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VIDEO Scraping the handlebars and riding out of it!
Here’s a funky video to check out – scraping a bike’s handlebars during a bike limbo competition and then riding out of it! This is Alan Birtwistle scrubbing the handlebars during the Motorcycle Limbo display at Dirt Quake 4, held earlier this year at the Norfolk Arena in Kings Lynn.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes…
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VIDEO Prototype WSB R1 in testing action
Here’s a nice little video that’s just been put out by Yamaha Racing.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. It shows the R1 undergoing very early pre-season testing ahead of the World Superbike campaign which starts next year. In…
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Video Watch a 210mph (almost) wheelie by Gary Rothwell
Here’s a video showing stunt supremo Gary Rothwell taking his Holeshot Racing Suzuki 540bhp Hayabusa to a world record wheelie of 209.8mph. He was clocked at 209.8mph. Riding on Elvington airfield’s speed track and had to make two runs, with one wheel off the ground for the kilometre distance, with his average speed counting towards…
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VW ordered to sell Suzuki stake back to Suzuki
It’s been a bad week for VW and it’s just become that little bit more depressing for the German marque after the London Court of International Arbitration delivered it’s long-coming verdict on VW splitting from Suzuki. The original deal was meant to allow VW to work with Suzuki in emerging markets but in 2011 it…
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VIDEO More great enduro Xtreme XL de Lagares action! WATCH THIS!
Yesterday we showed you some incredible onboard footage from the Enduro race – Xtreme XL de Lagares. Today we’ve got more from the event for you to watch and this stuff goes through the day AND the night. Alfredo Gomez dominated the event, defending the title he took last year but in all reality, when…
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Crashed biker left in ditch after police county border confusion
Three police forces have apologised to a crash victim left in a ditch due to confusion as to which force should attend the call. The biker crashed near Tilbrook, Cambridgeshire, which borders Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire, on Sunday.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or…
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VIDEO Honda’s Project 2&4 walk around
Honda has released this video showing its Project 2&4 race car-motogp bike hybrid, the car was officially unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show. Basically, the car is a track car styled a bit like a F1 car but powered by the RC213V motor. What makes it all the more interesting than that is that Honda says…
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VIDEO Honda’s new advert celebrates bikes with paper
Let’s face it, Honda always makes good adverts for its products and this one was broadcast this week in the USA showing the history of the brand in two minutes. It’s a funky ad that works on showing where Honda has come from across a range of disciplines and does it all through some cool…
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VIDEO Ducati Diavel Carbon 2016 in action
Here’s a little promo video of the new-for-2016 Ducati Diavel Carbon in action.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. There’s not much to the bike in reality, it’s a largely cosmetic exercise with a new seat unit and exhaust…
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VIDEO Mega freestyle video with Kawasaki’s Jamie Squibb
Check out this absolutely brilliant video of Kawasaki freestyle rider Jamie Squibb. Made for Team Green, the video shows Jamie going about his practice routine and delves into the mind of a freestyle rider (‘bigger balls!’). It also shows Jamie’s surprisingly small and fluffy dog…Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the…
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Sam Lowes signs three-year Aprilia MotoGP deal
Sam Lowes has signed a three-year MotoGP contract with Aprilia Racing, including a one-year Moto2 deal with Team Federal Oil Gresini Moto2. The 24-year-old is will contest the Moto2 World Championship next season, before graduating to the premier class for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes…
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Lowes and Guintoli with Yamaha for WSB return in 2016
Yamaha has announced that it will return to WSB next year as an official squad being run out of the British Crescent racing base. It has signed battling Brit, 2013 BSB Champion Alex Lowes and 2014 World Superbike champion Sylvain Guintoli to ride the R1 superbike in the championship. Here’s what Yamaha itself said about…
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SCOOP Supercharged er-6f Ninja S2 claims made in Japan for next year
In July we brought you the patent drawings that showed Kawasaki’s plans for a NEW supercharged motorcycle with a new supercharging unit very different to the one bolted to the H2R hypercycle. Last night this image (above) appeared in the Japanese press, showing what appears to be a supercharged version of the Kawasaki er-6f with…
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Honda’s CBR250RR – supercharged weapon on the way?
Honda’s much-wanted CBR250RR is the rumoured-bike that seems to be refusing to go away and this month there’s a raft of even more rumours about the screaming quarter-litre bike appearing in next year.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online.…
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Yamaha’s FZ1 Fazer replacement – mock up image has R1 styling
Japanese magazine Young Machine has fired this into the mix with it’s latest issue, a mock up of the new FZ1 Fazer. We’ve know that the big Fazer is coming from Yamaha for some time, but the bike builder has an issue of how to pitch the bike to an audience in such a way…
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SCOOP Three wheel Gold Wing and MT-09 off-road trike touted by Japanese
Three wheel Gold Wing AND MT-09 off-road trike touted by Japanese. Japanese magazine Young machine has had its crystal ball out and is predicting many futures for the upcoming raft of motorcycle fun including TWO three-wheelers which will definitely cause speculation amongst European riders. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the…
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Podcast: 027 Natalie Kane Talks Goodwood and Motocross
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VIDEO mega onboard in super extreme enduro race
VIDEO mega onboard in super extreme enduro race! This will melt your motorcycling mind… Onboard with the Xtreme XL de Lagares event in Spain last week, this is what you call Urban Hard Enduro Racing. As if just riding around this sort of stuff isn’t hard enough, the Red Bull boys thought that they’d forget…
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VIDEO awesome GSX-R drifting movie – mad skills
VIDEO awesome GSX-R drifting movie – mad skills.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Check out this awesome video of mega-drifting of a sport bike. We’ll be honest, it’s a bit of a MoreBikes favourite at the moment! This…
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MV launches limited edition F3RC in 675 and 800cc
MV has announced this limited edition F3RC – a very limited edition motorcycle of which only 350 will be made for sale globally.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Essentially, the bike is a paintjob with with some race-type…
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SCOOP Yamaha’s plans for an 850cc, 115bhp Adventure bike
SCOOP Yamaha’s plans for an 850cc, 115bhp Adventure bike. Yamaha is working on an all-new big 900cc triple cylinder off-roader to take on the likes of Triumph’s Tiger range, BMW’s GS and Honda’s new-for-2016 Africa Twin. That’s the news from factory insiders who say that recent rumours about the 998cc triple cylinder engine (the motor…
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Ducati reveals 2016 Diavel Carbon
Here’s the second of the updated bikes for the Ducati 2016 range – and it’s the new Diavel Carbon. Basically, the bike has come in for cosmetic touches and little else. So while the feet-forward cruiser option of the Diavel that’s been touted around for ages now may still be an addition to next year’s…
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Victory cruisers get Akrapovič exhaust option
All of the motorcycles in Victory Motorcycles’ cruiser category can now be fitted with performance Akrapovič exhausts. Owners of the Gunner, Judge, Hammer S, Hammer 8-Ball, Vegas 8-Ball and the High-Ball can simply make a straight swap of their standard exhausts for these new Akrapovič ones.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly…
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SCOOP Yamaha MT-15 super naked spied testing
Pictures have emerged of this secret prototype bike – a Yamaha pre-production 150 naked with quality suspension and new chassis parts. The bike, being called the MT-15, has been spotted going through final road testing programs abroad and looks likely to be part of the Yamaha asian-market rosta for 2016. It seems unlikely that the…
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