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170mph cop car for Isle of Man police force
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The Isle of Man Constabulary has revealed its brand-new 305bhp, single-seater patrol car – a BAC Mono that has been developed on the island. Costing £132,500 and weighing in at 580kg, the BAC Mono is capable of reaching a top speed of 170mph, and can do 0-60mph in just 2.7 seconds. The new patrol car…
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Rossi pens heartfelt letter to Nicky Hayden
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A couple of days ago, news broke that Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team rider Nicky Hayden had been involved in a collision with a car while cycling near Rimini, Italy. He is currently in a critical condition, and remains in intensive care in an Italian hospital – and his friend Valentino Rossi has penned…
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Nicky Hayden taken to hospital following cycling crash
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Nicky Hayden has been hit by a car while training on his bicycle along the Rimini Coast in Italy. Hayden was in Italy following last weekend’s Superbike World Championship round at nearby Imola and was riding around the city of Rimini, on the Adriatic coast, when he was involved in a collision with a car.…
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AUGMENTED REALITY AND LASER LIGHTING: THE FUTURE OF MOTORCYCLING IS REVEALED
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Advertisement feature The motorcycling industry is seeing a rapid change with technological advances in augmented reality, protective gear and the bike itself creating a safer and more seamless riding experience. Carole Nash, recently voted the UK’s favourite and best motorcycle insurance broker, has delved deep into the world of motorcycling innovation to create a three-dimensional…
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REVEALED: Honda’s secret plans for automatic braking on motorcycles!
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REVEALED: Honda’s secret plans for automatic braking on motorcycles! Honda is working on an new electronic braking system that will automatically slow you down once the bike detects a collision is imminent. Judging by the very recent patent that has been filed by the factory, the system is some way off – we’ve been…
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Honda in recall of thousands of Gold Winds with airbags over ‘shrapnel’ fear
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Honda America is recalling 2,701 Gold Wings that have airbags fitted. The move comes after reports of something wrong in the Takata airbag system, a device which is fitted to 34 million cars and thousands of Gold Wings. It’s been found that over a period of time the propellant used to expand the bag in…
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Movie motorcycle chase scenes: What the IAM says…
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The Institute of Advanced Motorists takes a tongue-in-cheek look at how advanced riding skills might have changed the outcome of some of the greatest movie motorcycle chase scenes… The cinema loves a chase scene – if it’s on two wheels, even better. But quite often these high-octane stunt sequences don’t end too well for our hero, who barely…
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Video: biker misses truck by inches – but bike gets mashed in head-on crash!
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Check out this amazing bit of video that’s appeared on the LIVE leak feed – it’s a biker who’s got to rate as one of the luckiest on the planet. Although the original footage appears to be from last December (you can see the origin’s date in the top right corner of the screen), this…
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BMW reveals intelligent emergency call system for 2017 range. You crash, it auto-calls for help.
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BMW reveals intelligent emergency call system for 2017 range. You crash, it auto-calls for help. BMW has just announced a new emergency call system that will give motorcyclists a quick way to get help if they have an accident. The optional add-on, expected to be part of the 2017 line-up, can be manually activated or…
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Video: Shocking moment huge gravel truck unloads onto biker and pillion (everyone is OK, miraculously)
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Video: Shocking moment huge gravel truck unloads onto biker and pillion (everyone is OK, miraculously). This is the terrifying moment a motorcyclist and pillion in China were nearly crushed under a huge truck full of gravel. Captured on CCTV cameras mounted above the junction, you can see the driver realise that the motorcycle was…
