elements that enabled the two companies to become renowned icons of the “Made in Italy” tradition.With Ducati’s flagship Monster 1100EVO providing the canvas for the new motorcycle creation, Diesel’s founder Renzo Rosso and the Ducati Design Centre guided

on the bikes up for grabs. And even though there's no fixed sale price, don't always expect to walk away with a bargain. It's worth getting hold of a motorcycle value sales guide and swotting up on the market before attending an auction. They can be found

This isn't instructional, it's not a step-by-step guide to making yourself a better, or faster, or more 'advanced' rider. This isn't about wheelies or stoppies or look-at-me knee down histrionics, and it's definitely not about chasing silly numbers

, but it must also come from your motorcycle.Everything must be smooth. You shut the throttle, get on the brakes and turn, then go back to neutral throttle as quick as you can. How early you get back on the gas is down to your bike handling how you want. If it

Before we go further, it's important to grasp how a motorcycle's 'drivetrain' (engine and gearbox) works. Very early machines worked on direct drive - ie the engine was directly connected to the rear wheel - so you had to switch off the engine when

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The Honda FireBlade is a modern icon in sports motorcycling and has a special place in the hearts of British headbangers. Launched in 1992, it revolutionized the ‘superbike’ and set a benchmark that took the competition several years to reach

bike from rotting away through the dark winter months.Here are six steps on how to prepare for motorcycle for winter riding.BatteryBatteries have a hard time during the cold months as the low temperature slows down the chemical reaction, therefore more

of that is they’re a little better value on the used market.Don’t expect to pick up a decent example of either for buttons though. A clean VFR’s money in the bank even if the model can no longer be regarded as the best bike in the world which is more due

Jump to our 10 step guide for sorting your sparksThese days bikes are fitted with more electrickery than you can shake a stick at and, since many electrical components are sealed units it is usually a case of binning the old one and fitting a