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2016 Kawasaki Ninja 250R mini-superbike pictures appear
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This is the next-generation, hot-to-trot Kawasaki Ninja 250 – a high-tech, high-spec version of the current soft-commuter/beginners bikes currently filling out the quarter-litre sector. The bike has been posted on Warungasep.net, and the side-on image shows the bike with some photo-shopping to clean up the bodywork. According to their source, the bike will either be…
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Triumph closes year with £2.3m profit
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Triumph closes year with £2.3m profit. Triumph made £2.3m profit in 2014/2015 according to financial reports just released – that compares to a huge £8m loss made in the 12 months prior to last year’s business year. In real terms the latest set of books for the Hinckley-based firm show that Triumph has brought in…
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PODCAST recap: 2015’s biggest podcast here – Sam and Alex Lowes tee-off
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PODCAST recap: 2015’s biggest podcast here – Sam and Alex Lowes tee-off. Check out this brilliant podcast with WSB and Moto2 stars Alex and Sam Lowes. Recently voted as the best podcast of the year, our nearly hour-long interview with the irrepressible pair of British racing superstars happened back in the summer when they…
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Top Japanese journalists say Hayabusa 1400 with supercharger green-lit for next year
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Another story that’s raising eyebrows this morning is this claim from leading Japanese motorcycle magazine Young Machine that a supercharged 1400cc Hayabusa is about to enter final a final testing phase ahead of some launch in 2016. And that launch will probably NOT be at the end of next year, but sooner. There’s been a…
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SCOOP: The return of the quarter-litre quick bikes for 2016! According to the Japanese…
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Hot news from Japan this morning comes from the excellent Young Machine magazine – and it says that all of the major Japanese bike builders are gearing up for a full-on war in the supersporty, mini-superbikey 250cc road class. Spread over the next two years the class is going to get proper high-spec mini missiles.…
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Fancy FREE plans to make this awesome paper Yamaha R1-M with? Yeah, FREE. And HERE. Original R1 PLUS workshop plans, too!
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Fancy immersing yourself in a craft-filled orgy of paper-folding greatness this festive season? Then get this ultra-realistic Paper Craft kit of the 2015 Yamaha R1-M. There are two versions of the model available, the Realistic model takes 167 parts to complete whilst the Ultra Realistic takes 914. You’ll need 54 sheets of paper to make…
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VIDEO: Dakar Rally 2016 teaser released
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Check out the teaser trailer for the 2016 Dakar rally. The event is one of the world’s most extreme and demanding cross country competitions. Currently about to get going for the 37th time, the race will be held from 3rd January to 16th January 2016 in South America. It starts in Buenos Aires and finishes in Rosario.…
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VIDEO: World’s first electric KTM backflip caught on film
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Here’s the world’s first backflip on an electric bike. The jump was performed by Frenchman Julien Dupont on an electric KTM Freeride last month and Dupont made the video public last week. The film was made by street-sports film-maker Fabien Didelot and is safe to watch at work, the music’s a bit Tron-ish but take…
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Gorgeous Brutale-based special unveiled by top bike builder
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Check out this incredible special made by American Walt Siegl, it’s a half-way house between the current trend for retro-styled cafe racers and full-on sportsbikes. Based around the Brutale 800, the new 3-cylinder motor is mated to a trellis chassis. There’s a lot of engineering going into and around the motor too, as Siegl…
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VIDEO: Awesome compilation of 2015 MXGP big offs
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Our friends at MXGPtv have put together this brilliant compilation of crashes from this year’s motocross GP series. It’s terrific action from the qualifying and races and shows just how quickly things can, and do, go wrong on the dirt. With snippets of commentary from the brilliant Paul Malin, himself one of the best ever…
