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MotoGP: The new faces on the grid
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The MotoGP grid for next season is already shaping up. Maverick Viñales and Jack Miller are just two of the exciting new riders to be joining for 2015, with new bikes and new teams adding to the colour in the premier class. The 2013 Moto3 World Champion and 2014 Moto2 Rookie of the Year Viñales is…
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Take a free motorcycle test ride with KTM at Motorcycle Live
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KTM is offering riders attending Motorcycle Live the chance to sample bikes from its Street range with free demo rides. The nine-day show, held at Birmingham’s NEC, from November 22-30, will showcase the entire 2015 Street range of motorcycles along with highlights from the Off-Road collection on the main KTM stand, while the ‘Test Ride…
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Leaner riders and drivers warned of test scam
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The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is warning learner riders and drivers to avoid copycat websites and save money by using GOV.UK for booking driving tests. This test scam is targeting riders and drivers who are often short of cash, and looking to get their first transport. Copycat websites offer to book theory and…
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New Rukka motorcycle back protector
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Completing the comprehensive range of Rukka D3O Air protectors, two protector vests of different designs with chest and back protectors combine maximum protection with optimum comfort. Developing the groundbreaking Rukka D3O Air protectors which are very soft, flexible and therefore comfortable while multiplying their crash energy absorption in the moment an impact occurs, Rukka has…
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Marco Melandri signs to Aprilia for 2015 MotoGP
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The lineup is complete for the team that will take Aprilia into its rookie year in the 2015 MotoGP World Championship. After the announcement about Alvaro Bautista, Marco Melandri has officially been signed, fresh from the conclusion of the 2014 Superbike season, also with Aprilia Racing, where he took 6 wins and another 5 podiums…
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How effective is a motorcycle airbag… would you wear one?
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Alpinestars has released footage of a crash-test featuring a dummy wearing one its motorcycle airbags. Piloting a BMW R1200GS, the ‘rider’ hits the car at 30mph. Incredibly, the airbag inflates before the unfortunate biker makes contact with the Mercedes saloon. The new Tech-Air jacket is the first self-contained airbag system, which doesn’t need attaching – mechanically…
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Heartwarming tale of motorcycle adventure that ends with bike donated to street seller
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A couple from San Francisco ended their journey by making a life-changing donation. Dylan Ozanich and his girlfriend Natalie bought an old motorcycle in Vietnam, then proceeded to ride it from there to Cambodia. On arriving at their destination, they handed over the keys to a young street vendor selling coconut milk in Phnom Penh.…
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Kawasaki H2R and H2 price officially revealed
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Unveiled at the Intermot motorcycle show in Cologne, the 310 horsepower Ninja H2R track-only machine debut was followed by the Milan EICMA show for its supercharged sibling, the road-going H2 model. Now details have been officially released of the H2R and Kawasaki H2 price and launch specifications. The Ninja H2R – complete with carbon fibre bodywork and a…
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Help shape Motor Cycle Monthly and you could win £150
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As the UK’s biggest bike monthly, our sister title – Motor Cycle Monthly – talks to a lot of great people like you – real motorcyclists riding all kinds of machines around the country (and indeed the world). We love to hear from you, whether it’s in your letters, your adventures or your kit and bike…
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Four-wheel scooters on way to UK
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ClementsMoto has announced that they are to be the UK distributor for Swiss company Quadro. Established in 2011, it’s a developer of three and four-wheel scooters which are said to combine the agility of two-wheels with the safety of four. The bikes are currently manufactured in Taiwan, utilising Italian components. The first model coming to the UK is the Quadro…
