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  Top 10: Winter Riding Tips (Article)
  Motorcycles are magnets for winter filth, so treat your bike to regular washes. A garden hose is good for removing road salt and grime, but be wary of jet washes as they blast away vital grease from bearings. Use a good quality bike wash to shampoo off tougher muck and make sure you clean the brakes
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  Top 10: Essentials for maintaining your car at home (Article)
  and better suited to use in your garage. Ensure the one you choose is rated to take the weight of your vehicle. You can spend anything from peanuts to hundreds on a trolley jack, but for occasional at home use around £50 will get you something reasonable. Jacking up the car is essential for brake
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  Top 10: Women’s hybrid bikes (Article)
  Apollo Cosmo Womens Hybrid As an inexpensive starter hybrid, this Apollo Cosmo from Halfords keeps things nice and simple. An 18-speed Shimano gearset should be enough for most situations while simple V-block brakes and steel forks mean low maintenance too
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  Scooter of the Year shortlist (Article)
  in seconds. It has a max weight of 100kg/15 and a half stone and the wheels are large and solid to handle bumps smoothly with a large metal, foot-operated brake and plastic mud-guards. The wood and fibreglass deck isn't reinforced by metal - like
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  Sponsored Content: Car Servicing Explained (Article)
    www.mycarneedsa.com * today. Interim service includes Oil Oil filter Brake check Tyre check Wheel check Steering check
• How Is The MoT Test Changing In 2019? (Article)
  . Moving away from diesel vehicles, there are also some new testable items that will apply to all cars. These are: Tyres – specifically if they are underinflated Brake fluid – any sign of contamination will result in a fail Brake warning lights
• Best Car Tyres Companies & Makes 2019 (Article)
  that still has impressive performance in the snow. It ventures where others fear to tread and comes in sizes from 14 to 20 inches. It’s the Continental AllSeasonContact. The Continental do well in wet and dry conditions too with reliable, reactive braking and the tyres are also very quiet
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  Top 10: Maxi scooters 2020 (Article)
  screen, parking brake, rider’s backrest and a motor that makes more power than most in this class. Together with the relaxed riding position and top drawer build quality, it turns the S into a machine ideal for all-year, all-round use that won’t break the bank to buy or run. Suzuki Burgman 400
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  Best Car Tyres 2019 (Article)
  roads - although they certified to use on snow, certified by the 3PMSF symbol. While Michelin is definitely up there with the best all-season tyres, the CrossClimate+ excel in dry conditions - with excellent braking thanks to the rigid and bevel-edged tread block design. As the tyre wears
• Top 10: Best scooters 2018 (Article)
  when filtering and it provides more storage space under the seat than many rivals so you can pack two full-face helmets in there. There are single brake discs front and rear and this Kymco comes with ABS anti-lock stoppers as standard, which is great value for a scooter starting at £4695
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  Top 10: Scooters 2020 (Article)
  rivals so you can pack two full-face helmets in there. There are single brake discs front and rear and this Kymco comes with ABS anti-lock stoppers as standard, which all adds to the great value of this scooter. The 276cc single-cylinder engine delivers decent performance and a range of up
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  125cc Scooter of the Year shortlist (Article)
  Honda PCX125 The PCX encapsulates everything that Honda is famed for: build quality, plush suspension and ease of use. If that sounds dull, don’t believe it for a moment as the PCX is very enjoyable to ride thanks to its nimble handling and excellent ABS-equipped brakes. Best of all, it’s
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  Top 10: Best used scooters (Article)
  it and build quality that’s a notch or two above almost every other rival at this money. It’s also typically Honda reliable, comfortable and cost-effective to maintain. We’d search out a post-2009 SH125 to make sure you get the rear disc brake, but otherwise this scooter is incredibly easy to handle
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  Top 10: Cafe racers in 2023 (Article)
  Triumph Street Twin Price: £8100 Triumph has significantly upgraded the Street Twin for 2019 and made many of the modifications a keen café racer rider would likely make themselves. This means more power, up to 65PS from the old bike’s 55PS, while stronger brakes make
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  Halfords service costs and plans (Article)
  has 49 service points across the car and includes top-ups where required for coolant, clutch fluid, power steering, brake fluid and windscreen washer as well as an oil and filter replacement. The full and major services include the same points and more to bring the total to 76
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  How to buy a classic car (Article)
  to a ‘pure’ driving experience, away from the steering and/or drive by wire of modern cars. Some even want to go the whole nine yards and experience driving on a race circuit without over-bearing traction control and the anti-lock brakes of modern cars.  Just man, and machine. But how do
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  Top 10: Winter tyres (Article)
  - even in snow - and strong front end grip.  The Continental do well in wet and dry conditions too with reliable, reactive braking and the tyres are also very quiet and refined even at high speeds. A reduction in rolling resistance ( the energy lost when a tyre is moving) also means
• MoT Test Results and MoT Advice (Article)
  million MoT failures could be avoided every year if drivers checked their tyres, lights, brakes and windscreen, according to new research. HonestJohn.co.uk analysed millions of MoT records from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and found that, out of the 7.3 million MoT
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  Top 10: Used Motorcycles for £3000 (Article)
  a very clean, tidy 2011 model, which was updated that year and comes with ABS anti-lock brakes for added confidence when using the bike throughout the year. Possibly all the bike you’ll ever need. Kawasaki ER-6F Dismiss the Kawasaki ER-6f at your peril
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  Top 10: 125cc motorcycles 2020 (Article)
  the 125cc engine that whirrs through its four-speed gearbox with gusto.  Completing the Monkey’s city-busting credentials are a softly sprung but not wallowing ride, good brakes and superbly cushioned seat. It all makes this Monkey money well spent