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Confirmed: Our Melandri-to-Ducati WSB alongside Chaz story
Remember when we told you this on July 20? Well, it’s now confirmed. Here’s what Melandri said about it: “I’m really excited to come back to racing, it’s a dream come true.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. “I always said…
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Harley-Davidson recalls 27,232 bikes over possible clutch failure
So here’s another recall that affects many thousands of motorcycles – thankfully from out British perspective it appears that so far no UK motorcycles have been effected, but if we hear different we’ll let you know. The bikes in the recall announced by the National Highway Safety Aministration (NHTSA) are under the spotlight because the…
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Video: Best look yet at CBR250RR – in detail
Well, we’ve been sent a link to this video of the new CBR250RR which was launched on Monday. This time the video has been made outside, not in a dark hall where the launch happened, so you can really see the details of the quarter-litre sportsbike.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading…
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Guy Martin cancels water speed record attempt in Lincoln
Guy Martin has abandoned plans to attempt a water speed record in Lincoln today (Thursday). The cancellation is due to the underwater weeds on Brayford Pool, the Channel 4 team said.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. This is despite efforts…
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Zarco ends two day Austrian Moto2 test: “We’ve done a great job.”
Zarco ends two day Austrian Moto2 test: “We’ve done a great job.” Two weeks after winning the German GP, Johann Zarco was back on track this Tuesday and Wednesday to put in laps on his Kalex Moto2 bike.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe,…
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Video: Valentino Rossi’s web series comes to the end – here’s the final part for you to watch
Video: Valentino Rossi’s web series comes to the end – here’s the final part for you to watch. This time the series takes a look at Rossi’s home town of Tavullia and talks to those who look after, among other things, the VR46 range of merchandise.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading…
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Video: Guy Martin’s slow practice paddle for his world record attempt
Here’s a brief video of Guy Martin’s latest world record attempt for his upcoming SPEED WITH series on Channel 4. This time Guy is trying to beat the world record of 25mph on a cycle-powered hydrofoil boat. The attempt is happening over two days with today being a practice day on the Brayford waterfront in…
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RUMOURS: Skully may be ceasing operations with thousands of pre-ordered helmets undelivered
Leading tech website TechCrunch is reporting that the augmented helmet startup Skully, has ceased operations. Skully was on the path to revolutionise in-helmet display systems with their augmented reality AR-1 helmet that features a built-in 180° Blindspot Camera and Heads-Up Display, but it sounds like those helmets might never see the light of day. If…
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Video: Honda CBR250RR riding modes and dash up close
There’s loads of interest in the newly-launched (launched on Monday…) Honda CBR250RR and here’s a lovely little video from our Indonesian friends on TMCblog of the bike’s new dash, shift-light and the riding modes plus built-in lap timer. Just in case anyone out there still thinks this is an updated CBR250 (it’s not) and not…
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Death Machines Of London: First awesome custom breaks cover. We LOVE it.
Check out this absolutely gorgeous Moto Guzzi Le Mans – the first bike to come out of the newly formed Death Machines Of London workshop. The name for the company comes from owner James Hilton’s father who, after a young James went for a motorcycle ride with his Uncle some thirty years ago, said to his…
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SPY SHOTS: New Harley-Davidson engine caught during independent bench tests
There’s been rumours about new Harley-Davidson engines for a while, and it looks like our friends at Revzilla in the States have got the first look at the new 107 cubic inch motor, dubbed the Milwaukee Eight. According to Revzilla, displacement of 107 cubic inches is confirmed, with a 114-inch and possibly also a 131-inch…
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Video: Fast lap of Mantorp Park in Sweden with Filip (Backlund, that is)
Here’s a cool video, worth a watch. It’s Filip Backlund going for a lap of Mantorp Park in Sweden, one of the tracks he uses on his own track-days. And he’s doing it quick with a pillion onboard…Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe,…
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Go watch Guy Martin get up to speed in Lincoln for FREE – today
Go watch Guy Martin get up to speed in Lincoln for FREE – today. Today’s the first day that you can go and watch Guy Martin getting ready for his next speed challenge as part of the filming for the SPEED WITH series on Channel 4. The new series will be aired in Autumn and…
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Honda CBR250RR MEGA GALLERY from the launch – colours and an MV-type special REVEALED! Video too!
OK, so it’s not just us (and you) that’s excited by the CBR250RR launch in Indonesia right now, our friends have just loaded up a lot of images showing the bike in detail – including the three colour options of Matt Gunpowder Black Metallic, Anchor Grey Metallic and Honda Red Racing. Article continues below… Advert…
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Revealed: Indian motorcycle’s changes to the range for 2017
Indian has just released the details of it’s 2017 range. Here’s the run-through of the changes and what’s new and in store from the American company over the next 12 months: 2017 Scout SixtyArticle 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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Indian introduces the new touchscreen entertainment system on 2017 Roadmaster and Chieftain
Indian Motorcycle is now offering the largest and most rider-friendly touchscreen and infotainment system on two wheels – called Ride Command. Integrated seamlessly into the dash of the 2017 Roadmaster and Chieftain models as standard, not only does the Indian Motorcycle Ride Command offer the best display in the industry, it’s also the easiest to…
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Guy Martin’s next speed challenge in ‘race-against-time’ to clear the watery course… you can still go and watch it for FREE though!
Guy Martin’s next speed challenge in ‘race-against-time’ to clear the watery course… you can still go and watch it for FREE though! Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. A sudden growth in huge weeds in the river Whitham…
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OFFICIAL images and details of Honda’s CBR250RR – here are the OFFICIAL details direct from Honda itself! Yeah!
So, here it is – official confirmation of what we’ve been telling you for nearly a year. Below are the words direct from Honda itself about the CBR250RR. And above and below are the two OFFICIAL pictures of the finished bike. Lovely.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper.…
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Kawasaki’s plans for the R2 supercharger revealed in tech drawings – easy to ride, big power on tap, quiet
These are the latest drawings from inside Kawasaki that give us the clearest indication yet of what the R2 road bike is going to be like. We’ve seen a side-on drawing of the bike that will join the factory stable as a smaller sibling to the H2R before and while this side-on view looks no…
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Video: ANOTHER CBR250RR promo teaser is OUT and it DOES have the piggyback exhausts we showed you last week! Yeah!
Another video promo for the upcoming Honda CBR250RR has been launched – this time you can see more of the quarter-litre bike although it’s clearly a longer cut of the video we saw for the first time a couple of weeks ago. And the bike DOES indeed have the piggyback exhausts that we told you…
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Video: Honda ADV scooter promo video is launched by Honda. Looks pretty cool.
While we wait to see the ADV Adventure-concept scooter launched later this year, Honda is getting the promo ball rolling with this video. You can’t see much of the bike that we brought you pictures of testing just a couple of weeks ago in Spain (here that is): But you do get to see some…
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Video: Is your helmet bulletproof?
We’ve been liking this video recently, just because – let’s face it – if we all had some guns and a crashed-in helmet, and were somewhere we could do this safely, we’d all want to see if the lid would stand up to this sort of stuff. The video’s been posted by the guys at…
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Benelli declared bankrupt by Italian court
Benelli declared bankrupt by Italian court. Benelli has been declared bankrupt.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The court order about bankruptcy was made despite Benelli’s parent company, the chinese firm Qianjiang (Q.J.) Group offering to pay the outstanding debt…
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Video: New Givi ad is styling off-road on the Africa Twin
Check out this video released by luggage company Givi. It’s of an Africa Twin kitted out with the company’s panniers, topbax and tankbag being put through its paces. It’s an ad, but at more than a minute long it’s a pretty good ad with the Honda looking bang tidy in action – and it gets…
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