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Honda teams up with taxi service for motorbike-hailing (like Uber but on bikes) plan
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Honda teams up with taxi service for motorbike-hailing (like Uber but on bikes) plan. This is only happening in Asia at the moment (well, it’ll only be in Asia when it eventually gets underway proper, but for now let’s focus on the fact that it’s in Asia at the mo), but the global reach of…
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We’re liking this Royal Enfield Continental GT Liberty Moto special… pretty funky
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We’re liking this Royal Enfield Continental GT Liberty Moto special… pretty funky So far, this is only a ‘special’ being shown at the Thai Motor Expo in Thailand, but we like it (and wouldn’t be at all surprised is this turns up as a proper model in the range pretty soon). Essentially, the bike is the usual…
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Video: Bloke falls asleep whilst riding a scooter… and drops it (naturally)
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We were sceptical about this the first time we watched this video of a guy in Thailand apparently falling asleep on a scooter – but having watched it a few times it’s starting to look pretty real to us. Have a watch yourself and see what you think. He’s weaving all over the place and…
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WSB Aragon – the stats, facts and figures you need to know for this weekend
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WSB Aragon – the stats, facts and figures you need to know for this weekend. Want to pretend that you’re a WSB expert? Then here’s all you need to know! This is the facts and figures crib sheet that the telly people rely on – and you can have it too. This is how the…
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WSB Preview: Round 3 – MotorLand Aragon this weekend
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MotorLand lies in the Teruel province of Aragón, the crowning glory set in the middle of the dry, arid countryside of the landscape around the city of Alcañiz. Built due to the history of racing in the vicinity, MotorLand is a modern, spectacular and technical track that is often cited by riders as a…
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Two more specials surface from Honda in Bangkok – check out the sweet 300TT cafe racer
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A couple more Bangkok Show specials have surfaced today with these two Hondas. MotoSaigon.vn was the first to peg up pictures of the gorgeous CB300TT special and the slightly-more ho-hum gold-coloured CB650 Scrambler-derived bike. Out of the two, we really like the CB300TT cafe racer special, but given how many of these Honda-show specials we’ve…
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Meet the HARLEY-DAVIDSON Adventure bike! Yeah!
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Meet the HARLEY-DAVIDSON Adventure bike! Yeah! This is the big surprise of the Bangkok Motor Show – with awesome coverage by the chaps at the Rushlane website – and it’s is happening right now, it’s a 2016 Street 750 Harley-Davidson that’s been converted into an Adventure bike. And although the official word is that this…
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WorldSBK: Sykes Strikes Back
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Rea (Kawasaki) in P2, Sykes (Kawasaki) on the top step and Davies (Ducati) in P3 Kawasaki Racing Team’s Tom Sykes took an incredible victory in a three-way fight for the win at Chang International Circuit in Thailand. The Yorkshireman was locked in a battle with teammate and reigning Champion Jonathan Rea and Aruba.it Racing – Ducati’s…
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Cluzel takes World Supersport Win in Tahiland
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Frenchman Jules Cluzel won the WorldSSP Race at Chang International Circuit, holding off Puccetti rider Kenan Sofuoglu and Honda’s PJ Jacobsen. The MV Agusta rider scored his 11thcareer victory and his first since being sidelined through injury in the latter half of 2015, with the battle a four-way fight between the MV Agusta rider and Jacobsen,…
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WorldSSP: Wildcard Wilairot fastest on Friday
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Local rider Ratthapong Wilairot tops combined times on the way to Tissot-Superpole session. Wildcard Thai rider Ratthapong Wilairot locked out the top of the timesheets on Friday in Buriram to outpace reigning Champion Kenan Sofuoglu and rival Jules Cluzel. In FP1, Championship leader Randy Krummenacher was the only rider to pass through the 1’40 barrier, while local…
