Tony Carter
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2014 KTM 690 Enduro R and KTM 690 SMC R review
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From £7699 | 67bhp@7500rpm | 50lb-ft@5500rpm | 690cc, liquid-cooled, sohc 4-valve single Tested by Roland Brown. Motorcycle Journalist and former international racer, Roland Brown is one of the world’s most respected bike testers. Subscribe to his fantastic YouTube channel – iMotorcycle Video – here. If any firm knows how to build sporty, light, single-cylinder bikes,…
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New Touratech Compañero Boreal motorcycle suit
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After the “Worldwide” Compañero and the “Black Edition”, Touratech have now launched a completely new variant of this high-tech riding suit: the Compañero Boreal. This is a riding suit made of high-quality triple layered laminate with a climate membrane, designed for all those who rarely travel under the tropical sun, and for whom the double…
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A decade of Isle of Man TT winning lap times…
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The Isle of Man TT races just keep getting better and better – if you weren’t there this year, then beg, borrow or steal the time to get over there in 2015 (you’ll be needing to book the accommodation now). John McGuinness has dominated the Senior race over the past decade, and our friends at Motorcycle…
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The true meaning of Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha
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Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha are the four most iconic Japanese names in motorcycling, but have you ever wondered what they mean? Editor John Milbank talks to Paul Nowers, PR Manager – Honda Motor Europe, to find out. Soichiro Honda was the man behind the distinctive wing logo, but until around 170 years ago, most Japanese people only had…
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Inside the TT: Meet Olie Linsdell and his Paton S1
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Over the course of the Isle of Man TT fortnight, MoreBikes.co.uk will follow the progress of Olie Linsdell; a privateer racer from Bedford who builds and prepares his race bikes in his father’s shed. Olie has extensively raced modern and classic machinery on short circuits and real road races since the age of 15, cumulating…
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New fully customisable, high-spec leather suit: Kushitani Elevation
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The Kushitani Elevation (K-0070XX ) race suit is now available to order from Kushitani UK. Starting from £1879, the high specification leather race suit from Japan is fully customisable in terms of sizing, colours and detailing and is the same model Olie Linsdell will use at the 2014 Isle of Man TT. As Japanese ‘off the…
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Make your own custom bike with Yamaha Yard Built: Gibbonslap SR400 and more to come
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Yamaha’s ‘Yard Built’ activity continues to make the dream of owning a custom motorcycle a reality for bikers around the world. An ever-increasing number of the most respected customisers in the industry are collaborating with Yamaha to create beautiful Yard Built specials. The unique aftermarket kits that support selected specials then give the dreamers…
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Saietta and Darvill Racing set the first British Electric Motorcycle Land Speed Record
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The first British Electric Motorcycle Land Speed Record set by Saietta and Darvill Racing – a British made motorcycle and a British race team British electric urban sports motorcycle brand, Saietta R, in partnership with Darvill Racing, made history today by setting the first ACU sanctioned British Land Speed Record for electric motorcycles at…
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2014 BMW C Evolution electric scooter review
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Tested by Bruce Wilson It’ll do 75mph, has a range of over 60 miles and takes just four hours to charge from flat. This is the BMW C Evolution. From a distance it looks like any other maxi-scoot, but it’s powered by batteries. Three of them, to be precise. BMW broke the ice on…
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James May’s Meccano Bike on display at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu
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Beaulieu is delighted to announce that James May’s Meccano Bike, created on BBC’s James May’s Toy Stories, is now on display in the National Motor Museum. The bike, made from real Meccano, is a one-off design created during the filming of the BBC programme. The challenge was to produce a bike capable of completing…
