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Dakar Rally plans to make racing SAFER. Speed restrictions and mandatory airbags.
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The Dakar Rally has revealed that it’s preparing to make changes to make the tough off-road race safer in 2021. In addition to a number of serious accidents, this year’s Dakar Rally resulted in the death of Paulo Gonçalves and Edwin Straver. And to work out how to make the racing safer, the organisers have…
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WSB: Now THIS has been postponed too. Round Two of the World Superbike Championship in Qatar won’t go ahead.
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It’s just been announced that the Qatar round of the World Superbike Championship has been postponed. Travel restrictions to Qatar are being enforced as a result of the global coronavirus outbreak – and the latest victim is the second round of the WSB Championship. It’d been set to take place in Doha from 13-15 March…
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Team Classic Suzuki to make Isle of Man TT debut
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Team Classic Suzuki will swap its XR69 and RG500 machinery for modern GSX-R1000 kit when it makes its Isle of Man TT debut at this year’s races. The team – renowned for its expertise in classic racing, which has seen it take three superbike victories at the Classic TT with Michael Dunlop over the years…
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Kawasaki patents a three-wheeled motorcycle
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There’s a bunch of patent drawings that have appeared on Italian site motociclismo.it, showing a three-wheeler from Kawasaki – but it doesn’t solve the two-wheels-at-the-front problem in the same way that Yamaha did with its Niken three-wheeler. In the detailed illustrations, it’s clear that the Kawasaki is going to use a quadrilateral system for the…
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Switch Motorcycles eScrambler concept. Coming for 2022.
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Switch Motorcycles has just unveiled its first electric bike; the eSCRAMBLER. And if all goes to plan, it’ll be available to buy in 2022. Built by the bloke behind bike builders Shanghai Customs, the Switch eSCRAMBLER could be the best looking retro-styled electric bike we’ve seen yet. It’s been designed by former Yamaha designer and…
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Is Harley-Davidson working on a sportbike? Could it look like THIS?
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Harley-Davidson’s been mixing things up of late. Later this year it’ll release its new adventure and streetfighter machines for public consumption – and rumours are swirling that there’s a sportbike on the way too. Could it look like this? H-D’s been in a bit of a slump recently. It’s not selling their same old bikes…
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NEW GEAR: Fancy a burger? Icon’s Airframe Pro ‘Fastfood’ helmet
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Icon’s just released a new design for its long-standing Airframe Pro race helmet, and it shows a mutant wolfing down on burger. Ok, so this probably isn’t going to be everyone’s tastes – but if you’re looking to stand out on the road or track, Icon’s Airframe Pro ‘Fastfood’ will definitely help. The Airframe Pro’s…
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Sparks fly! Harley-Davidson and Indian Motorcycle go to war. Sort of.
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Harley-Davidson has (unofficially) bitten back at Indian Motorcycle – following the resurgent brand’s recent marketing campaign, which pits its new Challenger against H-D’s Road Glide. To show off the Challenger’s 122hp V-twin engine, Indian’s filmed it going up against Harley-Davidson’s Road Glide in a drag race and a taco truck tow-off. And it’s even offering…
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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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MV Agusta reveals TWO A2-licence motorcycles. Restricted F3 675 and Brutale 800 Rosso coming soon?
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MV Agusta’s expanding its model range for 2020 – and the big news for learner riders is that there are two A2-compatible motorcycles coming very soon. Ok, so the news has come from Germany – and there’s been no official confirmation from UK distributors if we’re going to see the restricted bikes in dealers anytime…
