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SCOOP: Guy Martin to swap bikes for Rallycross Supercar in 2016
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Guy Martin is going to leave bikes behind for a temporary turn in the British Rallycross Championship later this year. The car Martin is going to race is a round-winning Ford Focus WRC, it’ll enter the race in the Supercar class in the series – a date has yet to be set but the two…
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Best-selling bikes of 2015 revealed
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2015 was a fantastic year for motorcycle sales in the UK and we now have the details of the best-selling bikes. The MCIA, which collates new registration data for the industry, reports that total registrations for 2015 exceed 114,000, which is the highest annual total since 2008. This figure is up more than 12% on…
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Matlock Bath Ride under threat – protest ride announced
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One of the UK’s most popular bike rides for both scooterists and motorcyclists is under threat of closure. The local council are attempting to discourage riders attending the Matlock Bath event with the installation of parking ticket machines and maximum allowed parking times. To try and counter this, a protest ride has been organised for…
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Terrific Honda video: Building the RCV213V-S engine
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So the RCV213V-S is the MotoGP racer for the road, yep, we know this much. But as it’s coming along in such limited numbers (a couple of hundred-ish is all that the world’s going to get), it’s worth noting the huge amount of human effort that goes into putting this sort of motorcycle exotica together.…
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John Bloor awarded RAC’s Diamond Jubilee Trophy
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Owner of Triumph Motorcycles, John Bloor (pictured, right), has today been awarded the Royal Automobile Club’s Diamond Jubilee Trophy for Triumph’s outstanding contribution to the motorcycle industry. Only the fifth recipient of the award in its prestigious, 58-year history, Bloor accepted the honour on behalf of all the staff at Triumph Motorcycles. The significance of…
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4000 Marc Marquez fans not going to Mugello because of fear of attack
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4000 Marc Marquez fans will NOT be going to the Mugello MotoGP round because they are scared of physical attacks from other GP rider’s fans! The news comes from Marquez’ official fan club, which has put the announcement up on it’s facebook page. The club claims that during the 2015 round at the Italian race…
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Yamaha shows 2016 red and white colour R3 and R25 colour scheme in Japan
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Yamaha has just released this colour scheme on the YZF-R3 and R25 in Japan. The red and white set-up is being sold alongside the same blue-and-white and grey-and-red schemes that we get in Europe on the beginner-friendly bike. There are no changes to either model as such, it’s just a colour-scheme change – but we…
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New racing tyres from Metzeler
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Metzeler has launched two new tyres for track use: Racetec RR Slick, for the races, and Racetec RR COMPK Slick, for training and amateur use on the track Racetec RR Slick is available for both the front and rear in the K1 and K2 compounds. Racetec RR Compk Slick uses a more versatile compound designed…
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All sub-800cc Kawasakis eligible for 0% finance
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Kawasaki Motors UK has announced that all sub-800cc Kawasaki machines – including the brand new J125 scooter – will be eligible for three years, 0% finance with a minimum deposit of just £99. Here’s what Kawasaki says the options will look like: Representative Example: Based on Versys 650 ABS on Hire Purchase Cash Price…
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VIDEO: Roland Sands two-stroke attack
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Here’s a bit of good old two-stoke action to start your week out right. The video is from Roland Sands Design and this time the legendary bike builder has combined a 1974 vintage Yamaha RD 400 motor with a 1997 TZ chassis. The end result features lots of parts from Roland’s own stock pile as…
