Not so long ago if you rode with a pillion the only ways of communicating with them were to shout and hope you could be
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Category: How To
Everything you need to know about buying used bikes
What do you need to consider when buying a second-hand bike? Should you go online or to a dealership? We talked to experts to find
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Riding tips: Moving out of emergency vehicles’ way
Five handy tips on dealing with emergency vehicles from IAM RoadSmart’s head of driving and riding Richard Gladman. We all want to make sure that
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Top 10 survival tips: Braking
Our 10 top tips on safe braking (not safe breaking – that’s illegal). Braking hard the wrong way can lead to disaster, but done
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Ron Haslam Race School: Get fast quick
Ron Haslam Race School helps riders become faster and safer. Where do you go if you want to improve your road riding? On track!
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The future is retro?
If current sales trends are anything to go by, the future of motorcycling consists of a simple 125 or 250 with retro styling… ‘Ooh, it’s
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Buyers guide: sub-£1000 e-Bikes
Can you buy a decent electric bike for less than £1000? A brand-new pedelec needn’t cost you a fortune. Sure, a European-made bike with
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Top 10 survival tips for junctions
Where do most accidents happen? Treacherous off-camber hairpins? Foggy mountain passes? Nope, it’s the common or garden urban junction, the place where there’s usually lots
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OptiMate guide to winter battery care
Even if you don’t use your bike very often through the winter months, charge is lost due to alarms / immobilisers, clocks and on-board computers
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Riding tips: Riding in the snow and ice
If you can avoid riding in the snow and ice, please do! Slippery road surfaces and cold weather are not just unpleasant, they can be
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