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You ask/you answer: What tyres should I use for a 4000-mile tour?

MCN, 06 November 2012 12:40

"I'm planning a 4,000 mile touring holiday for next summer as a 'goodbye' to my old Pan European, before I trade it in for the new Triumph Trophy. "I'm not sure what tyres to use, and what other kit I should be taking with me – any advice would be great." Your answer could help. The best will be printed ...

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10 bad ideas that made great bikes

Guy Procter, 30 November 2011 09:27

When Ducati set out to build the 1199 – the most extreme superbike it could envisage – it did everything but address the bad idea at its core. With good reason. The firm’s L-twin engine layout is one of many examples of the rationally wrong ways of doing things that have characterised so many of our most- loved bikes. Porsche’s ...

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New MCN November 16: New Metal 2012 - unmissable new bikes from Milan & Tokyo

MCN, 15 November 2011 11:33

In this week's issue of MCN, on sale Wednesday November 16, we bring you all the details on new metal for 2012, with 13 pages of unmissable new bikes from the Milan and Tokyo bike shows.   We take a look at the flood of new adventure bikes that stole the limelight at the Milan show, including the Triumph Tiger Explorer, Kawasaki ...

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Stealth Pan

Stewart Swan, 13 April 2011 13:52

I bought an old ST1100 Pan European, which is 21 years old last August. As you would expect by the age it was tired but a solid bike. I stripped it down, replaced the rear shock, disc and pads, gave it a full engine service and touch up of the plastic and replaced any broken parts. The body was wrapped in ...

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50cc bike trip

Joshua Cherry, 21 December 2010 14:55

I just read your 'top adventure motorcyclists' article on the website and thought I'd share my biking experience too to emphasise ANYONE really can do this and how much I'd recomend it. Last year me and a friend (both aged 16), after much discussion at the back of our science classroom decided that in the summer we would embark on an epic ...

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Honda Pan European - Comfy enough for a nap!

rossy592, 20 July 2010 22:56

My wee grandson having a quick nap on my Honda Pan European. Then wondering who woke him up!

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Honda Unveils Finance And Insurance Offers

Andy Downes, 16 July 2010 11:06

Honda has new finance, insurance and Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) offers across much of the range from scooters to superbikes for summer. The offers run until September 30 and include 0% finance and PCP schemes. Bikes included are the CBR600RR and CBR1000RR Fireblade along with the CB1000R and CB600F Hornet. Also included in the 0% APR offer are Honda scooters ...

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Police sell Pans off cheap – and replace with… Pans!

Steve Farrell, 12 March 2010 13:21

It’s months since a £3.5million fleet of 300 police Honda Pan Europeans was scrapped or sold for as little as £600 each over safety concerns. Yet forces are buying exactly the same model again. North Wales Police has just placed a £50,000 order for four brand new bikes after ditching a fleet of 16. At least one other force has ...

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Honda supplies Pan Europeans for cycle race

Andy Downes, 10 September 2009 17:03

Honda is supplying a fleet of Pan European bikes to the television company covering the week-long Tour of Britain bicycle race.   Find a Honda Pan European for sale The firm is also offering the chance to win a Honda CB600F Hornet for a year.Starting tomorrow morning (Saturday), in Scunthorpe and finishing in London on Saturday 19 September, the Tour of ...

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Vigilante biker crashes

Steve Farrell, 16 July 2009 15:15

A motorcyclist who claimed to spend his spare time filming other riders and handing footage to police has written off his bike in a crash. Geoff Smith boasted last year of riding at the speed limit and sending police footage recorded on his helmet camera of other motorcyclists overtaking. “I record all the idiots that, while I’m doing the normal ...

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