Ross Mowbray
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Rea joins Haslam and Watanabe on Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR’s for the 2018 Suzuka 8 Hours
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Triple World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea will partner Leon Haslam and Kazuma Watanabe at the 2018 Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race – as Kawasaki looks to topple three time consecutive winners Yamaha. Last year, Kawasaki finished in second place at the iconic Japanese endurance – with Haslam, Watanabe and Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman coming in just…
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Sammy Miller Museum adds three iconic GP bikes to its collection – ridden by Spencer, Sheene and Hailwood
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The Sammy Miller Museum has just purchased three extraordinary GP bikes – ridden by Freddie Spencer, Barry Sheene and Mike Hailwood. The iconic bikes are from the 60’s and 70’s – when Honda, Suzuki and MZ ruled the world. There’s an ex-works Honda NS 500 which won numerous GPs races with Freddie Spencer at the…
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Review: TCX Fuel Waterproof Boots
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TCX Fuel Waterproof Boots Tested by: Ross RRP: £199.99 // Sizes: 3.5 – 13 // Colours: Brown, Black I’m pretty partial to a pair of TCX boots. Over the last couple of years I’ve had the chance to test a few pairs, from fashion styled boots through to dedicated touring and adventure boots. More recently,…
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Video: Kalashnikov to manufacture electric motorcycles for Russian military and police
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Russian defence giant Kalashnikov, manufacturer of the AK-47 assault rifle and other military and civilian weaponry, has just unveiled its new electric motorcycles at the 2017 International Military Technical Forum near Moscow. https://kalashnikov.media/content/files/Video/%D0%A0%D0%A3%D0%A1%D0%A1/%D0%AD%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BB%20%D0%B4%D0%BB%D1%8F%20%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%86%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B1.mp4 The bikes are being built by Russian motorcycle manufacturer IZH, a subsidiary of Kalashnikov, and are available in road-going supermoto form for…
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Review: Airoh ST 701 Helmet
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Airoh ST 701 Helmet RRP: £399.99 // Colours: a wide range of colours and designs //Sizes: XS – 2XL Tested by: Ross Italian helmet manufacturer Airoh have long since been stalwarts of the off-road world, with their top quality helmets keeping dirt enthusiasts safe for many years – but their fantastic range of road helmets…
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VIDEO: KTM’s ABS and MSC systems explained
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KTM has released a brilliant video, showing how its ABS and MSC technology works to assist and keep you safe out on the open road. The video takes three different scenarios to show the handling of motorcycles with and without ABS in place. KTM is renowned for producing motorcycles that are packed with cutting-edge technology,…
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INTERVIEW: Marco Lambri – the man behind the Moto Guzzi Concept V85
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Moto Guzzi unveiled its Concept V85 at last year’s EICMA to widespread admiration – and to explain what’s going on with its Paris-Dakar inspired styling, here’s an interview with the man behind it, Marco Lambri. 1) You’re a member of The Clan and a diehard Guzzi fan. Where did your love for the “Eagle” originate…
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Review: Shoei RYD Helmet
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Shoei RYD Helmet Tested by: Ross RRP: £349.99 // Colours: Tangerine Orange, Matt Blue, Black, Matt Black, Grey, Matt Grey, White // Sizes: S-XXL Brand new for 2017, Shoei’s RYD lid is a step up from than their entry-level QWEST helmet – and for the money (only £50 more), it’s a really well packaged helmet…
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EXCLUSIVE FIRST RIDE: KYMCO AK550
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Full of curves and amazing little vistas, the AK550 fills the senses with more than just a nice side-on, or tantalising tail-end view – as looks go, this is one mighty fine scooter Mr KYMCO. First impressions It’s a little bit of a ‘rabbit in the headlights’ scenario you know, looking at all the switches…
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VIDEO: KTM Duke 390 vs TVS Apache RR 310
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We’ve been telling you about the TVS (or rather BMW) Apache RR 310 for the last 18 months, and it’s finally made it into production. And to see how it performs in the real world, a couple of lads from India have pitted it against the KTM Duke 390. Inevitably, there are a few notable…
