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Sam Lowes targets the top ten at Moto2
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Sam Lowes will be looking to match the superb start he made to his Moto2 career in Qatar as he heads to Austin, Texas this weekend for the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas. The rookie arrives in the USA fresh from his sixth place finish at the opening round of the championship in…
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T3 Racing launch two-rider team for 2014
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Alongside the running of the Tristar R&G Triple Challenge, T3 Racing will also be fielding a two rider team of Alex Olsen and Aleix Aulestia in 2014. The pair will be competing in the Motorpoint British Supersport EVO Championship and the Pirelli National Superstock 600 Championship respectively. With an unrivalled knowledge of the formidable Triumph…
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Be alert for ‘clocked’ vehicles
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Vehicle history expert, www.hpicheck.com, is warning used car buyers that 2013 saw an increase of 3% in the number of vehicles on the road with a mileage discrepancy, potentially signalling a worrying trend of more dodgy sellers ‘clocking’ vehicles to earn extra money. The practice of clocking a car or motorbike – adjusting the mileage…
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2014 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 review
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£9999 | 99bhp | 76lb-ft | liquid-cooled V-twin 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. Suzuki have been very quiet on the new model front in the last few years, but…
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Track your bike costs with the FREE Zebra phone app
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Puts your motorbike costs in black and white A free phone app for bikers to record their petrol usage and set reminders for services, MOTs and insurance renewals, has been made available for iPhone and Android smartphones. The app has been developed by financial journalist Chris Wheal, known as Whealie, who rides a…
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Save the date for the National Motorcycle Museum’s big party!
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This year the National Motorcycle Museum is celebrating 30 years since first opening to the public by holding a series of events & launching some very exciting new initiatives. We hope that what we will be announcing throughout 2014 will excite & delight both motorcycle enthusiasts & non motorcyclists alike. Before we reveal all…
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2014 Yamaha XVS1300 Custom review
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£8999 | 71bhp @5500rpm | 76 lb-ft @4000rpm | 1304cc, liquid cooled v-twin Listen to the bar-room experts and they’ll tell you that cruisers are rubbish. They don’t go, don’t handle and don’t stop apparently. Thing is, I’ll wager that few of those pundits haven’t actually ridden one for a while…if ever. For 2014,…
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Triumph confirms music line up for Triumph Live
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Sheffield-based indie pop band, Reverend & The Makers and rock group, Toseland have been confirmed as the headline music acts for this year’s Triumph Live, on Saturday, July 12. The two bands will take to the main stage at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, from 6pm, to round off a packed day of entertainment,…
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World Superbike goes pre-historic at Aragon
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The second round of the eni FIM Superbike World Championship kick started yesterday with a press conference at the SBK Paddock Show, with riders representing each of the nine manufacturers involved in the series. Local riders Toni Elias (Red Devils Aprilia), David Salom (Kawasaki Racing Team) and WSS contender Nacho Calero (CIA Insurance Honda)…
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Colin Edwards announces retirement as MotoGP arrives in Austin
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Americans Nicky Hayden, Colin Edwards and Josh Herrin were joined by European MotoGP trio Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi and Bradley Smith to preview the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas on Thursday, with Edwards taking the opportunity to announce his retirement at the end of 2014. Edwards has been riding professionally for 22…
