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Midual Type 1 review | World first ride
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Midual Type 1 €140,000 | 1036cc | 4-stroke flat-twin | 107bhp @ 7800rpm | 72.3lb-ft @ 6000rpm Tested by: Alan Cathcart Photos: Kel Edge It’s increasingly difficult to dream up any new way of building a four-stroke motorcycle engine – with Honda’s MotoGP world title-winning V5 RC211V being the last notable such example over a decade ago – but…
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Bike fans meet the champions with Pro-Bolt
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Motorcycle fans were given a rare treat ahead of Silverstone when they had the opportunity to ‘Meet The Champions’ in Gloucestershire. Tewkesbury based motorsport supplier, Pro-Bolt arranged for Marc VDS Moto 2 riders Mika Kallio, Tito Rabat and Moto 3 rider, Jorge Navarro, to spend the evening with the Cotswold Bike Riders and get close…
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New Designs for Duchinni D405 Helmet
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Duchinni’s D405 full face helmet is now available in a range of colourful geometric patterns – the XRR model. This feature-packed helmet has an ABS shell with vents to top and chin bar, plus rear exhaust vents. Advanced channelling through the EPS liner delivers effective internal airflow over the top of the head. Beneath…
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Highway network to get an extra 900 miles
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Road users will see around 900 extra lane miles of road capacity added to England’s strategic highway network by 2021 – a third more than was provided in the last ten years. The boost is thanks to a huge £24 billion investment – the biggest since the 1970s – which will see annual funding…
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Pre-register for the Essex Air Ambulance Motorcycle Run
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Have you found the Golden Ticket?! There is only one and it is hidden inside an Essex Air Ambulance Motorcycle Run T-shirt. If you find it you are the lucky winner of a fabulous prize, courtesy of Bellevue Motors. Simply pre-register for the Motorcycle Run at EssexAirAmbulance.uk.com and order your t-shirt at time of…
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2012 Honda Hornet CB600F review| Used bike
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Used price: £5499 | 100bhp | 47lb-ft | liquid-cooled inline-four Tested by Bob Pickett The Honda CB600F Hornet came into existence as a rival for Suzuki’s spectacularly successful Bandit and Yamaha’s original Fazer. The current model dates from 2007, when it had a total revamp. The model we tested is the final iteration –…
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Yamaha RD350: ‘Most popular bike of the 1980s’
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The Yamaha RD350LC was today revealed as the motorcycling community’s favourite bike of the 1980s. The RD350LC triumphed by way of an online poll run by Bennetts and leading classic bike publication, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Respondents were presented with a shortlist of 22 definitive motorcycles from this golden era, which were meticulously selected by two industry experts – Bennetts’ Marc Potter and…
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Georg Meier’s 1939 Type 255 on display at IoM Classic TT
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Three heritage motorcycles from the BMW Classic collection will be taking part in the legendary Lap of Honour at the Isle of Man Classic TT, which runs from 20-29 August 2014. The supercharged BMW 255 ridden to victory by Georg Meier 75 years ago will be ridden by his nephew Wolfgang Meier. It will be…
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The age of the driverless car is upon us. Again.
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MoreBikes.co.uk and MotorCycle Monthly publisher Steve Rose isn’t impressed with the idea of drivers having even more control taken away from them… Before I did this for a living I was a research scientist. And in that work you soon come to realise the value of a good headline. When your funding is coming to…
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Road vs Race Suzuki GSX-R1000 | What’s the difference?
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With a race replica Voltcom Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 now available from Suzuki, we wanted to find out what the real difference is between the two machines… Words: Carli Ann Smith Pictures: Courtesy of www.suzuki-racing.com Back in 1985, the first-generation GSX-R750 was born. Its aim was to challenge for race wins while pleasing everyday riders. With a change to liquid-cooling…
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