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The BMW R5 Hommage

Motorcycle manufacturers commissioning one off specials is nothing new, in fact judging by the amount of PR blurb that we see in our in-tray it would appear that it has become Continue Reading

Posted On : May 22, 2016 Published By : Dave
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The Dark Side

Tom battles rain and London gridlock on a diverse pair of Dark Custom Harleys “In a world of the bland leading the bland, Dark Custom motorcycles are for those who Continue Reading

Posted On : May 18, 2016 Published By : Dave
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Royal Enfield’s New London Showroom

Royal Enfield has continued with the planned expansion of its footprint in the UK by opening a second exclusive store in London. The store, in Mitcham, South London, will stock Continue Reading

Posted On : September 3, 2015 Published By : Dave
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Falling Head Over Heels

Manoeuvring the Aprilia inside the small front garden was tricky. It wasn’t difficult in a way that was likely to convince the smiling woman in the doorway that I was Continue Reading

Posted On : July 10, 2015 Published By : Dave
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The Rider’s Digest Issue 189 – Summer 2015

Summer is here and everybody is out riding, so here are 188 pages of top-quality inspirational motolit via Issue 189 of The Rider’s Digest, available via [free] Adobe PDF download Continue Reading

Posted On : June 23, 2015 Published By :
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Land’s End or Bust!

Blez recounts a memorable ride to the end of English earth on an Indian-built bike with a proud British history, inspired by an intrepid journey half a century earlier. When Continue Reading

Posted On : April 29, 2015 Published By :
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Motorbike Fast

Motorbike Fast by Suzi-Mae (who is 11 years and 5 months old). I hold on tight, I look straight ahead, Leaving behind my warm, cosy bed. Now I’m ready and Continue Reading

Posted On : April 28, 2015 Published By :
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The Northward Route

The pages of just about every motorcycle magazine are covered in articles about the newest, the best or the most-hyped ‘adventure bike’. I’m not going into this topic because I’ve Continue Reading

Posted On : April 25, 2015 Published By :
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The Grand European Tour Revisited

I’ve noticed that irrespective of whether or not they subsequently make it into print, travel stories often seem to start over a few large whiskies, half a dozen pints, or Continue Reading

Posted On : March 24, 2015 Published By :
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Megamoto Mega Trip

The universally accepted truth about supermotards is that you can’t ride one for more than a few hours at a time and you certainly can’t tour on one – that Continue Reading

Posted On : January 22, 2015 Published By :
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Less Than Hog Wild

It would have been nice had The Art of the Harley-Davidson Motorcycles (2014) arrived in time to be included in the winter round-up featured in Issue 187. It would have Continue Reading

Posted On : January 11, 2015 Published By :
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Me & Harley McDee

The title of this piece is an affectionate nod to the ‘road’ classic most famously — not to mention most emotively and passionately — delivered by Janis Joplin. Although “Me Continue Reading

Posted On : October 28, 2014 Published By : Dave
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DCT – The ideal automatic transmission?

In the beginning, there was only a single speed and a crude ‘chain’ of linked pieces of leather to transmit power from a motorised bicycle’s engine to the back wheel. Continue Reading

Posted On : June 20, 2014 Published By :
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Chasing Sunsets – A Faerie Tale Tour

My Ireland trip proper was due to begin in Anglesey at 09:20 the following morning but before I could roll onto Irish Ferries Swift Service to Dublin, I needed to Continue Reading

Posted On : May 13, 2014 Published By :
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Twist & Go, Go, Go!

Many commentators have questioned who the current crop of larger capacity super scooters are aimed at? Well, rather than providing a definitive answer, the GP800 – replete with its 839cc V-twin Continue Reading

Posted On : March 26, 2014 Published By : Dave
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Beginnings: Fits and Starts

Where, oh where, to begin discussing Ashes to Boonville by Geoff G. Thomas? I could begin with why it wasn’t reviewed in November as originally planned. Or I could begin Continue Reading

Posted On : March 12, 2014 Published By :
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A Flock of Goldwings

When I hear the word Goldwing, I immediately think of two things: one being that it sounds like the name of some exotic bird (of the feathered variety!) that only Continue Reading

Posted On : March 7, 2014 Published By :
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HOG in St Tropez

Long before Brigit Bardot and the jet set celebrity pack put St Tropez on the map, it was just a sleepy little fishing port where the calloused hands of old Continue Reading

Posted On : February 23, 2014 Published By :
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More American Motorcycles

What’s the difference between the editor of The Road and the editor of The Rider’s Digest? While Mutchie gets to hang with the HOGs in the South of France, I Continue Reading

Posted On : February 23, 2014 Published By : Dave
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Fear & Loathing in LA LA Land

Everyone knows that we live in dangerous, lawless times; so anybody who rides an expensive or highly desirable motorcycle has to deal with the reality that there are hordes of Continue Reading

Posted On : February 17, 2014 Published By : Dave
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A View from the Group W Bench ~ Feb 2014

As an addendum to my last first paragraphs I remembered too late that it was the driver drawing on a fag that alerted me to the unlit Mini’s presence. Who Continue Reading

Posted On : February 2, 2014 Published By :
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Uncomfortably Numb

With the increasing popularity of adventure bikes and an ever shrinking globe, it’s becoming more and more difficult for tales of momentous two wheel journeys to capture the public’s attention. Continue Reading

Posted On : February 2, 2014 Published By :
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TECHNOLOGY SUCKS!

The bit in December’s editorial regarding the need to get back to basic, simple bikes struck a chord with me, as I had not long ago written an article on Continue Reading

Posted On : February 2, 2014 Published By :
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On Yer Bike

It was a little after 11 o’clock on Friday morning, when I pulled off the North Circ heading for the M1. I gave the GPZ1100 its head and we hit Continue Reading

Posted On : January 20, 2014 Published By :
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Riders’ Lives ~ Gary France

1. What was your first motorcycling experience? As a 16 year old, I bought a Honda C90 and rode it year round. As a family, we didn’t have much money, Continue Reading

Posted On : January 9, 2014 Published By :

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