Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

April 2010 - Issue 595

News headlinesUpdated 10 March 2010

SPEEDWAY LEGEND BARRY BRIGGS LAUNCHES HIS LATEST BOOK

Legendary motorcycle speedway racer Barry Briggs MBE is in the UK to promote his recently launched book ‘Wembley and Beyond’, a revealing story of the life and times of speedway’s most colourful superstar...
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LINE-UP ANNOUNCED FOR CAROLE NASH CLASSIC

An impressive list of legendary machines and equally famous riders has been gathered together for the 30th Carole Nash International Classic Motorcycle Show, held at Stafford County Showground, over the weekend of 24-25 April...
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Yamaha shows its 2010 fz8 800cc ROADSTER

Now, this isn’t a product you can actually buy yet, but it is worth a look because a hybrid, a half-way house between the world of the scooter and the car, this concept project (there are no plans for production in the immediate future) is based on the extensive experience of Peugeot Motorcycles, specialists in the scooter field...
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Online articlesUpdated 5 March 2010

TESTED: 2010 BMW R1200GS: Now with EXTRA BITE

It’s a classical GS experience. Half an hour ago I was cruising comfortably along a Spanish motorway; 10 minutes ago I was scratching down a twisty, smooth-surfaced back road with my boot-toes clipping the Tarmac. And now I’m standing up on the pegs on a gravel-covered path through the arid Andalucian countryside, gassing the big boxer motor to send up a satisfying rooster-tail behind me...

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OPEN ROAD: Colombia: The essential excitement

It’s back on the map but is it safe enough to land a spot on your ‘must ride’ destinations of the world? Kevin and Julia reckon that in these times, Colombia is an essential part of any world traveller’s considerations...

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From the editor

One for the pot... hole, that is...

Thankfully it hasn’t happened a lot in my motorcycling life, but when I have fallen off a bike (providing I haven’t been hurt) the first thing I try to do is find out exactly why I’ve fallen off. I like to be able to make sense of why I fell. Now, if I’m being honest here there’s a very high percentage where the fault lies absolutely with me...
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The 30th Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show, held over 24-25th April 2010 at Stafford County Showground, will provide show-goers a unique opportunity to meet road racing legend Phillip McCallen...

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