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Rider Stories & Advice

10 Things you can do on a Motorcycle

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Rider Stories & Advice

A Different Approach to Motorcycle Training

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CBT

A guide for beginners using the motorcycle stands

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Touring, Kit & Groups

A suggested Kit List

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Rider Stories & Advice

About a Female Rider

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Advanced Riding

Accident Scene Management for Motorcyclists

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CBT

Attitude Towards Learning to Ride a Motorcycle

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Advanced Riding

Best Position for Cornering On a Motorcycle

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Touring, Kit & Groups

Breakdown equipment and tools

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Advanced Riding

California Superbike School Track Training – Level 1

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Touring, Kit & Groups

Catching the Eurotunnel train on a motorcycle

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Touring, Kit & Groups

Catching the ferry on a motorcycle

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Advanced Riding

Causes Of Motorcycle Accidents On Rural Roads

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Rider Stories & Advice

Changes to motorcycle training are needed

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Touring, Kit & Groups

Choose the Best Female Clothing when Riding a Motorcycle

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Advanced Riding

Comparing Motorcycling to Golfing – How good are you?

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Advanced Riding

Cornering ACCELERATION PHASE

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Advanced Riding

Cornering Speed And Gear

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CBT

Do you need a Motorcycle Theory Test to do a CBT?

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Module 1

Doing my Module 1 Motorcycle Test

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Module 2

Doing My Module 2 Test

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Rider Stories & Advice

Dropping the motorcycle isn’t good!

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Touring, Kit & Groups

Ear Protection When Riding A Motorcycle

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Module 1

Explaining the Online Module 1 Motorcycle Test Resource

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CBT

From Taster Session to Starting my DAS and Theory Test

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Touring, Kit & Groups

Group Riding Tips for Motorcycle Riders

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Module 1

How Can You Fail A Module 1 Motorcycle Test?

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Module 2

How Can You Fail A Module 2 Motorcycle Test

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Rider Stories & Advice

How to become an instructor

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Touring, Kit & Groups

How To Become Visible On A Motorcycle

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CBT

How to book a motorcycle test in the UK?

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Advanced Riding

How to brake in a corner if going too fast on a motorcycle?

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CBT

How to carry out a hill start on a motorcycle

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Advanced Riding

How To Corner Faster On A Motorcycle

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Advanced Riding

How To Corner On a Motorbike

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Advanced Riding

How to Create a Structured Plan to Develop Your Motorcycle Riding Skills

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CBT

How to do an Emergency Stop on a motorcycle

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Advanced Riding

How to Improve Motorcycle Accidents Statistics

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Module 1

How to pass a Module 1 Motorcycle Test?

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Module 2

How to Pass a Module 2 Motorcycle Test

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Advanced Riding

How to Ride a Bend on a Motorcycle

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Rider Stories & Advice

How To Ride a Motorcycle

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Rider Stories & Advice

Is Motorcycle Training in the UK Good Enough?

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CBT

Is The Cbt Long Enough Or Adequate

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CBT

Learner Riders Ability During Training

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Advanced Riding

Linking Bends when Cornering on a motorcycle

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CBT

Mastering Motorcycles Ancillary Controls – Tips for New Riders

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Advanced Riding

Mastering the Art of Advanced Filtering on a Motorcycle

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Touring, Kit & Groups

Mastering the Art of Group Riding: A Guide for Motorcyclists

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Module 1

Module 1 Motorcycle Test Examiner’s Briefing: What to Expect

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Module 2

Module 2 Motorcycle Test Faults – Understanding Rider Faults

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Rider Stories & Advice

More Motorcycles are Necessary

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Advanced Riding

Motorcycle Accidents on rural roads

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Rider Stories & Advice

Motorcycle Maintenance and Machine Awareness

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Advanced Riding

Motorcyclist’s attitude to risk

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Rider Stories & Advice

Motorcyclists can use Bus Lanes

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Rider Stories & Advice

Motorcyclists must take responsibility for their own actions

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Rider Stories & Advice

My First Motorbike

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Rider Stories & Advice

My New Journey on Two Wheels

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Touring, Kit & Groups

My Underwear when Riding a Motorcycle

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Touring, Kit & Groups

Navigating the Digital Highway: Mobile Phones, GPS, Sat Nav and Bluetooth

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Advanced Riding

Navigating the Roads with Confidence and Control with Defensive Riding and Hazard Awareness

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Advanced Riding

Overall Riding Performance

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Advanced Riding

Professional Advanced Rider Training

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Rider Stories & Advice

Professional or Amature Motorcycle Trainer?

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Touring, Kit & Groups

Putting your motorcycle helmet down on grass

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Advanced Riding

Rear observations

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Advanced Riding

Rear observations using mirror checks when riding a motorcycle

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Advanced Riding

Rider Behaviour and Attitude for Motorcycle Safety

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CBT

Riding a motorcycle without assistance

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Touring, Kit & Groups

Riding for a Cause: How to Become a Motorcycle Blood Biker

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Advanced Riding

Riding High: Mastering the Intricacies of Motorways and Dual Carriageways

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Advanced Riding

Risk management for motorcycle riders

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Advanced Riding

Scanning verses looking – How to scan properly

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Touring, Kit & Groups

Second Man Drop-Off

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Advanced Riding

Should You Drag The Rear Brake When Riding a Motorcycle?

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Slow Control

Slow Control is The Key to Skilled Motorcycle Riding

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Slow Control

Slow Control on a motorcycle – Practice makes perfect

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Advanced Riding

Stopping at Junctions using the Rear Brake

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Touring, Kit & Groups

The 5 Best Tips For Group Riding On Motorcycles

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Rider Stories & Advice

The Biker Culture Overall and My First Ride Out

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Rider Stories & Advice

The Black Tarmac River

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Advanced Riding

The Cornerstone to Improve Riding a Motorcycle is Attitude

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CBT

The Correct Motorcycle Licence Category

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Advanced Riding

The Essential Guide for Motorcyclists when Overtaking and Filtering

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Advanced Riding

The Importance of Effective Braking Techniques for Motorcycle Riders

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Rider Stories & Advice

The Making of Motorcycle Riders Hub – Promo Video (part 1)

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Rider Stories & Advice

The Making of Motorcycle Riders Hub – Promo Video (part 2)

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Rider Stories & Advice

The Making of Motorcycle Riders Hub – Promo Video (part 3)

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Rider Stories & Advice

The Making of Motorcycle Riders Hub – The Production (part 4)

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CBT

The Power of Confidence When Learning to Ride

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CBT

Tips and Advice for New Motorcycle Riders

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Touring, Kit & Groups

Turning Passion into Profession – Riding for Work in the UK

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Touring, Kit & Groups

Understanding the Differences when Riding Abroad

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Touring, Kit & Groups

Understanding the Dynamics of Carrying a Passenger or Load

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Advanced Riding

Understanding the Fine Line Between Speeding and Progressing Safely in Motorcycling

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Module 1

Understanding the Module 1 Motorcycle Test Process

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Advanced Riding

Using the Vanishing Point when Cornering

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Advanced Riding

Using Throttle Sense when Cornering on a motorcycle

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CBT

What is Compulsory Basic Training (CBT)

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Rider Stories & Advice

What is Motorcycle Refresher Training?

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Advanced Riding

What is the correct road position when riding a motorcycle?

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CBT

What is the Direct Access Scheme (DAS)

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Touring, Kit & Groups

What’s in my tank bag

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CBT

Wheel the motorcycle and bring to a halt

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Rider Stories & Advice

Why Poor Motorcycle Training is Dangerous?

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Touring, Kit & Groups

Yamaha Off-road Experience – Training in an alternative environment Location: Llanidloes Wales

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Touring, Kit & Groups

Yamaha Tenere Experience Location: Llanidloes Wales

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