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  • Triumph Street Twin store launch

    Triumph Street Twin store launch

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      Triumph has announced that Thursday 11th February 2016 is the day for the national store launch of the Hinckley firm’s all-new Street Twin. The first of the 2016 Bonneville range to hit dealerships, the 900cc model has already attracted rave media reviews, including our Triumph Street Twin video review. With an official unveiling, special…

  • SCOOP: BMW concepts for motorcycle laser light and helmet with head-up display

    SCOOP: BMW concepts for motorcycle laser light and helmet with head-up display

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    BMW Motorrad has just announced that it will be displaying two innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on 6-9 January 2016. Laser light for motorcycles and a helmet with a head-up display will be presented, setting new standards of motorcycle safety, along with a technical outlook of how they may be…

  • SCOOP: Updated livery for 2016 Royal Enfield range leaked before launch

    SCOOP: Updated livery for 2016 Royal Enfield range leaked before launch

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    The updated livery for 2016 Royal Enfield bikes has been leaked before the official launch. This is according to sources in India where the bikes are produced, and we have the annotated images to show you exactly what’s new. For 2016 Royal Enfield will be updating the colours and graphics of the Classic, Electra and…

  • Special Edition Triumph Street Triple Rx Black announced

    Special Edition Triumph Street Triple Rx Black announced

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    Triumph has launched a limited ‘black’ edition of its Street Triple Rx. Drawing inspiration from the Daytona 675R and unveiled at Motorcycle Live last month (NEC Birmingham, 28th November – 6th December), the Street Triple Rx Black will be available through Triumph dealerships from early January 2016. Here’s what the Hinckley firm says about the…

  • VIDEO: 2016 BMW RnineT Scrambler – a quick look

    VIDEO: 2016 BMW RnineT Scrambler – a quick look

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    If you like the big BMW twin and you’re into scramblers, this is the bike for you: Mikko takes a quick look at the 2016 BMW RnineT Scrambler. VIDEO: 2016 BMW RnineT Scrambler – a quick look

  • VIDEO: Quick walk through the 2016 Ducati range

    VIDEO: Quick walk through the 2016 Ducati range

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    Tony Carter goes for a quick walk through the 2016 Ducati range at Motorcycle Live. Rapid look at rapid bikes – and the Scrambler 400. VIDEO: Quick walk through the 2016 Ducati range

  • Video: 2016 Bimota Impeto and Tesi walk around

    Video: 2016 Bimota Impeto and Tesi walk around

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    A quick look at two amazing bits of kit for 2016 from Italian style house, Bimota. The 160bhp Impeto naked superbike and the weird, Tesi front ended cafe racer. Here’s Tony Carter with all the details: Video: 2016 Bimota Impeto and Tesi walk around  

  • VIDEO: 2016 Triumph range, punter’s view

    VIDEO: 2016 Triumph range, punter’s view

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    We love the look of the new Bonnevilles, and just to make sure that we weren’t alone in our opinion we talked to punter Paul Almond about the 2016 range of Bonneville Triumphs – including the amazing Thruxton R – at Motorcycle live. Here’s what the experienced motorcyclists thought about the new bikes: VIDEO: 2016…

  • Top Ten Motorcycles of Everything

    Top Ten Motorcycles of Everything

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    Countless hours have been won and lost chatting – or arguing – about the top ten fastest bikes, the classics, the not-so-classics, and the “if only we won the lottery” bikes. Well, we thought we’d pull together a top ten of the top ten. From the most futuristic to the fastest female, to the most…

  • Triumph closes year with £2.3m profit

    Triumph closes year with £2.3m profit

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    Triumph closes year with £2.3m profit. Triumph made £2.3m profit in 2014/2015 according to financial reports just released – that compares to a huge £8m loss made in the 12 months prior to last year’s business year. In real terms the latest set of books for the Hinckley-based firm show that Triumph has brought in…

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