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Sealey launches NEW and IMPROVED website. The one stop shop for all your tools and workshop essentials.
Sealey’s made a name for itself with its eclectic mix of professional tools and workshop equipment – and to make it easier to get your hands on the British brands top quality kit, it’s just launched a brand new website. Looking for the latest tools and workshop essentials, well Sealey offers 9,800 product lines –…
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ROADS: FULL RACE schedule for the North West 200
Tuesday 14th May Practice: 9.15am – 3.00pm Thursday 16th MayArticle continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Practice: 9.15am – 3.00pm Evening Racing: 5.00pm – 9.00pm Saturday 18th MayArticle continues below… Advert Race Day: 9.15am – 7.00pm HERE’S THE NORTHWEST 200…
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Here’s the OFFICIAL designs for Suzuki’s Supermono single-cylinder!
Could the Japanese factory really be looking to push out a single-cylinder motorcycle that is similar in idea to the classic Ducati from 20 years ago? According to a couple of patent applications that have surfaced in the States on outlets Cycle World and Asphalt & Rubber, yep. What we can see from the drawings…
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MotoGP: Silverstone set for RESURFACING work – as it EXTENDS contract to 2021.
Following last year’s debacle at the British MotoGP round, Silverstone has committed to resurfacing the circuit ahead of the MotoGP returning to the UK in August. And as a result of its commitment, it’s extended its contract through to 2021. During last year’s British MotoGP round, the race had to be cancelled as a result…
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MotoGP: Ever wondered how much top lever racers earn?
Have you ever found yourself wondering how much money Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi or Andrea Dovizioso earn? Well, here are the salaries of MotoGP stars for the 2019 season. It’s worth mentioning that the figures aren’t necessarily 100% accurate. They’ve been calculated by the chaps at Motorrad magazine in Germany so they’re probably pretty close…
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Met police officer CLEARED after stopping ‘moped mugger’ using tactical contact.
PC Edwin Sutton faced the sack from the Met after he was accused of breaching professional standards by using a ‘dangerous’ method to stop a suspected moped mugger in 2017. But the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has finally cleared PC Sutton of any wrongdoing. PC Sutton took action when he saw a suspected…
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Motorcycle legend Gene Romero has died
Very sad news from America this morning, Gene Romero – racing legend and a pioneer for the sport of motorcycle competition, plus one of the legends who starred in the iconic movie On Any Sunday, has died. Arguably best known worldwide for this appearance in the seminal film, Romero was a genuine riding superstar. His…
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Fancy this 1199 Ducati Superleggera from Roland Sands?
Usually, a Roland Sands custom version of a bike is a bit more minimalist, a bit more left-field… but this time it looks like the (quite frankly) beautiful Superleggera work of art has been through the mill a bit. The back end has gone through a mix of cafe-racer-meets-Mad-Max, the front end is very aluminium…
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WSB: Green is the new red at Imola!
Sykes’ demise promoted a huge battle between van der Mark and Razgatlioglu for the final podium position. The Turkish star made his move in the closing stages and got ahead of van der Mark. Then, a grandstand finish between the two, swapping paint and trading blows on the penultimate lap, colliding twice and bringing Leon…
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WSB: Jonathan Rea returns to the top with Race 1 win at Imola!
The reigning four-time WorldSBK champion ended Bautista’s domination for first win of 2019! It was a welcome return to the top step of the podium for Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK), who put in an exhibition during Race 1 of the Pirelli Italian Round. Off the line, it was a bright start for Rea,…
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WSB: Chaz Davies sets new lap record to finish ahead of Rea and Bautista in dramatic WorldSBK encounter
The 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship continued at the Imola circuit for the Pirelli Italian Round. A dramatic session which saw two red-flags within the opening five minutes meant banking a time became all important. The first red-flag came at Turn 7, the exit of the Villeneuve chicane, when Michael Ruben Rinaldi (BARNI Racing…
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WSB: The reigning champion is back ahead of the opposition, whilst Bautista can only manage fourth!
Day one at the Imola circuit concluded for WorldSBK, as quick times were coming thick and fast. With the sun beating down, action unfolded and yet again, it was Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) who remained in the number one position, ahead of Chaz Davies (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) and the BMW of Tom…
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WSB: Laverty out of Pirelli Italian Round after FP1 crash
The Irish rider has suffered two fractured wrists and will be seen to by Dr Mir in Barcelona Team Goeleven’s Eugene Laverty has been ruled out of the rest of the Pirelli Italian Round after a huge crash in Friday’s Free Practice 1. The Irish rider suffered a highside on the exit from Acqua Minerali…
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WSB: Reigning champion Rea topped opening session whilst Davies and Bautista chase him down!
The 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship fired back into life at the famous Imola circuit, in Italy. The undulating rollercoaster-style circuit witnessed the first WorldSBK track action for four weeks, with Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) returning to the top of the time sheets. The session was red flagged with 31 minutes left…
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WORLD LAUNCH: Indian FTR1200
Words: Mikko Nieminen Photography: Felix Romero, Ula Serra American bikes are big, brash and bathed in bling, right? Not this one! The new FTR1200 from Indian Motorcycle is sleek, stylish and, well, rather European-looking. The FTR1200 is inspired by Indian’s FTR750 flat track racer, and has similar looks, but shares virtually no components with its…
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VIDEO: German Police getting tough on bikers… What’s going on here?
We’ve clocked this clip from German TV show, Achtung Kontrolle showing a biker getting his pride and joy confiscated – and it’s left us stumped. We can’t quite see what the problem is… Can you? Ok, so we know that you can have your bike confiscated in Germany if your exhaust is too loud –…
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SPY SHOT: Suzuki’s next generation DR BIG caught testing.
Rumours have been swirling that Suzuki’s developing a new version of its iconic DR BIG – and a spy shot has appeared on AcidMoto.ch confirming its well on its way. From what we can see in the image, the new DR appears to an evolution of the Japanese factories V-Strom 1000 rather than an entirely…
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NEW GEAR: A wiper for your motorcycle helmet. The Wipey.
The brain-child of a team of Slovenian inventors, the aptly-named Wipey is a clip-on windscreen wiper for your motorcycle helmet. And if you want to get in on the action, they’re now about to start crowdfunding to mass-produce the clever bit of kit. We’ve all been there. The rain’s coming down and you’re not travelling…
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Police officer faces the sack for ‘ramming’ moped rider DESPITE Met Police approving the tactic.
A police officer is due before a disciplinary panel today, and could face the sack for carrying out ‘tactical contact’ by driving his vehicle into the path of a moped being ridden by a 17-year old suspected thief in South London. Despite the force authorising the robust tactic for reducing crime, Metropolitan PC Edwin Sutton…
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BSB: Brookes claims victory at Oulton Park
Josh Brookes has become the third different rider to claim a victory in the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship – after taking the win at Oulton Park this afternoon. The 2015 champion held off Tommy Bridewell as Ducati became the third race-winning manufacturer so far this season to celebrate the first win for the new…
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MotoGP: Marquez bounces back with Jerez heroics
Reigning World Champion Marc Marquez, beats Rins and Viñales on home soil to take the title lead into Le Mans. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) has bounced back from his Americas GP crash in phenomenal fashion to take a commanding victory at the Gran Premio Red Bull de España, beating second place Alex Rins (Team…
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SPY SHOT: Ducati tests NAKED Panigale V4 R on track ahead of Pikes Peak.
Following the news that Ducati’s dropping the Multistrada 1260 for this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, and would instead be running in the exhibition class with Carlin Dunne at the helm – we reported that Ducati was working on a new stripped down Panigale V4 R for the iconic race. And it looks like…
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NEW GEAR: Superhero Safety. HJC’s Batman and The Flash helmets.
HJC has made a name for itself over the last few years with its eclectic mix of top quality lids with Marvel Comics, Star Wars and Disney designs – and it’s just released a Batman-styled RPHA 11 and an i70 inspired by The Flash. The Batman design sits on HJC’s top specification RPHA11 helmet and…
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PATENT: Here’s Honda’s MOVING wings-for-the-mirrors plan for the 2020 Fireblade
These are the latest drawings showing just how seriously Honda is taking it’s development of the Fireblade for next year. The designs, unearthed by Motorrad magazine in Germany, show the new mirrors fitted with wings to smooth airflow around the extremities of the road-going bike. The designs appear to show the bike’s most outer wings…
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