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Motorcycle Licence Tests Around the World – Are Tougher Motorcycle Tests Really Safer?
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Watch a motorcycle test in parts of America and many British riders react with the same mixture of surprise and disbelief.
A few cones. A slow-speed manoeuvre. A short ride around a car park or local roads. Job done.
How Britain Created a Generation of Permanent L-Plate Riders | UK CBT Licence Debate 2026
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You passed your CBT, gained experience, saved for your test, then gradually moved into full-bike ownership and the wider riding world. L-plates were supposed to be the training wheels of motorcycling — not a permanent lifestyle choice.
UK Motorcycle Licensing Reform 2026 – Why Britain’s Bike Test System Could Finally Be Changing
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Multiple tests. Multiple age restrictions. Endless CBT renewals. Expensive progression routes. Confusing licence categories that even experienced riders struggle to explain in a pub conversation.
StarFire 2200cc Radial Motorcycle – The Mysterious Home-Built Custom Shocking the Bike World
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A strange machine appearing at shows and online videos. A polished radial engine hanging impossibly inside a handmade chassis. Crowds gathering around it trying to understand what they were looking at.
CFMoto V4 SR-RR Superbike Debuts in China – A Serious Threat to Ducati and the Litre-Class Elite?
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CFMoto didn’t shout about the V4 SR-RR when it rolled onto a Chinese circuit recently. No fireworks. No global press storm. No over-produced teaser campaigns.
Instead, they did something far more interesting.