This week’s issue of MCN has a free 32-page guide to the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show Guide which kicks off this Friday at Excel in London’s Docklands. The show starts on Friday, February 15 and runs for three days with almost all of the new bikes for 2013 on display. The show will also see the stunning Revolution live ...
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- 13 February 2013
We all ride bikes on the road on the look-out for the usual idiots but this video footage from a dashboard camera on a car in Russia manages to get a rather close view of something much more unusual. Riding on Russia’s roads appears to me a huge safety challenge and the dash cameras are commonplace to try and prevent ...
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- 19 December 2012
Airhawk 2 inflatable saddle, £159Miles covered/time: 1200/three days What’s good: I used an Airhawk saddle for the first time earlier this year when I did a trip around the UK on a Triumph Explorer 1200 which saw me covering more than 1200 miles in three days. I knew it was a long trip and I had been warned the Triumph ...
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- 26 November 2012
Givi B47 Blade topbox and rack, £240 (approx.) Miles covered/time: 700/six months What’s good: My 1998 Honda CBR600F is my own bike and I need it to be practical so a topbox was pretty much essential. The new Givi B47 Blade is big enough for two full face lids, has remained completely waterproof in even the harshest of downpours and ...
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- 22 November 2012
Zero Gravity Sport Touring screen, £78Miles covered/time: 950/eight months What’s good: There are some screens I have fitted which have left me cursing, sweating and drilling holes to desperately try and line up the poorly made aftermarket part with carefully made original fairings. The Zero Gravity screen on my 1998 Honda CBR600F is the complete opposite. Not only did it ...
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- 12 October 2012
This new Race Blu paintjob seen here on the Yamaha YZF-R1 is the highlight of a series of colour changes for many of the 2013 Yamahas with no mechanical changes at all. Race Blu, which comprises blue and matt grey bodywork with blue wheels and subtle white graphics was revealed by the MotoGP team at this weekend’s Misano round of ...
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- 14 September 2012
BMW Motorrad tankbag, £127Miles covered/time: 3500/four months What’s good: Sports bikes, by their very track-honed, performance missile nature, aren’t practical. BMW knew this and went to great lengths to design luggage specific to the BMW S1000RR I am running as my long term test bike this year. The five-litre tankbag is an official BMW accessory and works brilliantly. It has ...
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- 08 August 2012
You can win a free hotel room for three nights at this weekend’s Silverstone round of the World Superbike championship. All you have to do is log on to www.greatcompetitions.co.uk to be in with a chance of winning a room for two at the Snoozebox. Snoozebox is a unique portable hotel situated within the circuit. All you will have to ...
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- 30 July 2012
Weise Neck Tube £15.99Time used: Six months What’s good: This neck tube has been in almost daily use throughout the winter and has managed to make even the coldest and wettest days more bearable. It’s hard to think of a better value bit of kit when you consider its wind- and waterproof yet it remains breathable, too. Worn in combination ...
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- 15 June 2012
Ultimate Add Ons iPhone hardwiring kit £24.99Time used: One month What’s good: Motorcycle satnavs are great things that take a lot of the stress out of long trips but on a bike like my BMW S1000RR long term test bike, the lack of room in the cockpit makes fitting one a bit of a nightmare. One solution I have is ...
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- 07 June 2012
