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SCOOP AWESOME KTM/RD350 special built by kid in India
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Now THIS is what we want to have a go on next – this absolutely gorgeous mash-up between a KTM Duke 390 and a Yamaha RD350. This special has been built in India by Aseem Singh Pawar and is officially called the RD-Duke. Pawar (pictured below) lovingly calls his bike the ‘Flying Sikh’ and has done…
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SCOOP Atlantic Metals buys up Erik Buell Racing for $2.25m
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The second half of the deal over Erik Buell Racing has now gone through after an auction yesterday – in which Altlantic Metals acquired all of EBR’s bike-making equipment. That means the machines, parts, tools and associated bits and parts of EBR PLUS the company’s trademarks, patents and databases are now owned by the American…
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Massive fire guts Fantic site and destroys bikes
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A fire has swept through the Fantic production sheds at Treviso in Italy leaving bikes and machinery destroyed and causing a million Euros of damage. The fire broke out around midnight on Wednesday August 5, ten fire engines attended the blaze with the first unit arriving on site at 1.15am. According to reports, the majority…
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Hot rumour’s from Ducati sources: 899 ‘S’ instead of new Streetfighter 1299
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Hot rumours today about the Ducati 2016 line-up which are largely centering around a 899 ‘S’ type model Panigale. The grumbles about the bike are coming from America and they are virtually rubbishing the recent gossip-mongering elsewhere that claimed we could be about to see a 1299-based Streetfighter launched by Ducati. Those rumours of the…
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SCOOP Video Yamaha’s MT-09-powered super sand buggy wotsit nearly here
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Do you fancy a four-wheeled, super sand buggy type racer from Yamaha – powered by the firm’s three-cylinder MT-09 engine? Yeah, we wouldn’t mind a blat in it too. And looking at this very funky video released by the Japanese factory, it’s going to be with us by the start of next month. …
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SCOOP Great British Bake Off Hollywood starting Bikes n Bakes festival!
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British Bake Off star Paul Hollywood is setting up a motorcycle and baking festival. No, we didn’t believe it either when we first heard about it – but it’s true. The brilliant lazer-eyed barn owl of baking is a life-long motorcycle fan and owns a few bikes including a Kawasaki H2. He’s trying to…
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Our latest FREE weekly MoreBikes app is now LIVE
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The latest issue of our FREE weekly MoreBikes app is out now. Full of the stories, kit reviews, features and news that matters – and some silly stuff and videos that don’t really matter but will make you smile. Doesn’t cost a penny and you can get it from here: Here’s the app! At…
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Meet Honda’s funky Hornet 160R. About to go on sale.
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What do reckon to this little beauty then? This is the Honda CB Hornet 160R, a bike that’s going on sale in the Indian market. Powered by a 162cc single-cylinder air-cooled engine that makes 14.5bhp @ 8,000rpm, maximum torque is 14.61Nm @ 6,000rpm and the bike gets a five-speed gearbox – top end on the…
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SCOOP Kawasaki 2016 colours and stuff (so far)
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Kawasaki has just sent us these updates for the 2016 range so we thought we’d let you read what the factory itself is saying about the changes to the range. Mostly just colours at this stage, new models like the new ZX-10R and possibly the new junior supercharged bike, both of which we scooped a while back,…
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SCOOP Jurassic World Scrambler sells for £28,000
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Last weekend, the global charity auction of an iconic Triumph Scrambler ridden by film star Chris Pratt in Jurassic World closed after ten days and 90 bids. The bespoke bike, which was featured racing alongside Raptors in this summer’s blockbuster is a one-off piece of movie history and raised $43,752 or£28,000 in aid of those battling…
