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From this month the new publication MoreBikes combines the very best of Motor Cycle Monthly as well as its sister title On Two Wheels – the paper made specifically for those who want to get into motorcycling, return to it, or stay on smaller capacity machines. Subscribe here.
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First Ride: Triumph Street Twin (A2 Restricted)
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A2 LICENCE RESTRICTED RETRO-STYLED ROADSTER Over the last few years a swathe of retro styled bikes has cemented themselves in the motorcycle market – and Triumph has consistently been at the forefront of the trend. Sitting within the retro-styled Bonneville range, the Street Twin is the least expensive of Triumph’s revamped family of parallel twins…
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Yamaha Niken
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MoreBikes is out in Austria for the launch of Yamaha’s hotly anticipated leaning multi-wheeler, the Niken – and after spending the day scraping its pegs while carving up some beautiful mountain roads, here’s the lowdown on the funky front-ender. Espoused as a corner carving king, we’ve been putting the new Niken through its paces…
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Norton Motorcycles joins forces with Bikesure
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Norton Motorcycles has just announced an all-new sponsorship deal with specialist motorbike insurer Bikesure – meaning that Bikesure will become the approved insurer for Norton Motorcycles. Robert Balls, Bikesure Sales Manager, said: “We’re thrilled to have been selected by Norton to be their officially approved insurance partner. To be trusted with their customers, their bikes…
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MotoGP: Marquez equals Stoner as Rossi gets back on the podium
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Marquez equals Stoner as Rossi gets back on the podium The Championship leader matches the Australian’s premier class win record with victory in Le Mans Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) took a record-breaking victory at the HJC Helmets Grand Prix de France, which sees the reigning World Champion equal Casey Stoner’s 38 premier class wins…
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INCOMING: Yamaha’s leaning multi-wheeler – the NIKEN. The launch is about to happen
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MoreBikes is out in Austria for the launch of Yamaha’s hotly anticipated leaning multi-wheeler, the Niken and we’ll be bringing you the lowdown on the funky front-ender once we’ve got off its sweet seat after the world’s first ride. Espoused as a corner carving king, we’re going to be putting it through its paces on…
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WEIRD: Space thruster jets from Bosch could ‘help you ride out of a big front wheel slide’. Ummm. OKaaaayyy.
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We’ve seen this on American outlet CNET. It’s a thruster system from top tech/engine/brake/thruster (?!) company Bosch and it’s a system that uses high-compression jets to push a motorcycle out of a slide. Check out the video below. Yep. You can see the CNET article by clicking HERE. The system basically uses a jet…
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SPY SHOT: KTM 790 Adventure spotted on the road WITH WINGS!
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We’ve been sent this photo of the upcoming KTM 790 Adventure bike, caught out in action during final road tests ahead of its official launch in a few month’s time. So far so normal, but what’s caught our eye most about this version of the bike is that, in addition to the larger screen, big…
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MotoGP: Marquez, Dovi and Viñales split by less than a tenth at the French GP
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Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) took over at the top in FP1 for the HJC Helmets Grand Prix de France on his final lap, just deposing Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) after the Italian had done the same to Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP). Viñales was first to set a real flier as he pulled almost…
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NW200: Three races, three different winners on opening night of racing at the 2018 Vauxhall International North West 200
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An exciting evening of elbow to elbow racing at the 2018 Vauxhall International North West 200 produced three different winners from the trio of Supersport, Superstock and Supertwins races. Alastair Seeley notched up his 22nd North West victory by winning the opening Supersport event on the EHA Yamaha after a battle with James Hillier (Quattro…
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NW200: Irwin takes pole on PBM/Be Wiser Ducati for Saturday’s Superbike races at Vauxhall International North West 200.
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Glenn Irwin will start on pole position in Saturday’s Superbike races at the 2018 Vauxhall International North West 200. The PBM/Be Wiser Ducati rider, who is only competing in the superbike class, topped the time sheets during a dramatic final qualifying session on Thursday afternoon with less than one second separating the five fastest riders!…
