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Get yer diary out! Cracking old bike fun
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If you’re up for some cracking old bike action then check this out on August 2. More than 100 classic trials machines will compete in a stage of the Northern British Bike Pre-65 Trials Championship (NBBC) at the Llangollen International Motorcycle Festival – LlanBikeFest 15 (www.llanbikefest.co.uk) – on Sunday, August 2nd. All of the bikes…
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Datatag your machine for £50
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City of London Police, working in partnership with Datatag, is offering you the chance to Datatag your machine for a discounted price of £50 on Thursday, April 30 – Friday, May 1 from 10am to 6pm. Last year over 9500 bikes, with a total value estimated to be over £28 million were stolen in the…
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Erik Buell says he’s carrying on
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Erik Buell Racing, has declared itself insolvent and ceased trading after failure to find funds to support the company into the future. In a statement about the business failure, Erik Buell said: “The turn we recently took, after we thought we were moving forward, was unexpected. We thought we had secured funding but, in…
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Rossi storms to brilliant MotoGP win from eighth!
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Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi stormed to a brilliant win in Argentine after scrapping his way to the lead from a lowly eighth place start on the grid. Starting from the third row, Rossi was immediately in the middle of the pack fighting for first corner position. Taking a lap to find his rhythm he then…
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Spring clean your bike with new kit
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SDoc100 – German specialists in premium bike care products – have put together a cleaning kit that contains products specially created to treat the wide range of materials found on both modern and classic machines. Tough on dirt and grime, yet completely PH neutral; gentle on delicate painted and metal surfaces, yet formulated to…
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Back onboard for 2moroRider
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Rhys ‘2moroRider’ Lawrey has begun the final chapter of his ride around the world. The 23-year old has already travelled 42,000 miles across Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas on his Triumph Tiger 800XC called Tigger. Having reached Montevideo in Uruguay he began his attempt to break the Guinness World Record for…
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Still time to book on Women Only Motorcycle Trackdays with Maria Costello at Donington Park!
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There are still limited spaces remaining on the first Women Only Motorcycle Trackday with Maria Costello MBE at Donington Park on 5 May. These trackdays cater for women motorcyclists of all abilities, and allow riders to improve their skills and gain more confidence in a controlled environment, with instruction, support and coaching from Maria and…
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World launch report: Yamaha YZF-R3
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£4799 | 41bhp @ 10,750rpm | 22lb-ft @ 9000rpm | Liquid-cooled four-stroke parallel twin 321cc Tested by: Carli Ann Smith Photos: Yamaha You may think that Yamaha has jumped on the 300cc class bandwagon, when actually it could be said, Yamaha are going back to their roots. Think back to the RD series from the…
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BSB insider’s blog: Long time coming!
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This year More Bikes has been given exclusive access to the JG Speedfit Kawasaki British Superbike team as they embark on their challenge to be crowned 2015 MCE British Superbike Champions with their riders James Ellison and James Westmoreland. In our first instalment, we sat down for a chat with Team Principal Mark Smith-Halvorsen…
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Evel Knievel Sky Cycle plans up for sale!
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The original plans for Evel Knievel’s Sky Cycle have gone on sale through the online sales site ebay. Designed by former NASA engineer Bob Truax, the Sky Cycle was the rocket-like machine that Knievel famously attempted to jump across Snale River canyon in Idaho. Whilst it looks like a conventional rocket, the Sky Cycle was…
