Aside from drowning-out a nagging spouse, earplugs are a great habit to get into. Riding without them will eventually damage your hearing; wind noise
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Category: How To
Three ways to improve your riding
Whether you’ve been riding for a year or 30 years there’s still time to improve your riding skills. Here are three ways to advance
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Riding tips: Riding in heavy traffic
Motorbikes don’t get stuck in traffic. It’s one of the biggest advantages of being on two wheels. Setting off for a half-hour journey knowing that
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Don’t let the sun spoil your riding fun
Our friends over at Bikesure have come up with some good advice for riding in the sun.
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Know how: Why won’t it start?
Two things to check here first. Is the ignition on? No, really. Has the immobiliser been de-immobilised and obviously, you wouldn’t have left the kill
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All you need to know about checking your motorcycle tyres
There are three things to check here – the amount of treat on the tyre, the tyre pressure and if the tyre is in roadworthy
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Riding tips: Riding in the wet
Riding in bad weather is easy, but different from riding in the dry. Smoothness and forward planning is the key. Visibility is everything and
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Riding tips: Motorway riding
If you’ve driven a car, then you’ll already know the basics. If you’ve not, then here’s a quick lesson. There are usually three lanes on
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How to check motorcycle oil levels
Motorcycle engines like to rev. Which means they need a plentiful supply of good quality oil to keep them sweet. Run an engine low on
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The secret to cornering like a pro
Approach There’s a corner ahead. Woo-hoo, time for some fun. But first you need some information. How sharp is the bend, what’s the surface like,
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