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Honda Racing Team’s Endurance World Championship video
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As the all-new Honda Racing team prepares for the 2014 FIM Endurance World Championship, the Japanese company have released a Season Preview video. Filmed during the recent pre-Bol d’Or test at Magny Cours in France, it introduces the new rider line-up of Freddy Foray, Julien Da Costa and Sebastien Gimbert, who between them hold an…
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Give your motorcycle pillion an easy ride
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Oxford’s Rider Grips are claimed to offer true long distance comfort for your pillion and have been ergonomically designed for the rider. The Rider Grips are smart looking with high visibility reflective piping and come with a mesh inner liner to increase breathability. They have been constructed using high strength bonded nylon thread and…
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BMW celebrates building 500,000th Boxer-powered GS motorcycle
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The 500,000th Boxer-powered GS model – a new R 1200 GS – has rolled off the production line at the BMW Motorrad factory. Construction of BMW motorcycles commenced at the Berlin-Spandau plant in 1969 and the first ever GS entered production in the autumn of 1980. Since then, over three decades of GS motorcycles…
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Solo biker takes on 6,000 mile Arctic endurance challenge for charity
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In May 2014, Gordon Stuart will make his second attempt to reach the Arctic Circle by motorbike when he sets off on the 6,000 mile ride to Nordkapp, the most northerly point in Europe. Gordon attempted this trip back in May 2011 but unfortunately was involved in an accident on day 8 of the…
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“99% of our adventure bike riders never go off road”
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Motor Cycle Monthly spoke to Naoki Hirooka, Manager, Suzuki Sales & Planning Dept at the recent V-Strom work launch… “The V-Strom was developed for the road because our surveys showed that 99 per cent of owners never go off-road. Maybe in the future we’d consider a bike with more off-road ability but our first focus…
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Do you off road?
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Cheap, dirty, and loads of fun. I just spent a great Sunday morning messing about on dirt bikes. My mate Mark’s got a Suzuki DRZ250 which cost him £1000. My Yamaha WR250F cost me £1700, but it’s some of the best money I’ve ever spent. Along with my Honda CBR600, my garage cost me just…
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Rutter and Johnson confirmed for Smiths Triumph at TT
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The British Championship winning Smiths Triumph Racing Team will make their debut at the 2014 Isle of Man TT Races, fuelled by Monster Energy, fielding Gary Johnson and Michael Rutter. The duo will line up on the 675cc Triumph Daytonas in the two, four-lap Monster Energy Supersport races, and with two potential race winners on…
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Why Kawasaki teamed up with Kymco
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Motor Cycle Monthly spoke to Tsuyoshi Shibata – KME Product Planning – at the recent J300 launch “The J300 is just the first step for us, we are not aiming only in the scooter market – we are aiming for the future. The J concept is showing a futuristic idea, it’s nothing physical. As…
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Sam Lowes targets the top ten at Moto2
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Sam Lowes will be looking to match the superb start he made to his Moto2 career in Qatar as he heads to Austin, Texas this weekend for the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas. The rookie arrives in the USA fresh from his sixth place finish at the opening round of the championship in…
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T3 Racing launch two-rider team for 2014
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Alongside the running of the Tristar R&G Triple Challenge, T3 Racing will also be fielding a two rider team of Alex Olsen and Aleix Aulestia in 2014. The pair will be competing in the Motorpoint British Supersport EVO Championship and the Pirelli National Superstock 600 Championship respectively. With an unrivalled knowledge of the formidable Triumph…
