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RIDERR: a fresh force in the accessories market

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Mark Lancaster

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19th June 2025

Originally started by a family team in Dorset, Riderr is now available nationwide offering a wide range of accessories, allowing consumers an enhanced choice when it comes to garage essentials. The diverse product range includes: tool kits, handlebar chargers, heated grips, motorcycle covers, locks and paddock stands. There are also cleaning products and brush sets…
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HOW YOUR BIKE handles

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Mark Lancaster

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18th June 2025

Alan Dowds provides the insight… The basic geometry of a bike’s chassis is vital to how it feels and performs. But it can seem like a bit of a black art sometimes. Here’s our guide to what it all means – plus the very latest in track bike set up thinking. What do you look…
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NEW KIT: RST Pro Series Adventure X ladies textiles

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Mark Lancaster

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17th June 2025

A high-spec textile riding suit, in ladies’ fitments, the Adventure X features MaxTex outer shell with a removable thermal/waterproof breathable membrane liner, extensive venting and full CE armour in elbows, shoulders and a supplied back protector. The trousers and jacket zip together with 360 degree fastening, and there are loads of adjusters, pockets and airflow…
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KAWASAKI: 2025 Z900

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Mark Lancaster

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16th June 2025

Kawasaki has finally given the Z900 some long-awaited attention with a 2025 update. But have they done enough to keep it competitive in the fiercely packed sub-£10k naked bike segment? With new styling, subtle tech upgrades, and a cleaner engine, Kawasaki has taken a measured approach. Rather than overhaul the platform, they’ve chosen to refine…
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NEW KIT: Richa Infinity Pro Gloves

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Mark Lancaster

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14th June 2025

Richa says these are a ‘midseason’ glove, meaning they have a laminated waterproof membrane and fleece lining, so will be a decent touring fitment outside the very depths of winter. There’s CE-approvedarmour from British firm D3O, polyester outer shell, Velcro cuffs and the essential touchscreen fingers. £89.99 / www.nevis.uk.com
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TRIUMPH: Trident 660 Slipery Sam special

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Mark Lancaster

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6th June 2025

Triumph’s released another special edition bike – this time it’s the novice-friendly, entry-level Trident 660 getting the posh paint job and bolt-on trinkets. The Trident 660 Triple Tribute Special Edition features slick, race-inspired graphics based on the number 67 ‘Slipper Sam’ – a five-time TT-winning Trident racebike from the early 1970s. You also get a…
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YAMAHA: Hybrid Hustler

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Mark Lancaster

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3rd June 2025

Yamaha has long been at the cutting edge of motorcycle technology—from the early days of Monocross suspension and YPVS power valves to five-valve cylinder heads, the hub-centred GTS1000, and the leaning three-wheeled Niken. Now, the company has teased another innovation: a hybrid-powered MT-09 prototype. In a video released on its global Japanese YouTube channel, Yamaha…
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BMW: Full R1300 range unleashed

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Mark Lancaster

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30th May 2025

If you’re a fan of BMW’s Boxer range, but don’t like the GS, then you’ve probably been quietly fuming the last 18 months or so. Because it’s nearly two years since the Munich massive unveiled the latest 1300 flat twin, in the R1300 GS, and they’ve only now got round to releasing the R, RS…
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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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NEW KIT: Oxford Beast disc lock

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Mark Lancaster

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24th May 2025

A solid disc lock is the first line of security defence, and the Oxford Beast definitely fits the bill. It’s a no-nonsense 1.3kg chunk of steel, with a cunning round design which is difficult for angle grinders and bolt cutters to get a hold of. Serious thieves might cut the disc, but even that’s tricky…
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REPORT highlights serious lack of parking provision for motorbikes

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Mark Lancaster

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16th May 2025

Eye-opening stats show ‘bikers deserve better’ as ONLY 0.76% of motorbikes granted a designated space across ALL UK council car parks Less than 1% of the United Kingdom’s licensed motorbikes are being granted a designated space in council car parks. Only 4,241 of the UK’s 1,046,437 total parking spaces* in council car parks are dedicated…
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KIT TESTED: Weise Detroit jacket and Ruroc AT4.0 Track helmet

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Mark Lancaster

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14th May 2025

Dave Manning reports back on leather and lid… While I do have textiles, and find them near perfect for riding in inclement weather, I still like to pull on a leather jacket and jeans when the mercury is high enough and we’re not inundated with precipitation. And they do favour the look that matches the…
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BMW: F900 R Cup extended

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Mark Lancaster

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7th May 2025

BMW’s signed up to run its F900 R Cup BSB support series for another two years. The naked roadster one-make championship will run till the end of 2027, with the German firm continuing to support it with subsidised bikes and parts, including a low-interest 9.9 per cent finance deal up to 60 months on an…
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CLASSIC TWO-STROKE ENGINES by Stan Stephens

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Mark Lancaster

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6th May 2025

Legendary engine tuner Stan Stephens has released a new book, so we asked him all about it. Here’s what he told us. “When I was a lad my two favourite books were The Motorcyclist’s Workshop by Torrens and Tuning for Speed by Phil Irving, and I still have them. They formed the basis for my…
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FEMALE motorcycle boot range expanded

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Mark Lancaster

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1st May 2025

Vanucci expands motorcycle boot range dedicated to female riders Louis Moto’s flagship exclusive brand, Vanucci, has introduced three new motorcycle boots in the UK with female riders in mind – the RV6 Performance sports boots, VUB-3 Lady urban boots and the unisex VAB-8 Sympatex touring boots. The new additions underline Vanucci’s commitment to combining safety,…
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