Tony Carter
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FETTLING FRIDAY: How to SERVICE your bike’s brakes. Episode ONE of our motorcycle maintenance VIDEO series.
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In the first episode of our new Basic Motorcycle Maintenance series our trusted mechanic Rob Bean shows you exactly what it takes to service your bike’s brakes, taking you through the process step-by-step. If you’ve always fancied getting your hands dirty and doing basic bike maintenance yourself, but have never had the confidence to get…
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BMW patents front wheel 'catcher' to help with motorcycle head-on crashes
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In a head-on collision, a motorcyclist will usually come off far worse than in any other type of crash. That’s largely due to the forces of the impact having nowhere to go and nowhere to dissipate, so the full impact gets transmitted straight back into the bike and rider. BMW thinks it has worked out…
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Flying Flea and Roadster – two new model names registered by Royal Enfield
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It looks like there’s two more new bikes coming from Royal Enfield which has registered two names with the European Union Intellectual Property Office: Flying Flea and Roadster. ‘Flying Flea’ isn’t a new name for Enfield though, the original flea was a 125cc bike made from the early 1930s to the 1960s. During the second…
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North West 200 road races are now OFF
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The annual road race event held in the North of Ireland has been postponed. According to Kyle White at the Belfast News Letter, the event has been binned in light of efforts to ward off the worst of the coronavirus outbreak. Organisers of the North West had been due to meet with the Chief Medical…
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TT 2020: It's CANCELLED! No Isle of Man TT for this year because of the coronavirus.
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The 2020 Isle of Man TT races have been cancelled. In a statement just made at 5pm today (Monday) by Chief Mininster Howard Quayle, it was announced that – as part of the Island’s measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus – the annual road race event scheduled to be held from May 30…
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VIDEO: Watch Sylvain Guintoli put a stock GSX-R around Donington. This is WELL WORTH watching in full
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Look, he’s a Suzuki man taking a 2020 Suzuki GSX-R1000R out for a really fast lap at Donington, which is a circuit he knows better than he knows the back of his right hand. But, this video is superb. And Sylvain is genuinely one of the most honest (and nicest) people in racing. It’s well…
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North West 200: Crunch time for the 2020 race – meeting with officials happening today (Monday)
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Organisers of the North West 200 road race are meeting with Northern Ireland’s Chief Medical Officer today (Monday) to discuss what they are going to do in light of the coronavirus outbreak. Over the weekend it was announced that the Cookstown 100 race, which was meant to happen on April 24th to the 25th had…
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Zut Alors! Le Racing is off: French motorcycle competition ain’t happening
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Following the sports-wide pulling of events, it’s been announced that the French Motorcycling Federation (FMF) has cancelled all competition in all disciplines of motorcycle sport until further notice. A statement from the FMF issued over the weekend, said this: Following the measure announced by the Prime Minister, this Friday March 13, concerning the prohibition of…
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MotoGP: UPDATE Maverick Vinales’ ankle ISN’T broken. Hospital says it’s banged up but no breaks. Phew.
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An update on his Twitter feed has put some pre-season worries to bed at least – Yamaha man Maverick Vinales had an off during motocross training last week but the previously-thought busted ankle has been looked at and x-rayed and it’s not broken after all. So he’s going to have to go steady for a…
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KTM closes factory in fight against coronavirus – two week stop will affect 2020 business plans in the long run
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The Austrian factory has just closed for two weeks in an attempt to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. KTM itself says that whilst the shutdown won’t affect sales and deliveries, it will affect the firm’s business plans for the rest of 2020. Stopping production at the plant in Mattighofen is a measure to not…
