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Video: Valentino Rossi: The Doctor web tv series – here’s the trailer
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Just a couple of days to go until the five part web series on Valentino Rossi gets underway. Called Valentino Rossi: The Doctor will consist of five webisodes peeling back the layers on one of the biggest names in sport as told by the nine-times world champion himself and those in his inner circle. The trailer…
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Royal Enfield cafe racer drawings appear in France. And they look great.
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There’s some speculation in the French press about what we’re likely to see next from Royal Enfield. Our cousins across the water are leaning towards a 600cc and 750cc version of these cafe racers after the recent launch of the company’s Himalayan adventure model. Using two illustrations by Glynn Kerr to make the point about…
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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: Not safe for work (but funny) – How to Ride Bitch Part Two
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Here’s the follow-up video to How to Ride, Bitches – the wonderfully named How to Ride Bitch. Showing all bikers the right and correct way (naturally) for two dudes to share a motorcycle seat, the video is an exquisite example of method and the correct distance to establish between guys on a ride. Using such…
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Video: Not safe for work (but funny) – How to Ride, Bitches Part One
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OK, we don’t know much about this video, but it made us laugh (and the second part, which you can also see on MoreBikes, is funnier still). So, because it’s a funny video made by people who clearly know a thing or two about motorcycles – we figured we’d show it to you. Because you’re…
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Akrapovic releases new cool end can for 2016 Africa Twin – less weight, more power
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Top exhaust company Akrapovic has released details on its new end-can for the 2016 Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin. The pipe pretty much bolts on to the standard exhaust and the double-flow muffler gets a hexagonal shape with a double-pipe end cap. Made from durable Titanium the end can is EC/ECE type-approved. Overall it makes 1.5kW…
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Meet the all-paper classic Honda Monkey Bike kit you can own for £20-ish!
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If you’ve ever fancied an iconic Honda Monkey Bike then you can buy one for a little over £20 straight from Japan – yep, it’s paper and you have to make the model yourself, but it looks great! The UK price comes in at £21.56 and the kit is made by a company called Uplift…
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Indian riders get huge sunscreens put up at junctions to save them from the baking sun
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How about this for a feelgood biking story then? Officials in Nagpur, India noticed that motorcycle riders were getting too hot when waiting at junctions for a gap in the traffic during the nearly 40 degree heat in the midday sun (wow). So, to give the riders a helping hand, the powers that be decided…
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KTM announces official range of PowerParts for awesome 690 singles
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The model year 2016 KTM 690 Duke and 690 Duke R are the most powerful and technically advanced single-cylinder machines available. Although they boast a long list of new features and refinements, KTM knows its riders still need to modify their bikes and so a diverse range of official PowerParts are available. Both new Duke models –…
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Zenith reached: once this happens it’s game over for the hipster bikers, surely?
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OK, maybe the custom-thing isn’t actually over as such – but we’re all a bit open-jawed having seen these pictures. This was a 1996 Honda XR650L that’s been given a, quote: “More rugged and ready-for-anything aesthetic”. Umm… OK. It looks quite ridiculous to us, but someone out there loves it enough to have it built…
