Dave Manning

A number of months ago, when this column resided in the pages of the printed Rapid Bikes magazine, I talked about the future of streetfighters – what would happen with …
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It’s all about the size! The bigger the better! There ain’t no substitute for cubes! Those are just three sentences that demonstrate the motorcyclists’ fascination for engine displacement (and nothing whatsoever …
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Back when I started writing this column for our esteemed ‘ead ‘itter, Jeff, when we were still revelling in the joy of a motorcycle magazine that was actually printed on …
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By the time you get to read this Fightin’ Words, the tattered remains of the Christmas present wrapping will have well and truly been consigned to the recycling, batteries will …
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Withdrawal Symptoms: As I mentioned in the last column, I’ve recently undergone a house move but the move itself is irrelevant to the general gist of this missive. I vented my …
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Streetfighters

If you’ve ever taken time out of your busy working life to have a surf around the parallel yet alternate universe of the interwebs, and have had the …
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A Big Adventure

Those of us who are addicted to the two-wheeled form of motor transport no doubt see adventure as being rather more extreme than the everyday man in …
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So, it’s that time of year again – when I’m raving about just how incredibly awesome the Isle of Man TT Races are.

I appreciate that many of you …
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While we all have the same core devotion to squeezing more power out of whatever motive force powers our choice of two wheeler, there are some differing opinions as to …
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