Overlanders website Horizons Unlimited are once again hosting the UK’s premier travel event, the HUBB UK. In its 13th year the popular gathering will take place from May 30 to June 2 at the Donington Park Farmhouse Hotel. Whether you’re an experienced traveller brimming with advice and tales, planning on hitting the road or just love being surrounded by adventurous ...
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- 25 April 2013
Jorge Lorenzo has come a long way since he was a carefree and crash-happy MotoGP rookie in 2008. Eager to show he was a natural successor to Yamaha’s incumbent number one Valentino Rossi, Lorenzo spent almost as much time in the Clinica Mobile as he did on the podium in a bone-crunching first season. So when he got his hands ...
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- 01 January 2013
Cornering is arguably one of the hardest but most enjoyable manoeuvres on a two-wheeler. Practice is inevitably important to master them. Whether it’s a hair pin bend or a slight corner, you’ll be ahead of everyone else if you familiarise yourself with this advice first. To develop safe, smooth and progressive cornering skills you need to handle every bend in ...
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- 10 October 2012
MCN has teamed-up with double World Superbike champion Troy Corser to offer a place on his ‘Masterclass’ course at the Wheeldon Off Road centre in Devon; a three-day course with accommodation that normally costs ￡950. The prize includes three nights’ accommodation in the on-site cottages and all meals. The course runs from November 6 to 9 and is aimed at ...
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- 09 October 2012
Adventure travel firm Nomad Biker is running a two-day course in Hostile Environment Training, designed to give you the skills you need to conquer your fear of the unknown. The course, run by ex-Commandos, covers some pretty hardcore lessons such as mine clearance and kidnap/capture scenarios, as well as some essential basics such as bike maintenance in the field and ...
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- 04 September 2012
Spaniard Marc Marquez will start tomorrow’s German Moto2 Grand Prix at Sachsenring from pole position after a rain-hit qualifying session this afternoon. Marquez left it late to post a best lap of 1.34.503 to finish 0.045s ahead of compatriot Julian Simon, with Scott Redding’s Marc VDS Racing team-mate Mika Kallio completing the front row. The Moto2 field managed to avoid ...
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- 07 July 2012
Ducati has opened bookings for the 2012 season of Ducati Riding Experience events which will for the first time be using the all-new 195bhp 1199 Panigale superbike. The DRE courses run from complete novices through to experts and are held at some of Italy’s most famous racetracks with triple World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss instructing alongside ex-racer Marco Luccinelli and ...
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- 14 December 2011
I am going over to live in Spain and I want to re-register my bike over there? Is this possible? Marc Tinney, London Yes it is, but it is a lengthy and potentially expensive process. Anyone importing a bike to Spain has to be aware that there are 17 autonomous communities (kind of regional governments) who can and do make ...
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- Riding Skills
- 08 December 2011
The UK is likely to be hit with very strong winds over the next couple of days, with gusts of over 90mph expected in parts of Scotland and Northern England. Below are a couple of tips to help you ride in strong winds. Obviously, if the winds are too strong and you don't feel confident riding in such conditions, leave the ...
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- 07 December 2011
The three finalists in Triumph's Young Guns initiative are Adam Robinson (17), Lee Jackson (16) and Chrissy Rouse (16). They were the three riders to most impress judges – including Frankie Chili and MCN editor Marc Potter – during a season spent being coached and assessed on their riding skills, fitness, attitude and ability to use a variety of media ...
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- 10 October 2011
