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Yamaha’s concept scooter revealed – and it’s ‘Glorious’
Yamaha has shown this funky modern/retro scooter at the Ajang Vietnam Motor Show. The Yamaha Glorious 155 Concept – what a name! – might ‘just’ a concept at the moment but, to be honest, it’s a pretty standard chassis, engine etc under the swish bodywork so this scooter would be pretty straightforward to take from…
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Video: Laverty’s horrific World Superbike fireball smash at Imola
In case you were out in the sun at the weekend instead of watching WSB, here’s something that happened that you might fancy a peak at – the fireball that engulfed Eugene Laverty’s Miwaukee Aprilia. Click on the image below to watch a video of the huge crash: https://youtu.be/zoWBR-NoqUAArticle continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More…
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Video: super-slow mo (1200fps) of Cody Webb and Taylor Robert doing some amazing stuff on Enduro Bikes. WATCH THIS. It’s mega!
Video: AMAZING super-slow mo (1200fps) of enduro stars Cody Webb and Taylor Robert doing that there enduro stuff. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. We can’t get enough of this super-slow motion footage of enduro chaps doing their enduro…
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McGuinness breaks vertebrae, leg and ribs
John McGuinness will miss this year’s Isle of Man TT races after suffering severe injuries at the North West 200 road races. 23-time TT winner John has been diagnosed with a compound fracture to his right lower leg, while in theatre last Thursday night it was not possible to plate the leg as initially thought…
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WIN WIN WIN the new KTM RC 390!
Yeah, it’s true. YOU can win this excellent new KTM little superbike and it won’t cost you a single penny to be entered into the draw. In fact, it only takes a few clicks of your mouse to be in with a shot of bagging this absolutely beautiful motorcycle for yourself. RC 390 receives host…
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WSB: This weekend it’s Imola for the diesels. Here’s the rundown of which manufacturers perform well around the technically demanding Italian track
Aprilia‘s only win at Imola came with their previous model – the twin-cylinder RSV1000 – back in 2001’s Race 2. Since then, ten more podiums followed: the last ones were three 3rd places in the second Races held here from 2013 to 2015. Last year the best result for Aprilia was recorded by Lorenzo Savadori,…
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Triumph Motorcycles launches bike insurance for its 80,000 UK owners
Triumph Motorcycles has launched two new, tailor-made insurance products, developed to meet the needs of its 80,000 UK owners.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Enhancing the Triumph purchase and ownership experience, Triumph Insurance and Triumph Insurance Plus policies…
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Video: Guy Martin says he’s only at the North West 200 to: “Get signatures. It’s a means to an end.”
Terrific BBC journalist Stephen Watson is covering the North West 200 road races for the channel right now (go and see it at BBC NI in the channel’s excellent ongoing coverage of the event) and last night he caught a few minutes with a chatty Guy Martin. You can watch this very interesting bit of…
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Video: Police rider highsides out of Royal Cavalcade escort job in London
https://youtu.be/USdUeTXAvZI Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Footage has emerged showing a police motorcyclist flung from his bike while escorting a member of the Royal family on Waterloo Bridge, London. The embarrassing incident happened on Monday while specialist officers…
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Saroléa confirms carbon electric racebike for this year’s Zero TT race
If you’ve watched the TT Zero race, the single lap competitive outing for electric bikes held every year on The Isle of Man, then you’ll have heard of the Belgian outfit Saroléa. The firm has competed on The Island three times before in the Zero race and it’s now announced that it will be part of…
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BikeSafe takes delivery of ten Ducati Multistrada 1200s
RAF Brize Norton was the location for the official handover of ten Ducati Multistrada 1200 motorcycles to BikeSafe, a police led initiative to reduce the number of motorcyclists involved in accidents on the road by improving skills, knowledge and hazard awareness. The location was also chosen to highlight BikeSafe’s partnership with the RAF that will…
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Get ready for the return of a Long Way with Charley and Ewan! Boorman says a third one could happen
Motorcycling man Charley Boorman has said that he and Ewan McGregor could do a third Long Way motorcycle trip. The popular part-time Adventurer made the announcement on BBC Radio 5 live’s programme with Nihal Arthanayake and Sarah Brett. During the chat Boorman told the presenters: “We always talked about doing a third one, whether that’s South…
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MotoGP: Rossi from 22nd quickest: “We think we’ve solved the problems”
Championship leader Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) had a difficult time with tyres in the Spanish GP, but despite finishing the post-race test in P21, the ‘Doctor’ found some positivity and solutions to his problems. The Italian legend tried a range of rubber during his 62 laps of the Jerez, and set a best of…
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MotoGP: JerezTest: Viñales and Marquez split by 0.002 at the top
After Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) took his first win of the year on Sunday, bikes were back out on track the following day for the Jerez Test – the first post-race test of the year. The tyre allocation for the test was the same as available throughout the weekend, plus an extra front option…
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Video: Robbie Maddison sets new world record for riding on water
Robbie Maddison has honoured a fallen fan by setting a new record for riding on two wheels (on water)! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge2Rp7Fcw78 If you’ve not heard of Robbie Maddison, he’s an internationally renowned Australian motorcycle stunt rider, whose incredible career has consisted of doing the seemingly impossible on two wheels. He’s been setting new records for more…
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Royal Enfield set to buy Ducati?
Royal Enfield has (reportedly) been approached by The Volkswagen Group regarding the possible acquisition of iconic Italian motorcycle brand, Ducati. Volkswagen is looking to offload as it considers options to fund a multi-billion pound shift to electric vehicles following the recent emissions scandal – and one way to release a bit of capital is to…
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Help four-year-old Izabella to get back on two wheels
Izabella Tunnicliffe from Tetbury, Gloucestershire has offered to buy her stolen Yamaha PW50 back from thieves using money from her piggy bank – and to help her get back on two wheels we want the motorcycle community to come together and contribute to a recently launched GoFundMe campaign. Her beloved Yamaha PW50 was taken during…
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Rare Belstaff Motorcycle Jackets on sale
Belstaff has partnered up with online fashion-resale platform Vestiaire Collective to sell ten vintage motorcycle jackets from its ‘60s and ‘70s archive. The collection pays tribute to the Scottish Six Days Trial — the world’s oldest motorcycle event, which inspired Belstaff’s signature hand-waxed Trialmaster jacket.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the…
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Ross Noble takes on the Scottish Six Day Trial for TV
Ross Noble has taken part in the infamous Scottish Six Days Trial for a new three part TV series called ‘Ross Noble: All Torque’. ‘Ross Noble: All Torque’ is set to be shown on Dave, and will follow motorcycle fanatic Ross Noble as he takes part in the Scottish Six Days Trial. The three, hour-long…
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Gotcha! Registration documents for the TVS (BMW) 300cc mini-sportbike revealed.
The Akula 310 all-carbon-fibre race bike concept (based on the BMW G 310 R), was unveiled earlier at the 2016 Auto Expo. Last week, TVS filed a trademark on The Government of India’s Intellectual Property website – revealing that the final production version of the bike will be the TVS Apache RR 310 S Over the last few weeks, we’ve…
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Reports: Volkswagen (again) looking to sell Ducati
It’s a story that we’ve heard before (the end of last year, for example) and – it’s worth stressing this – recent news is nothing more at the moment than mere talk in the financial press world, but the money papers have reported that Volkswagen is looking at selling Ducati. The news comes as Volkswagen starts…
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Vinales crashes, Cal third quickest, Jack Miller second and Dani stays on top at Jerez!
Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) topped a wet FP1 in the Red Bull Gran Premio de España, before conditions improved dramatically for a dry FP2 with the same name at the top. The three-time World Champion did a 1:39.420 to go quickest by over half a second, with a stunning laptime from Jack Miller (Estrella…
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MotoGP: Pedrosa fastest in the rain at Jerez
Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati) was quickest out the blocks in a wet on a run of red sectors and laps, but it was Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) who topped the session by the flag – by only 0.002 from LCR Honda’s Cal Crutchlow. Jack Miller (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS) completed the top three. Championship leader…
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Bennetts announces sponsorship line-up for 2017
We have received payment for the content in this article. Learn more. Advertisement Feature Motorcycle insurance specialist, Bennetts, has announced its sponsorship line-up for the 2017 race season. The Bennetts racers will represent the brand at British and World level, on short circuits and roads, with the squad including riders at the outset and the…
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