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430,000 Harleys under investigation for possible brake failure
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The U.S. government is investigating complaints from Harley-Davidson riders who say their motorcycle brakes failed without warning. The investigation covers 430,000 Harley-Davidson motorcycles with model years between 2008 and 2011 and that have an anti-lock braking system, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said last Friday. The NHTSA said it received 43 complaints, three reports…
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Video: Rossi’s TV series on the net – watch episode four here
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Video: Rossi’s TV series on the net – watch episode four here. Episode four of the five part webisode series about Valentino Rossi is now live. We’ve got the episode embedded in this article below. It’s a solid part of the series looking into the creation of the theatrics and the show that is Rossi…
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Holy cow! Iconic stars of ON ANY SUNDAY headlining Stafford Show! The original superstars together again!
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Holy cow! Iconic stars of ON ANY SUNDAY headlining Stafford Show! The original superstars together again! The COOLEST news we’ve had in a while people! FOUR of the cast from iconic motorcycle documentary On Any Sunday are set for guest of honour duties at Stafford’s massive annual motorcycle event this autumn. Yep. Those guys. They’re…
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Video: Marquez and Pedrosa play on RCVs at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Awesome slo-mo action.
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Check out this really cool video of Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa putting a couple of RCV213V-S bikes through their paces. The pair got a bit of pre-MotoGP time at the Red Bull Ring Austrian circuit which hosts the MotoGP round for the fitst time on August 14. Dani takes you around a lap of…
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Meet the 150bhp, 150kg Buell race bike made in Spain – Harley, you really SHOULD make this!
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This extremely pretty thing is the BOTT XR1R, a Battle of the Twins bike made by Spanish engineer David Sanchez, the owner of the BottPower company. The Buell Thunderstorm V-twin-powered Pikes Peak racebike is an ‘almost’ finished project that has now been unveiled at its Barcelona base. Sanchez says that the bike is an ongoing…
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Odds slashed on Guy Martin to replace Chris Evans on Top Gear!
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Odds slashed on Guy Martin to replace Chris Evans on Top Gear! Guy Martin has had the odds on him becoming the new Top Gear Presenter slashed by bookie William Hill. The Lincolnshire star of the SPEED with series on Channel Four has seen his odds cut back a couple of times and in the…
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MiClimate – the wearable air-con unit for bikers (yep, it’s real…)
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MiClimate – the wearable air-con unit for bikers (yep, it’s real…). No, we’re not making this up. This is called MiClimate and it’s a USA company that’s developed what it calls ‘personal air conditioning’ that’s aimed at motorcyclists. The system has been developed to be worn on the belt and weighs in at 1.5lbs, it…
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Triumph trademarks ‘Speed Twin’ name – mini-Thruxton 900 on the way for 2017
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Triumph trademarks ‘Speed Twin’ name – mini-Thruxton 900 on the way for 2017. Not content with smashing the marketplace in the rush to grab Thruxton and Thruxton Rs, Triumph is going to appear with a 900cc Speed Twin model – a mini-Thruxton for less cash – as part of its 2017 line-up. The Hinckley-based firm has now…
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Yamaha ‘s Yard Built continues with the XSR700 Otokomae
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Yamaha’s Yard Built Platform returns to Spain for a special build just in time for summer with Ad Hoc Café Racers. The partnership has delivered a rough and tough take on the XSR700. Ad Hoc’s David Gonzalez is no stranger to customising Yamaha motorbikes. The Barcelona based custom builder has already received international recognition for…
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Kawasaki secret updates for ZZR1400 revealed in hidden design
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Kawasaki secret updates for ZZR1400 revealed in hidden design. Kawasaki has tried to sneak this mystery motorcycle’s design through the patent system – by hiding under a listing for a new headlight outer. Now, to be honest, we haven’t had any information through about this other so we’re working on what you can see in…
