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Podcast episode 17: Guest Interview: The future of motorcycle helmet design?
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MoreBikes.co.uk’s, Carli Ann Smith, chatted to Louie Amphlett, a recent Product Design graduate from the University of Brighton, who could hold the secret to the future of motorcycle helmet design…. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/211039323″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Read the article.
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Yamaha MT-07 Retro prototype revealed
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As revealed on Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine’s Facebook page (our sister title) before any other website or press title, Yamaha has unveiled its MT-07 Retro prototype. Created by Shinya Kimura – one of the most respected Japanese custom builders, the officially commissioned Yamaha Yard Built project looks likely to follow in the footsteps of the…
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Project Livewire – we ride the Harley-Davidson electric motorcycle
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Rain was covering my visor; it was blind apex after hairpin turn. All I wanted to do was wind back the throttle to hear the noise of this prototype machine, to hear that jet engine whoosh again before they took the bike off me. And that’s something I never thought I would say about an…
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The Africa Twin is back! Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin confirmed for 2015
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We brought you the patent drawings and speculated on exactly what this new model from Honda could be back in March – and we were right, the Africa Twin is back! The Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin has now officially been confirmed for 2015. Here’s what the press release from Honda had to say: “Honda is…
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Royal Enfield takes over Harris Performance
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Royal Enfield has taken over UK based Harris Performance Products Ltd. Under the terms of the deal, Royal Enfield will acquire all assets, employees, trade names, technical know-how and intellectual property of Harris Performance Products Ltd. Harris Performance has had a long standing relationship with Royal Enfield and was responsible for the chassis development of the…
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Ladies day – Maria Costello’s female only track day at Donington Park
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Being the only girl on the MoreBikes.co.uk editorial team, I was in pole position to try out Maria Costello’s female only track day at Donington Park. It was the first of three dates throughout the year, offering women a chance to get on track with no boys allowed. The days are run in conjunction…
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World launch report: Yamaha YZF-R3
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£4799 | 41bhp @ 10,750rpm | 22lb-ft @ 9000rpm | Liquid-cooled four-stroke parallel twin 321cc Tested by: Carli Ann Smith Photos: Yamaha You may think that Yamaha has jumped on the 300cc class bandwagon, when actually it could be said, Yamaha are going back to their roots. Think back to the RD series from the…
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The motorcycle jeans destruction test
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With high-street supermarkets now selling motorcycle jeans, John Milbank finds out if you really do ‘get what you pay for’… Photos Joe Dick Here at MoreBikes we don’t like to look at the negatives of biking, but having fallen off a bike myself (ermm, a few times), I’ve got to admit that it does happen.…
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Kawasaki H2R / H2 review
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Kawasaki H2R / H2 review | £22,000 (H2R: £41,000) | 207-319bhp | 98lb-ft | Supercharged 998cc liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder Tested by Roland Brown. Motorcycle Journalist and former international racer, Roland Brown is one of the world’s most respected bike testers. Subscribe to his fantastic YouTube channel – iMotorcycle Video – here. It’s a long time since…
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2015 Ducati Multistrada 1200 review
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2015 Ducati Multistrada 1200 review | From £12,995 | 160bhp@9500rpm | 100lb-ft@7500rpm | 90° V-twin with variable desmodromic valve timing Tested by John Milbank Photos by Milagro With 8lb-ft more torque and 15bhp more than a Monster 1200 S, the Multistrada could be a daunting proposition; a howling beast, bristling with pent-up aggression, just…
