornering

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Mark Lancaster

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13th July 2024

Mastering the perfect arc takes some practice. To help make it easier, we’ve asked the experts to share some of their hard-won wisdom. Sort your lines The classic racing line turns in early, apexes around the midpoint of the bend, and uses the full width of the road (or track) on exit. In theory, it’s…
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VIDEO: How to Ride Silverstone GP Circuit – Track Guide

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Alex Bestwick

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28th October 2022

Tim Neave returns to share more hints and tips on how to tackle UK tracks, this time he is riding Silverstone’s GP Circuit. The weapon of choice, BMW’s 50th Anniversary M 1000 RR, equipped with Dunlop’s GP Racer 212 tyres.
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Used Bike Guide: 2013-2017 HONDA CBR60 0RR

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Alex Bestwick

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24th August 2022

In 2013, Honda released its last CBR600RR model… WORDS> JONURRY PICS> MORTONS ARCHIVE In the space of just 10 years from 2003 to 2013, the supersport class went from red-hot property to effectively obsolete, resulting in the state we are now at where there are no new supersport bikes at all for sale. When you…
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It’s a Fair Cop!

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Web Editor

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23rd August 2022

Bikesafe is a unique training initiative by UK police forces, aimed at making British bikers safer. Our man Alan Dowds went along to check it out. WORDS: Alan Dowds PHOTOGRAPHY: Holeshot PR and BikeSafe Generally, when a motorcycle industry marketing bod invites you to a press event, it’s a good ’un. Maybe it’s a bike…
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Tech Talk: What to expect when you service your motorcycle

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Sam Hewitt

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21st April 2022

We all know that we need our bikes serviced, but do we really know what it takes, what to do and what to look out for?
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