Street Bikes
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Longtermers: 16 weeks on a Suzuki GSX-S 1000
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16 weeks on the Suzuki GSX-S 1000 and Andy Bell’s best laid plans have gone awry.
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UK Motorcycle clothing company expand in America
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Merlin ahave announced the appointment of Michael ‘Tex’ Mawby as North America Country Manager, to lead the expansion and presence of the Merlin brand within the USA and Canada. Mawby has vast motorcycle industry experience, previously serving as President of Gerbing Motorsports, Director of Sales and Marketing with TCX Boots and Eastern US and Canadian…
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Honda boffins make airbag advances
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Honda led the way in 2006 when it integrated an airbag into the Goldwing motorcycle. Now, the company is taking a further step, designing a new generation of cutting-edge airbags for motorcycles and filing for a patent. The Japanese manufacturer has a new design to replace the one introduced in 2006 on the Goldwing and…
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Suzuki test ride roadshow back for 2023!
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Suzuki GB will again embark on a test ride roadshow this summer, bringing an additional fleet of demo machines to several dealerships nationwide. The first of 13 events will take place on the 1-2 of April at new Suzuki dealer Mo-Tech Suzuki, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, with a test ride fleet including the all-new…
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Hydrogen Future?
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Honda team up with General Motors Honda and General Motors are the latest firms to reveal plans to get stuck into some hydrogen fuel cell research – and we’re here for it. With the increasingly urgent need for emissions-free vehicles, we’ve started to see more and more battery-powered machines making it to market. But there’s…
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Book of the Week: Café Racer International Volume 2
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Our book of the week for this week is Mike Cowton’s Café Racer International Volume 2!
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Legal Q&A: Court for chap who taxed wrong bike
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Q We are very fortunate and both I and my partner have a bike each in the garage (we bought matching MT-09s a few years ago). As summer was ending, I made a Statutory Off Road Notice (SORN) declaration for both bikes around last September. However, as we had a mild October I got road…
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Going Commando… Norton Commando 961 CR & SP
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With new owners, big ambitions and a shed-load of money behind it, Norton is back – and not just with the V4, but with the iconic Commando 961 too…
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Specialist Spotlight: Bell Helmets
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They’re probably one of the best known helmet brands in the world. Here’s what you need to know about the iconic American firm. Bell began in 1923, originally known as Bell Auto Parts. Employee Roy Richter started with the company back in 1933 – that very same year he also started racing – his passion…
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Carbon-neutral: It’s Big in Japan…
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Yamaha is the first motorcycle manufacturer in Japan to utilize green aluminum in its bikes. This groundbreaking innovation is part of their effort to reduce emissions and contribute to environmental protection. They will also continue to progress towards using low-carbon aluminium in their journey to achieve carbon-neutral materials. Yamaha declared today that it had attained…
