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The world’s first Benelli tnt Panigale 899…
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The world’s first Benelli tnt Panigale 899… Check out this superb home-built special from the guys at MotoSaigon.vn. Underneath the flashy outer is a Benelli tnt300 but at first glance most people would take this roadster for a full-on 899cc Ducati Panigale. Of course, things like swingarm, shock, brakes etc give the game away…
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Video: Valentino Rossi turns Obi Wan Kenobi for Star Wars/VR46 tie in video
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Video: Valentino Rossi turns Obi Wan Kenobi for Star Wars/VR46 tie in video. Ok, so for us nerdy, geeky biker types this is some kind of ultimate video. And we figured you’d like to see it. It’s a tie-in between Valentino Rossi, the VR46 team and the Rossi Ranch with the newest Star Wars movie…
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X-Lite launches the flip-up carbon touring helmet. Sweet.
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X-Lite launches the flip-up carbon touring helmet. Sweet. This is the new X-Lite X-1004 DYAD Ultra Carbon – X-Lite’s lightest ever flip up lid and it’s specifically aimed at touring riders. Costing £449.99 the helmet is around 80g less than most flip-up lids weighing in at 1,510g. It comes in sizes XXS to 3XL…
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Indian recalling thousands of bikes after potential fuel leak discovered
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Indian recalling thousands of bikes after potential fuel leak discovered. Indian is recalling seven models from its range after discovering a potential for a fuel leak with a fuel rail fitted to its bikes. The company has not yet made an announcement about UK models, but we do know that bikes in both American and…
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AWESOME illustrations of 1980s/modern superbikes make for a delicious motorcycling mash up
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AWESOME illustrations of 1980s/modern superbikes make for a delicious motorcycling mash up. Our collective eyes have been drawn to these absolutely cracking illustrations from the chaps at SPEEDJUNKIES. What they are is a mash up of the modern and ‘modern classic’ 1980s superbikes. That’s it, they’re not done because these are new bikes – or…
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MotoGP: Ducati confirms interest in Moto3 championship! The big boss says he’s considering it!
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MotoGP: Ducati confirms interest in Moto3 championship! The big boss says he’s considering it! Ducati is looking at entering the Moto3 championship in the (pretty near) future. Reports have surfaced in both Indonesia and on www.crash.net this morning that have direct quotes from Ducati Corse boss Paolo Ciabatti. If the Italian outfit does indeed put…
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Honda teams up with taxi service for motorbike-hailing (like Uber but on bikes) plan
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Honda teams up with taxi service for motorbike-hailing (like Uber but on bikes) plan. This is only happening in Asia at the moment (well, it’ll only be in Asia when it eventually gets underway proper, but for now let’s focus on the fact that it’s in Asia at the mo), but the global reach of…
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Jeremy McWilliams hit by car whilst cycling
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Jeremy McWilliams hit by car whilst cycling. Jeremy McWilliams has been knocked off his pushbike by a car. The Belfast Telegraph has run a report saying that the Co Antrim man, 52, was hit by a car whilst out cycling last night. The report comes after Twitter followers last night saw posts from McWilliams saying…
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Launch review: 2017 Kawasaki Z650
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Launch review: 2017 Kawasaki Z650. Tested by: Bruce Wilson // Power: 67bhp (50.2kW) @ 8,000rpm // Torque: 48.4ftlbs (65.7Nm) @ 6,500rpm // Wheelbase: 1,410mm // Seat height: 790mm // Weight: 187kg // Price: £6099 (Sport model – £6,999) The Z650 is an important bike to Kawasaki, having already racked up in excess of 12,000…
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RAC tells biker to leave bike by side of the road – it gets nicked
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RAC tells biker to leave bike by side of the road – it gets nicked. OK, so we’re not sure that we would have done what the RAC advised a biker to do in this situation, but all the same there’s some shock to this story that’s emerged on the Evening Standard’s new site today.…
