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WSB in Sepang: The facts and figures cheat sheet
You’ll hear a lot of this stuff trotted out over the weekend – but why wait for someone to read this lot to you off this sheet? Here’s the official cheat doco from WSB for those who aren’t into the sport (and for those who are, it’s a cool bit of reading).Article continues below……
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Johann Zarco gets factory Suzuki call up for MotoGP test in Japan and the Suzuka 8-Hour
Johann Zarco gets factory Suzuki call up for MotoGP test in Japan and the Suzuka 8-Hour. Johann Zarco is to test the MotoGP Suzuki in Japan later this year – and he’s now been asked to ride a factory Suzuki in the massively-important to the factory Suzuka 8-hour race too.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything…
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French fashion guru’s first XJR1300 custom appears
How about this for a custom XJR1300 with loads of fashion-cred then? This bike has been built by Atelier 5 (a bespoke clothing-maker brand) and bike builders Flash 76.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. It’s the brainchild of Thierry…
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Video: TV spot for the Indian bike that’s part battleship (really)
Ok, maybe this video is a touch over the top, but it’s quite fun in its own way – and we thought you’d like to see it. This is the new TV advert for the Indian-made Bajaj V.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe,…
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Preview: WSS in Sepang
Kawasaki Puccetti Racing rider Randy Krummenacher had led the WorldSSP Championship since the Swiss rookie crossed the line to take his first victory in the class, in Round 1 at Phillip Island. The race win on his first outing and a DNF for his teammate after a tyre issue took the pressure off a…
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VIDEO: Triumph Street Twin – 1,400-mile test in Scotland
We put the Triumph Street Twin through its paces in Scotland. The smallest bike in the Bonneville range is designed more for towns and cities than the the Scottish Highlands, but it performed surprisingly well as a tourer. The test consisted of 1,400-miles covering everything from motorways to mountain passes, and whatever we threw at the bike, it handled…
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Preview: WSB Sepang – this coming weekend
Set south of the city through the administrative capital of Putrajaya, the circuit is a perfect 5.5km test track for a motorcycle, taking in the two long straights separated only by the final hairpin, and the wider, sweeping corners that see side-grip tested to the limit. That’s not the end of the challenge in Sepang…
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Meet the Tamburini T12 Massimo superbike. 230bhp and exquisite loveliness.
Two years ago Massimo Tamburini – the father of iconic motorcycles like the Ducati 916 and the MV Agusta F4, died. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. But before Tamburini passed he had one last design to give the…
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Preview: North West 200
Preview: North West 200 Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. By Philip Wain This week sees the start of the International road racing season with the traditional opener again being at the North West 200. And with the competition…
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Video: Shocking moment a SUV driver takes out biker with battering ram move
Check out this shocking video posted in the States. In the footage, a bunch of riders are riding along the freeway and moving in and out of traffic.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Clearly, the SUV driver takes offence…
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Mumbai police: You break our helmet law – you get a real crappy haircut from us!
Mumbai police: You break our helmet law – you get a real crappy haircut from us! We love this story from the Motoroid lads in India! Police in Mumbai have been properly busy over the weekend cracking down on young riders who are riding around the Indian city without helmets.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything…
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Lorenzo: “Everything has been almost perfect!”
Lorenzo: “Everything has been almost perfect!” Jorge Lorenzo started the French GP from pole, led every lap across the line and went on to win by 10.6s to retake the championship lead.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Lorenzo started…
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Vinales: “If Dani Pedrosa has signed then I’d think Yamaha would have told me!”
When MoreBikes broke the story exclusively on Tuesday, a full hour ahead of other sites, that Dani Pedrosa was in talks to join Valentino Rossi at Yamaha in 2017 – we knew it would take a while for signatures on contracts to be put in place. But this afternoon things still seem up in the…
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Ducati releases official game: ‘Ducati – 90th Anniversary’
Ducati has entrusted Milestone, Italy’s largest production company of videogames dedicated to the racing world, with developing and distributing the new “Ducati – 90th Anniversary The Official Videogame”. The game, available for PlayStation4, Xbox One and Windows PC/STEAM, will be in shops from June at Gamestop Italia outlets and in digital stores. “Ducati – 90th Anniversary…
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MotoGP Le Mans: The weekend’s preview
Consistency has so far helped three riders stand out in the premier class, a tricky Le Mans circuit will test their ability to the limit. Now back in Europe, the MotoGP World Championship settles into a familiar rhythm with a steady stream of race weekends. The season has well and truly begun and leading the…
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Marquez: “Honda’s target is to keep Pedrosa”
OK, so this is another first around this story – and it makes for interesting reading. According to reports from inside the MotoGP paddock, none other than twice world champion Marc Marquez has spoken out about the ‘Pedrosa to Yamaha’ rumous saying that he believes that Honda wants to hold onto the tiny Spaniard.Article continues…
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VIDEO: Triumph Street Twin – Scotland test first impressions
We took the Triumph Street Twin for a 1,400-mile tour in Scotland. It’s not exactly a natural-born tourer, but it performed surprisingly well from the village lanes to the Higlands, and mountain passes to motorways. Here’s our first thoughts after the test: Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to…
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KTM: UK demo tour begins
KTM UK has begun its 2016 Orange Roadshow so that you can get to sample selected models from its 2016 Street range for free. Attending various outdoor events and KTM open days to bolster the existing assortment of dealer test bikes on offer, the travelling demo tour begins at Sheffield-based dealer SMC on May 7…
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Rossi on Pedrosa or Vinales: ‘It’s no difference who signs”
Morebikes told you first about the MotoGP rumours that Dani Pedrosa was in line to join Valentino Rossi in the Yamaha squad next year – and Rossi himself has been talking about the subject. But while the rest of the MotoGP hangers on might be whipping up the story, the truth of the matter is…
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Valentino Rossi’s web tv series begins
We brought you the first look at the trailer for this five-part web series on Valentino Rossi and now the first episode has been released. Called, Valentino Rossi: The Doctor, the series looks at the nine-times world champion on and off track and gets the views of those who work closely with the Italian.Article continues…
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Arai reveals the new RX-7V HRC helmet
Arai has teamed up with the racing arm of Honda to produce this edition of it’s RX-7V lid – which is now available for pre-order.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Arai says that this design will not be…
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Video: How we collect (by the Harley-Davidson museum)
This is a sweet video about the how and why some bikes get picked to join the Harley-Davidson collection in Milwaukee. Both of these bikes featured in the film, a rare 1947 WR Racer and Bill Harley’s 1901 “bicycle motor” drawing, are now on display in the Museum.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes…
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This is the Optimus Praëm – it’s the best BMW S1000RR special we’ve seen yet. Check this out!
This is the Optimus Praëm – it’s the best BMW S1000RR special we’ve seen yet. Check this out! Now THIS is what you can do with a cafe racer/retro racer mindset and a modern superbike. We absolutely love this hunk of metal.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper.…
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Video: MotoGP riders explain their riding handjives during debriefs
Ever wondered what MotoGP riders actually mean when they’re doing all the flappy-arm stuff in the garage when the debriefs are happening? Check out this video from alpinestars that gets the riders themselves to explain their gestures when at the sharp end of a day’s testing or racing.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes…
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