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MotoGP: All the stats ahead of this weekend’s Austin round in Texas
– This is the fifth successive year that a MotoGP event has been held at the Austin circuit and below are a selection of facts and stats related to this event: – In total, there have been 29 previous Grand Prix events hosted in the USA: Daytona – 2, Laguna Seca – 15, Indianapolis –…
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Tom Cruise rides (and crashes) a BMW R nineT Scrambler during Mission Impossible 6 filming
Production has kicked off for the new Mission Impossible 6 film, and we’ve been sent these behind the scenes snaps of Tom Cruise (intentionally) crashing a BMW RnineT Scrambler during filming. Exclusive ‘automotive marketing’ partner for the last couple of films, it seems that BMW is back on board for the latest instalment of the long running…
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Kawasaki H2 world speed record at 229.1mph
Rickey Gadson has set a new world speed record on a modified Kawasaki H2, reaching 229.1 mph at the Texas Mile. The name Rickey Gadson might seem familiar to some of you. He’s an 11-time ¼ mile champion drag racer, RG62 performance parts manufacturer, star of US tv show ‘Caffeine and Octane’, and he’s recently…
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Track-ready version of the Honda Fireblade SP2 to be announced tomorrow – here’s the spec
If you fancy something very exclusive (as in, 40 are being sold in the first batch) then get your cash out for a track-ready, kitted Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR SP2 race special that goes on release tomorrow.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or…
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Lawrence of Arabia Brough Superior SS100 letter going under the hammer!
A letter that Lawrence of Arabia wrote to George Brough, placing an order for the SS100 Brough Superior motorbike on which he died, is going under the hammer at the end of the month. For the uninitiated, Lawrence was a British intelligence officer in Cairo at the time of the Arab Revolt against German-supporting Turkey…
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Norton Motorcycles receive boost from the bank!
Norton Motorcycles is scaling up production and hiring 40 more staff, thanks to a £3 million boost from Santander. Last year we showed you some behind the scenes snaps of the new Norton factory in Castle Donington – they showed a relatively small scale production line with a pretty limited capacity, but that’s all about to change.Article continues below……
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Prime Factors launch Indian Motorcycle store with open day event! Get along and ride some sweet Indian motorcycles
Surrey motorcycle specialists Prime Factors Motorcycles have been appointed as the latest outlet for the iconic American brand Indian and will launch their new showroom and machines to the public this Saturday (22nd April). The dealership in Redhill will have a fleet of demonstration bikes plus experts from Indian Motorcycle in attendance with a promotional…
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BMW confirms 212bhp HP4 RACE carbon superbike. Yours for £68k and there’s only going to be 750 of them made.
Last week we brought you our spy shots of BMW’s HP4 RACE carbon superbike out on final form during track tests in Spain – and today the factory announced that the bike is indeed going on sale to the general public. For nearly £70k.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the…
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Want to ride Cuba with Che Guevara’s son? He’s gone and started up a motorcycle touring business down there… yeah, really.
Using a convoy of Harley-Davidsons, you might not expect the youngest son of the revered revolutionary to be making a buck riding around his homeland and giving tourists his point of view on the Cuban land, but he is and that’s what’s happening. And the company has just released new dates for later this year.Article…
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Lewis Hamilton: ‘I’d like to race in a MotoGP race’
Former F1 world champ Lewis Hamilton has said that he wants to race in MotoGP, and that the F1 bosses shouldn’t stand in the way if a ride could be found.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Speaking out…
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Video: Pastrana gets whip-giddy at legends race re-run weekend
Check out this awesome video of dirt legend Travis Pastrana getting back to racing at fellow dirt legend Kevin Windham’s Mississippi MX Paradise.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Windham invited a load of older motocross heroes along for…
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Revealed: Two-Wheel Drive Suzuki Burgman Scooter
Suzuki has filed a patent application for a two-wheel drive scooter. It shows (what looks like) a Suzuki Burgman 200, with a hub-mounted electric motor in the front wheel that works to assist the engine-driven rear wheel. The main difference to a typical Burgman 200 is the front end. On the patent, the front wheel…
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Woman is motorbiking across the world – in spite of her ex-Boyfriend, who said it was ‘too dangerous’
Nikki Misurelli’s former boyfriend refused to let her accompany him on a bike trip he was undertaking with his mates – he reckoned she wouldn’t be able to handle the ride from USA to Argentina. So, they broke up and she went by herself. Nikki passed her full bike test, and used a Honda CBR600RR…
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Video: Elbow down, on a Yamaha R3, in a car park. At 15mph.
Check this out, it’s a kid in Japan getting his elbow down on his R3. In a car park. At 15mph. The whole film is just 42 seconds long, but it’s impressive and worth a look. Fair play to the kid, makes it look easy.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading…
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Video: WATCH THIS! Filtering on the back wheel. UK styleee. One handed at times, too
https://youtu.be/FCL_oycsY_8 Check this video out. It’s only 30 seconds long and it’s clearly shot from a helmet camera somewhere in the UK, but as far as filtering goes… this has a certain something that we’ve not seen before. We bet you watch it twice. And then pass it on to your mates. Article continues below……
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Triumph announces TFEST event for later this month
Triumph Motorcycles will be hosting TFEST later this month (Saturday 22/Sunday 23 April), the annual celebration of its motorcycle range. Taking place at Triumph dealers throughout the UK, TFEST is a fantastic opportunity for fans to view the entire range, including the latest edition to the Triumph family as dealers unveil the new Street Triple…
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Caught out! 17 pictures of BMW’s HP4 RACE carbon superbike out in final pre-sale tests in Spain
This is the BMW HP4 RACE undergoing a batch of final testing in Spain. Our spy snapper caught the 999cc hyperbike being put through an extensive testing programme in the South of Spain yesterday and from our exclusive pictures it’s clear to see that there’s already been a few tweaks to the gorgeous all-carbon bodywork…
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Guy Martin and John McGuinness out in action in Japan testing electric TT bikes
John McGuinness and Guy Martin have been putting in the Japanese laps on the electric bikes that they will both contest at this year’s Isle of Man Zero TT race. The Honda team-mates were out in action in Japan yesterday with the Mugen Shinden electric bike squad. Although both riders were at the test, held…
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Suzuki announces new low-rate finance offer on SV650 and GSX-S1000 models
Suzuki has announced a new, low-rate finance offer for its SV650 and GSX-S1000 machines, which means the middleweight V-twin can be ridden away for £60 per month.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. A new rate of 4.9% APR, coupled…
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Get £3,789 worth of accessories for £1,500 when you buy a new Ducati 959 Panigale
Ducati UK is celebrating the 8th successive year of the Ducati Performance TriOptions Cup with a new offer of accessories when buying a new 959 Panigale. The Ducati Cup has become the longest running one make series supporting the British Superbike championship – and arguably the most successful with over 50 riders registered for this year’s…
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Bold plans for huge classic bike presence at this year’s Coventry Motofest, June 3 and 4
Organisers at Coventry Motofest have partnered with the Coventry Business Improvement District (BID) – the body that represents the city’s retailers – in a new initiative designed to deliver the biggest classic vehicle offering ever staged at the festival. In ambitious plans to create a ‘show within a show’, the new Coventry BID Classic is…
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Iron Maiden goes full Isle of Man TT with 2017 tour t-shirt (featuring Peter Hickman and his Smiths Triumph). Yeah.
Iron Maiden has revealed its new 2017 UK tour shirt and the monsters of metal’s allegiance is squarely set with Peter Hickman and this year’s Isle of Man TT.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. You can see the…
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Video: Ride along with Guy Martin in a secret Time Attack lap of Cadwell Park (it’s four wheels… mostly…)
https://www.facebook.com/cadwellpark/videos/1649985511681794/ Check out this video of Guy Martin putting a Time Attack Evo through its paces at Cadwell Park. the lad looks a bit tasty. This happened a couple of weeks ago at the Lincolnshire circuit and the rumour is that this attempt was being filmed for an upcoming episode of the Speed series.
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The New Triumph Speed Triple gets the Rizoma treatment
Italian accessory manufacturer Rizoma has once again worked their magic – this time on the brand new Triumph Street Triple. They’ve updated the British streetfighter, with a full line of specific premium accessories made from aluminium that allow users a range of customisation options. It might only seem like yesterday, but the first Triumph Speed…
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