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Make your own custom bike with Yamaha Yard Built: Gibbonslap SR400 and more to come
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Yamaha’s ‘Yard Built’ activity continues to make the dream of owning a custom motorcycle a reality for bikers around the world. An ever-increasing number of the most respected customisers in the industry are collaborating with Yamaha to create beautiful Yard Built specials. The unique aftermarket kits that support selected specials then give the dreamers…
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Saietta and Darvill Racing set the first British Electric Motorcycle Land Speed Record
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The first British Electric Motorcycle Land Speed Record set by Saietta and Darvill Racing – a British made motorcycle and a British race team British electric urban sports motorcycle brand, Saietta R, in partnership with Darvill Racing, made history today by setting the first ACU sanctioned British Land Speed Record for electric motorcycles at…
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2014 BMW C Evolution electric scooter review
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Tested by Bruce Wilson It’ll do 75mph, has a range of over 60 miles and takes just four hours to charge from flat. This is the BMW C Evolution. From a distance it looks like any other maxi-scoot, but it’s powered by batteries. Three of them, to be precise. BMW broke the ice on…
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James May’s Meccano Bike on display at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu
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Beaulieu is delighted to announce that James May’s Meccano Bike, created on BBC’s James May’s Toy Stories, is now on display in the National Motor Museum. The bike, made from real Meccano, is a one-off design created during the filming of the BBC programme. The challenge was to produce a bike capable of completing…
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Roof Desmo and Roof Boxer V8 Helmet review
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Yes, they have a high-tech, fighter pilot look, but can they take a flogging year round? Tested by Gary Ilminen, Motor Cycle Monthly’s US contributor Roof Helmets offer a pair of modular helmets that bring high-tech versatility to fit a variety of riding needs. A feature common to the two models is the way…
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Seat racks: a new way to carry luggage on a motorcycle
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Seat Racks are a neat and flexible new way to fit a luggage rack, from the motorcycle engineers at SW-Motech in Germany. Designed to replace the pillion seat, the Seat Rack uses the same fitting/locking mechanism, so it simply clicks in place to provide instant carrying capacity. The CNC machined aluminium alloy rack is…
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2moroRider update: Turkey
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Two weeks into his ride around the globe, young British adventure motorcyclist Rhys Lawrey has reached Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia, at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Having set off from London, Rhys rode his Triumph Tiger 800 XC down through Western Europe and has spent the past week riding…
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First ever motorcycle jump over Bournemouth’s historic pier
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ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent star and freestyle motocross (FMX) extraordinaire, Dan Whitby of Norfolk, is set to become the first ever rider to jump Bournemouth’s historic pier as part of town’s new Wheels Festival taking place on 24-26 May 2014. The UK’s biggest FREE family wheels-themed event will be a Festival of firsts. Not…
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Become an official tyre tester for Metzeler
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The METZELER TEST RIDER contest is online until September 15 2014. It offers motorcyclists not only the chance to win a set of new supersport SPORTEC™ M7 RR tyres but also to become an official tester for METZELER. The competition can be accessed via METZELER website and the dedicated app on the METZELER official Facebook® page. The first part of the contest is called “Photograph,…
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New carbon fibre open-face helmets from Vespa
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Combining modern features and materials with traditional open face styling, the new Fibre & Carbon Helmets from Vespa offer the best of both worlds. Ideal for urban use, the new helmets feature a demi-jet design for all-round vision on busy streets. They are compact enough to fit inside most underseat storage compartments, top boxes…
