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Ducati Scrambler Sixty2 world launch review
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Price: £6,450 Engine: 399cc, air cooled V-twin, 2 valves per cylinder Power: 40.4bhp @ 8,750rpm Torque: 34.3Nm @ 7,750rpm Tested by: Mikko Nieminen Ducati hit gold when it introduced the 800cc Scrambler in 2014. For Ducati, the Scrambler range is a fun, easy and accessible entry point into an exclusive brand, better known for serious…
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Suter MMX500 193mph two-stroke: RACING at this year’s TT! And turbocharged outing in 2017, too!
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Suter MMX500 193mph two-stroke: RACING at this year’s TT! And turbocharged outing in 2017, too! Reports have emerged this morning that Suter is going to race its awesome 500GP two-stroke bike at this year’s Isle of Man TT races. The Isle of Man event’s raceweek is held at the start of June and marketing director…
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SCOOP: Six new models form new Triumph Tiger Explorer family – specs here first
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Triumph has just announced that SIX new models will appear to make up the 2016 Explorer range, here’s the information and details (a LOT of detail!) direct from what Triumph has just send us about the new bikes to the line-up for this year’s assault on the big Brit Adventure motorcycles – we’ve not…
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VIDEO: Suzuki MotoGP testing in Sepang
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VIDEO: Suzuki MotoGP testing in Sepang Suzuki has just released this video of the MotoGP squad testing. Riders Maverick Vinales and Aleix Espargaro explain how the testing went on the new GSX-RR MotoGP machine at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia at the start of February. There’s a few clips of the bikes at full…
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Yamaha XSR900 world launch review
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For Mikko’s video review of the Yamaha XSR900, click here. Price: Matt grey and rock slate £7,849 / 60th Anniversary colour scheme £ 7,999 Engine: 847cc, three-cylinder, liquid-cooled, four-stroke, DOHC, four-valve Power: 113bhp at 10,000rpm Torque: 87.5Nm at 8,500rpm Tested by: Mikko Nieminen Whether you’re a fan or not, there’s no escaping the fact that…
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Ducati XDiavel world launch review
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Price: XDiavel £15,795,XDiavel S £18,395 // 154bhp @ 9,500rpm // Tested by John Milbank I find it hard to call this bike a cruiser. It’s not particularly heavy, it’s full of extremely advanced technology, it handles, and it’s very, very fast. But it does have the cruiser trademark feet-forward riding position and wide, raked-back…
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So you’re doing 180mph and THIS happens underneath you…
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This is what the soft Michelin rear race tyre looked like after an horrific 180mph crash during MotoGP testing in Sepang. The crash happened during the first of a three-day test at the end of the start/finish straight and since this picture was taken Michelin has removed the soft compound tyre from the rest of…
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Long haired biker says he suffers sexist road rage because car drivers think he’s a female when riding
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This is a pretty weird story that’s appeared in the Daily Mail today – but it’s well worth a look if you’re a biker, or a woman, or a woman biker, or a make biker with long hair. Here’s what the Mail says: A man who let his hair grow past his shoulders has revealed…
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Prescott Bike Festival to feature real life Wacky Racers
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Prescott Bike Festival will be held on Sunday 17th April 2016 at Prescott Hill Climb, near Cheltenham. It sounds just like a sort of thing we like here at MoreBikes: wacky bikes and competitions and a few biking celebrities throuwn in for good measure. And with the world’s fastest shopping trolley also making an appearance,…
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Spada Aurora boots review
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Tested by: Mikko Nieminen // RRP: £99.95 // Sizes: 37-47 // Colour: Black My old boots were starting to fall apart last autumn, so a new pair was a must, and I’m genuinely impressed with these Spada Aurora boots. They are classed as ‘touring’ boots, but they make perfectly good all-round boots, suitable for…
