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dorsetecho.co.uk > sport > 26290344.portland-teen-riding-high-junior-sportbike-championship

Teenage motorbike sensation aims for title after spectacular start

23+ hour, 16+ min ago  (854+ words) TEENAGE motorbike sensation Ben Jolliffe is targeting the 1pMobile National Junior Sportbike Championship in his debut season. The 18‑year‑old from Portland has made an eye‑catching start to life in the Bennetts British Superbike paddock, turning a make‑or‑break…...

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dorsetecho.co.uk > news > 26114429.pictures-100k-raised-bcp-distinguished-gentlemans-ride

PICTURES: More than 1,000 dapper bikers ride for men’s health charities

2+ mon, 18+ hour ago  (498+ words) MORE than 1,000 motorcyclists donned their finest attire and took to the streets to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer research and men’s mental health. The well-dressed riders gathered on Poole Quay on Sunday, May 17 before riding through Sandbanks, Westbourne,…...

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dorsetecho.co.uk > news > 25855839.rare-vintage-motorcycle-collection-go-auction

Classic and vintage motorcycle collection to go under the hammer

5+ mon, 3+ day ago  (211+ words) A lifelong passion for motorcycles is set to spark interest at auction. More than 40 classic and vintage bikes from the collection of the late Joe Skinner will go under the hammer on March 12, in a specialist sale by Charterhouse at…...

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dorsetecho.co.uk > news > 25426230.group-spend-40k-transforming-fire-truck-burger-van

Friends spend £40k transforming fire engine into burger van

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (605+ words) A GROUP of friends have taken flame-grilled literally with their quirky new side hustle - a burger van in a fire engine. Niall Seymour, 35, Lee Syndercombe, 37, and Anne-Lise Costerg, 34, spent 20 months and £40k converting the vehicle. Niall, Lee and Anne (Image: SWNS)…...