New 899 Panigale arrives in UK dealerships •Demonstrators available at all Ducati dealers throughout the UK.

After recently making a spectacular UK debut at Brands Hatch, the 899 Panigale can now be seen for the first time at dealerships throughout the UK. Dealers will each take delivery of a demonstrator and the first customer bikes will arrive soon after.

Ducati is passionately committed to further development of the Panigale concept both on the track and on the street and the 899 represents a “Supermid” version intended to be a method of entry into the world of premium performance.  With carefully designed rider-friendly features,  like  increased  seat  cushioning  and shorter final drive gearing for enhanced mid-range rideability, the new model achieves a successful mix of authentic Italian performance with everyday usability thereby offering the very best of both worlds in absolute style.

The  innovative  “monocoque”  frame  solution  and  the  new  899  “Superquadro”  L-twin  engine  uses  race-derived  electronics  to  continue  the  “bred  for  the  track  and  trained  for  the  road”  mentality.  With  the  click  of  a  button,  Ducati’s  Riding  Mode  concept  delivers  performance  with  enhanced  rider confidence by combining a number of class-leading technologies. The latest-generation sports ABS system, Ducati Traction Control (DTC), Ducati Quick-Shift (DQS), Ducati’s race-derived Engine Brake Control (EBC) and Ride-by-Wire (RbW) are now all programmed into seamless, electronic rider assistance. 

Its brand new Superquadro engine features a revised bore and stroke for a broad power delivery, producing 148hp (109kW) with a torque of 73lb-ft (10.1kgm). The super-smooth power unit continues to be a fully stressed member of the innovative Panigale monocoque construction, achieving both an outstanding power-to-weight ratio and ride-enhancing agility with a dry weight of 169kg (372.5lb).

The 899 Panigale will be priced at £12,495 and available in traditional Ducati red with black wheels or a stunning arctic white with red wheels. A TriOptions package is currently available at £139 per month with a deposit of 25% over a term of 37 months and an APR of 5.7%

For further details on the new 899 Panigale and to locate your nearest dealer for a test ride visit www.ducatiuk.com

The bike will make its UK show debut at Motorcycle live from the 23 November to the 1 December. For details and ticket information visit www.motorcyclelive.co.uk

IAM’s head of riding standards, Peter Rodger, is advising on riding at night.

• Ensure you can always stop within the distance you can see to be clear.
• Remember everyone else is in the dark too, so try to make sure you have been seen – look for the reaction of other road users to your approach.
• Remember that everyone else has lights on too – which makes yours harder to pick out.  In traffic think about riding so that you are easy to see, and not lost amongst other lights that are behind you
• Keep your visor clean.  If it is all scratched, it’s time for a new one
• Maintain and clean your lights regularly – you need to see and be seen
• Use the all clues there are to warn you about the road ahead, the pattern of street lights, the reflections of other vehicles’ lights and where the tail lights of other vehicles go ahead of you, as examples
• On unlit roads use the light of vehicles ahead of you to see in front of them, so you get a better forward view of the road
• To avoid being dazzled by headlights, look to the left of them, rather than at them – that’s probably where you want to go anyway!
• It gets colder at night, so wrap up well and keep warm – being cold is bad for your riding

Rodger said: “Lots of riders don’t go out at night – but the roads can have less traffic on them and if you are sensible, it can be a great ride.  Remember you still have to be able to stop on the road surface you can see – whatever condition that surface is in.”

With just under a month to go until Motorcycle Live 2013 opens its doors, the tally of major motorcycle manufacturers showcasing their brand new machinery at the UK’s biggest bike show has risen to 30 with the addition of off-road, trials and enduro brands Gas Gas and Husqvarna.

Over 150 other exhibitors and retail stands will also be at the show offering the very best in motorcycle kit, accessories, products and services, and if that’s not enough to keep visitors busy, the ‘live’ in Motorcycle Live certainly will.

This year, there are 17 FREE features and zones – including nine opportunities to ride – ensuring that motorcycle fans of all ages are kept entertained. Kids as young as two can get their first balance bike taster on the Kiddimoto Children’s Fun Track, while those aged five and up can experience a powered two-wheeler in the safe surroundings of the Honda My First Licence, the Try a Kuberg – Children’s Electric Motorcycles and the Red Bull Pro Nationals MX Experience features.

11-16 year olds are catered for with the all-new Silverstone Rookie Rides experience while anyone aged 15 and over looking to get a taste of life on two wheels can take part in a free 20-minute session with the industry-backed Get On campaign. For those already in possession of a full motorcycle licence, the Test Ride Zone sponsored by Shoei, Sidi and Spada and the ACU Try Trials feature are the places to be, while the Yamaha Off-Road Experience offers visitors aged 14 and over an introduction to dirt riding.

If you prefer watching the experts do their thing, the all-new Crank’d live action show threatens to rip the roof off The NEC, while Behind Bars: The Movie will give visitors an insight into the lives of the UK’s top motorcycle racers. The Nick Sanders Steampunk Cinema will add to the cinematic offering with an intriguing glance into the world of long-distance adventure riding.

The British Eurosport Entertainment Zone featuring the Blackhorse Stage will provide non-stop entertainment in the form of game shows and Q&As with a daily dose of famous biking faces and racing stars from MotoGP, World Superbike, British Superbike and the Isle of Man TT. The Classic Zone sponsored by the Coventry Transport Museum, the Custom Xtreme Zone sponsored by BSH and the Retro Zone sponsored by Brittany Ferries will each be displaying a stunning range of impressive machinery.

For more information on all the live features and zones and view promo videos of selected features, click here.

Advance tickets for Motorcycle Live 2013 are just £17 per adult, £11 for Seniors and £7 for children aged 6-16** (kids five and under accompanied by a paying adult go free). Bike parking is free of charge and subject to availability. Reduced car parking costs of £8 – subsidised by Motorcycle Live. To book your tickets, call 0844 581 2345 or visit www.motorcyclelive.co.uk

Sunday 3rd November  9am - 5pm    

"If there's one thing that I like, it's a burn up on my bike", released on 7" vinyl, at 45rpm, by Parlophone, R4974 and charting in 1963, written by Charles Blackwell, produced by Robert Stigwood and famously sung by Mike Sarne, "Just For Kicks" is the Ton Up anthem!    

Celebrating this seminal song daytime at the cafe on Sunday 3rd November, occasion of the cafe's annual Ton Up Day, with raffle prizes up for grabs to include the cafe's 70th anniversary CD album "Bikes n' Leather Rocking at the Ace!" which features the song at track 10.    

Other prizes include 2 pairs of tickets to attend the cafe's annual Johnny Kidd Tribute Night with the band The Fireballs on Saturday 9th November together with the books "Classic British Motorcycle", "How To Build A Cafe Racer", "Building Budget Brits" and an Ace 75th anniversary goody pack.    

Spend £5 or more over the counter at the cafe on Sunday 3rd November from 10am and receive a raffle ticket.  Draw to be held at 3pm.

www.ace-cafe-london.com

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