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Erik Buell Racing ‘acquired’ by Indian company Hero for $2.8m
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The ongoing saga of Erik Buell Racing continues with news that the Hero MotoCorp Ltd (HMCL) filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange that it has agreed a settlement with Erik Buell Racing which has the American segment of HMCL acquire a ‘project’ from EBR for a fee of $2.8 million. Buell had been working on…
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SCOOP: Indian to bring back the flat-tracker glory!
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Indian is building a pure-bred, road legal flat-track style motorcycle that will race on the Mile and Half Mile tracks in America by late 2016 or early 2017. There are no official sources to quite this claim from at the moment, but according to a flat-track source, Polaris Industries – the company that owns the…
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VIDEO: BMW S1000RR big screen action from M:I film. Uber cool.
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That there new Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation film that’s out now (or soon, depending on where you are) has some real nice BMW S1000RR action in it. Here’s a rather jolly nice clip from the film that makes cool bikes look even cooler. Nicely done, Mr Cruise – you talented sod. https://youtu.be/ha-MGEXS81k
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SCOOP: Royal Enfield Himalayan pre-prod bikes spotted
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Yep, we quite like this too. These are the Royal Enfield Himalayan pre-production bikes out testing. Expect the bike late this year, to be revealed at the EICMA show. They won’t be fast, or tech-laden but we think that this might just neatly slot into the custom-retro-adventure world very nicely indeed.
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VIDEO: First Victory electric production bike (TT podium bike for the road)
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Victory has launched the Empulse TT, which is a production electric motorcycle built around the same platform as the Brammo TT bike that bagged a podium in this year’s TT Zero race. Heres’ what Victory is saying about the bike (basically, this is what you want to know about charge times, range etc): The Victory…
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All Year Biker: Cleaning with meaning
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By Chris Moss A lot of us aren’t fans of cleaning our bikes. All Year Biker is though. And they have a specific treatment plan to remedy years of neglect. Keeping a motorcycle clean and in good cosmetic shape can be quite a science. Doing it really well requires the correct procedures and appropriate…
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SCOOP: Kawasaki’s new supercharged bike on the way
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Kawasaki has just published patents for this – another supercharged bike. The patent is surprisingly sparce on details but what it does show is that this is a unit different in design to that used on the awesome H2R hyperbike. Now, Kawasaki has made no secret of the fact that this supercharging tech is likely…
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More than 185,000 Harleys recalled to fix luggage problem
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Harley-Davidson has put out a recall for over 185,000 motorcycles. Because of those model’s panniers. H-D says that it’s mounts may not adequately secure the panniers to the bike whilst on the move. If you’re in any doubt about your bike then contact your Harley dealer as soon as possible with the model name, registration…
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SCOOP: Kawasaki boss: ‘New ZX-10R will be here in 2016 and it’s a BIG step forward’
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2016 will see a completely tweaked Kawasaki ZX-10R with major changes to the chassis, swingarm, engine and electronics. Guim Roda, Kawasaki’s World Superbike Team Manager said: “The concept is the same as the current motorcycle, but there are some changes coming to make it much more competitive. This year the technical rules are more restrictive…
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Video: Rider grabs Go Pro mid corner. So cool.
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We love a cool video, especially when there’s no point to it. So enjoy this – it’s a video that’s safe for work, and we promise it’ll make you smile. Basically, it’s a rider getting his knee down on a Californian road – so far, so normal. But he does have a very nice way…
