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Launch report: Yamaha XSR900 Abarth
Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. “This’d be fantastic around Cadwell,” exclaimed one journo as he jumped off the XSR900 Abarth. He’s right, but it’s a shame I found it so uncomfortable on the tight twisting roads of…
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3D printed Italian Volt Lacama electric bike!
Italian Volt has created the Lacama – a customisable electric motorcycle made from 3D printed parts that can go from 0 to 62 mph in 4.2 seconds, and can be charged in just 40 minutes. The new bike, which is built with 3D printed bodywork and high-end performance parts, including Brembo brakes and Ohlins suspension…
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Ex-racer sells TT trophy to fund Ferrari-powered motorcycles!
With a relatively successful racing career behind him, including a Canadian National Championship and an Isle of Man TT podium, former racer Andreas Georgeades decided to hang up his leathers and pursue his passion of squeezing powerful car engines into custom built motorcycles. Between 1978 and 1998, Andreas built three Ferrari powered custom motorcycles. Two…
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New Spanish motorcycle maker Macbor unveils range of bikes including small Adventure models
Here’s a new Spanish motorcycle manufacturer that’s going for the smaller capacity market. Called Macbor, the company is the brainchild of Jaime Bordoy – a former Bultaco man who also used to import MV Agusta and SYM bikes into Spain – his sons Albert and Jordi and partner Josep Lluis Merlos.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy…
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Rumour: Top tech, new Suzuki GSX-R600 on the way for 2019
Just rumours and chat on the wind at the moment, but the American outlet Asphalt & Rubber is running a story about a GSX-R600 coming from Suzuki for 2019.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. According to the site,…
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Gary Johnson to race WK650 at the 2017 TT
WK Bikes CFMOTO Factory Team has confirmed Gary Johnson will ride for the squad once again at the Isle of Man TT races. Gary and the team just missed a podium finish in 2016 by just two seconds.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe,…
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MotoGP: Sam lowes ‘We’ll make big step in Argentina’
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini rider Sam Lowes has been talking about his plans for how to get his MotoGP bike further up the field following his race debut on the Italian machine last weekend which saw the Lincolnshire lad finish in 18th place. Speaking to MotoGP.com, Lowes said: “The weekend was a bit different, with…
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New TCX Street Ace Waterproof sneakers
Italian footwear specialist TCX has just launched its latest fashion conscious ‘biker sneaker’ – an updated version of the Street Ace. The ‘biker sneaker’ has become a popular choice for lots of riders who are after a casually-styled boot that can be worn both on and off the bike, that promises to keep you safe…
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Launch report: Yamaha SCR950
Yamaha’s SCR950 is hampered by its marketing. Described as being: “Inspired by the street scramblers of the 1960s,” many journalists’ default position will be to thrust it straight into a pigeon-hole already swollen with the likes of Ducati’s Scrambler, Triumph’s Street Scrambler and BMW’s R-nine-T Scrambler. I’d consider the XSR700 to have more potential to…
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Video: Road to Race – the story of the new Honda CBR1000RR
Honda Racing has just released the first episode of their brand new ‘Road to Race’ web series, which looks at just what’s involved when transforming a road-spec Fireblade into a race-ready Superbike. The first episode of the new series goes behind the scenes of the three Honda Racing teams, at their workshop in Louth in…
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Official Honda 150SS Racer concept unveiled!
This awesome Honda 150SS Racer Concept has just been unveiled on the Honda stand, at the Bangkok Motor Show in Thailand. The 150SS has been designed and produced by Honda Thailand, and it harks back to the heady days of the SS50 and SS125, two of the best looking, café racer styled, small capacity…
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Limited edition (chrome) Moto Guzzi V7 III revealed!
To celebrate the 50 year anniversary of the first Moto Guzzi V, the Italian brand has launched their latest incarnation of the iconic bike – the V7 III. We’ve already told you in detail about three of the models from the new range – the Stone, Special and Racer – but we’ve just been…
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BMW S1000RR goes sideways!
We know this video isn’t anything new – it’s from over a year ago – but it’s an awesome bit of footage of a BMW S1000RR drifting around a track that’s definitely brightened up our Monday. This video shows just how capable the BMW S1000RR is out on the track – and what it looks like when pushed to…
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MV Agusta avoids bankruptcy in Italian court
MV Agusta has avoided bankruptcy after an Italian court ruled that the firm’s cost-cutting plans did go far enough to save the marque. An application submitted to the court in Varese explaining that the factory was cutting costs and the amount of models in the range was upheld by Judge Miro Santangelo.Article continues below… Advert…
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Revealed: NASA’s secret plans to put motorbikes on the moon!
In the late 60’s NASA were hard at work developing electric minibikes to allow Apollo 15 astronauts to explore the surface of the moon, further afield from the Lunar Module. Official American government photographs from the project confirm NASA’s plan to put motorcycles on the moon. One of the pictures from NASA (below) shows an engineer testing (what…
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KTM sacks five members of staff for ‘misusing’ brand new bikes!
Check this out, it’s a video that’s led to the sacking of five KTM staff members. In the video, a group of KTM showroom employees are seen dancing around to the sweet sounds of the new KTM Duke 250 and 390. It looks like they’re having a great time, but at what cost? Article continues…
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Are you ready to parade your motorcycle on the original Mallory Park Circuit?
The annual Mallory Bike Bonanza, now entering its fourth year, will be held across July 8 and 9. The event will once again host parade sessions throughout the weekend on the Leicestershire circuit’s original track configuration. The meeting, organised by the circuit’s management team Real Motorsport Limited, promises an array of interesting motorcycles and sidecar…
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2017 YZF-R6 coming in at just under £11k…
Yamaha has just announced the UK price and vital statistics of its awesome new 2017 YZF-R6 – and with first shipments due on British shores in April, the eagerly anticipated production version of the three-time World Supersport Championship winning machine is nearly here… The suggested retail price for the UK is £10,999 – which although a…
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Oldest Vespa in the world is up for auction! And it’s going to cost you a packet to own this unique 98cc scooter
The world’s oldest Vespa is up for auction – and the ancient 98cc put-put has a reserve price of £282,000!Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The scooter, with serial number 1003, is complete, a runner and comes from…
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Oooh, yes… this is the Ducati 851 Superleggera
It’s only a computer-generated image, so don’t get too excited, but we love this and figured that you’d probably love it, too.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. This picture is from the guys at WorldSBK.com and is their…
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Spy Shots! Here’s KTM’s 790 Duke in FINAL bodywork and styling! The 2018 bike caught out in final phase of testing.
These exclusive pictures of the new 2018 KTM 790 Duke undergoing final tests in Spain give you the clearest indication yet of what the bike will look like when it is officially unveiled later this year.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or…
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Freddie Frith’s 1948 Velocette World Championship winning GP race bike headlining Bonham’s auction at the April Stafford Show
The ex-Freddie Frith, World Championship winning 1948 Velocette 348cc KTT MkVIII Works Special Racing motorcycle will highlight the Spring Stafford Sale at the Carole Nash International Classic Motorcycle Show. That’s the world’s first 350cc GP championship winning bike up for sale. If you fancy going to the brilliant (and huge) Stafford Showground for the show then…
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Video: an engine firing up in 4k slow motion. Gorgeous!
This is amazing. It’s a Briggs and Stratton engine firing through its cycle – it’s well worth a few minutes of your time. It’s filmed in 4k slow motion and you’ll love watching this. Not much to say on top of this. Yeah, it’s not a motorcycle but it’s mesmerizing to watch. We love this…
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BMW Italia: We’re going to develop one of these designs into a production bike!
Check out these designs for the BMW G310R – mostly they’re a bit ‘OK’ but one in particular has really jumped out and, according to a BMW guy from Italy, one of these funky designs WILL eventually go on sale. Our favourite of the group is this one, the old-style Adventure GS that’s a bit…
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