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Inside the British Motorcycle Industry: Silkolene
The life blood of many a MotoGP bike, blended in Stoke-on-Trent!
By Jim Lindsay31/07/2016Back to school with the Ducati Multistrada Enduro DRE
Learn off-road skills with an Italian flavour
By Marc Potter18/07/2016Inside the British Motorcycle Industry: Dymag
Dymag have been making wheels since the mid 70s and have equipped the likes of Sheene, Lawson, Dunlop and Hislop. We took a trip to their Wiltshire base for a behind-the-scenes tour.
By BikeSocial22/06/2016Inside the British Motorcycle Industry: Nova Race Transmissions
Isle of Man TT Superbike, Supersport and Senior races were all won in 2015 by bikes using British-built Nova gearboxes, so we took a trip to their Sussex factory to find out more.
By BikeSocial10/06/2016Pick of the Ads: Good, Bad & Ugly - bikes with TT experince
Bike Social's second-hand bike buying and selling expert, Scottie Redmond, makes his choice for this week's selection of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly from the classifieds: bikes with a little TT experience.
By BikeSocial03/06/2016Inside the British Motorcycle Industry: Knox
In the fourth of our series looking behind the scenes in the British motorcycle industry, we visit the Lake District base of Knox to talk protection, layers and innovation with the father and son team of Geoff and Aaron Travell.
By BikeSocial01/06/2016Back to school: Honda Africa Twin Adventure Experience
Honda launched the Africa Twin this year and they've been flying off the shelves but how many will ever go off-road? To see how capable it it, BikeSocial spent two days at the new Honda Adventure Centre in Wales.
By Michael Mann23/05/2016Inside the British Motorcycle Industry: Avon
In the third part of our series looking behind the scenes of the British motorcycling industry, we visit Avon Tyres based in Melksham, Wiltshire.
By BikeSocial14/04/2016Inside the British Motorcycle Industry: Venhill Brake Lines
In the second of our series looking behind the scenes of the British motorcycling industry, we visit throttle and brake cable specialists, Venhill, in Dorking, Surrey.
By BikeSocial31/03/201625 years of making your neighbours' ears bleed…
… not to mention gathering a few world titles along the way. Bike Social celebrates the 25th birthday of exhaust manufacturer Akrapovic by charting its rise to fame.
By BikeSocial26/01/2016
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