MoreBikes March 2024 issue

  • KIT: Tried & Tested, Schuberth C5 Helmet

    KIT: Tried & Tested, Schuberth C5 Helmet

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    The C5 is new from the ground up, sharing no parts with its predecessor.  Homologated to the new ECE 22:06 standard, it is P/J rated (use with the front up or down). Bob Pickett has been using it. Here’s his verdict:   The C5 is festooned with smart features. The flip-front can be locked in place…

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  • SPECIALIST SPOTLIGHT: Schuberth

    SPECIALIST SPOTLIGHT: Schuberth

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    What does it take to carve out a reputation as one of the best helmet manufacturers in the game? Bob Pickett finds out… German helmet manufacturer Schuberth have been in existence for just over 100 years.  Yet helmet design was far from their thoughts when the company began. In 1922, Schuberth were formed as a…

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  • MOTORCYCLE TRAVEL: Minding the pennies

    MOTORCYCLE TRAVEL: Minding the pennies

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    Budget travel can be tricky. But if you already own a bike and you’re happy to be flexible, there’re lots of ways you can save cash when you’re out exploring, without compromising your experience. Editor Ross tells us how… ACCOMMODATION Unless you’re going to be wild camping under the stars, you’re going to be spending…

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  • QUICK SPIN: Triumph Scrambler 1200

    QUICK SPIN: Triumph Scrambler 1200

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    The Scrambler 1200 joined the Triumph line-up back in 2019 and was an instant hit. New for this year, we see a reinvented 1200 XE and the all-new 1200 X model. Tim Neave has spent some time with the big Scrambler. Here’s what he has to say: The Scrambler 1200 XE might just have nabbed…

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  • QUICK SPIN: Royal Enfield Shotgun 650

    QUICK SPIN: Royal Enfield Shotgun 650

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    Royal Enfield has taken the sensible step of flipping its Super Meteor 650 retro cruiser and turning it into a more youthful and possibly easier to sell (in the UK anyway) mini-performance cruiser. Ryan Moloney reports: Despite starting out life as a Super Meteor 650, there’s more going on than first meets the eye. The…

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  • LONG-TERMERS: BMW R1250 R

    LONG-TERMERS: BMW R1250 R

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    What’s Alan Dowds been up to with the big Beemer? Here’s his report… Progress – it’s an amazing thing. In just 30 years or so, the bike industry has doubled the power output of 1000cc bikes, added incredible electronic safety aids, and improved tyres so much that you could win a 1993 superbike race on…

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  • TOP ROADS: Rutland

    TOP ROADS: Rutland

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    You’d be forgiven for not giving Rutland much of a look in when you’re contemplating where to go riding. But England’s smallest county actually has plenty going for it… Tucked neatly between Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire, the 147 square mile patch of rural England offers a surprisingly saucy selection of top roads to explore which…

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  • TECH: Learner legal rider aids

    TECH: Learner legal rider aids

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    Learners rejoice! Electronic specialist Bosch is rolling out its trick rider aid technology to smaller capacity bikes… You’ll likely know all about the swathes of sophisticated electronic rider aids that adorn the latest generation of top-shelf motorcycles from the big names in the game. You can’t move for the stuff. It’s now common to get…

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  • TECH: All-weather riding kit

    TECH: All-weather riding kit

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    Indian Motorcycles has filed a patent for some futuristic biker gear which’ll make riding all-year round even easier… How’s it going to do that? The American firm has come up with an idea for some clever kit which has both heating and cooling technology and is linked to the bike through contact points, rather than…

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  • TECH: The bike of the future?

    TECH: The bike of the future?

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    Chinese firm CFMoto has filed a patent for some clever technology which links a camera with an electronic suspension system… With each new model year, we’re seeing ever more technology-advanced motorcycles making it to market. The biggest names in the game continue to push the boundaries and come up with clever solutions to make riding…

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