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A Posh Night on the Kings Road

Here’s an extra little seasonal bonus. A week ago The Rider’s Digest joined Brough CEO Mark Upham and a host of motorcycling luminaries for the classic marque’s Christmas Beano at Continue Reading

Posted On : December 12, 2013 Published By :
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From the Editor ~ 185

If I’m honest – and I do try to be – I really can’t be arsed with sifting through the constant stream of vaguely bike related drivel that seriously savvy Continue Reading

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In the Saddle ~ 185

Although there are plenty of comments below the articles on the web site, we only received this one via the email so as I know that many of the PDF Continue Reading

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Riders’ Lives ~ Jack Lewis

1. What was your first motorcycling experience? Big brother of a friend gave me a ride on the back of an old-school Vespa. We blasted up the steep part of Continue Reading

Posted On : December 3, 2013 Published By : Dave
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Image of the Month ~ 185

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Posted On : December 3, 2013 Published By :
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Six & the City ~ 185

Thursday The mercury has plummeted, the clocks have gone back, mornings are dark and evenings roll in quicker than a Marc Marquez lap of Valencia. All this can only indicate Continue Reading

Posted On : December 3, 2013 Published By :
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The Boy Biker ~ 185

For Queen and Country.   I have done engine cleaning work for The Barons Speed Shop for a while now but it is only over the last year that I Continue Reading

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Paddy’s Perspective ~ 185

The More the Merrier – and the Safer. In about 4 weeks – depending on when you read this of course – you will be celebrating the start of a Continue Reading

Posted On : December 3, 2013 Published By :
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A View from the Group W Bench ~ 185

The standard lament come end of October, why do so many drivers not feel the need to put their lights on in the dark. I was waiting to turn right, Continue Reading

Posted On : December 3, 2013 Published By :
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Moped Madness

It’s not a race – That’s what they told us anyway. No timing or lap scoring, just a 6 hours endurance race, sorry, event on mopeds. Ways to make life Continue Reading

Posted On : December 3, 2013 Published By : Dave
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Beach Boys

Margate. Or should I say ‘Margit’ in deference to my dad? I remember it well. As a kid we used to have our family holidays there. A 100 mile round Continue Reading

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Winter Hacks (With Spokes)

If we all lived in a climate like Arizona or Australia there would be no need to consider buying a different motorcycle to use during the long winter months. Unfortunately, Continue Reading

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Motorcycle Live 2013

I ought to sue Honda for intellectual property theft. There I am, thinking I’ve got first call on the whole ‘riding as a form of meditation’ thing, and now here’s Continue Reading

Posted On : December 3, 2013 Published By :
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The Gathering of Biker Chicks in Ireland

Into the West – A tour of the rugged west coast of Clare 18th & 19th October 2013 The day had finally arrived for our adventure into the west. Across Continue Reading

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Gentlemen and Ladies (Dressed Like Gents) Start Your Engines

A few years ago I was chatting to Mark Wilsmore, the Ace Cafe impresario, and I asked him why there were so many four-wheel events at a biker caff. Mark Continue Reading

Posted On : December 3, 2013 Published By :
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Motorcycle Girl Racer ~ 185

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Culture ~ Jupiter Travels, Jupiter Co-Brands

Fascinated as I am by motorcycles and popular culture, I shouldn’t have been surprised. But I was. I opened my mailbox and found the first of the fall J.L. Powell Continue Reading

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Bitz ~ 185 Mondo Sahara

Austin Vince made his name in the mid-90s with Mondo Enduro, the film of his trip around the world with a bunch of a mates, all mounted on Suzuki DR350s Continue Reading

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ISSUE 184

If you decided to invest the princely sum of one pound sterling on the PDF version of  issue 184 you will be getting no less than 236 beautifully laid out Continue Reading

Posted On : November 3, 2013 Published By :
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From the Editor ~ 184

I found it fascinating reading Stuart’s interview with his friend Andy whose riding career started in the nineteen seventies (Time Travel p.130), not least because while mine began at around Continue Reading

Posted On : November 3, 2013 Published By :
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In the Saddle ~ 184

Hi Dave, Just “received” the latest copy via the ether and read Chris Rees’ letter regarding TRD being brought out as a paper magazine as he might need to get Continue Reading

Posted On : November 3, 2013 Published By :
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Riders’ Lives ~ Jennifer Capron Iddon

1. What was your first motorcycling experience? I was 13 years old when my friend and I borrowed her brothers FS1e ‘Fizzy’.  She told me to ride it down the Continue Reading

Posted On : November 3, 2013 Published By : Dave
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Image of the Month ~ 184

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Six & the City ~ 184

Tuesday It’s a small world but I wouldn’t want to paint it (or depending on how much of a Goth you may be/have been, it’s a small world and it Continue Reading

Posted On : November 3, 2013 Published By :
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The Boy Biker ~ 184

Good vibrations Life has been good to me this month. I have managed to keep all the balls in the air and even find some time for a bit of Continue Reading

Posted On : November 3, 2013 Published By :

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