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Triumph bike parade smashes attendance record and raises money for charity
Triumph riders may have beaten the the world record for the largest ever parade of the iconic motorbikes. In fact, they think they have almost doubled the old record.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The current record stands…
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Ducati Riding Experience 2016 in the Middle East
Fancy riding the latest Ducatis on track in Bahrain? This could be your chance! Wheels of Arabia and the Ducati Riding Experience present DRE International, a unique event on the calendar of the prestigious riding school that will take place, for the first time, at the Bahrain International Circuit. On 28 and 29 October 2016,…
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Evel Knievel’s canyon jump take two – latest pictures of new attempt happening in two week’s time!
Months ago, we first told you about stuntman Eddie Braun’s upcoming attempt to complete the Evel Knievel canyon jump – and here’s the latest pictures of Braun and the new Sky Cycle rocket he’s going to do the jump in. Braun is recreating the famous stunt as the ultimate fan tribute. He’s going to cross…
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SPY SHOTS: 2017’s Mini-GSX-R Suzuki caught out on road tests!
We’ve been banging on about the next-generation of small bikes that are being developed by the big factories and here’s the latest spy shot of the Suzuki mini-GSX-R out on test wearing full camo-colours. The bike is registered on the donor licence plate as a 150 but what this actually is (in the bigger scheme…
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Honda VFR1200X getting a new front end and less beak for next year
We know it’s not going to make ‘story of the year’ or anything, but it’s interesting to see that Honda is updating the VFR1200X Cross Tourer for 2017. Gone is the bike’s stubby beak to be replaced by a new fairing ‘shoulder’ to improve weather protection for the rider. The bike’s screen has also come…
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New York gallery exhibits unique collection of photos of Morocco’s women motorcyclists
Here’s a unique take on the street culture of Morocco whilst looking at the biker culture of the young women motorcyclists of Marrakesh. The collection is a series of photographs, limited edition objects, an installation, and a video and is being exhibited in New York’s Taymour Grahne Gallery.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes…
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Video: Nicky Hayden hosts Honda Racing TV
Episode five of the ongoing series from Honda Pro Racing has gone live and you can watch it here. This time out, it’s former MotoGP world champion, and current WSB star, Nicky Hayden at the controls. Join the Kentucky Kid as he takes you on a tour of the Hayden ranch in Owensboro, visits the…
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Triumph adds a third grey to make the all-new, all-grey colour scheme on the Tiger XCx
Triumph has just released another colour scheme to the Tiger 800 XCx, this matt/aluminium/silver look to sit alongside the current black, white, blue and red options. So far the bike is only available in these colours in Japan, but we reckon that if you really wanted this scheme on your new Tiger 800 then the…
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Yamaha’s MT-07 is getting a new face for 2017
Yamaha’s MT-07 is going to get a cosmetic tweak or two for next year and we know that because of some drawings fresh out of the company. In the new registration documents the bike looks pretty much the same from the side with the exception of losing the front indicators (which could be included in…
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MotoGP: Maverick is Silverstone’s Top Gun, Crutchlow second and Rossi third
Maverick Viñales (Team Suzuki Ecstar) has taken a historic first win for Suzuki since their return to the championship, as the 2013 Moto3 world champion was in a class of his own at the Octo British Grand Prix to become the seventh winner so far in 2016. Viñales, who got his first podium in…
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Moto2: Luthi takes the win, Zarco and Sam Lowes collide
Tom Luthi (Garage Plus Interwetten) has taken the win in the intermediate class at the British GP, as the Swiss rider came back from having sat out the Czech GP to get straight back to the top. In the battle behind over the last few incredible laps of the race, Franco Morbidelli (Estrella Galicia…
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Moto3: A battle in Blighty as Binder breaks clear
After spots of rain punctuated morning Warm Up for the MotoGP grid, Moto3 got out on a dry track as the weather held off – grey skies and cool temperatures, but dry asphalt for the first showdown of the day. Francesco Bagnaia (PULL&BEAR Aspar Mahindra) got a good start from his first ever pole position,…
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Sheene parade lap celebrates Great British legend
British motorcycling legend Barry Sheene has been mentioned a lot recently, as the former world champion was the last Briton to win a premier class race before Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) took the record in Brno in the Czech GP. Sheene, who came to define an era of two-wheeled motorsport as he took back-to-back premier…
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Video: Honda Africa Twin long term test, part three: 7,500 miles and new modifications
We have had this Honda CRF1000L DCT Africa Twin as a long term test bike for the last few months, and we’re still impressed. After a load of on and off road riding the odometer now shows 7,500 miles, so it’s time for another quick update. In the third episode of Long Term Life with…
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Moto3: Drama in the rain as Bagnaia takes pole
The skies opened at Silverstone for the promised Saturday drizzle at the Octo British Grand Prix, and unfortunately for Moto3 it was just ahead of their qualifying session that the rain came down. After almost no track time for the lower class having been affected by the weather, the session was sure to throw…
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Moto2: Sam Lowes bags pole position in last minute dash
Sam Lowes (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) has taken an impressive pole position under pressure at his home GP at SIlverstone, topping the drenched QP session in the final minute, ahead of reigning champion Johann Zarco (Ajo Motorsport) and wet weather Brno winner Jonas Folger (Dynavolt Intact GP). Threats of rain became buckets of rain as…
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MotoGP: Crutchlow takes pole position at Silverstone
Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) has taken an incredible home pole position at the Octo British Grand Prix, as the Brit kept his stunning wet weather form from the Czech GP running and took only his third career pole. Crutchlow, who has shown good form at Silverstone Circuit throughout the weekend, sees his fairytale continue as…
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Silverstone: Sam Lowes quickest out the blocks in rain-hit Moto2 session
With only a few dry laps at the start of each FP session in Moto2 today at the Octo British Grand Prix, the race was on to make the most of the reduced dry track time. With the intermediate class getting the brunt of the British weather with rain in the middle of the first…
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Sheene bikes headline Classic Suzuki Sunday
Barry Sheene’s world championship-winning Suzukis will headline this year’s Classic Suzuki Sunday event, which takes place on Sunday 11 September at the Super Sausage café. The event, now in its third year, will see the iconic racing machines – that won the 1976 and 1977 world championships with Sheene onboard – displayed alongside Michael Dunlop’s Vintage…
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Want to own a genuine Batpod? Batman’s bike is going up for sale. Yep.
A genuine Batpod from the film The Dark Knight is going to be auctioned later this month. The bike is being sold in ‘non-usable form’ which means that it has no fluids, no battery and no throttle assembly – hardly a tough job for a competent mechanic to get rolling again.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy…
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SPY SHOTS: Honda’s CBR250RR caught in knee-down promo-video shoot action
Here’s some great spy shots of the 2017 Honda CBR250RR out for a video shoot in Indonesia yesterday – this is the first time we’ve seen the bike in action since it was unveiled officially a couple of months ago. The bike was being shot for an upcoming Honda promotional video for the quarter-litre sportster…
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Video: The British round of MotoGP – where it all began
Fancy a video look back at the recent (and not-so-recent) racing history of the premier racing class in Blighty? Here you go.
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Video: MotoGP superstars talk about Silverstone round and weather fears
Video: MotoGP superstars talk about Silverstone round and weather fears. The Octo British Grand Prix has kicked off at Silverstone Circuit, as Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team), Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP), Eugene Laverty (PULL&BEAR Aspar), Hector Barbera (Avintia Racing) and recent winner Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) gathered for the Pre-Event Press…
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