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RIDING TIPS: Always learning

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Mark Lancaster

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19th August 2024

Valuable insight from Hannah Godden… It’s my second session on the track and I’ve forgotten which bend is coming up next. Ah. The chicane. Too late – I’m over the kerb, momentarily in the air and on to the grass. I slow down, red-faced, and sweaty-palmed but still upright, while the rest of my group…
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RIDER SKILLS: Perfect your cornering

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Mark Lancaster

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13th July 2024

Mastering the perfect arc takes some practice. To help make it easier, we’ve asked the experts to share some of their hard-won wisdom. Sort your lines The classic racing line turns in early, apexes around the midpoint of the bend, and uses the full width of the road (or track) on exit. In theory, it’s…
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RIDER SKILLS: Riding with a pillion

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Mark Lancaster

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18th March 2024

There are many ways to enjoy riding motorcycles, but there’s something pretty special about sharing the experience with a pillion. However, it does take a little planning and a bit of skill to make it work seamlessly. We talked to Steve Metcalfe from Phoenix Motorcycle Training to find out exactly how to go about it……
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RIDER SKILLS: Emergency Stops

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Mark Lancaster

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14th March 2024

Going fast is easy, just roll the twist grip. But what goes fast must eventually slow down, and braking effectively can be a bit of a challenge. Here’s how to get it right… Experienced riders sometimes talk about ‘roadcraft’, a set of skills that enables them to read the road and traffic around them, and…
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RIDER SKILLS: How to U-Turn

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Mark Lancaster

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13th March 2024

It’s not the sexiest move you can pull on two wheels, but mastering the technique will get you out of many a sticky situation… When you first get your licence, practicing U-turns is probably pretty low on the list of things you want to be doing. But while riding into the sunset may be the…
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RIDER SKILLS: Riding on Motorways

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Mark Lancaster

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20th February 2024

Motorways are great for covering distance in no time, but they come with a whole set of considerations that you need to appreciate to make your progress safe. We talked to Harrison Browne from Phoenix Motorcycle Training to get an idea of the key areas to concentrate on… Although motorways are the UK’s safest roads,…
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RIDER SKILLS: Braking IN a corner

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Mark Lancaster

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7th December 2023

It’s one thing to brake hard on a straight bit of road, but what happens when you have to do it while riding through a corner? This is what… We’ve all been there: ridden into a corner a bit too fast, and found ourselves wanting to slow down while the bike is banked over. The…
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HOW TO: Read the road

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Mark Lancaster

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5th April 2023

Want to know the key to fast, safe riding? We all want to be great riders. Of course we do. But being a great rider doesn’t just happen overnight. It takes a lot of commitment. And it takes the right approach. To give us a fighting chance to get this right, we asked Ryan Decarteret,…
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How to ride your road bike off-road

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Alex Bestwick

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7th December 2022

Off-roading on road bikes is one of the best things on two wheels, as Mossy and Mikko found out…
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Legal Q&A: Hire bike hell…

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Mark Lancaster

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27th January 2022

Question Twelve months ago, I was filtering between lanes two and three on the M25. A van just pulled out from lane three into two and took me out. I went down like a fat kid on a seesaw. Thankfully, I bounced pretty well and after six months my broken wrist has healed. Liability has…
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