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SCOOP Three tweaked CVO Harley-Davidson 2016 bikes revealed
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As part of the 2016 range, there are three tweaked CVO models in the Harley-Davidson range. Harley has said that for the new range all models get tyre-pressure monitoring systems, a new key fob that combines the luggage locks and bike alarm system and all indicators on all the bikes are now LED as standard.…
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SCOOP two 2016 Harleys get CVO motor as standard
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For the 2016 range, Harley-Davidson is launching two versions of models with the 110ci CVO-based Screamin’ Eagle engine. That motor was only previously available on the CVO range, but for next year both the Softail Slim and Fat Boy models get ‘S’ options – the S denoting the new lump. Harley says that the power…
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SCOOP Harley-Davidson brings back the Ultra Glide for 2016
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Harley-Davidson is bringing the Ultra Glide back to the range for 2016. So here’s the rub from the yanks: the bike gets the firm’s “precision liquid cooled” 103ci engine that has so far been fitted to the biggest touring bikes from Milwaukee. Harley says the “twin cooled” engine enables a higher 10.1:1 compression ratio for increased…
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New 200bhp+ Confederate revealed – if you’ve got £70k to spend…
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This is the latest motorcycle for the mega-rich from American company Confederate Motors. The second-gen Confederate P51 Combat Fighter (snappy name…) is the last bike that design guru Pierre Terblanche did for the company before leaving. The man with the pens and ideas is now at Royal Enfield. The bike is powered by a 2,163cc,…
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VIDEO: Motocross on a Harley-Davidson
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We love this. It isn’t new, but it’s made us laugh and doff our collective caps to the man with an idea. So we thought we’d show this video to you, too. Motocross dude Chris Palermo wanted to enter the A Day in the Dirt off-road event on something different, wacked a set of knobblies…
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Our latest FREE weekly MoreBikes app is now LIVE
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The latest issue of our FREE weekly MoreBikes app is out now. Full of the stories, kit reviews, features and news that matters – and some silly stuff and videos that don’t really matter but will make you smile. Doesn’t cost a penny and you can get it from here: Here’s the app! At…
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SCOOP Kawasaki 2016 colours and stuff (so far)
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Kawasaki has just sent us these updates for the 2016 range so we thought we’d let you read what the factory itself is saying about the changes to the range. Mostly just colours at this stage, new models like the new ZX-10R and possibly the new junior supercharged bike, both of which we scooped a while back,…
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SCOOP Jurassic World Scrambler sells for £28,000
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Last weekend, the global charity auction of an iconic Triumph Scrambler ridden by film star Chris Pratt in Jurassic World closed after ten days and 90 bids. The bespoke bike, which was featured racing alongside Raptors in this summer’s blockbuster is a one-off piece of movie history and raised $43,752 or£28,000 in aid of those battling…
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SCOOP Indian confirms flat-track plans for 2017
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Well, we told you that this was going to happen and here’s the official word on Indian Motorcycles returning to the AMA flat-track series in 2017. Here’s is what Steve Menneto, Vice President of Polaris, the company that owns Indian, said: “I don’t have anything more to tell you at this stage, beyond the fact…
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VIDEO Perfect scale model H-D engine runs and revs loud
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Ok, so we’re just like you – we love motorcycles and motorcycle-related stuff. And this video just sits so right with us today. It’s a scale model (that works) of a Harley-Davidson Panhead engine. Made by modeler Ron Colonna (pictured below) as a one-off in his home model shop, the motor starts and runs on…
