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  • Experience ultimate freedom with the Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+: the best-in-class sport tourer

    Experience ultimate freedom with the Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+: the best-in-class sport tourer

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    With advanced features such as active cruise control, a 7-inch connected dashboard with full Garmin navigation, radar linked unified braking, third gen quick shifter & KYB semi-active suspension to name a few, the Tracer 9 GT+ is the ultimate choice for sports touring riders.

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  • Test Ride: Royal Enfield 350 Bullet

    Test Ride: Royal Enfield 350 Bullet

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    Royal Enfield has launched a number of very successful models over the last few years, and it seems to be showing no signs of slowing down, even with the entry-level models to its range.

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  • SPOTLIGHT: Mental Health Motorbike

    SPOTLIGHT: Mental Health Motorbike

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    BOB PICKETT investigates… It’s 25 years ago, but still so vivid. At an exhibition, I was struck by a panic attack. The walls felt like they were closing in, I just wanted to get out. Somehow I held it together, but on the way home, waves of depression hit me. I was sent to a…

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  • TVS EUROGRIP TYRES: We get under the skin

    TVS EUROGRIP TYRES: We get under the skin

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    You’re absolutely spoilt for choice when it comes to selecting a new set of hoops for your pride and joy. There’re plenty of tried-and-tested options from the old guard of established tyre firms, but there’s also a growing range of more affordable rubber up for grabs. Here’s one firm you need to know about. Unless…

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  • RIDING SKILLS: Use of speed

    RIDING SKILLS: Use of speed

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    Motorcyclists can often rely on a natural speed advantage, whether it’s about accelerating off the traffic lights, or carving lines on country roads. But with great speeds comes great responsibility, and to make sure that your progress is not only speedy, but also safe for you and others, there’s more to it than just twisting…

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  • NOSTALGIA: Eddie Lawson mind games

    NOSTALGIA: Eddie Lawson mind games

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    VJMC’s Steve Cooper looks back to the racing of 1989… There’s probably nothing quite like internecine race team politics to destabilise a rider and when that rider just so happens to be your very own World Champion things can rapidly slide sideways. Lawson found himself in precisely this situation despite being the world’s Number One.…

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  • TOP ROADS: Isle of Wight

    TOP ROADS: Isle of Wight

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    The little island off the south coast of England might not seem like the most obvious place for a motorcycle adventure, but it actually has a pretty long history of motorcycling goodness, and there are some cracking coastal roads to explore, too. While the Isle of Man gets the headlines, for obvious reasons, the Isle…

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  • PROJECT: You’ve bought one. What next?

    PROJECT: You’ve bought one. What next?

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    The good folks at Classic Bike Guide magazine have been sharing their hard-won wisdom about what’s involved when hunting out and fixing up old bikes… WORDS and PHOTOS: Matt Hull Temptation First of all, do you really want it? Will you use it, can you afford it, and is there room? Does it give you…

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  • PROJECT: Buying and restoring a classic

    PROJECT: Buying and restoring a classic

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    The good folks at Classic Bike Guide magazine have been sharing their hard-won wisdom about what’s involved when hunting out and fixing up old bikes. WORDS and PHOTOS: Matt Hull What are you buying? Look at what you’re getting – is it complete? If it’s a runner, then get a ride if you can (make…

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  • HISTORY OF: Cadwell Park

    HISTORY OF: Cadwell Park

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    The landed gentry don’t often get things right. But when they do… Cadwell Park circuit nestles in the south of the Lincolnshire Wolds, climbing from a dip up the side of two of the many crests that create the surrounding rough, sea-like countryside – and is one of the UK’s best racing circuits. The tree-lined…

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