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Motul NGEN7 Oil Analysis

Motul NGEN 7 Oil Analysis After a Damn Good Thrashing

Just as we published this, an email arrived from Motul in Germany explaining that … “The NGEN range has been merged into our core offerings,

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Editorial Team October 30, 2026
Removing Cylinder Head Studs - Don't use stainless steel

Studs, Nuts and Bolts – The Cylinder Head Stud Story

I knew the job was going too well. Any time a motorcycle project starts with the phrase “This’ll only take an hour,” you can be

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Editorial Team October 16, 2026
Brakes: I have found them useful

Brakes: I Have Found Them Useful

Few things are more satisfying than squeezing the brake lever as you slide up the inside of someone, and beat them to the apex. Few

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Editorial Team October 9, 2026
Pro-Bolt.com Performance Motorcycle Fasteners
Zen and the lost art of motorcycle maintenance

Zen and the Lost Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was a surprise hit book. Published in 1974, it is about the idea that caring deeply about how

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Editorial Team August 27, 2026
Hex EzCan without a TPMS

Hex EZCan – And An R1250RS Without TPMS

If you’ve spent any time around BMW motorcycles, you’ll know they’re a curious blend of engineering brilliance and “why on earth did they do that?”

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Editorial Team August 20, 2026
What is the point of a GT tyre

What is the Point of the RoadSmart IV GT

There is something almost magical about fitting a new set of tyres to your motorcycle, and thanks to Mobile Bike Tyres (naff website but a

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Editorial Team August 13, 2026
Getting Trolleyed - Motorcycle Trolley Dolly

Getting Trolleyed – More Space Equals More Motorcycles

Originally, this article was going to be called “Getting Trolleyed with …”; however, it seems there’s a certain absurdity in the modern world when you

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Editorial Team July 16, 2026
Getting Shafted. Buying a BMW R1250RS

Getting Shafted – Buying a BMW R1250RS

Yes, the title is a terrible pun. Yet after years and years of chain maintenance, I have found that the idea of getting shafted by

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Editorial Team July 9, 2026
Raising the Dead - GSX-650F rebuild

Raising the Dead (GSX-650F)

What is it that possesses me to attempt to fix neglected motorcycles? Do I have a masochistic streak or something? Raising the dead should be

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Editorial Team June 11, 2026
2000 Miles of Winter Abuse

Diary of a Winter Rider – Part 10 – 2000 Miles of Winter Abuse

If you ride through winter, you already know the score: salted roads, lots of rain, low temperatures, corrosion, and the constant fear that spring will

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Editorial Team February 20, 2026
Low Cost Ultrasonic Cleaner Alternatives

Low Cost Ultrasonic Cleaner Alternative

Not everyone owns an ultrasonic cleaner. They’re brilliant machines, and there’s a reason professional workshops swear by them, but the price can be off-putting if

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Editorial Team February 13, 2026
Searching For Cost Effective Tool Chests

Searching For Cost Effective Tool Chests

The inevitability of winter is that to feed my obsession with motorcycles, I spend a fair amount of time in the garage. Having done all

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Editorial Team February 4, 2026
Diary of a Winter Rider - XCP Salt Remover

Diary Of A Winter Rider – Part 6 – XCP Salt Remover

Dear Diary, Winter has once again returned. The gritters were out last night; perhaps they know I have tested my KEIS heated kit, washed the

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Editorial Team November 21, 2025
OptiMate Winter Battery Maintenance

OptiMate: Reliable Cold-Weather Charging Solutions

Three times this week, I’ve been asked what battery charger I use over winter. The answer is OptiMate, but the question is wrong. A battery

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Editorial Team November 13, 2025
Motul NGEN 7 Suspension Setting and Cadwell Park Track Day

Motul NGEN 7 Suspension And Another Cadwell Track Day

The objective was to run the Suzuki GSX650F hard on a track day and then change the oil for Motul NGEN7 Regenerated oil. I needed

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Editorial Team August 24, 2025
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