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Yamaha RD350: ‘Most popular bike of the 1980s’
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The Yamaha RD350LC was today revealed as the motorcycling community’s favourite bike of the 1980s. The RD350LC triumphed by way of an online poll run by Bennetts and leading classic bike publication, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Respondents were presented with a shortlist of 22 definitive motorcycles from this golden era, which were meticulously selected by two industry experts – Bennetts’ Marc Potter and…
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Exclusive MotoGP grid passes on offer at Day of Champions
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Riders for Health and MotoGP™ are offering fans the exclusive chance to get the hottest tickets in motorcycle racing at this year’s British MotoGP. Grid passes for the MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races will all be up for grabs in the Riders for Health auction at this year’s Day of Champions, which takes place on…
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Georg Meier’s 1939 Type 255 on display at IoM Classic TT
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Three heritage motorcycles from the BMW Classic collection will be taking part in the legendary Lap of Honour at the Isle of Man Classic TT, which runs from 20-29 August 2014. The supercharged BMW 255 ridden to victory by Georg Meier 75 years ago will be ridden by his nephew Wolfgang Meier. It will be…
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2moroRider passes 15,000 miles in Australia
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Young British adventure motorcyclist Rhys Lawrey [AKA 2moroRider] has reached Uluru / Ayers Rock in Australia’s Northern Territory, having traveled more than 15,000 miles since leaving England on his Triumph Tiger 800 XC at the beginning of May. The 23-year old, who was born in Cambridgeshire and grew up in New Zealand, hopes to become…
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Tesco cuts fuel prices
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Britain’s biggest petrol retailer has cut the cost of petrol by up to 2p per litre and diesel by 1p per litre at all of its petrol stations. The cut is in addition to savings customers can make through Fuel Save, which can be worth up to 20p off a litre. The more customers shop with…
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New KTM 1290 Super Adventure announced
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For model year 2015, KTM will add to its ADVENTURE range and take it even further with the new KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE. As its name suggests, the 1290 builds on the current 1190 ADVENTURE. It will sit alongside in the diverse KTM Street range next year but the high-end machine will add a different…
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The age of the driverless car is upon us. Again.
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MoreBikes.co.uk and MotorCycle Monthly publisher Steve Rose isn’t impressed with the idea of drivers having even more control taken away from them… Before I did this for a living I was a research scientist. And in that work you soon come to realise the value of a good headline. When your funding is coming to…
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Road vs Race Suzuki GSX-R1000 | What’s the difference?
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With a race replica Voltcom Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 now available from Suzuki, we wanted to find out what the real difference is between the two machines… Words: Carli Ann Smith Pictures: Courtesy of www.suzuki-racing.com Back in 1985, the first-generation GSX-R750 was born. Its aim was to challenge for race wins while pleasing everyday riders. With a change to liquid-cooling…
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New Küryakyn air cleaners for Yamaha XV950 Bolt
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MAG Europe has announced three new air cleaners for the Yamaha XV950… Hypercharger: Since their introduction for H-D Models in 1992, The Hypercharger has been widely recognized as one of the most cost effective performance modifications available. Aside from the desirable gains in performance, the Hypercharger is one of the most striking enhancements you can…
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Scotland’s A roads record worst cases of speeding
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New figures obtained by leading road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) through a Freedom of Information request to Police Scotland have revealed the top 20 recorded speeding offences in Scotland for the past 15 months. They show that of the top 20 recorded top speeds between 1 April 2013 and 30 June…
