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By Rick Hulse I’ve always been a bit of a sun-worshipper, me. Not the ‘down on my knees praying to the mighty Sun God’ sort of sun-worshipper – that, 
to my mind, would 
be as silly as worshipping any other sort of ‘god’. Nor do I mean the ‘lying on a deckchair trying to darken…

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I’m sure you know this already, but Royal Enfield, the world’s oldest motorcycle manufacturer, has a long, long history of working with the British armed forces. Back in the late (very late!) 1800s, the Eadie Manufacturing Company Limited, who’d taken over the Townsend and Ecossais pedal-cycle business, launched in 1886, won contracts to supply precision…

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A year has passed since the success of the first BarbersRide – and now it’s back! Born out of love of barbering and motorbikes, BarbersRide is a yearly charity event incorporating riding and barbering seminars with some of the UK’s top names in the industry. You can experience five exclusive barbering seminars hosted at Harley-Davidson®…

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Royal Enfield have recently launched a new version of their long-running Bullet Classic 500; the Pegasus, styled on, and a tribute to, the Flying Flea paratrooper bikes that were dropped into action with the Parachute Regiment in the Second World War. The Classic 500 Pegasus will cost £4,999 on the road, and 
you can get…

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The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG), the UK’s leading voice for riders, is pleased to announce that it has recruited a director of campaigns and political engagement. The board of directors was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the post and, following a rigorous interview process, the position has been offered to and accepted…

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Anyone who’s familiar 
with Gloucestershire and 
the surrounding area will be aware of Crickley Hill – the long, steep climb up from Gloucester to the famous Air Balloon pub at Birdlip – and how long and steep it actually is. Well, unless you’re riding up it on a new Harley-Davidson Sport Glide… WORDS: Nik PICS:…

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Rick Hulse extols the virtues of the rally season! I have no idea whether this’s a result of the much-vaunted global warming or just one of those anomalies that happen from time to time. For all I know it could be due to a rift in the space-time continuum caused by the lamentable death of…

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