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An electric Indian? Polaris Industries buys Brammo electric motorcycles
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Polaris Industries Inc – owner of Indian Motorcycles – has announced it’s acquired the electric motorcycle business of Brammo Inc. Acting as a leading investor, it’s said that Polaris’ $3.8 billion dollar muscle will allow the creator of the recently reviewed Empulse R to focus exclusively on the design, development and integration of electric vehicle power trains. Polaris bought…
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New TomTom Rider motorcycle GPS
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TomTom today launched the all-new TomTom RIDER, claimed to make every ride more exciting. For the first time, bikers can choose the level of twists and turns they want to ride, to create their own adrenaline-filled adventure. Read the review of the 2014 model here: www.morebikes.co.uk/tomtom-rider-sat-nav-review The new TomTom RIDER helps bikers discover and explore new routes. Simply…
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The Panama ferry: The cheaper way to cross the Darien Gap
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Round-the-world rider Rhys Lawrey is one of the first European motorcyclists to use the new ferry service from Panama to the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Until recently, the only way to cross the Darien Gap – a 99-mile section of undeveloped swampland and forest between Panama and Colombia – was by air freight. This is expensive, with riders expecting to…
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Learn to ride a motorcycle with BMW: Richard’s diary | Module 1 (part two)
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Richard Sinclair is usually found on the advertising team at MoreBikes HQ – but after years of working around motorcycles, he has finally taken the plunge and is getting his licence! He’s joined the guys at BMW Rider Training for a week of intensive training to learn to ride a motorcycle and today, after a…
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Road-going Ducati 1299 Panigale closes gap between MotoGP bikes
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Ducati test rider – Alessandro Valia – has been thrashing the 205hp Ducati 1299 Panigale round the Mugello track in Italy. The 1285cc engine is unique to the new machine, and helped Valia achieve a 1 minute 55.3 seconds lap time – pretty impressive when you consider that the lap record is 1 minute 47.157 seconds (Dani Pedrosa on a MotoGP bike in 2013).…
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Sydney to London… The Long Ride Home book review
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By Nathan Millward | £12 | www.nathanmillward.com | Reviewed by John Milbank When you spend all day reading and writing about motorcycles, for a book about biking to keep you awake at night it has to be something special. Nathan Millward’s account of his ride home – 23,000 miles from Australia to London – is…
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Success for Maria Costello in New Zealand
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Maria Costello MBE has returned from New Zealand to concentrate on her new season after taking a brace of top six finishes in the Classic Solos class at the Wanganui Cemetery Circuit in New Zealand. Costello had been invited to participate in the three-event 2014 Suzuki Series, held on two short circuits and one street…
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BMW R1200GS is UK’s biggest selling bike
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Following on from the great news regarding the increase in new motorcycle registrations, it’s been revealed that, yet again, the BMW R1200GS is the UK’s best selling bike over 125cc. During December, the machine was outsold by Ducati’s 899 Panigale, but over the year, the BMW still holds the title. With street bikes gaining popularity,…
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Motorcycle mirrors at a fraction of OE prices
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Internet parts specialist Wemoto continues to stock the UK’s largest range of top quality motorcycle mirrors from Vicma. Vicma makes original equipment mirrors for many European and Japanese motorcycle manufacturers such as Suzuki, Yamaha, Peugeot and Derbi. With over 70 years experience, Vicma is renowned for producing original equipment quality mirrors at the price of…
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Husqvarna Svartpilen and Vitpilen due in 2017
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Jonathan Balsvik, editor of Sweden’s Bike magazine has spoken to Reinhold Zens, one of Husqvarna’s MDs. He can now confirm that the two concept bikes – the black Svartpilen and the white Vitpilen – are due to go into production in 2017. MoreBikes.co.uk broke news of the two bikes when they were unveiled at the 2014 EICMA show. While we’re…
