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Four new jackets from Indian Motorcycle for Spring/Summer 2017
Out of the four new additions, the Frontier Jacket (above) is the one to ride in because it has CE protectors over the shoulders and elbows. Visually it can be identified by its quilted pattern across the shoulders and the contrasting brown suede collar. The outer material is water resistant and made from a micro fibre fabric…
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Top DJ Carl Cox is backing 13 times TT winner Michael Dunlop at the 2017 TT
At 27, Dunlop has already made TT history, being the first rider to lap the 33¾ mile circuit in under 17 minutes (with a 133.962mph average speed lap) and with 13 wins is placed fifth in the all-time standings. In 2017 Dunlop will be campaigning machinery in the Superbike, Supersport and Superstock classes at the…
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Product news: Save nearly £65 on a BRILLIANT Shad expandable top box!
Check out this great deal on something we really like, the expanding top box from Shad. The price has just been dropped to a few pence over £255 (down from £319.99). Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The SH58X…
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Meet the BMW K75 Alpha. The world’s best unofficial BMW custom bike (we reckon).
https://youtu.be/obK7azLtcMI It’s not often an unofficial concept bike makes it to the heady world of ‘reality’ – but this one has. And there’s something about the BMW Alpha K75 concept machine that we really like. The drawings (below) appeared some time ago courtesy of designer Mehmut Doruk Erdem and are based on an old Salt…
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Video: AMAZING video of a BMW S1000XR in full-on stunt and off-road action. You will LOVE this!
Check this out – this is the best video of a BMW S1000XR that we’ve seen so far. It’s amazing and shows what the German bike can really do. https://youtu.be/yemiO6buqE4 The film shows the bike being put through its paces by Chris McNeil, a stunt performer who has been doing stunt shows and competing at…
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HJC add Deadpool and Ghost Rider lids to the 2017 range
Helmet maker HJC has expanded its super hero range with two new additions – Ghost Rider (meh) and Deadpool (about time!). They are the latest lids to appear and join the likes of Spider-Man, Star Wars and Captain America designs already on sale from the company. Ghost Rider will be offered on HJC’s fiberglass FG-17…
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Race, Rock ‘n’ Ride: Loud machines and even louder music
Fancy a high-speed, tyre-screeching weekend of action on at the famous Santa Pod quarter-mile strip? How about following that with a few beers and some awesome music in Fuelers? Yeah…? Then turn your calendar to May 20-21 and get Race, Rock ‘n’ Ride 2017 marked down! The weekend-long festival of motorcycling is back for its…
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Video: Great documentary on ‘fastest Indian’ hero Burt Munro. Watch this, you’ll love it.
Ages ago we showed you this great, three part video documentary of Burt Munro, the real-life hero upon which the Anthony Hopkins movie The World’s Fastest Indian is based. And we figured we’d show you them again. Everything we loved about Burt’s story is shown in these films. Including the ‘Dirty old men need love…
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Michael Dunlop to race new GSX-R1000 at the Isle of Man
Michael Dunlop is set to race the all-new GSX-R1000 in 2017, the 13-time Isle of Man TT winner signing for the new-look Bennetts Suzuki team for the forthcoming season. Dunlop will race the new machine at the North West 200 in May, before competing at the all-important Isle of Man TT races in June, as…
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Suzuki announces V-Strom 1000, 650 and 650XT variant prices and availability for the UK
Suzuki has announced pricing for its new V-Strom 650 and new V-Strom 1000, as well as confirming pricing for the XT variants of both its adventure-touring machines. Suzuki’s ever-popular V-Strom 650 will come with an RRP of £7,399 when the new bike arrives in March, while the more off-road-ready V-Strom 650XT (above) will be available…
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Indian has launched the Roadmaster Classic model to its 2017 line up
The new model takes the Roadmaster and adds leather saddlebags, a new leather trunk and a raft of tech and rider comforts including the company’s Ride Command system, Pathfinder LED headlights and individually heated seats. The new bike It will be on sale in three colour schemes; Thunder Black and two-tone paint options of Willow Green over…
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Review: Bull-It SR6 Carbon jeans
Tested by: Mikko Nieminen // RRP: £129.99 (without knee and hip protectors) // Sizes: waist 28–40in, leg 32–34in // Colour: Black // Info: www.bull-it.com Striking a balance between style and safety is a tricky business when it comes to biking gear. The Bull-It SR6 Carbon jeans have the looks of traditional black jeans but they…
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Tamiya to release 1/6 model kit of Africa Twin!
If you are one of the many fans of the Honda Africa Twin then here’s something to fill up your evenings with when you can’t get out on your bike (or even if you just really fancy having one and can’t afford it yet). Top model firm Tamiya is soon releasing this latest kit, a…
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Review: Arai RX-7V helmet
If you’ve got a top-of-the-range head… Tested by: Mikko Nieminen // RRP: £499.99 // Sizes: XS-XL // Colours: Matt black, gloss black, white and various graphics // Info: www.whyarai.co.ukArticle continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The RX-7V is the top…
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Video: New Zealand traffic cop proper ‘All Blacks’ a biker off his bike with big old tackle
The police officer has no hesitation in dishing out a bit of the old rugby style on a gobby biker who ends up wishing he hadn’t gobbed off… Check out this New Zealand cop taking out a biker in NZ.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here…
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Honda’s MotoGP engine in two-person track/road car revealed for production in patents
A couple of years ago we were the first to show you Project 2&4, a Honda concept that was – essentially a track car powered by the firm’s MotoGP RCV motor. Honda said that the car would put out over 250bhp but still have the instant ‘snap’ power delivery of the brutal bike engine.Article continues…
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Guy Martin to ride Mike Hailwood’s iconic Honda Six race bike!
He might be doing the TT this year, but this is something extra that you can go and see (and is a lot more rare)… The West Country’s biggest motorcycle race meeting, the Castle Combe Grand National which takes place at the Wiltshire track on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th July 2017, will see the…
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Video: Russian company releases footage of flying drone motorcycle
This is the latest machine from hoversurf.com, a Russian group which has effectively built a pitbike that sits on four drone blades. The company says that this whole bike sits on a floorpan that’s the same size as a small surfboard and is controlled by a small remote control in the rider’s hand.Article continues below……
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USA prices released for 2017 Aprilias
Aprilia USA has released its prices for the updated 2017 range of big bikes. Here’s what we’ve seen on the pricing front Stateside (we’ve converted the American prices to the UK at today’s exchange rate just for some sort of idea on cost). RSV4 RR – £13,648 ($16,999)Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes…
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Video: Lego and BMW’s team-up for the flying Hover Bike concept in film
https://www.facebook.com/LEGO/videos/10154444348708403/ Last week we first brought you news about the tie-up between Lego and BMW which resulted in a bolt-on Lego kit for the firm’s R1200GS Adventure model AND a life-sized model of the Hover Bike concept – a kind of flying bike thing that looks a bit like those futuristic motorcycles from the sci-fi…
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FIFTY new models are on their way from Harley-Davidson (yeah, 50) according to the big boss
And you might have thought that Honda puts out a lot of bikes! The American bike builder’s plans have surfaced in an interview with H-D CEO Matt Levatich who outlines what’s happening for the next five years in the land of very heavy metal. The Milwaukee Business Journal has reported that Harley-Davidson is planning to introduce…
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Jorge Lorenzo: “Something not right” at Ducati
Worrying words from the three-time MotoGP champ after Phillip Island tests. After only managing a best of 15th on day one of Phillip Island testing, 11th on day two and 8th on day three, Jorge Lorenzo has admitted that: “Something is still not right,” in the Ducati camp.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by…
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Video: Adventure rider has to leap for his life when he falls off in front of a speeding train!
If you’re going to try and ride across a railway line, make sure you can manage it before the giant train comes along and you end up leaping for your life! Watch this! So you’re out and about with your mates when you try to ride across the V/Line railway somewhere near Melbourne, Australia.Article continues…
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Ducati gets into the art game with range of prints that you can buy
If you just can’t get enough Ducati in your life, there’s now a range of art based around the Bologna bikes that’d probably be just about perfect for you… Ducati has teamed up with art outfit BeArty to produce a range of motorcycle-related fine art prints. BeArty, the online art marketplace based in London has…
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