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1. 1. Manchester Motorcycle Show: A preview

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 30 December 2005 THE Manchester Motorcycle Show, which is being held at the city's G-Mex centre, promises plenty of tyre-smoking action, stunts, kit bargains, custom machines, plus the very best motorcycles from the main manufacturers for 2006.

2. 2. Suzuki, bank on a bit of good, old-fashioned fun

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 02 December 2005 NOT everyone wants a full-on 600 sportbike and Suzuki hope to tempt bikers who want performance and comfort with the GSR600 in 2006.

3. 3. Ducati's Hypermotard stars

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 25 November 2005 THE Italian manufacturers had several new and sexy looking motorcycles at the Milan show last week, including this Hypermotard concept bike from Ducati.

4. 4. Best on 2 wheels

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 October 2005 IT'S just one week now until the annual Motorcycle and Scooter Show, held at the NEC complex near Birmingham, showcases the very best in the two wheeled world for 2006.

5. 5. New Kawasaki set to break speed restrictions

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 06 October 2005 THERE'S been a voluntary agreement to restrict the top speed of motorcycles to 186mph for a few years now, but Kawasaki are claiming their new ZZR1400 sports-tourer will produce more bhp than any previous motorcycle they have made.

6. 6. Speeding Bullet

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 16 September 2005 IF you think diesel fuel and motorcycles go together like strawberry jelly and black pudding, you're not entirely right. At least three breeds of bikes have been built to use heavy oil rather than two-stroke petrol.

7. 7. Bike it - You'll like it.

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 31 August 2005 THE UK has for the first time seen a rise in the average price of unleaded petrol to above 90p a litre - in some parts of the country pump prices have reached an all time high of £1 per litre.

8. 8. A Raptor may be the answer

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 24 August 2005 IF you've ever tried getting to work by public transport lately, you will know that it simply doesn't work anymore. Breakdowns, staff shortages, "incidents" and so on mean you cannot travel 20 miles a day, five days a week and expect to arrive on time for work. Most people buy a cheap car instead, but parking can cost you £5 a day, or more.

9. 9. Suzuki V-Strom just the ticket

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 23 June 2005 SUZUKI'S DL650 V-Strom is a tourer, commuter and something sporty for the weekend. There are are plenty of good motorbikes to choose from around the é5,000 mark, but if you want something slightly sporty, which can also commute and tour, then few bikes can match the DL650 V-Strom 650.

10. 10. Re-visit your youth on a Sachs XTC 125

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 09 June 2005 THE humble 125 may not seem too exciting to experienced bikers, but when I was 17, I would have sold my granny to have owned a motorbike as cool as the Sachs XTC125. Heck, I might have stopped loafing about at college and taken on a full-time job...

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