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FIRST RIDE: BMW’s all-new 2019 R1250GS. Here’s what we thought from the WORLD LAUNCH.
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WORDS BY: Matt Hull (in Sunny Portugal). The new BMW R 1250 GS was never going to look dramatically different – why change the best-selling large motorcycle? But the competition has been introducing more and more powerful engines, so BMW allowed their engineers some free space in the engine department for this updated model. The…
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CUSTOM Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 tops 150mph at Bonneville
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In the hands of 18-year-old Cayla Rivas, Royal Enfield’s new Continental GT 650 has been taken to 241kph (150mph) at Bonneville Salt Flats – exceeding the bikes previous best by over 30kph (18mph). Royal Enfield has had a crack at demonstrating the potential of its new twin-cylinder 650cc engine – participating in the Bonneville Motorcycle…
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SIX custom Honda’s. TWO CB1000R’s, a Monkey 125, a CX500, a CB750 and a 70s Gold Wing.
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Earlier this week, we showed a selection of images of Mick Doohan’s AWESOME custom Honda CB1000R – and now we’ve been sent some snaps of FIVE MORE one-off Honda specials from the same event. The bikes were on display at the Glemseck 101 near Stuttgart. If you’ve not heard of Glemseck before, essentially it’s a…
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Indian unveils updated Chieftain. NEW styling. THREE rider modes. MORE customisation.
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Indian Motorcycle has just announced its redesigned Chieftain line-up – and for 2019, the Chieftain, Chieftain Dark Horse and Chieftain Limited are set to receive a range of updates to help make the bikes better than ever before. First off, the Chieftain range will receive restyled fairing and saddlebags, with sharper lines and harder edges. It’s…
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Mick Doohan’s CUSTOM Glemseck Honda CB1000R.
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Australian racing legend and five-time 500cc GP World Champion Mick Doohan has been busy this weekend. He’s been at Glemseck in Germany – riding an AWESOME one-off custom from Honda Racing UK, called the Glemseck CB1000R. Each year, swarms of two-wheeling enthusiasts descend on the historic Solitude circuit of Leonberg in Germany. They’re there to…
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VODKA-powered Yamaha XS850 sets new SPEED RECORD at Bonneville
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Montana-based Montgomery Distillery has set a new record average speed of 113mph at the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials – on a custom 1980 Yamaha XS850 which has been converted to run on recycled-vodka. The XS850 custom was hand-built by the distillery’s owner Ryan Montgomery – who reportedly began planning for the event last winter after…
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NASA engineer WINS Indian ‘Wrench: Scout Bobber Build Off’
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Alfredo Juarez, a NASA engineer from Las Cruces, New Mexico has won the Indian Motorcycle ‘Wrench: Scout Bobber Build Off’, with his custom Indian Scout Bobber. Juarez’s bare-bones chopper, featuring a completely custom hardtail frame, drew inspiration from a number of different mechanical works of art, both in and out of the motorcycle industry. Juarez sites…
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RADICAL Kawasaki Zephyr 400 CUSTOM project. The Urabe.
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Japanese customisation specialists Bagus has made a name for itself, producing an eclectic range of radical and bizarre two wheeled creations. And the latest to be unveiled to the public is an awesome RACE-READY Kawasaki Zephyr 400. Ok, so it’s possible that Kawasaki’s Zephyr 400 isn’t the most obvious choice if you were looking for…
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SPOTTED: Yamaha’s new YZF-R3 caught testing. SPY SHOTS confirm it’s on the way.
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Yamaha’s new YZF-R3 has been caught on camera while out and about testing – and from what we can see in the snaps, the latest version of the potent A2-licence sportbike is well on its way to production. There’s been talk that Yamaha has been hard at work developing a new R3 for well over…
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Indian unveils three finalists from its ‘The Wrench: Scout Bobber Build Off’
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Indian Motorcycle has unveiled its final three custom builds from The Wrench: Scout Bobber Build Off. And here they are. Indian’s national custom motorcycle competition was designed to spotlight non-professional builders who wrench for passion and not pay. The three finalists were chosen earlier this year, and awarded with a 2018 Indian Scout Bobber and…
