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Reader's Rides: Cumbria
By Visordown on 29/11/2010 14:17:32
According to reader Jeremy Storey these are the best motorcycle roads around Cumbria
Look! Here's Jeremy Storey and his VFR. Join him for a tour of Cumbria."From Carlisle head for Dalston then follow the signs for Caldbeck along the B5299. The view is impressive: the fells, the Solway Firth and Scotland.In Caldbeck follow the signs
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Cumbria and Yorkshire police target bikers
By Visordown News on 14/07/2011 09:23:27
Popular motorcycle routes patrolled
POLICE in North Yorkshire and Cumbria joined forces last Sunday, patrolling popular motorcycle routes in an operation primarily aimed at motorcycle safety to support both forces’ ongoing campaigns to reduce biker deaths and injuries.Traffic Sergeant
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Aprilia RSV4 Factory vs. Cumbria
By Mark Forsyth on 04/11/2010 11:36:01
Highway to Heaven: Six bikes, six roads, six twats, six stories. Ben Bardon captures Mark Forsyth struggling to get to grips with roads he’s known for a lifetime (and more).
of Kendal. We’re pointing north towards the distant Shap fells and eventually Penrith on the Northern reaches of Cumbria at the foothills of the Pennine chain. Earplugs firmly wedged in, clean visor, on a mission.If you don’t know the A6, you need to. You
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You what? Bike dealer donates Ducati 848 to police
By Visordown News on 29/04/2010 10:44:24
Riding around Cumbria? Watch out for a white 848 tha wants to go for a play
superbike while you're out enjoying Cumbrian country roads.Sergeant Jo Lennox from Cumbria’s Roads Policing Unit, who coordinates the Bikesafe scheme, said: “We run a number of events at popular biking pit stops, such as Devil’s Bridge and Hartside café
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Biker seeks compensation over pothole crash
By Visordown News on 30/09/2010 12:46:30
Cumbria County Council face wrath of disgruntled biker over poor road conditions
A MOTORCYCLIST is seeking compensation from Cumbria County Council for injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash after the rider hit a pothole on one of the region's roads.Paul Quayl suffered a suspected broken collarbone and cracked ribs when he
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Cumbrian police search for £15k Harley
By Ben Cope on 19/07/2010 15:43:03
Rare vintage Harley pinched while owner spectated at hill climb event
POLICE IN Cumbria are investigating the theft of a 1949 Vintage Harley Davidson Motorcycle Model U valued at £15,000.The motorcycle was stolen during the Barbon Hill Climb, which took place at Barbon Low Fells, Hoggs Hill, Barbon near Sedbergh
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The end to slippery manhole covers?
By Visordown News on 18/03/2011 11:20:11
New campaign could see slippery Victorian system replaced with modern-day technology
endless cycle.The new manhole covers, made in the UK by Structural Science Composites in Cumbria are not made from metal and will not rust, rock and cause damage to the tarmac surrounding the manhole cover, therefore meaning less council money
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Mini Moto MCC: Cumbrians lead the way
By Visordown News on 09/02/2007 07:29:21
Run out of places to ride your mini-moto? Read here
POLICE in Workington, Cumbria have taken action after a string of complaints from locals about the noise and problems causes by mini-motos, or rather, the people riding them.The Cumbria police have worked with the ACU and Allerdale council to raise
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Free guidance for trail riders
By Tim Skilton on 08/10/2007 17:43:36
Leaflet aims to clarify off-road law
, Natural England, North Yorkshire and Cumbria county councils, the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Beauty and North Yorkshire and Cumbria police. It aims to reduce conflict between off-road riders and other members of the public - such as walkers and horse
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Spot checks for green laners
By Tim Skilton on 12/12/2007 21:25:18
Police act to curb use of illegal bikes in National Parks
with the Trail Riders Fellowship, Natural England, the North Yorkshire and Cumbria county councils, the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Beauty and North Yorkshire and Cumbria police.It explains where and how trail bikers can use the byways and unsurfaced
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