Marc Ryan
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Marc Ryan

A bike nut since he was 17, Marc was forced to lay off the bikes for over 10 years, on doctor's orders. Finally given the nod he thought he'd ease himself back in gently on an XL 250 but promptly bought an SV650 which made him shit his pants for the first month.
He also writes his own random meanderings at his own blog, http://isontheroad.wordpress.com

motorcycle insurance industry
Insurance adviceLife on bikes

Sometimes you come across a story so woeful it beggars belief. This is what happened when one of our own came into contact first with a lorry, then the motorcycle

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Honda CBR500R new owner review
Life on bikesReviews

Marc Ryan absolutely loved his MT-07 over his five years of ownership. So why exactly did he trade down to the ‘inferior’ Honda CBR500R? Nutter or sensible chap? It turns

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MT07 long term owners review
Life on bikesReviews

Biker & Bike regular Marc Ryan once described his MT07 as having hooligan characteristics. How he found that out is open to question. What’s undeniable is how highly he rates

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cheap track day bike
Life on bikes

Track days can be an often hugely expensive pastime, but Instagrammer crashtestkatie from South Wales shows that you don’t have to win the lottery to get some fun and experience.

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Autonomous motorcycles
Life on bikesThe Future

Three of the largest motorcycle manufacturers are demonstrating a keen interest in autonomous technology. It’s questionable whether bikers want a self-riding bike, so why are they being developed? Self-driving cars

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solo motorcycle trip across Russia
Life on bikesReviews

Serial long distance endurance rider Nick Sanders captures his solo motorcycle trip across Russia and Mongolia. If you really went for it, you could ride from Land’s End, the southernmost

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motorcycle prototype
Life on bikesThe Future

It seems the motorcycle industry has an uncanny knack for predicting the future. Marc looks some of the ways motorcycle prototypes and economic predictions influence the bikes we ride today.

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stolen motorcycle recovery
AdviceMotorbike security

The joy of finding your stolen bike has been found is soon tempered by discovering there can be hefty charges involved in getting it back. Here in Part 1, Marc

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Stolen Motorcycle Recovery Bristol
Life on bikesMotorbike security

In Part 1 of the Great Stolen Motorcycle Recovery Swindle, Marc looked at the state-sanctioned mugging surrounding recovered stolen bikes. Here in Part 2, he meets a group of heroes

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motorcycle technology
Life on bikesThe Future

Marc takes a look at motorcycle technology and wonders if it makes for better riders and why so many bikers simply don’t want to adopt it. I read a copy

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