Adventure Bikes
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SCOOP Mini Suzuki V-Strom (a 250) is on the way
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More rumours from Japan about Suzuki’s 2016 line-up and this time they have the big blue company firing a 250 version of its V-Strom into the mix. Basically, the bike is the current Inazuma 250, using the same 248cc, liquid-cooled parallel-twin motor that kicks out 24.6bhp. The G-Strom 250 (as the Japanese journos are…
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VIDEO Robbie Maddison’s big surf riding motocross thing!
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Big jump legend Robbie Maddison has just released this new video, ‘Pipe Dream’ which is… well… him riding a motocross bike in huge Tahitian surf. There’s not much more to add to that other than, this is that cool it’s worth watching over and over. About as cool as it’s possible to be on…
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VIDEO Gas Gas employees hang KTM-shirted mannequin in protest
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With the Spanish trails and enduro bike builder Gas Gas in liquidation, and the possibility that KTM may take them over, tensions are high at the moment. There has been some speculation about how the Gas Gas employees feel about an arch rival moving into their territory. Well, that was until now. Over the weekend…
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VIDEO: Dani Pedrosa screaming around on a supermoto
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Check out this pretty excellent video of Dani Pedrosa ripping the wotsit out of a supermoto bike. The whole video is very ‘arty’ in places, but don’t let that put you off – it’s well worth a watch. The lad can slide a supermoto around, no doubt about that.
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SCOOP: Royal Enfield Himalayan pre-prod bikes spotted
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Yep, we quite like this too. These are the Royal Enfield Himalayan pre-production bikes out testing. Expect the bike late this year, to be revealed at the EICMA show. They won’t be fast, or tech-laden but we think that this might just neatly slot into the custom-retro-adventure world very nicely indeed.
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All Year Biker: Cleaning with meaning
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By Chris Moss A lot of us aren’t fans of cleaning our bikes. All Year Biker is though. And they have a specific treatment plan to remedy years of neglect. Keeping a motorcycle clean and in good cosmetic shape can be quite a science. Doing it really well requires the correct procedures and appropriate…
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Video: Motocross is AMAZING. Turn it up loud.
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It’s a Friday so it’s time for a cool motocross video. Enjoy this, and turn it up loud. Motorcycling is the best thing to do in the world – why on earth would you not want to experience this sort of thing? Happy Friday, y’all!
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Video: NEW Guy Martin trailer for TV show about Land Speed record attempt
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Channel 4 has put together a trailer for the Guy Martin and Triumph Land Speed record attempt – here it is. There’s no change in the condition of the salt at Bonneville, according to our American friends out there, so if recent reports about the deteriorating surface are accurate then the actual run scheduled for…
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SCOOP VIDEO: Honda’s 2016 Africa Twin REVEALED!
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Here’s that new Honda Africa Twin – the bike we showed you first with patents from the factory. Here’s the pics and video from Honda of the 1000cc Africa Twin in action. We love it. More hardcore than any other big adventure bike out there. Coming to a dealers later this year. More info…
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Hot gossip: New Ducati motor to power super-multistrada
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There’s a hot rumour today that Ducati has built a new large capacity engine for new models that will start to appear in the firm’s 2016 range. According to factory insiders, the motor will have Ducati Variable Timing (DVT) and will be put into a new sport-touring bike. We’ve got no more on this motor…
