Retro Classic
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VIDEO: World War II despatch rider TRAINING. How to ride and maintain a Norton 16H.
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A film has been unearthed which explains everything World War II despatch riders needed to know about the Norton 16H – from how to ride to maintenance in the field. There’s some glorious stuff tucked away around on the internet, and the latest thing to catch our eye is a 90 minute motorcycle training film…
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YOU can explore the Ducati, BMW and Harley Davidson museums from the comfort of your sofa.
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Want to check out some truly special bikes while we’re on lockdown? Now you can. The Ducati, BMW and Harley-Davidson museums are open for business on Google Maps. That’s right. Head over to Google Maps, select Street View and simply drag and drop the little orange man onto your museum of choice. You can check…
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Flying Flea and Roadster – two new model names registered by Royal Enfield
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It looks like there’s two more new bikes coming from Royal Enfield which has registered two names with the European Union Intellectual Property Office: Flying Flea and Roadster. ‘Flying Flea’ isn’t a new name for Enfield though, the original flea was a 125cc bike made from the early 1930s to the 1960s. During the second…
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Flying Flea and Roadster – two new model names registered by Royal Enfield
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It looks like there’s two more new bikes coming from Royal Enfield which has registered two names with the European Union Intellectual Property Office: Flying Flea and Roadster. ‘Flying Flea’ isn’t a new name for Enfield though, the original flea was a 125cc bike made from the early 1930s to the 1960s. During the second…
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Norton Motorcycles collapse. More information comes to light.
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Following last week’s news that Norton Motorcycles has gone into administration, more information has come to light which indicates that the latest collapse of the iconic British brand was a long time coming. -Metro Bank has confirmed it has spent months working with Norton to find a solution before bringing in the administrators as…
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And here they are: The Ducati Scrambler 1100 PRO (£11,295) and Sport PRO (£12,795).
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Well, we told you last week that this was going to happen today – and it’s happened today. Yep, this is the official reveal of the new Ducati Scramblers (1100 PRO and 1100 Sport PRO). Both bikes get model-specific Ducati Traction Control, ABS cornering and three standard riding modes. The Sport PRO gets Ohlins suspension,…
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Friday’s LOOK AGAIN: Here’s the Scrambler 1100 Pro and Sport Pro PLUS the FIRST photo of the Superleggera with clothes on
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Just in case you missed either of these stories that we brought you over the past few days, we figured it was worth showing you them again. And you can trust us, these are BIG stories. First up it’s the OFFICIAL teaser video from Ducati for the Scrambler 1100 Pro and 1100 Pro Sport bikes.…
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VIDEO: Here’s Ducati’s official teaser video for the 2020 Scrambler 1100 Pro and 1100 Pro Sport motorcycle
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The actual motorcycle will be unveiled on January 27th but for now we’ve got this official teaser video from the Italian factory which is clearly pointing towards the 1100 Pro – a high-spec Scrambler – and a more powerful 1100 Pro Sport variant. Here’s why this is about the 1100 Pro; the vid uses the…
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Suzuki hits the retro button (even more) with the Katana 7584 motorcycle. The uber-retro retro superbike
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This bike has made an appearance at the Verona show in Italy – and we like it. Basically, it’s a Suzuki Katana homage kitted out in a silver, blue, red and orange colour scheme direct from 1984 (hence the 84 in the bike’s name). The usual, modern Suzuki ‘S’ on the tank gives way to…
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WORLD LAUNCH: Triumph’s Bonneville Thruxton RS for 2020. FIRST impressions.
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Escaping the grey, dreary skies of Great Britain in January is always nice. And it’s even nicer if you get to experience some sunshine in Portugal aboard the new Triumph Thruxton RS. While the Thruxton has been a model name in the Hinckley factory’s line-up since 2004, it is only since the 2016 version was…
