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Magura Hydraulic Clutch for BMW F series
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German control specialists Magura have introduced a Hymec hydraulic clutch conversion kit for BMW’s F series bikes. Designed to replace the bike’s standard cable set-up, the kit is engineered to offer 20% lighter clutch operation, helping to reduce fatigue – essential for adventure riders, and those doing lots of urban miles – improve clutch…
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Royal Enfield recreates history with record ‘top to tip’ time
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Fifty years after Royal Enfield, embarked on its first ever 24 hour ‘Top to Tip’ sprint ride, the brand recreated its iconic challenge to celebrate the launch of Royal Enfield’s first exclusive store in the UK. This marks a major turning point in Royal Enfield’s history and presence in the country. The brand has…
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High-spec budget Swift chain from Wemoto
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Since its launch at Wemoto, Swift chain has become popular in the competitively priced, quality chain market. Manufactured in Taiwan using a combination of specially heat treated steel with cutting edge design, Swift chain is claimed to offer a higher specification than anything else in its price range with a very similar, if not greater tensile…
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Dragstalgia: Classic drag racing at Santa Pod
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Visitors to Dragstalgia 2014 can look forward to the best of nostalgia drag racing action on both two and four wheels at this year’s event, held on July 11-13th at Santa Pod Raceway. Now in its 4th year Dragstalgia is Santa Pod’s premiere Nostalgia drag racing event that welcomes any pre 1980 vehicles onto…
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2014 KTM 690 Enduro R and KTM 690 SMC R review
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From £7699 | 67bhp@7500rpm | 50lb-ft@5500rpm | 690cc, liquid-cooled, sohc 4-valve single Tested by Roland Brown. Motorcycle Journalist and former international racer, Roland Brown is one of the world’s most respected bike testers. Subscribe to his fantastic YouTube channel – iMotorcycle Video – here. If any firm knows how to build sporty, light, single-cylinder bikes,…
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New Touratech Compañero Boreal motorcycle suit
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After the “Worldwide” Compañero and the “Black Edition”, Touratech have now launched a completely new variant of this high-tech riding suit: the Compañero Boreal. This is a riding suit made of high-quality triple layered laminate with a climate membrane, designed for all those who rarely travel under the tropical sun, and for whom the double…
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A decade of Isle of Man TT winning lap times…
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The Isle of Man TT races just keep getting better and better – if you weren’t there this year, then beg, borrow or steal the time to get over there in 2015 (you’ll be needing to book the accommodation now). John McGuinness has dominated the Senior race over the past decade, and our friends at Motorcycle…
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The true meaning of Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha
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Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha are the four most iconic Japanese names in motorcycling, but have you ever wondered what they mean? Editor John Milbank talks to Paul Nowers, PR Manager – Honda Motor Europe, to find out. Soichiro Honda was the man behind the distinctive wing logo, but until around 170 years ago, most Japanese people only had…
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Inside the TT: Meet Olie Linsdell and his Paton S1
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Over the course of the Isle of Man TT fortnight, MoreBikes.co.uk will follow the progress of Olie Linsdell; a privateer racer from Bedford who builds and prepares his race bikes in his father’s shed. Olie has extensively raced modern and classic machinery on short circuits and real road races since the age of 15, cumulating…
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New fully customisable, high-spec leather suit: Kushitani Elevation
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The Kushitani Elevation (K-0070XX ) race suit is now available to order from Kushitani UK. Starting from £1879, the high specification leather race suit from Japan is fully customisable in terms of sizing, colours and detailing and is the same model Olie Linsdell will use at the 2014 Isle of Man TT. As Japanese ‘off the…
