ON PRINCIPAL
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14 June 2024
New dealer set for imminent Dublin launch
There's big news on the bike retail front with one of the world's biggest motorcycle brands launching a rare thing: a dedicated dealership here in Ireland.
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The new Dublin store gets its official launch tomorrow, but Paul Browne has already swung his long legs by for a preview. He liked what he saw. -
07 June 2024
Zero reasons to go electric
The debate over electric motorbikes remains as hot as a four-bar fire.
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Many riders remain to be convinced that they should give up the throaty roar of a combustion engine in favour of another visceral thrill - instant torque.
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30 May 2024
New Glide brings Street cool
Breaking from tradition has paid dividends for Harley-Davidson in recent years.
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Whilst you might say that the US biking behemoth's range has been a touch polarising to us Irish bikers, now, its higher powered, liquid-cooled machines are attracting a whole new audience to the brand.
Among the newbies is a coolly streamlined Street Glide, which, as Paul Browne reports, turns out to be something of a lightweight. In a good way. -
24 May 2024
Aprilia Tuareg reborn
Named after Saharan nomads, the Tuareg made quite an impression when Aprilia first launched a range of adventure bikes under the moniker a shade under four decades ago.
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A little under30 years after production ceased, the Italian manufacturer revived its desert bike.
But, thanks to a lightweight design and pokey parallel twin, it's as at home on the sand as it is tarmac.
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16 May 2024
Indian Motorcycles deliver refreshed range of Scouts
Indian has unveiled a whole bunch of new Scouts for 2024.
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But which one is leader of the pack for Paul Browne?