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  • Longtermers: 4 Weeks on a Suzuki GSX-S 1000

    Longtermers: 4 Weeks on a Suzuki GSX-S 1000

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    Andy Bell on his first month getting his head around the GSX-S 1000.

  • Donations wanted for Ace Café London’s Christmas Toy Run

    Donations wanted for Ace Café London’s Christmas Toy Run

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    Ace Café London’s annual Xmas Toy Run is back in December for it’s 25th year.

  • Tangerine Dream

    Tangerine Dream

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    More power, less weight, upgraded electronics … and the first 30 buyers get to play with it on track in Valencia too. The Austrian factory’s Moto2-inspired track bike is back for 2023, with another 200 models going into production. Revealed last year, the first generation RC 8C (which was inspired by KTM’s now defunct Moto2…

  • Latest tech. for the 2023 Bavarian Bullet

    Latest tech. for the 2023 Bavarian Bullet

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    BMW’s flagship sportbike get the latest technology ready for the 2023 race season It might not look like a whole lot has been changed for the latest generation M1000RR – but actually, BMW’s made a load of small but significant adjustments to both chassis and the engine, with the primary aim of reducing weight and…

  • ‘Tracker Tribulations

    ‘Tracker Tribulations

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    This Bonnie belonged to one of my best mates, Dave Robbo, for years, and it sat in the corner of his workshop in a part-disassembled condition. He’d bought it in 1984 when it was just two years old, and’d used it to go all over the country to rallies, as well as being a daily…

  • Norton’s new Commando 961 UK variants…

    Norton’s new Commando 961 UK variants…

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    Iconic British firm Norton looks to be finding its feet after a turbulent few years. New owner TVS has splashed the cash, and with a new factory and the launch of a heavily revised V4SV riders can once again start to get excited about what may be on offer. While there are no new models…

  • Moto Guzzi’s V100 Mandello – it’s a big deal!

    Moto Guzzi’s V100 Mandello – it’s a big deal!

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    The V100 Mandello is a big deal for Moto Guzzi. The new sport tourer-cum-comfy naked is an innovative bit of kit which brings the iconic firm crashing into the modern day thanks to some properly clever features, a load of electronics and a completely new engine. There’s actually three models to choose from. There’s the…

  • 207hp, standard. The new Panigale V4 R…

    207hp, standard. The new Panigale V4 R…

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    The Italian firm has just revealed the latest version of its street-legal but race-ready Panigale V4 R – and it’s just as bonkers as you’d expect. The headline news is that it’s 998cc V4 engine develops a whopping 207hp at 13,500rpm. But that’s just in standard tune. If you drop the homologated exhaust and swap…

  • Harley’s Pan America Clues…

    Harley’s Pan America Clues…

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    A few months we told you that there was speculation that Harley-Davidson could be preparing to unveil a new, smaller version of its recently released adventure bike – and new information reveals that it could be closer than we first thought. It’s not a surprise that H-D’s decided to create a smaller adventure machine. While…

  • RUMOUR: Yamaha registers names – sporty bike on the way?

    RUMOUR: Yamaha registers names – sporty bike on the way?

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    The Japanese factory’s registered a load of brand names for its sportiest bikes – and there’s talk that we’re going to see one of them very soon. In February 2021, Yamaha registered a whole load of names for its sporty YZF-R range. There’s YZF-R1, YZF-R2, YZF-R3, YZF-R4, YZF-R5, YZF-R6, YZF-R7, YZF-R8, YZF-R9, YZF-R15, YZF-R20 and…

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