If you’ve bought motorcycle clothing recently, chances are it’ll have a CE label on it somewhere. What do the numbers, symbols and letters stand for and what does that mean out on the road? There’s been a CE standard for motorcycle clothing since 2002, but until recently it wasn’t compulsory to have riding jackets, trousers…
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How green is my motorcycle?
Motorcycles are more environmentally-friendly than cars, right? They take less raw materials to produce, burn less fuel, do less damage to the road surface and don’t get stuck in traffic pumping out fumes. End of argument, or so you might think. The problem is that, in the bid to improve air quality in our polluted…
Life in the bus lane
Why are motorcycles only allowed in some bus lanes? Picture a situation in which the rules of the road varied from city to city. Imagine if, in Leeds, vehicles already on a roundabout must give way to traffic joining it; or in Lincoln, you’re allowed to park on double yellow lines for up to 30…
Bikers are Better – FACT
“Police operation follows fears about speeding bikers” and “Police urge residents to report nuisance bikers” are fairly typical of headlines that portray motorcyclists as irresponsible hooligans tearing around Britain’s roads. We’ve heard it all before and it’s really frustrating, because we know how hard it is to get a bike licence. For the past 35…
Easter Bunny Ride!
Please come and be a part of the Easter Bunny Ride on Saturday the 24th March, and help raise funds for Children’s Hospice Southwest 😊 The meeting point will be Fowlers at 9.30am for a 10.00am start, riding to the hospice in Wraxall. (Please remember to fuel up before arriving!) Easter themed fancy dress…
Honda announce their brand new CRF250R – a serious MX contender!
The CRF250R has always been a serious contender in the motocross world, and the 2018 revised model is no different! For 2018, Honda’s new CRF250R has a redesigned DOHC engine, making 9% more peak power over a much broader rev range with higher redline. It also features electric start as standard, and shares its mass-centralised chassis…