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Motorcycle or suitcase? Polestar’s SLR salt lake RACER prototype.
Ever thought about putting in some high speed runs on Bonneville Salt Flats? Chances are you weren’t thinking about doing it on something like this; Polestar’s SLR concept. We like to showcase the weird and wonderful of the motorcycling world – and while the Polestar SLR is weirder than most, we thought it was well…
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Alpinestars releases new standalone airbag
Tech-Air 5 vest can be worn under any leather or textile jacket, giving airbag protection without needing bespoke airbag kit To the CES Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas (not literally, sadly), where Italian kit-capos Alpinestars have released a new airbag vest, the Tech-Air 5. The novelty here is that this protective gear is a…
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KTM race boss Pit Beirer praises Dani Pedrosa’s work as a tester.
KTM’s head of competition, Pit Beirer, has praised Dani Pedrosa’s work testing the RC16 ahead of this year’s MotoGP championship. Pit Beirer, head of competition for KTM continues to fall apart in praise about the work of Dani Pedrosa as a tester in the official team. Beirer’s not shy about dishing out compliments, and this…
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Everything YOU need to know about Triumph’s £7,900 Street Triple S for 2020. FULL technical specifications, the OFFICIAL documents from the factory and a MEGA photo gallery.
Triumph has just announced that there’s a new 660cc Street Triple S on the way for 2020 – and we’ve got our hands on all the information about the British factories latest generation, A2 licence compatible naked sportbike. Following the launch of the full fat Street Triple RS over a month ago, we’ve been eagerly…
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WIN! A Pocher Model Ducati Superbike 1299 Panigale S 1:4 Die-Cast Kit – worth over £500!
We’re offering you the chance to get your hands on a Pocher Model Ducati Superbike – worth £500!
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NOW ON SALE: Christini’s Two-Wheel-Drive kit for your KTM adventure motorcycle.
Christini has now put its acclaimed two-wheel drive system for KTM’s Adventure line-up on sale to the general public – and you can get your hands on one for £3,500. Christini is pushing boundaries once again, releasing a production version of its innovative two-wheel drive system – we first showed you this back in May…
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SURVEY: Should car drivers be able to ride bikes? FEMA wants to know what YOU think.
The Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Associations (FEMA) is asking bikers if car drivers should be allowed to ride two wheelers without taking an additional test. And you can get involved. In some European countries, car licence holders are allowed to ride an A1 licence (125cc) motorcycle or scooter – but that’s not the case in…
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Royal Enfield trademarks two new model names – Sherpa and Hunter (anyone else expecting more enduro bikes to arrive?)
The Indian company’s Himalayan – 410cc, single-cylinder with 25hp and 32Nm – has been a sales success for the resurgent firm and there’s much speculation that the names will be attached to a 250cc single (this is likely to be the Sherpa) and a two-cylinder 650cc with 48hp and 52Nm (the Hunter). According to Indian…
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VIDEO: Listen up! Here’s the new Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R motorcycle running to its 17,000rpm redline – LISTEN to this thing…
One of the hottest small bikes for 2020 is going to be the Kawasaki ZX-25R and here’s a video from the Japanese factory of the bike going through the revs. It’s worth a watch (make sure you’ve got the volume turned up) and with the more revvy nature of the motor it does point a…
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VIDEO: 1,000 miles down the Baja Peninsula on TWO Honda Monkeys. WATCH the full EPIC roadtrip HERE.
MotorTrend has recently released a brilliant half hour film showing American bike journos Ari Henning and Zack Courts attempting an epic 1,200-mile road trip down the Baja Peninsula on 125cc Honda Monkeys. It’s a brilliant piece of film, that’s well worth finding a bit of time to watch in full over the long Bank Holiday…
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Check this out. Gorgeous CGI from Japan of a ‘super’ Katana 1135R that’s rumoured to be on the horizon!
The rumour-mill in Japan is that Suzuki is planning a limited-edition ‘Super Katana’ that is effectively a ‘R’ version of the bike that was launched by the Japanese factory earlier this year. What’s being said in Japan and being shown here in this illustration from top Japanese outlet YoungMachine is this: the supposed new bike…
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Bosch is working on a 3D dash (and it’ll probably end up the next generation of bikes).
Bosch has just announced it’s working on technology to introduce 3D displays into the automotive world – and although it’s primarily thinking of cars, Bosch’s track record suggests we won’t have to wait too much longer to see it on a bike. Bosch were the first brand to create a digital gauge for the automotive…
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VIDEO: The BEST film you’ll see for a while. Peter Fonda and Evel Knievel’s SAFETY tips for BIKERS.
We’ve just stumbled across this brilliant Public Service Announcement starring Peter Fonda and Evel Knievel. And it’s the epitome of 70’s cool. With Fonda doing most of the talking, the film offers riding tips, demos, and a look at some awesome old AMF Harley-Davidsons in action. And best of all, Evel Knievel’s on hand to…
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VIDEO: Watch this guy do a 52m jump on a jacked up GSX-R1000 with dirtbike suspension… you’ll LOVE this film!
One of the best films we’ve seen this year. FMX star Juha Ruokolainen and his team have slapped full-on dirtbike suspension to a 162bhp Suzuki GSX-R1000. The result, a brilliant video and a nutty Ruokolainen pushing the bike through a forest at insane pace. We’re loving everything about this video – and you will too.…
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Got a Yamaha R3? Fancy turning it into THIS?
Check out this new fairing kit for the brilliant roadbike that turns the popular small Yam into something that looks like Kenny Robert’s legendary YZR500 GP machine. The Rocket kit is being sold by Californian company GG Retrofitz and costs $1,198 for the Race (track) version and $998 for the Street (road) set-up. Fitting the…
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Honda patents Artificially Intelligent suspension
How about this then? It’s Honda’s plans to put a suspension system on a bike that actually knows and PREDICTS the type of surface need you’ll want in the next split second! The designs uses both passive (reactive) and adaptive suspension equipment that respond to the range and frequency of the terrain under and in…
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Flippn’ eck! The Kramer GP2 R is now on sale. 130bhp, 140kg, 74ftlb and costs £27K
We’ve just had spec confirmation through from Markus Kramer himself, telling us that the pretty stonking 890cc (an 850cc version is available for the USA racer’s needs) racebike is now available to buy. Called the GP2 R, the bike uses the KTM LC8 engine and is specced-up for track use. Think of it like a…
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CUSTOM KIT now in red, white and black. Turn your Kawasaki Z900 into a ZXR 900.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Kawasaki ZXR, Spanish custom specialists Japan Legends has created an awesome conversion kit for the Z900. And it’s now available in several different colour schemes. Last year we showed you Japan Legends Kawasaki ZXR 900 kit in the classic green-blue-white colour scheme – but now, the Spanish brand…
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Honda files patents for the CB125X and CB125M funky future roadsters.
Last winter a lot of the world’s biking press (us included) opined that Honda’s small-capacity prototypes shown at Milan should make it to the road. What we were treated to was a pretty upright roadster and a small Adventure-styled bike. More of a styling exercise than a real presentation of a future bike or two…
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PATENT drawings confirm BMW’s working on supercharged S1000RR.
Patents have emerged which suggest that BMW’s developing its own supercharged sportbike. And it could be the first production motorcycle to use an electric motor to power the supercharger. The German factory’s not the first to give supercharging a go – with Kawasaki recently releasing three supercharged H2’s and Honda and Suzuki quietly working on…
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LOOK AGAIN: HOT RUMOUR: The return of the Honda Deauville for 2020! According to the French, it’s up to 998cc and it’s on its way…
We showed you this first a couple of weeks ago, but in case you missed this article – well, we figured you’d appreciate seeing it again. After all, it’s a really good bit of gossip going on at the moment, weeks after it first broke… The fellas over at Moto Station in France have filed…
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PATENTS confirm Harley-Davidson’s working on a NEW air-cooled V-TWIN engine.
Patents filed by Harley-Davidson confirm that the iconic American factory is working on the successor to its Milwaukee Eight power plant. Harley-Davidson has long since relied on traditional, air-cooled V-Twin engines – and it doesn’t look like things are going to change too much, with the American factory filing patents for a new air-cooled V-Twin…
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VIDEO: The BEST film you’ll see for a while. Full Trail Fever – Retro KTM Enduro with a kick. Watch this, it’s AWESOME.
We’re loving this video this morning, and we reckon you’ll love it too. AORC and ISDE winner Tom Mason (a man with a hugely impressive off-roading skill set) larking about in full-on 1980s mode with a 1981 KTM 250 Enduro bike. Look, it’s just a bit of a laugh and it’s done really well. Treat…
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VIDEO: Rippin’ Mykonos with Aaron Colton and Robbie Maddison. Stunts, jumps and riding on water.
Red Bull has just released a brilliant video which shows Aaron Colton and Robbie Maddison blasting round the Greek island of Mykonos, showing off their eclectic mix of two-wheeled tricks. It’s well worth a watch if you’ve got a few minutes to spare.
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