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2017 Kawasaki H2 GT drawings from Japan confirm Morebikes patent story from February
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2017 Kawasaki H2 GT drawings from Japan confirm Morebikes patent story from February. Top Japanese motorcycle magazine YoungMachine has just appeared with this amazing illustration on the cover of the next generation Kawasaki H2 – called the GT. The H2 GT is the latest on our story from February 9 this year when we uncovered…
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VIDEO: Ron Haslam: 20 years of running the race school and his love of riding bikes
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We caught up with Ron Haslam at his race school to talk about racing, learning, and how much fun it is. Ron Haslam Race School has been helping people get up to speed on track for 20 years, and it’s still going strong. In the below video Ron talks about his approach to running the…
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Rossi’s 2016 Mugello-special AGV lid revealed
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Rossi’s 2016 Mugello-special AGV lid revealed. Valentino Rossi debuted another Mugello-special helmet paintjob at the weekend with this bright-yellow piece of work from helmet painter Aldo Drudi. Drudi’s on a bit of a roll at the moment having debuted his bike, the Burasca 1200 Honda VFR1200F special, last week. So it’s nice to see that…
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UNBELIEVABLE! Harlow Council bans bikers riding in groups of TWO or more!
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Harlow Council bans bikers riding in groups of TWO or more! Harlow Council in Essex has imposed an injunction banning: ‘unauthorised groups of two or more from taking part in ride outs from 10am to midnight on any public land or highway in the town.’ The shocking decision to bring in the injunction was put…
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BMW unveils supercharged retro 500cc custom ‘special’
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BMW has unveiled this air-cooled 500cc boxer twin as a part-concept/part-tribute bike to the firm’s legendary R 5 motorcycle from 1936. It was shown to the public for the first time at the Italian event, the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este at the weekend. BMW says it’s a concept bike, but the supercharger unit – specially…
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Video: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle pulls a huge Ducati Streetfighter wheelie
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Video: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle pulls a huge Ducati Streetfighter wheelie. So this is a mash-up of two things from your childhood that might just have come together in a pretty decent family movie that’s just about to hit the cinemas. Yes, it’s a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle wheelieing a Ducati Streetfighter. Yes, we like…
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Video: Rossi’s helmet painter Aldo Drudi has moved to bikes – and he’s designed this!
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Rossi’s helmet painter Aldo Drudi has moved to bikes – and he’s designed this! So here’s Drudi’s first motorcycle – the Burasca 1200. Made in collaboration with bike builders Air Garage and Honda Italia, the bike is – essentially – a Honda VFR1200F with Ohlins NIX 30 forks and TTX GP 36 rear shock. The…
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MotoGP Preview: Why Mugello could end up being the Race of the Year (and then some)
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MotoGP Preview: Why Mugello could end up being the Race of the Year (and then some). If the events of the past week have shown us anything it’s that this weekend’s round of the MotoGP championship could be the best ever – and possibly the first premier class race in the championship where we end…
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Video: Rossi meets the Yamaha Motobot!
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It’s the first time that the nine-times world champion has met his electronic counterpart – and it’s all a bit weird. This video has been released by Yamaha and shows the man who’s staying with Yamaha in MotoGP for the 2017 and 2018 seasons having a bit of a poke and prod around the robot…
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And here it is! Vinales CONFIRMED as Yamaha rider for 2017/18 alongside Rossi – Iannone switches to Suzuki
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Lovely stuff. As we outlined and dated a week ago. Here’s the announcement: Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd announce the signing of Maverick Viñales to ride for the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team for 2017 and 2018. Viñales, who is presently fifth in the MotoGP Championship standings, will partner nin-time World Champion Valentino Rossi, whose contract…
