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It's pary time so I hope you have fun!

Steve Parrish and Bradley Smith enjoying December's festivities

Despite my heritage I really enjoy Christmas and would honestly deny I'm the biggest scrooge in the paddock. That award goes to my old team mate from the Silverstone Armstrong days, Donnie McLeod.  When Donnie was running his own team he would doze between venues in the bunk behind the drivers seat in his 508 ...  Continue reading

 
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New: MotoGP Official Season Review 2012 DVD

Christmas afternoon viewing...if the wife will let you

MOST probably know what they're getting by now with Duke Video's yearly MotoGP Season Review. 

A comprehensive run-down of the previous seasons events, well-edited and highlighted for a sub-two hour experience. 

As always the quality of the season dictates the entertainment value of the season review, but Duke do a sterling job of ...  Continue reading

 

1983 BMW R80G/S Dakar

Showroom condition GS up for a touch under £9,000

A GS as an investment? This 1983 R80G/S is a good candidate. One owner for 20 years, it was then snapped up by a classic BMW restorer who's rebuilt the engine and fitted a few modern Siebnerock parts including new barrels and pistons.

Did you know the G/S comes from Gelände/Strasse which ...  Continue reading

 

New: Dodo Juice wax

Keep that bike looking spic-and-span

DODO JUICE wax is a high-end wax for keeping the sparkle on your machine. 

Dodo Juice are a young company and although their stuff is aimed at car owners, it'll work on your motorcycle too. Their flagship product being their 'carnauba' waxes as pictured. Carnauba wax is notoriously a premium raw material, so ...  Continue reading

 

Back when GPs were really good: Part 1

1996: Doohan versus Criville at Jerez

Maybe I should take off my rose-tinted specs but whenever I go on the hunt for great GP battles, they're almost always pre-2005. Here are a handful of clips that get the adrenaline flowing. First up, Doohan versus Criville at Jerez, the fourth round of the season. Doohan was to beat ...  Continue reading

 

New: Motocourse 2012-2013

The venerable annual returns

JUST IN TIME for Christmas comes this year's Motocourse offering, the grandaddy of motorcycle racing annuals.

This year is Motocourse's 37th, and the resulting product does a just service to that illustrious record. Covering, as always, all major championship racing, the Isle of Man TT and road races and even the World ...  Continue reading

 

2013 Triumph Daytona 675 - Factory Kit version

Supersport-spec your 675

Factory is the motorcycle world's equivalent of 'legend': it's a word that gets thrown around so much it loses its meaning.

However, this Factory Race Kit Daytona 675 justifies the 'factory' tag. It's the kit developed by Triumph for race teams who want a quick step up to the maximum amount of ...  Continue reading

 

Adrenaline Crew

Tricks on tour

Making Jackass look tame in comparison, this popular 'street bike crew' perform stunts at stadiums and events. But by the looks of this promo video, their antics on the road also get a lot of attention from local cops (and panel beaters). Slightly salty language.

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New: Forcefield inserts for Kriega

Baby got back

KRIEGA is well known for making backpacks that take the weight of the world off your shoulders. If you wear a Kriega pack when you ride, you can now do your back an extra favour.

Forcefield has come up with a fully CE-approved back protector insert designed specifically to fit into Kriega's R15, ...  Continue reading

 

1989 ex-Merkel Honda RC30

Ridden by the man who won the first ever World Superbike series

This ex-Fred Markel RC30 is coming up for auction with Bonhams in Feb 2013. It's a special bike.

Merkel won the American championship three years in a row for Honda but was let go after controverial allegations were rumoured. He quit the US and went to join Oscar Rumi's Italian squad to ...  Continue reading

 

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