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BMW’s C Evolution Long Range shown at Paris show
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BMW’s C-Evo scooter is getting some major work for 2017 – mostly centred around the three biggest problems that have dogged the big plug-in scoot so far; speed, battery and range. Two versions of the super scoot have been shown at the Paris show. The C now comes in a 125cc equivalent (11kW version which…
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Video: Mum rear-ends her son off his bike at a junction (yep, you know what we mean…)
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https://youtu.be/vr6GkwQDDjk Here’s a video that’s doing the rounds right now – and you’ve got to feel sorry for the biker… he gets taken out at a junction by his own mother. Just a couple of minutes after she says goodbye and tells him to ride safe. It’s not safe for work, there’s a bit of…
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2017 Husqvarnas get 6bhp more for next year on both Enduro and Supermoto versions
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Husqvarna Motorcycles has just sent us the details on its new 701 SUPERMOTO and 701 ENDURO, fitted with the most powerful single cylinder engine ever developed by Husqvarna now delivering 6bhp and 3.0Nm of torque more than the previous generation. Each bike is now Euro 4 friendly, too. MAJOR ADVANCES Both the 701 SUPERMOTO and…
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BMW launches FIRST airbag textile jacket packed with Alpinestars MotoGP tech!
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BMW Motorrad is launching the BMW Motorrad Street Air by Alpinestars, an advanced airbag system built into a jacket similar to the tech used by MotoGP stars. Adopted from the current Alpinestars Tech-Air street airbag system – a set-up needing no motorbike-mounted sensors – the kit uses a sophisticated algorithm that detects imminent danger and…
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Video: Scooter rider comes off worse after row with Ford Fiesta
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Check out this video of a white Ford Fiesta that appears to deliberately knock a scooter rider off their bike. The footage was captured by the son of Katie Levett-Allen who posted the shocking footage on her Facebook page. The coming together was caught on camera on the A23 in Coulsden, Surrey. Levett-Allen said: “They had…
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Video: 2017 Yamaha Tracer 900 – new colours and graphics on film
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So we know the score – if you, like us, really like the Tracer 900 from Yamaha and fancy getting some of the accomplished sport tourer funtime cracker then this video will warm your soul. Essentially, it’s just running the bikes in their new colours for 2017. But it’s worth a watch.
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2017 Sport Heritage range gets cosmetic tweaks and colours for next year
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Yamaha’s XV950R, XSR900 and XSR700 get a new colour for each 2017 model range – the XV950R gets a Tech Graphite grey, the XSR900 gets a Tech Black option and the XSR700 also gets the Tech Black. The previous colours remain with the XSR700 also getting a newly-black radiator finish on the Forrest Green and…