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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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BREMBO: New stopping power

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Mark Lancaster

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10th July 2024

One of the biggest names in the game has created a new braking system for the current range of supersport rides Brembo is a big deal. For years it’s been synonymous with the best braking performance; and has had its kit fitted to the finest bikes from the biggest brands. The company knows what it’s…
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BIMOTA: Returning to racing…

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Mark Lancaster

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9th July 2024

Italian firm Bimota is set to make a return to racing in 2025 – and the various rules and regulations mean that we’re also going to see a limited-edition production version of its new sportbike that’s built for the road. The world’s an increasingly surprising place. Sometimes good, sometimes bad. The bad was Kawasaki announcing…
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KTM: Ready to race

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Mark Lancaster

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8th July 2024

KTM’s living up to its mantra once again: revealing a prototype 990RC R that’s tipped for production for 2025 Austrian firm KTM has been out of the road-going sportsbike sector for nearly a decade, having dropped its quirky, yet acclaimed, RC 8R 1195 V-twin in 2016. And although it’s played its part in MotoGP during…
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NOSTALGIA: Eddie Lawson mind games

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Mark Lancaster

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4th July 2024

VJMC’s Steve Cooper looks back to the racing of 1989… There’s probably nothing quite like internecine race team politics to destabilise a rider and when that rider just so happens to be your very own World Champion things can rapidly slide sideways. Lawson found himself in precisely this situation despite being the world’s Number One.…
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TOP ROADS: Isle of Wight

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Mark Lancaster

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3rd July 2024

The little island off the south coast of England might not seem like the most obvious place for a motorcycle adventure, but it actually has a pretty long history of motorcycling goodness, and there are some cracking coastal roads to explore, too. While the Isle of Man gets the headlines, for obvious reasons, the Isle…
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TESTED: Aprilia RS 457

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Mark Lancaster

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2nd July 2024

Bruce Wilson gets to grips with the A2 friendly Assassin… Fixated on goals and the chance to lift the bar in the hotly-contested A2 sportsbike market, there were two sets of numbers that mattered above all else for the firm from Noale: 175 and 47. To elaborate, the lightest an A2 machine can weigh is…
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DUCATI: DesertX Discovery

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Mark Lancaster

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28th June 2024

The DesertX Discovery was created to be unstoppable on any terrain. For this reason, it is equipped as standard with reinforced hand guards, an engine guard protecting the water pump, a radiator grill, and a reinforced sump guard to protect the bike on the most difficult sections. The heated grips and the larger windshield increase…
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July Jumbles with Classic Bike Shows

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Alex Bestwick

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27th June 2024

Looking for something to do in July? We’ve got you covered with the ‘Normous Newark and Kempton Autojumbles! With hundreds of traders joining us across the two events you’re bound to find that missing piece you’ve been looking for!
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PRODUCTS: Mini-Ratchet set from Rothewald

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Mark Lancaster

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27th June 2024

This week, we rode out and met the representatives of German retailing giant Louis Moto. If you’ve not heard of them, here is a potted history: Eighty-five years ago, Detlev Louis took a small motorcycle repair workshop and, over the decades, shaped it into Europe’s largest company for motorcycle clothing and accessories. They’ve got a…
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KIT: ‘Tyrian’ AA-rated motorcycle jeans from Roadskin

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Mark Lancaster

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26th June 2024

Having to deal with a 140-mile journey in 23-degree weather, I definitely had concerns about maintaining comfort during the ride. This was especially important since I planned to take a break from riding for a few hours in the middle. Of course, my safety and protection were also top priorities. That’s why I opted for…
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DUCATI: Diavel for Bentley unveiled in the UK

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Mark Lancaster

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25th June 2024

Deliveries of Ducati’s exclusive Diavel for Bentley have started with the unveiling of the limited-edition model at Bentley headquarters. The Diavel for Bentley is inspired by the elegant and sophisticated lines of the Bentley Batur – a limited-series model handcrafted by Bentley – and developed around the technical base of the alluring Ducati Diavel V4.…
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MICHAEL DUNLOP: Race-win record could be unassailable?

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Mark Lancaster

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20th June 2024

Michael Dunlop’s race-win record could be unassailable, says presenter Hailey Coxon on podcast’s special Isle of Man TT episode Presenter Hailey Coxon believes Michael Dunlop’s record haul of Isle of Man TT race wins may never be broken. Four victories at this year’s event saw him surpass his uncle Joey’s total of 26 – a…
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HISTORY OF: Cadwell Park

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Mark Lancaster

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19th June 2024

The landed gentry don’t often get things right. But when they do… Cadwell Park circuit nestles in the south of the Lincolnshire Wolds, climbing from a dip up the side of two of the many crests that create the surrounding rough, sea-like countryside – and is one of the UK’s best racing circuits. The tree-lined…
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RIDE BETTER with the Yamaha Off-Road Experience

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Mark Lancaster

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14th June 2024

If you want to learn how to ride a Yamaha’s Tenere 700 off-road, there’s only one place to go. The Yamaha Off-Road Experience. It was founded by multiple-British Enduro Champion Geraint Jones on his family farm up in the Cambrian Mountains a whopping 30 years ago – and now it’s run by his two sons…
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