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Review: Rukka Argosaurus gloves
Tested by: Mikko Nieminen // RRP: £229.99 // Sizes: 7-13 // Colours: Black, Yellow // Info: www.tranam.co.uk I had almost forgotten that not all leather gloves are dull and black. Then I got my hands on these brightly-coloured Argosaurus gloves from Rukka. They have a race-oriented look, but come with lots of features that are…
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Valentino Rossi unveils new helmet design at winter tests
Valentino Rossi unveils new helmet design at winter tests. It’s the first day of the MotoGP winter tests today and – as usual – nine times world champion Valentino Rossi has unveiled this new helmet design which he will use for the opening salvo of quick laps at Sepang.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More…
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Honda’s secret SUPERCHARGED engine patents REVEALED
Honda is planning a new, supercharged motorcycle that will have the power-boosting unit mounted on the left-hand side of the engine. And the new kit will power a host of new motorcycles over the next few years. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe,…
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Ducati sales soar with 55,000 bikes sold last year
Ducati sales soar with 55,000 bikes sold last year. Ducati’s Scrambler and other new models has helped the Italian firm log to its seventh year or continued growth – it sold more than 55,000 bikes throughout 2016.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or…
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Norton boss unveils plans for North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix (NW200 entry could happen this year!)
Norton boss unveils plans for North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix (NW200 entry could happen this year!) Whilst the dust settles from yesterday’s announcements around the coming TT summer event on the Isle of Man, Norton boss Stuart Garner has set tongues wagging in the road race world with claims that his superbike could…
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Umm… these images are ‘serious’ and have been made as part of the Kawasaki World Fair. Yep. Really.
Umm… these images are ‘serious’ and have been made as part of the Kawasaki World Fair. Yep. Really. OK, so we’re not 100% sure about what’s exactly going on here (because we’re trying to translate this from Japanese) but here’s what we think this, that’s been posted on the official site for the 2017 Kawasaki…
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Video: Maverick Vinales rides the Yamaha R15 at Indonesian launch
Yamaha new-boy Maverick Vinales has been out in action on the new Yamaha R15 for a launch of the mini-superbike at Sentul, Indonesia. Here’s the footage that Yamaha has put up from the four laps that the MotoGP chap put in on the new bike. https://www.facebook.com/yamaholigan/videos/10154323472452643/Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading…
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Video: First look at 2017 GSX-R1000 in track action!
Video: First look at 2017 GSX-R1000 in track action! https://www.facebook.com/youngmachine/videos/1443525699009013/ Here’s a small wedge of video that’s emerged of the new Suzuki GSX-R1000 out track testing at Suzuka, Japan.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Not that much to see,…
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Ducati CEO CONFIRMS that next superbike is going to be a V4! Not a V-twin. And you’ll be able to buy it.
So amid all the guff and bluster of the past few days something has happened that will get every single sportbike fan on the planet bubbling away – the boss of Ducati confirming that the company’s next superbike is going to be a V4… The quotes have been reported by the excellent MotoGP journalist David…
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Launch ride: Triumph Street Scrambler
The iconic Triumph Scrambler is back, reincarnated as the new Street Scrambler The Street Twin has been the best-selling bike in the 2016 water-cooled Bonneville range, so it was only a matter of time until Triumph added more flavour to the accessible end of its modern classic range. Enter stage the Street Scrambler, the latest…
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Guy Martin to RACE at the TT this year! CONFIRMED! Team-mate to John McGuinness on factory Fireblades
Guy Martin to RACE at the TT this year! CONFIRMED! Team-mate to John McGuinness on factory Fireblades. Guy Martin IS going to race at the TT this year – and he’s doing it as the official Honda team-mate to John McGuinness!Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click…
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First look: Rossi and Vinales’ 2017 Yamaha MotoGP bike unveiled
First look: Rossi and Vinales’ 2017 Yamaha MotoGP bike unveiled. Here’s the 2017 Yamaha MotoGP bike which has just been unveiled by Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales at the Movistar Yamaha’s 2017 launch.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The…
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Watch Rossi and Vinales at Yamaha’s MotoGP launch here LIVE at 10.30am UK
Watch Rossi and Vinales at Yamaha’s MotoGP launch here LIVE at 10.30am UK. Hit the button on the screen above and you’ll get to watch Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales uncrate their 2017 MotoGP Yamahas. It’ll be a bit of a show and then everyone saying how excited they are and how amazed they are…
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2017 Fireblade prices slip out – rumour at the moment – but it sounds pricey if true
2017 Fireblade prices slip out – rumour at the moment – but it sounds pricey if true. Honda’s prices for the new Fireblade have slipped out – and it seems as though the SP1 and SP2 versions of the bike are going to cost a bit more than first thought.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything…
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Check this out – Maverick Vinales 2017 helmet paint scheme. Pretty trick.
Check this out – Maverick Vinales 2017 helmet paint scheme. Pretty trick. Here it is, the picture was posted on the Yamaha rider’s twitter feed. Looks tops and is from the Drudi studio. If you’re after a spankers-new replica then keep an eye out for this one – surely this is going to be part…
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Video: So you want to mount a MINI-GUN to a Superbike… WATCH THIS
Video: So you want to mount a MINI-GUN to a Superbike… WATCH THIS. OK, so what we have here is a pukka mini-gun (you know, the sort you’d see hanging off the side of a helicopter) mounted to the front of a bike. To watch the video, scroll down and click on the red arrow…
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Paton announces plans for Moto2 assault
Paton announces plans for Moto2 assault. Italian motorcycle builder Paton is going to return to motorcycle grand prix racing with a new Moto2 bike wrapped around a Honda CBR 600 engine in 2018 and then a 765cc Triumph triple engine for the following season.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes…
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SPY SHOT: Ducati’s 2017 MotoGP bike in all it’s new aero, slippery goodness
SPY SHOT: Ducati’s 2017 MotoGP bike in all it’s new aero, slippery goodness! It’s only a quickly taken snapshot from a phone – and we don’t know who took it (sorry) but this has popped up on our feed this morning.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click…
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Josh Brookes CONFIRMED as riding the Norton at TT 2017!
Josh Brookes CONFIRMED as riding the Norton at TT 2017! TWO years after winning the BSB title, Aussie Josh Brookes is back in the UK – taking on the domestic Superbike championship AND the Isle of Man TT!Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe,…
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Ron Haslam breaks collarbone, ribs and punctures a lung in big crash
Grand Prix legend Ron Haslam (all round legend, actually, and one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet in the racing universe) has had a pretty big tumble which has beaten him up pretty badly. Ron, 60 (pictured below), tipped off at Donington a couple of days ago and has been left with a clutch…
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The G310R BMW-powered mini-superbike is about to be launched in India and Indonesia
The G310R BMW-powered mini-superbike is about to be launched in India and Indonesia. We’ve been telling you for over a year now about the mini-superbike that’s a collaboration between BMW and Indian company TVS – rumours in the emerging markets of Indian and Indonesia are reckoning that the bike is on the verge of…
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Video: Ducati reveals new Diavel Diesel limited edition model
Video: Ducati reveals new Diavel Diesel limited edition model. Ducati has announced a special edition Diavel that’s been styled with the Diesel clothing brand for this – Mad Max-meets-Jeremy Clarkson’s mind wrapped around a muscle cruiser. This is the second Diesel-branded limited edition Ducati, the first was a Diesel Monster 1100 EVO in 2013.Article continues…
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Video: VW Golf leaves learner nowhere to go – then does a runner!
Video: VW Golf leaves learner nowhere to go – then does a runner! WARNING: The video is NOT safe for work. https://youtu.be/vpiZUuAQmXAArticle continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Do you know this VW Golf driver? If you do then do…
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MotoGP to return to Spa Francorchamps! That’s the plan…
MotoGP to return to Spa Francorchamps! That’s the plan… MotoGP could be heading back to the historic Spa Francorchamps circuit in a few year’s time – if the track’s Director gets her way.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Speaking…
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