Retro Classic
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Triumph’s Bonneville Bobber and Street Scrambler hits dealers
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Triumph’s Bonneville Bobber and Street Scrambler hits dealers. The wait is finally over for Triumph fans as the arrival of two new iconic models, the Bonneville Bobber (above) and Street Scrambler, make their dealership debuts in a series of launch evenings across the UK on Thursday 23rd February. Priced at £10,500 and powered by the 1200cc…
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Launch ride: Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled
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Words: Alastair Fagan Photography: Milagro Just days after Ducati announced another record-breaking year for the Bologna factory in 2016, we were riding a new version of its pivotal sales success in Almeria, Spain. The Scrambler family has sold 32,000 units during the first two years of existence (roughly 16,000 each year) and ensured Ducati featured…
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New TCX Hero Waterproof boot now in UK dealers
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The brand-new, vintage-inspired Hero Waterproof boot from the TCX 24/7 Lifestyle collection is now available in UK dealers. With a retro look and modern technical spec, the Hero WP appeals to riders who like vintage styling but don’t want to compromise on high levels of protection. The boots are CE-certified in line with the new…
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Launch ride: Triumph Street Scrambler
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The iconic Triumph Scrambler is back, reincarnated as the new Street Scrambler The Street Twin has been the best-selling bike in the 2016 water-cooled Bonneville range, so it was only a matter of time until Triumph added more flavour to the accessible end of its modern classic range. Enter stage the Street Scrambler, the latest…
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Get your hands on a piece of racing history: 1992 Yamaha Harris YZR500 OWC1 Screamer on eBay
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Oh boy! Look what we just spotted on eBay: a pukka 1992 Yamaha Harris YZR500 OWC1 Screamer. This is a proper Grand Prix factory bike, built for the teams that raced at the top level back in the day. Tipping the scales at 130kg and pumping out around 155bhp, the Harris-framed two-stroke YZR500 is a…
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Sweet special: This is a Yamaha MT-03. Yep. Looks brilliant.
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Sweet special: This is a Yamaha MT-03. Yep. Looks brilliant. Check out this super sweet MT-03 special dirt-tracker. Built by German custom house Kingston Customs the bike is essentially the same MT-03 in terms of engine and major components but what KC has done has really made a difference. The special gets semi-knobbly tyres, a…
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Suzuki launches SV650 Scrambler (Sorry, France only)
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The good news is that Suzuki has launched a cool new SV650 Scrambler. The bad news is that at the moment it’s available in France only. The bike looks great with the little fly screen, raised handlebars, headlight guard and the short mud guard at the front. The Scrambler treatment continues at the rear where…
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Launch ride: Triumph Bonneville Bobber
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WORDS: John Milbank, editor of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine PHOTOGRAPHY: Triumph It seems I’m the only person in the UK who didn’t really like the Bobber when it was launched. In photos I thought it looked too bulky at the front. Even in the metal at Motorcycle Live I wasn’t impressed. This was a…
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Spy Shots: Royal Enfield Conti test bike out on the road
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Spy Shots: Royal Enfield Conti test bike out on the road. This is the 2017/18 Royal Enfield Continental GT out in final on-the-road consumption testing. Or pictures are from the same location that gave us the first look at the KTM 800 Enduro (which they’ll call the 790… natch) last week – and as a…
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Bezzi’s been at it again – this time he’s drawn up a pretty sweet JAWA Californian 351 concept
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Last week, we brought you bike designer Oberdan Bezzi’s concept art for the new BSA (we’ve put that at the bottom of the article here so that you can see it again). This week there’s another ‘fantasy’ – we think it’s pretty accurate in terms of what we will see heading out to the emerging…
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