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Guy Martin completes the Tour Divide mountain bike event! As Terry Smith (like we told you ages ago)
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Guy Martin completes the Tour Divide mountain bike event! As Terry Smith (like we told you ages ago). And here it is – Terry Smith (aka our favourite sideburned two-wheeled nut Guy Martin) has finished the gruelling mountain bike event in America. Guy has been out on the huge time trail across some of the…
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One to go to: Fowlers Motorcycles 90th Birthday Party!
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One to go to: Fowlers Motorcycles 90th Birthday Party! In 1926, Frank and Alice Fowler opened a small corner shop in the heart of Bristol and were joined a year later by their eldest son, Harry, then just 14 years of age. Nine decades later, on Sunday 17th July, Fowlers Motorcycles will be warmly welcoming…
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My bike: 2005 Triumph Speed Triple review
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My bike: 2005 Triumph Speed Triple review. MY BIKE – The details Owner: Matt James Price paid: £5500 Spec: 128bhp/78lb-ft Kerb weight: 207kg Tank: 18 litres Seat: 815mm Miles on clock: 44,000 Average mpg: Around 43mpg Current tyres: Michelin Pilot Road 4 General impressions: Great fun, stonking motor, never fails to put a smile…
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Motorcyclists are ‘More attractive than drivers’ according to research study
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Motorcyclists are ‘More attractive than drivers’ according to research study. People who wear clothing associated with motorcycling are seen as more attractive, daring, adventurous and fun, new research has found. The study from one of the UK and Ireland’s leading motorcycle insurance brokers, Carole Nash, asked over 1,000 adults to rate the looks of the…
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Eskil Suter video interview: The story behind the 195bhp, two-stroke, MMX500
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We got to talk to Eskil Suter about the MMX500, the 195bhp two-stroke motorcycle that Ian Lougher raced at the Isle of Man TT. Eskil talks about the bike, what his thinking was behind creating the current model and how it all came together. There might even be a bigger version coming at some point –…
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Yamaha MT-07 Tracer 700: World Launch report – part two FIRST VIDEO REVIEW
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Yamaha MT-07 Tracer 700: World Launch report – part two FIRST VIDEO REVIEW. Here’s the world’s first on board riding review from the £6,299 Yamaha MT-07 Tracer 700 world launch in Italy. The latest addition to the Yamaha MT family is based around the firm’s MT-07, 75bhp motor but gets a 50mm longer swingarm…
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Yamaha MT-07 Tracer 700: First impressions
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Editor Tony Carter is out in Italy on the world launch of the Yamaha MT-07 Tracer 700. He’s sending through live updates: First impression is great all rounder, at £6299, it will sell loads. It is very capable, and on Michelin Pilot Road 4 tyres, smooth and predictable. Brakes are predictable and progressive, but not loads of…
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Yamaha MT-07 Tracer 700: World Launch report – first ride incoming
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Yamaha MT-07 Tracer 700: World Launch report – first ride incoming. We’re about to get underway with the world launch, first ride on the Yamaha Tracer 700. Our editor, TC, is out in Italy to try the bike out for the first time. The new Tracer 700 is based around the MT-07’s 75bhp engine, comes…
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Yamaha MT-07 Tracer: World Launch report – part one
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Yamaha MT-07 Tracer: World Launch report – part one. We’re at the world launch of Yamaha’s new Tracer 700 – we’re in Italy right now at the official presentation of the new model and we’re going to be riding it tomorrow. The latest addition to the Tracer range is going on sale from next month…
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2017 Honda Fireblade to get a face-lift
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Japanese journos are expecting the new 2017 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade to have an updated look at the front. In the cover of Japanese Young Machine magazine Honda’s new litre-beast has sharper looking headlights, although the difference is not huge and most of the design has not been altered from the current model. The appearance of…
