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    Apr 19, 2021 4 minutes

    Flop tips?

    Regarding top tips in Q&A recently: I find that squeezing the offside lever on a motorcycle’s handlebars can reduce its speed when necessary. (NB – This does not always work with machines over 250cc equipped with SLS brakes.)

    Michael Wray

    Bertie says: “Ahhhh very funny sir! Okay, so the tip about old takeaway pots was a simple one – but still effective and relevant. Be nice! Ha!”

    Scary scams!

    Please could you put up this message regarding fraudsters and scammers scouring the wanted advertisements in various motorcycle and club magazines. I have been caught through a particular owner’s club magazine, to the sum of £750.

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