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Ducati’s Project 1708 (the $100,000 Superleggera 234hp, 152kg carbon V4R) leaks continue – HERE’S THE VIDEO
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Yesterday we brought you the supposedly ‘leaked’ data sheet of Project 1708 with all the whizz and the bang that the top, top, top-level Ducati details – read that HERE – today we’ve got the first part of a pretty official looking video that gives more of a glimpse of the bike. It looks real…
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WORLD LAUNCH: Triumph’s Bonneville Thruxton RS for 2020. FIRST impressions.
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Escaping the grey, dreary skies of Great Britain in January is always nice. And it’s even nicer if you get to experience some sunshine in Portugal aboard the new Triumph Thruxton RS. While the Thruxton has been a model name in the Hinckley factory’s line-up since 2004, it is only since the 2016 version was…
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Want to see Yamaha’s plans for a carbon-fibre road bike that BRUISES when damaged and emits LIGHT from a wound to the frame?
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Here’s a design patent from Yamaha that’s going to blow a few minds – a carbon-fibre framed motorcycle that BRUISES when the frame is damaged, even if the bike falls over at a standstill. It might sound like a thought-pattern straight from the latest sci-fi blockbuster movie, but the truth of the matter is that…
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Ducati Project 1708 – the Superleggera model. HERE’S the OFFICIAL SPECS leaked (apparently)! 234hp and 152kg!
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It’s going to be a hugely sexy motorcycle, it’s going to be ultra-limited and it will cost $100,000. It’s going to be dressed like the GP19 MotoGP race bike and it’ll turn the top end of the motorcycle world upside-down. An image leaked onto the internet and picked up by the GPONE website – which…
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NIU’s 100mph ELECTRIC urban commuter. The RQi-GT.
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NIU’s made a name for itself over the last few years with its range of affordably priced electric scooters – and now it’s revealed its first motorcycle; the RQi-GT. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NIU has unveiled its all new electric motorcycle – and with a top speed of 100mph and a…
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Nico Bakker’s 160bhp BMW GS built from a K1600GT.
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Renowned chassis builder Nico Bakker’s just revealed his latest project; and it’s a custom BMW K1600GT that’s been turned into an adventure-ready GS. Nico Bakker of Bakker Framebouw is a big name in the world of motorcycle racing – having worked for the likes of Giacomo Agostini and Phil Read back in the ‘70s.…
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Harley-Davidson patents the electric ‘super shopper’ City Speedster motorcycle
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Yep, the American firm has gone and filed patents for the electric city runabout that was first unveiled as one of the possible ‘future’ models in a H-D line-up back in February last year. Back then, the little runaround looked like this: And the patents are virtually identical to the orange mini-bike, albeit drawn without…
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Customise YOUR Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 with Bad Winners APEX 2.0 bolt-on KIT.
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French custom bike specialist Bad Winners recently revealed its brilliant bolt-on kit for Husqvarna’s Vitpilen 701 – and it’s just converted a bike for Formula One racer Charles Leclerc. The new kit is a result of Leclerc contacting Bad Winners with some ideas for a project. He cited the Apex kit which the custom house…
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YOU can OWN one of Michael Dunlop’s TT racers. Tyco BMW HP4 Race is up for SALE.
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Ever fancied owning a thoroughbred TT race bike? Well now’s your chance. Michael Dunlop’s BMW S1000RR HP4 Race from 2018 is up for sale. BMW dealer Charles Hurst Motorrad has got one very special superbike in the shop at the minute. It’s one of the 750 race-ready BMW S1000RR’s – and it was prepped by…
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MotoGP: Jack Miller auctions helmet for bushfire crisis
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The 24-year old raised $18,000 for his helmet to raise funds to fight the bushfires currently ravaging his homeland Jack Miller (Pramac Racing) has become the latest sporting star to raise funds for the New South Wales Rural Fire service, which is currently engaged in fighting the bushfires ravaging large parts of Australia. The one-time…
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