Adventure Bikes
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VIDEO: Brutal high speed Dakar crash (and he gets back on!)
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Ouch! Check out this video clip of Dakar racer Paulo Goncalves getting into some serious trouble. This happened at the end of stage 8 of the rally. Goncalves was leading when he fell, yesterday, and although the crash looks proper violent (and it is) his Honda Africa Twin was able to restart. It’s a…
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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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Pictures: Moto Guzzi enduro custom
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Moto Guzzi produces stylish bikes as standard, but this one-off custom bike caught our eye as something a bit special. It’s based on Moto Guzzi V50 and features the iconic V-twin engine, but most of the rest has been modified to turn this into a proper enduro bike. The results are pretty impressive. Here’s all…
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SCOOP: BMW concepts for motorcycle laser light and helmet with head-up display
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BMW Motorrad has just announced that it will be displaying two innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on 6-9 January 2016. Laser light for motorcycles and a helmet with a head-up display will be presented, setting new standards of motorcycle safety, along with a technical outlook of how they may be…
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Dakar rally on 125cc bike? Can it be done?
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As if the Dakar rally was not hard enough. How about doing it on a Husqvarna TE 125 Rally? Sylvain Espinasse from the Auvergne region of France has taken on a mammoth challenge by competing in the Dakar 2016 on a Husqvarna TE 125 Rally. The rally itself is one of the toughest competitions in…
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Marc Maquez backflip video: NOT real, here’s how they did it!
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OK, we we’re pretty confused by this video of Marc Marquez doing a backflip on a motocross bike – and we reckon you’ll be a bit confused too if you’ve not seen it before. But this bit of Marquez mentall-ness on a crosser actually IS a fake. It’s not real. Boo. Marquez posted this…
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Honda recalls VFR1200F with immediate effect
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Honda is recalling 1,825 VFR1200F bikes for repair to a faulty universal joint in the driveshaft assembly. The announcement so far only effects American bikes (a total at the moment of 1,825 models). Honda says that because of the defect, the driveshaft’s universal joint bearings may prematurely wear which could cause the universal joint to…
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VIDEO: Quick walk through the 2016 Ducati range
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Tony Carter goes for a quick walk through the 2016 Ducati range at Motorcycle Live. Rapid look at rapid bikes – and the Scrambler 400. VIDEO: Quick walk through the 2016 Ducati range
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VIDEO: Dakar Rally 2016 teaser released
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Check out the teaser trailer for the 2016 Dakar rally. The event is one of the world’s most extreme and demanding cross country competitions. Currently about to get going for the 37th time, the race will be held from 3rd January to 16th January 2016 in South America. It starts in Buenos Aires and finishes in Rosario.…
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FREE tickets for awesome Nick Sanders New Year tour dates (yep, FREE – so be quick)
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How about this for a cracking FREEBIE ticket offer deal for the first bit of 2016? We’re offering you a FREE ticket, yep, a FREE ticket to the Nick Sanders: The Ordinary Man Tour when it stops off for three great dates at CMC Motorcycles at Chesterfield, Cannock and South Wales. The dates that the…
