Another weekend, another trip down to Somerset to catch-up with friends and family. It was also another weekend when the heavens have opened and I%X92ve had to ride the F800GT down in the pouring rain. And hailstones. Come to think of it, I don%X92t think that there has been a time when I have had a ride where I have seen...
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- 16 May 2013
With the sun threatening to finally breakthrough and bring back some semblance of normality to the spring climate, now is the time that most riders come out of their enforced hibernation and return to the road. But rusty riders on defrosting roads don%X92t always make for the best of combinations and it%X92s these riders that the California Superbike School are...
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- 22 April 2013
After a month of ownership and a few emails and messages coming in from people who%X92ve read my longterm reports in the MCN paper I thought it would be a good start to this blog if I responded to these queries here %X96 mainly because I am sure that the questions asked and their answers would be of interest to...
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- 17 April 2013
The new BMW F800GT aims to be a daily commuter, load-lugging tourer and weekend fun ride. The GT replaces the F800ST, which has been a decent seller in the middleweight touring bracket since 2006. The new bike has a new fairing, more power, changed riding position and updated parts to reposition it as a true touring machine rather than a faired version...
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- 15 March 2013
BMW%X92s new middleweight tourer, the F800GT, is currently being put through its paces for the first time by MCN%X92s Andy Downes. These are his first impressions: %X93We%X92ve done around 100 miles so far through Hertfordshire and into Suffolk on mostly wet and slimy roads but the new BMW is proving perfect for the conditions. It has ABS as standard and our...
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- 08 March 2013
