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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…
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BMW opens new Rider Training centres in Darlington and Edinburgh
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BMW has opened two new Rider Training centres in Darlington, County Durham and Edinburgh, Scotland – to bring the Bavarian brand’s top-quality road skills training to even more British motorcyclists. The new schools join established sites in Royston, Hertfordshire and Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire – and will offer the same comprehensive suite of training for those…
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Say WHAT? Here’s Harley-Davidson’s NEW Pan America 1250 Adventure bike. Yep. It’s real.
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Talk about turning your motorcycle world upside-down! Harley-Davidson has just revealed it’s huge plans for the future with a raft of new motorcycles ranging from 500 to 1250cc – with this, the firm’s new Pan American Adventure bike dropping jaws around the globe. The Pan America is powered by a new water-cooled motor which is…
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VIDEO: Riding Honda’s new MONKEY 125!
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MoreBikes has been out to Nice on the south coast of France, for the launch of a range of new small capacity machines from Honda. The main event was the unveiling of its updated Forza 125 and 300 premium scooters – but we also got a quick chance to ride the all-new Monkey 125. With…
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BMW R nineT ‘Giggerl’ Custom Project. It’s MAD.
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Austrian bike-builder Bernhard Naumann has built chopped and changed BMW’s R nineT – and come up with this mental custom project called the Giggerl. Naumann built the Giggerl on behalf of BMW Motorrad for the 2018 Soul Food event at Neukirchen, Austria. And he’s called it the Giggerl because it reminds him of a…
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WT (actual) F! Jet Ski MotoGymkhana
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We’ve just been sent this hilarious video of a two wheeled jet ski doing some tight turns, MotoGymkhana style. Made us smile. Perfect for a Monday morning. Underneath the ‘fairing’ It’s actually a little Honda Grom – it’s creator has aptly named his crazy construction, the Gromski. https://www.facebook.com/motoXupdates/videos/2247885368683710/
