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UK traffic congestion 14% worse than five years ago
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Traffic congestion in the UK’s biggest cities is 14% worse than it was just five years ago, according to a major new report out today (March 22). Across the rest of Europe, average congestion is actually 3% down over the same period. The annual Traffic Index from TomTom shows average UK journeys in 2015 took…
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WSB Preview: Thai Round at Chang International Circuit – follow the action for FREE without the need for a TV subcription
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A few hours north-east of the capital city of Bangkok, Chang International Circuit in Buriram is the most recently constructed venue on the World Superbike calendar. Last year, the inaugural WorldSBK meeting at the circuit saw eventual champion Jonathan Rea claim the first double win of his title winning campaign. The season opener saw the reigning number 1 come out on top…
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Marquez pulls his fan kit and merchandise from Rossi’s Apparel company
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Reports have surfaced this morning that Marc Marquez has properly split all professional associations with Valentino Rossi’s companies (or is in the process of doing so). The news comes weeks after the Marc Marquez official fan club said that it was not going to the 2016 Mugello MotoGP because of fear of attack by other…
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Honda’s ‘other’ concept CB500F breaks cover in Bangkok
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Honda has shown this concept Scrambler at the Bangkok Motor Show. We’ve seen similar-looking concepts from Honda over the past few weeks but this is a tweaked update on those. There’s no information on it from the show directly, so what we show you with this punter’s pic is pretty much what we know. The…
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Yamaha unveils new 150 naked – the M-SLAZ!
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This is another new Yamaha, just launched at the 37th Bangkok International Motor Show. Called the M-SLAZ (yep, true), this is effectively the much-anticipated MT-15, a naked version of the YZF-R15. At the moment we’re being told that this is a bike just for the asian markets and it doesn’t seem particularly likely that this…
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Funky Yamaha 3 Wheeler shown off in Bangkok
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Funky Yamaha 3 Wheeler shown off in Bangkok. Check out this cool addition to the Yamaha concept range. This is the 03GEN-x, one of two concepts being linked to the current Tricity three-wheeled bike from the Japanese manufacturer. According to Yamaha, this prototype is meant to combine the feeling of ‘traditional off-road styling…
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Tour India on your own motorcycle
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Thanks to Guy Martin’s recent Channel 4 series ‘Our Guy in India’, tour companies are gearing up for a surge in demand in trips to India – but GlobeBusters are offering you the chance to complete the adventure on your own motorbike. Until now, almost all organised tours relied entirely on Royal Enfield Bullets, either…
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2moroRider update: Te Waipounamu – new rides in New Zealand
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Round-the-world rider Rhys Lawrey – AKA 2moroRider – has completed the Australasian section of his record-breaking motorcycle journey in style, leading the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride through Auckland on his Triumph Tiger 800XC. “People here are so friendly – the Triumph Owners Club picked me up from the airport, joined me for parts of the ride,…
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2moroRider update: 18,900 miles completed!
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Young British motorcyclist Rhys Lawrey has completed the Australian section of his record-breaking round-the-world adventure, having ridden the 5,900 miles from Perth to Sydney during August. Riding under the 2moroRider banner, Rhys has travelled 18,900 miles since leaving England on his Triumph Tiger 800 XC at the beginning of May. “I had to top up…
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2moroRider update: Crossing Asia from Turkey to Thailand
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Three months after leaving the Triumph factory in Hinckley, young British adventure motorcyclist Rhys Lawrey has arrived in Bangkok, having ridden across Asia, from Turkey to Thailand, on his Triumph Tiger 800 XC. With another 37,000 miles ahead, the 23-year old is still only a quarter of the way towards his goal of riding into…
