Street Bikes
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The MCIA needs YOU. Help promote bikes and scooters as an alternative to public transport.
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The MCIA is asking bikers and scooterists to write to their MPs and ask why the government isn’t promoting two wheelers as an alternative to public transport. With social distancing still in place to help limit the spread of the coronavirus, you’d think the government would be shouting about the advantages of motorcycles and scooters.…
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KTM 890 Duke R – full spec of the Super Scalpel
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New KTM 890 Duke R ups the game in performance and agility The KTM 890 Duke R is effectively a high-performance version of the existing 790 Duke, with a fresh engine platform, a revised chassis and a number of other refinements. KTM says that the new bike “intends to exploit the best virtues of the…
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Bike Shed launches volunteer rider group. And YOU can get involved.
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Bike Shed is mobilising its community to provide free courier-style services to aid the fight against coronavirus. Following the Bike Shed Motorcycle Club closing the doors at its Shoreditch HQ as a result of the lockdown, it’s announced the launch of the Bike Shed Community Volunteer Riders – to offer delivery and community services to…
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SPY SHOTS: Ducati’s 2021 V4 Multistrada caught in secret road test. Looks virtually finished
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Caught heading out in the rain at Bologna, the 2021 V4 Strada might, at first glance, look the same as the previous L-twin powered bikes currently in the Ducati range – but in truth this is an all-new machine that’s bristling with a hulk of an engine and loads of tech. As our exclusive photos…
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PRODUCTS: Furygan’s NEW range of luggage solutions.
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Furygan’s revealed its latest range of luggage, for when your pockets just aren’t enough. Here’s a look at two of our favourites. Looking for a simple solution to keep your essentials tucked away when you’re out on two wheels. Furygan’s got you covered. Priced at £24.99, its two-litre capacity Jump bag can be clipped around…
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NEW helmet safety regulations on the way. Changes to testing to make helmets SAFER.
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The UN body which sets safety standards for motorcycle helmets is updating its key approval regulation this year. The ECE 22-05 test regime has been in place for nearly two decades now, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) has been working on a new ECE 22-06 test regime, to keep up with…
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Six month MOT test exemption. Explained.
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The Department for Transport has rolled out a six month exemption period for MOT testing to help stem the impact of the coronavirus. The change is automatic, and the six-month period will run from the date your MOT runs out. So, if your MOT runs out on April 3, 2020, you won’t need to MOT…
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STREAM the WORLD LAUNCH of Ducati’s Streetfighter V4. Right HERE. 5.30pm.
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Ducati’s gearing up for the official launch of its bonkers Streetfighter V4. And you can watch the full presentation right HERE. The action kicks off at 5.30pm (GMT) – with Ducati designer Jeremy Faraud breaking down the bike’s styling, before Ducati test rider Alessandro Valia offers his expert insight on what’s going on under the…
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Flying Flea and Roadster – two new model names registered by Royal Enfield
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It looks like there’s two more new bikes coming from Royal Enfield which has registered two names with the European Union Intellectual Property Office: Flying Flea and Roadster. ‘Flying Flea’ isn’t a new name for Enfield though, the original flea was a 125cc bike made from the early 1930s to the 1960s. During the second…
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Yamaha suspends production in Italy and France due to coronavirus
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Yamaha has announced that production at two of its facilities in Italy and France has been temporarily suspended in response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Production at the Motori Minarelli engine factory in Calderara di Reno, Italy – and the MBK Industrie assembly plant in Saint-Quentin, France has been suspended. Both will be shut until…
