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TT 2017: On board BMW HP4 with Peter Hickman
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Peter Hickman has had a brilliant week on the island, making it onto the podium a total of four times. He’s looked strong on the mountain course, and seems to be getting more confident with each ride. Here’s a bit of footage from BMW, showing the Louth-based rider flying through Sulby. https://www.facebook.com/BMW.Motorrad.UK/videos/1347771038670485/ With a camera…
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Video: Ride and Slay on a KTM 690 Duke
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Rok Bagoros has been supported by KTM since 2009, travelling the world and showing off his spectacular freestyle-stunt riding – and the Slovenian stunt rider has just unveiled his latest freestyle film – and it’s awesome. Ride and Slay is a new concept of a freestyle streetbike film where evil creatures rule the world, and…
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Video: Watch part two of Suzuki’s restoration of Barry Sheene’s 1976 world championship winning XR14
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Suzuki has released part two of its series which follows the restoration of Barry Sheene’s 1976 world championship-winning XR14 – right through to the moment the iconic machine was started for the first time. The factory version of the RG500 that dominated Grand Prix racing and carried Sheene to four victories during the 1976 season…
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TT 2017: Guy’s crash at Doran’s Bend caught on camera
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During the Monday’s TT Superbike race, Honda Racing’s Guy Martin crashed at speeds of around 120mph on Doran’s bend during his first lap. Guy reported that the bike went into false neutral, causing him to hit the kerb and take a tumble. https://www.facebook.com/mark.thomson.122/videos/10158755808875627/ Thankfully, Guy Martin was quick to his feet after the crash, scrambling…
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Video: Joey – the man conquered the TT
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If you’ve not seen this excellent documentary about the Isle of Man TT legend that was Joey Dunlop then here’s your chance to dive in. It’s a brilliant bit of film about the 26-times TT race winner and well worth a look. If you’ve time, fill your boots. If you haven’t got time then do…
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Video: Celebrating 50 years since Evel Knievel first cleared 16 cars on his motorcycle
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50 years ago this week, legendary motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel successfully launched himself over 16 cars at the Ascot Park Speedway in Gardena, California. And to celebrate, here’s a short run down on Knievel’s most spectacular stunts from his 15-year career. The jump that kick started Evel Knievel’s remarkable career was over a box of…
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TT 2017: Video with Guy Martin on events so far. “There’s no pressure on me at all!”
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Check out this cracking bit of video interview with Guy Martin from the guys at Duck and Weave. It’s Guy Martin talking about being on The Island so far this year and he opens up a bit about how he’s feeling – pressure-wise – about this year’s event.
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Video: Check out this cool naked Street Fighter Blade from Italy. Brute meets cafe racer (kind of)
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So here’s what you do when you don’t want to buy a new superbike and the raft of modern naked roadsters leave you cold… you go and buy a Street Racer ‘short-tail’ Fireblade. Made in Italy, the bike is built from the CBR900RR Blade with customers having a choice of three engine sizes to choose…
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Video: Police hunt bikers who caused Nottingham city centre chaos
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Police are hunting a group of motorcyclists and quad bikers who were caught by CCTV riding “dangerously and erratically” in Nottingham city centre. The group was caught doing wheelies, driving the wrong way and weaving in and out of traffic. A young child without a helmet was also seen holding onto the back of one…
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Video: Brave biker rides over suspension bridge in Nepal
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This will make you a tad icky… but check out this pretty brave biker on a Royal Enfield Himalayan as he traverses one of the tallest and longest suspension bridges in Nepal. The Kushma-Gyadi suspension footbridge in Nepal is perched 384 feet high, and stretches 1,128 feet across – offering amazing views of the Madi…
