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First Ride: Honda CRF250L Rally
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Of all the bikes in Honda’s line-up, the CRF250L Rally is arguably the most interesting. Honda claims it’s inspired by the factory CRF450 Rally – but despite its name and looks, the little Honda is not a rally bike. More accurately, Honda describes the CRF250L Rally as being ‘ready for a weekend adventure, long-distance touring,…
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VIDEO: Weird and wonderful Honda CBR1000F ‘MotoHome’
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26-year-old Californian student Jeremy Carman has created one of the strangest two-wheeled projects we’ve ever seen; The MotoHome. The base bike is a ’93 Honda CBR1000F, but Carman’s made a few changes to make the bike more capable on challenging terrain (and to take the weight of the cabin at the rear). In essence, he’s…
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Yamaha’s Yard Built XSR700’s inspired by ‘Back to the Future’. Which is your favourite?
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Yamaha unveiled six Yard Built SXR700’s at this year’s Wheels & Waves Festival – all inspired by ‘Back to the Future’. This year, it was down to bike builders and custom shops from Miss Bikes, Ton Up Garage, Le French Atelier, Russell Motorcycles, Yamaha Klein and Ironwood Motorcycles to make their marks on the XSR700…
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Walter Siegl Motorcycles built-to-order MV Agusta Bol d’Or Series street racer
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Walter Siegl Motorcycles has just unveiled its latest addition to its MV Agusta Bol d’Or Series – built around the iconic Italian brands new 3-cylinder engine and nimble trellis chassis. If you’ve not heard of WSM before – the New Hampshire based bike builders use the latest in electronics, suspension and technology to hand-build machines…
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VIDEO: 168bhp Suzuki GSX-R 1000 dirt bike. And it could be yours.
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Stunt Freaks Team has just released an awesome video of its shed-built GSX-R 1000 dirt bike tearing up the trails. Built from the bones of a 450cc Kawasaki crosser and a Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – the video shows just how capable to monster machine is in the dirt. And if you fancy getting your hands…
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VIDEO: Yardbuilt Yamaha XSR900 with 3D printed parts
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Yamaha Europe has revealed its latest Yard Built custom – made by French bike builders, DAB MOTORS. Based on XSR 900, ‘The ALTER’ incorporates the latest 3D modelling and printer technology, with a range of custom parts and accessories. Clever stuff. The ALTER utilises a range of 3D printed parts – including its aluminium seat…
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Anvil Motociclette unveils Indian Motorcycles flat tracker at the Wheels & Waves festival
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Anvil Motociclette, the Italian custom bike builder, has unveiled its latest project at Wheels & Waves. It’s a flat tracker called Shrimp – built from the bones of an Indian Scout Sixty. The Shrimp pays tribute to one of Indian’s earliest heroes, Albert ‘Shrimp’ Burns, whose story started at the age of 14 and ended…
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Do you ride an e-bike? Compulsory insurance could be coming to the UK
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If you’re an e-bike rider, you might soon need an expensive insurance policy to ride it legally. That’s because the European Commission has proposed updated laws, which would mean you’ll need the same level of insurance cover as any other motor vehicle. Last month, the European Commission issued a statement, including a paragraph which clarified…
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AMAZING: When Zero RS electric bike meets Ducati Panigale… electric drool…
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OK, so NOW we’re properly wanting one of these – it’s the outcome of a Zero RS electric bike and a Ducati Panigale – it’s absolutely beautiful. Made to order by Hollywood Electrics, the bike has been given a liquid cooling kit for the electric motor to boost performance plus a host of other parts.…
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First Ride: Honda CMX500 Rebel
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Reviving the Rebel: Honda’s iconic smaller capacity cruiser Honda’s new, novice-friendly middleweight cruiser, the CMX500 Rebel, joins the popular CBR500F sportster, CB500F roadster and CB500X adventure styled bike in Honda’s entry level family of easy-going 500cc twins. They’ve all been designed around the same 47bhp 471cc parallel twin engine and tubular steel frame – but…
