Honda will be at the MCN Live event at Butlins Skegness this October showcasing its latest models and offering test rides on a wide selection of bikes. The firm is promising to display bikes including the VFR800, Deauville, CB1300S, CBF1000, SP2, CBF600, CBR125R and CRF50. And test rides will be available on the VTX1800, VF750 Shadow, Pan European, Blackbird, Fireblade, CBR600RR,...
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- 21 August 2007
Here is another clip with a difference. I don't know if it works that well, but here goes. It is a clip put together from footage obtained on a training course. 2 bikes, each mounted with cameras and the Pan European rider doing the commentary while I am filming him. In the meantime he is filming the road ahead as...
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- 24 June 2007
Police across the country have stopped using Honda Pan Europeans following safety recommendations by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). The step comes after a coroner said at an inquest into the death of a police motorcyclist that Pan Europeans posed a %X93serious and continual%X94 threat. PC David Shreeve lost control when his Pan European ST1300 developed a violent high-speed wobble, the inquest heard. An ACPO spokesperson said on Monday: %X93Concerns raised by colleagues and a lack of confidence in the motorcycle means that as a precaution, and to safeguard the interests of all relevant parties, we have recommended ...
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- 14 May 2007
A coroner speaking at the inquest of a deceased police motorcyclist says that Honda Pan Europeans pose a %X93serious and continual%X94 threat to lives.Coroner Dr James Adeley said he intends to write to every chief constable in England and Wales warning them of the %X93catastrophic result%X94 which can occur with the Honda motorbike.The inquest in Lancaster heard Pc Shreeve lost control of his vehicle after it began to shake violently while travelling at high speed.After Shreeve%X92s death the Pan European was tested with comprehensive safety checks and in one such test an examiner broke his leg and fractured both wrists...
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- 30 April 2007
A group of motorcycling volunteers from Gloucestershire have set-up a biking emergency service to make quick life-saving deliveries after hours, at weekends and on public holidays. The Severn Freewheelers EVS team took delivery of their first bike this week, a Pan European ST1300. All the riders hold advanced motorcycling qualifications from RoSPA or the IAM and are trained in Emergency Response. Gordon Downie, a spokesman for Seven Freewheelers said, %X93The most frequent way that hospitals, doctors and other medical organisations transport emergency blood or other supplies out of hours, at weekends and during public holidays are by taxis or couriers ...
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- 14 March 2007
