Sports Bikes
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Yamaha’s Speed Block R1 and second block of R1-Ms announced
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Yamaha has announced that is to sell the awesome R1 superbike in Yamaha North America colours – the iconic yellow and black speed blocks.The 200bhp superbike is also getting a titanium slip-on Akrapovic end can. The Japanese company is also going to sell another production run of the higher-sped R1-M after the initial production cycle…
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Rea wins World Superbike crown
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The Pirelli Spanish Round has gone down in history as the WorldSBK race meeting at which Jonathan Rea was crowned World Champion of 2015. The British rider, standard bearer of the Kawasaki Racing Team, clinched the ultimate goal in Race 1 courtesy of his fourth position. He has been pursuing the title since his first full…
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MV F3 in Solar Beam yellow = coolest paint of the day
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Now then, this bike is nothing more special than a paintjob – but still… it’s pretty cool even though it’s ‘just’ a paintjob! This is what MV is calling the ‘Solar Beam’ livery on it’s F3 800. The bike has been done to celebrate the partnership between MV Agusta and AMG Mercedes (AMG is a…
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VIDEO Tom Sykes rides 2015 H2R and 1974 H2R
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VIDEO Tom Sykes rides 2015 H2R and 1974 H2R! Former World Superbike Champion Tom Sykes has been out and about playing on his 2015 Ninja H2R AND his 1974 H2R, Sykes owns both bikes and jumped at the chance to get them fired up and head out at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground in Leicestershire.
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SCOOP 2016 KTM Duke 690 first look – loads of tech and a new motor!
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Here’s the SCOOP first look at the 2016 KTM Duke 690 which gets loads of tech and a new engine! It’s one of the bikes that has undergone major revisions in the Austrian’s range for next year. At first look, it might not seem that the bike is much different from the previous model,…
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SCOOP VIDEO Yamaha new MT-03 launch movie leaked
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Here’s the scoop video Yamaha new MT-03 launch movie video that’s been leaked online. We broke the story that this bigger-capacity version of the MT-25 was on its way months ago, since then we were the first to bring you the first images of this bike and the first to get confirmation…
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Kawasaki put slipper clutch and ABS on Z1000SX for 2016
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Kawasaki has added ABS and a slipper clutch to the Z1000SX for 2016, it’s also updated the colours on the Versys 1000. Both models can be had on the firm’s finance scheme too. Here’s what Kawasaki itself says about the changes: Kawasaki’s number one best seller has been upgraded for 2016 with a number of…
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VIDEO 1989 OWO1 Yamaha full-on at the Classic TT
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Watch this video of a 1989 OWO1 Yamaha full-on at the Classic TT Races, this year. The bike Manxman Dan Kneen is riding is the late ’80s bike in Valvoline Padgett’s colours. Make sure you turn the volume up loud for this one, the majority of the video has the bike on the ragged edge,…
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VIDEO Awesome Track Moto motorcycle dolly
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Check out the Track Moto motorcycle dolly, it’s made by a Brazilian company and it’s pretty awesome. Does anyone fancy importing this excellent bit of garage kit into the UK because we’d like to get our hands on one of these, very much indeed. https://youtu.be/_JlgeUaf4wE The dolly can take up to 400kg and the plate…
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SCOOP Suzuki superbike V-twin engine and exhaust revealed in patent drawings
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There is a new Suzuki superbike V-twin engine and exhaust system that has been revealed in patent plans. The Japanese factory is working on a new, slimmer version of it’s V-twin engine. The drawings show the latest arm in the development of the bike, which focuses on the newly-designed extremely narrow exhaust tubing with built-in,…
