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New 1050DE adds more off-road capability to V-Strom range

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Mark Lancaster

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5th September 2022

Suzuki has revealed a new V-Strom 1050DE, which adds more off-road capability to the firm’s adventure bike range. The DE, which replaces the XT as Suzuki’s flagship adventure bike, gets a series of performance enhancements shared with an updated V-Strom 1050, plus additional features, modifications, and enhancements designed to improve its performance when the highway…
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‘Lane assist’ technology on the way?

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Mark Lancaster

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1st September 2022

Honda has filed a series of design drawings which confirm that it’s working on a rider assistance system which aims to make motorcycling safer. With the recent introduction of radar-assisted cruise control across a whole host of big bikes, it seems the next obvious step is a lane assistance system. And that’s exactly what these…
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UPDATED: New colours for Honda’s Africa Twin in 2023

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Mark Lancaster

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27th August 2022

We’ve spent a lot of time on a whole host of Honda’s flagship adventure bike – and ahead of it likely receiving a major update next year, Honda’s decided to freshen things up with some visual updates that’ll help make its newest bikes stand out from the crowd. More specifically, Honda’s revealed that there are…
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Fuel prices: The French showing us how it’s done?

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Mark Lancaster

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26th August 2022

A series of discounts in France means that fuel in the country could be as much as 60 pence per litre less than in the UK. Earlier this year, the French authorities announced a government-subsidised fuel discount of 18 cents per litre. It was due to end in July, but the Government has just…
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RUMOURS: Could a learner-legal Triumph be on the way?

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Mark Lancaster

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23rd August 2022

Is the British factory preparing to reveal the first bike that’s been built as part of its partnership with Indian automotive giant Bajaj? Rumours are swirling that Triumph’s getting ready for the launch of the first bike in its new small-capacity range at the big bike shows towards the end of the year. It wouldn’t…
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Legal Q&A: ‘Bicycle’ loophole?

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Mark Lancaster

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1st August 2022

Q: I have recently been stopped by the Met Police and offered a fixed penalty offer of three points and a fine for stopping in an ‘Advanced Stop Line’ box on my ‘motor bicycle’ in London. This is the box cyclists can use to wait at the head of stationary traffic stopped at red lights…
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Legal Q&A: IAM Instructor Vs Lorry – who was at fault?

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Mark Lancaster

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30th July 2022

Our specialist motoring solicitor Andrew Prendergast from White Dalton Motorcycle Solicitors guides our followers through their legal trials and troubles Q: I am an IAM instructor and have also done my ROSPA gold so I know how to ride and have great observational skills, even if I do say so myself. Two months ago I…
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A spin on: Royal Enfield’s Scram 411

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Mark Lancaster

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27th July 2022

Royal Enfield’s mini adventure bike, the Himalayan, has been an incredible success story even by Enfield standards, becoming the UK’s second best-selling adventure bike (behind BMW’s all-conquering GS) – and the Scram 411 builds on that success, adding sharper styling and better road manners. Bob Pickett gets up close… Give me some spec A 411cc…
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At a glance.. Benelli’s 2022 Leoncino 800!

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Mark Lancaster

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26th July 2022

Following the success of its A2 licence-friendly retro-ish roadster, the Leoncino 500, Chinese-owned Italian factory Benelli has just released a new, more powerful version of the same bike. Here’s what you need to know… We’ve spent a fair bit of time on the various incarnations of the Leoncino 500 over the last few years. It…
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RALLY REPLICA from KTM

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Mark Lancaster

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22nd July 2022

KTM has just launched the latest version of its Dakar-ready 450 Rally Replica. The 129kg bike is powered by a 60bhp single-cylinder 450cc four-stroke engine, which works in unison with a sophisticated Keihin engine management system and a race exhaust from Akropovic. Suspension comes in the form of some WP XACT PRO springs at both…
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