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TOOLING UP: PART 2 - WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS

Climate change Never mind the melting polar ice caps, the most devastating consequence of climate change is shed neglect. Too hot? Too cold? Too damp? Do something…
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TOOLING UP: PART 1

The basics The four fundamental tool types needed to tackle most basic motorcycle maintenance and repair jobs are spanners, sockets, screwdrivers and pliers. Save up your bickies, avoid…
History

THE DEVELOPMENT OF DUCATI'S 916

Ducati’s legendary 916 celebrated its 28th anniversary in 2022, the firm’s most famous offering having finally stumbled into production in 1994 following show appearances the previous year.
Interviews

ICONIC MOTORCYCLES

Iconic Motorcycles in LA is loaded with some very special bikes. Bikes from an era that causes a sparkle in your eye as the edge of your mouth…
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GETTING HER GOIN' PART 3

After getting the pistons moving from their partially seized state, she’s got a belly full of fresh oil and a new filter after discovering there wasn’t any water in…
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GETTING HER GOIN' PART 2

We started this project last time with an emphasis on ensuring the basics of the bike we are resurrecting were workable before spending any money on other items. We…
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GET HER GOIN'

We’ve all eyed off a bike that needs a bit of work; whether it’s your own bike that’s been damaged, a bike that’s been stored for a…
Rides

RIDING HIGH IN THE ANDES

The furrows carved across the landscape by the monstrous Kamaz trucks had been re-covered in sand, the Dakar bivouac sites had long returned to nature and the portaloos consigned…
History

HOW NOT TO HAVE AN ADVENTURE

A FLYING START IN EUROPE Not wanting to die on the first day was the only thing I could think about as we chugged along a blacked-out, empty French…
Features

IN-YER-FACE INTERFACE

Fifty years AFTER the moon landing, your humble little motorcycle is stoked with more computing power than the lunar lander. Yep, like your mobile phone, your bike could probably…
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FLAT AS A TACK

Many bikes still have inner tubes inside the tyres; if you get a flat on a spoked-wheel adventure bike or off-roader, chances are the tube will be…
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BENT AS A NINE-DOLLAR NOTE

There are two times you really want to know whether a bike’s frame is straight: when you’re buying, or after you have crashed. Sometimes the symptoms can be difficult…