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Learning to ride a motorcycle: Post-test training
By Ben Cope on 28/07/2011 17:47:29
Tips for developing riding skills, road craft and post-test advanced riding school training
with the basics, which may take a couple of weeks or a couple of months depending how much mileage you can get under your belt, we’d strongly recommend taking further training to help improve your riding skills.Post-test courses usually look more in
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New training for American Football players?
By Ben Cope on 01/09/2010 13:19:52
Put your tackle bags down and get in a Ford F150 instead
Iowa Hawkeyes are the Iowa University's American Football team and one of their 'offensive' (we think they mean unpolite? -Ed) players Josh Koeppel was filmed by police being T-boned by a Ford F150 truck which is significantly harder than your average tackle bag.Ouch. Koeppel esc...
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Learning to ride a motorcycle: Choosing a training school
By Ben Cope on 28/07/2011 17:41:04
Everything you need to know when picking the most suitable motorcycle riding school for you
What’s the most important factor you should consider when looking for a suitable bike training school?Many new riders are swayed by the strength of the company’s pass rate, the newness of their machines, or a special discounted course fee
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Learning to ride a motorcycle: CBT
By Ben Cope on 28/07/2011 17:36:45
The first active step towards becoming a biker, find out what Compulsory Basic Training is and how what it takes to pass your CBT
novices to ride a larger capacity motorcycle under authorised supervision.Compulsory Basic Training, or CBT for short. Legally, you need to complete the course before venturing out on to the road with L-plates.There’s a popular misconception that CBT is a
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Get On Africa: Blog One
By Ben Cope on 06/04/2011 15:51:43
The Editor sets out on his adventure across Lesotho with the celebs of the Get On Africa team
not be the big thumpers that some of the guys on the trip wanted, what they lack in outright power they more than make up for in reliability and ease of use.The field we trained in was marshy and flat, with a weird platform in the middle which was built for Pope
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vertiGO - Timmer electric motorcycle concept
By Ben Cope on 08/07/2009 14:48:36
Electric bikes are evolving fast and here to stay. We take a look at a university student's impressive vision of the future
of the drive train (engine, battery, and computer) on the archetype of a sports motorcycle.The main challenge in this graduation project was to design a true electrical powered super-sport motorcycle, starting with the drive train. The design did focus
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Learning to ride a motorcycle: The right course
By Ben Cope on 28/07/2011 17:39:47
Courses can be tailored to fit your motorcycle learning requirements
Many schools throughout the UK sell courses that aim to get you your licence within a week or even less. This means that a totally novice rider must undertake CBT (Compulsory Basic Training), graduate to a 500cc machine, learn the part-two test
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Top 10 tips for cheaper motorcycle insurance
By Ben Cope on 14/07/2011 16:40:57
You don't need to keep it in a nuclear bunker overnight or have a £3000 excess to keep your insurance premiums down
10. Advanced RidingObviously, more training is a great way of improving your riding but it can also help lower your insurance premiums. Advanced Police Motorcycle training, the BMF's Blue Riband advanced rider course, the DSA Examiner's Motorcycle
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Discuss: Winter riding makes you a better rider
By Ben Cope on 28/10/2011 11:28:33
Dark mornings, darker nights, rain, snow and greasy manhole covers. A biker's worst nightmare or an opportunity to gain extra skills?
of Rapid Training, has been riding for 35 years and is an ex-Road Traffic Police biker with Police Class 1 training, he thinks riding in winter will make you a better rider: "It helps to be fluent in all conditions and raises your game. Skills you pick up
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Learning to ride a motorcycle: Choosing the right bike
By Ben Cope on 28/07/2011 17:46:42
Whether you're after a sports bike, commuter, naked, adventure or scoooter. Find out the best first bike to buy...
on the secondhand market. There’s a commuter, a sportsbike, a tourer, a trailie and a scooter – so there’s something for everyone’s taste.Honda CB500 £800 - £2500Honda’s bullet-proof parallel twin is the chosen weapon of many training school throughout the country
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