Irish custom bike builders Medaza Cycles took top honours last weekend at the AMD World Custom Bike Building Championships in Germany with this stunning Guzzi powered creation called Rondine. Based around a single cylinder 500cc Nuovo Falcone engine, the bike features hand formed aluminium bodywork, a scratch built frame and an innovative girder fork that started life as a V-Rod ...
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- 14 May 2013
TCX X-Street Sneaker boots, £79.99Miles covered/time: 986/two monthsWhat’s good: The Street Sneakers look like normal Converse-style boots but feature a slightly thicker denim material, hard ankle armour and brushed leather on the toes and heel. The boots are all-day comfortable and despite the stiff-ish sole and ankle armour, walking isn’t hampered in any way. Each pair is hand ‘distressed’ so ...
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- 23 August 2012
Don’t miss your chance to help raise money for biking’s top charity – Riders for Health, which provides bikes for medical workers in Africa – and be in with the chance to win exclusive paddock passes for next year’s British MotoGP at Silverstone. Some of the most sought after tickets in British motor racing could be yours, all you have ...
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- 11 July 2012
Tucano Urbano 323 bar muffs £54.99Miles covered/time: 500/one month What’s good: The 323s are (fake) fur-lined, waterproof and very warm. Perfect for winter commutes, they make sub-zero biking bearable. Elasticated gators around mirror stalks stop icy draughts. Attaching them takes minutes and as they fix onto your bar ends they're stable and stiff enough to prevent being pushed onto levers. ...
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- 20 January 2012
Prescription Photochromic Davida WRS74 goggles, £115 Miles covered: 2000 (to Spain and back) What’s good: The WRS74’s are a straight-armed, flexible-framed goggle with foam pads around the eye sockets to prevent windblast from hitting your eyeballs. An elastic headband (included) can be fitted and used on the outside of the lid in the traditional way. Optique Goggles fit prescription and/or ...
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- 16 November 2011
Trax Evo 45 litre panniers, £272.22 each Miles covered/time: 2000 miles/four weeks What’s good: Made from folded, sealed and riveted 1.5mm aluminium, the Trax Evo panniers are faultlessly constructed, 100% waterproof and sublimely simple to use. Sliding on to four metal bobbins, single stainless catches secure them to the equally superb and low profile Quick Lock Evo Carriers (£221.75 pair) ...
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- 14 September 2011
On June 20th, tens of thousands of riders across the globe will be shunning public transport and leaving the car at home to prove to their work colleagues that commuting by bike is fast, fun and economical. There are scores of special events planned throughout the UK to encourage you to drag the bike out of the garage including a ...
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- 14 June 2011
Proof that kickstarting big capacity single cylinder motorcycles doesn't need to a fearsome affair, courtesy of Hoo Hoo Goblin. Staring an XT500 first kick 1. Turn on the ignition, pull out the choke lever, and make sure the bike is in neutral. Note: Honda designed the XT to also be kick-start-able when in gear with the clutch pulled in. If ...
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- 03 June 2011
3in1 Copper Grease, £4.99 What’s good: Copper grease is incredibly useful stuff. It prevents nuts and bolts rusting together, resists high temperatures and is water resistant. It’s ideal for applications such as exhaust manifold bolts, but be careful – it’s easy to over-tighten a lubricated bolt. What’s bad: I can’t think of any application where you’d need a lot of copper ...
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- 01 June 2011
The Café Scorpio is the latest too-cool-for-skool, flat track inspired machine to emerge from the Deus workshops. This time said workshop is on the beautiful paradise island of Bali instead of the main HQ in Sydney, Australia. Starting life as a Yamaha Scorpio 225, the Deus team have given the project the usual brand of Deus cool, bolting on polished ...
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- 19 May 2011
