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Michael Dunlop signs to BMW for TT, roads, UGP AND British Superbikes!
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Eleven-time TT winner Michael Dunlop will once again join forces with Hawk Racing for the Isle of Man TT races on the BMW S1000RR. The 26-year-old will be reunited with the combination that saw him storm to three TT victories two years ago. In 2015, Dunlop crashed out of what looked certain…
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SCOOP: First look at trailer for new SHEENE movie!
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Here’s a first look at the trailer for the upcoming film about Barry Sheene – and it looks pretty good! Called SHEENE, the film has been produced by IO Films Australia and Deep Spring Pictures UK. The movie is described as a ‘narrative bio-pic’ on the life of the racing legend and former double…
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SCOOP: FIRST LOOK at Four limited edition BMW specials for the UK!
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Here’s the FIRST look at four exclusive models from BMW! BMW Motorrad UK has created four exclusive models – the Iconic 100 Collection – to mark the centenary of BMW Group in 2016. Each is strictly limited to 100 motorcycles. The four special editions are based on the highest specification models in their respective ranges,…
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Video: Panigale motor in Honda Grom mini-bike… and it works…
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So what do you do if life is a bit on the dull side? How about whacking a 200bhp Ducati 1199 Panigale R motor into a Honda Grom mini-monkey bike? Yep, that’s what we thought too.. but it’s happened and here’s the result. Built by an engineer called Mario Kleff, an engineer living in Thailand,…
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VIDEO: Pastrana’s onboard backflip in Rhythm Race
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VIDEO: Pastrana’s onboard backflip in Rhythm Race. Here’s an awesome bit of video for you to enjoy on this Friday – and we figured you’d like this as much as we do. It’s from the 2014 Red Bull Straight Rhythm competition, the GoPro footage comes directly from the lid of Travis Pastrana as he takes…
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Suzuki’s Gixxer 155SF launched, fuel-injected little sportster goes public
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Here’s Suzuki’s Gixxer SF – the 155cc, fuel-injected sporty roadster launched into the Indian market at the Auto Expo show. The images were posted by the excellent Motoroids website in India. The SF was launched alongside the Gixxer 155 (unfaired, pictured at the bottom of this article), the main difference between the models being that…
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First pic of Aprilia’s MotoGP 2016 bike caught in testing at Qatar
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Top Italian website GPone has bagged this, the only image of the 2016 Aprilia MotoGP bike. The snapshot was taken during the bike’s first outing at Qatar, two weeks before the full IRTA MotoGP test. Aprilia test rider Mike Di Meglio took the bike out for the initial shakedown laps. Aprilia test riders Alvaro Bautista…
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VIDEO: Instant karma for Mitsubishi loser
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It’a not a new video, but it’s doing the rounds again and it’s made us laugh (again). This is what you call karma – the guy in the Mitsubishi clearly doesn’t like the way the motorcycle makes its way to the front of the traffic at the lights and decides to prove that lack of…
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Termignoni releases new end can for 2016 Africa Twin
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Termignoni has made a sweet aftermarket exhaust for the new Africa Twin from Honda. The company says that the new end can tips the scales at 2.48kg whilst the original weighs in at 4.8kg. According to the firm’s own data graphs the new can squeezes a small increase in mid-range power and mid-range torque, too.…
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Arai releases new TT paintjob for 2016
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Arai has released this latest special edition TT paintjob for 2016. If you want one then you can get your own from the stand at the back of the Grandstand at the TT this June. After the Island event a limited number of helmets will be available from European dealers. The design is going…
