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MoreBikes
There’s a fresh new look for the world’s biggest motorcycle monthly… and we’re making it even easier for new riders to get on two wheels too.
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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Lewis Hamilton: ‘I’d like to race in a MotoGP race’
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Former F1 world champ Lewis Hamilton has said that he wants to race in MotoGP, and that the F1 bosses shouldn’t stand in the way if a ride could be found. Speaking out at the weekend’s Bahrain F1 GP, Hamilton said that he thought that the news that fellow F1 driver Fernando Alonso’s plans…
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Video: Pastrana gets whip-giddy at legends race re-run weekend
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Check out this awesome video of dirt legend Travis Pastrana getting back to racing at fellow dirt legend Kevin Windham’s Mississippi MX Paradise. Windham invited a load of older motocross heroes along for a weekend of pond skimming, big whips and ‘official/unofficial’ racing. And if you want to see some BIG whips then keep…
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Revealed: Two-Wheel Drive Suzuki Burgman Scooter
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Suzuki has filed a patent application for a two-wheel drive scooter. It shows (what looks like) a Suzuki Burgman 200, with a hub-mounted electric motor in the front wheel that works to assist the engine-driven rear wheel. The main difference to a typical Burgman 200 is the front end. On the patent, the front wheel…
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Woman is motorbiking across the world – in spite of her ex-Boyfriend, who said it was ‘too dangerous’
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Nikki Misurelli’s former boyfriend refused to let her accompany him on a bike trip he was undertaking with his mates – he reckoned she wouldn’t be able to handle the ride from USA to Argentina. So, they broke up and she went by herself. Nikki passed her full bike test, and used a Honda CBR600RR…
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Video: Elbow down, on a Yamaha R3, in a car park. At 15mph.
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Check this out, it’s a kid in Japan getting his elbow down on his R3. In a car park. At 15mph. The whole film is just 42 seconds long, but it’s impressive and worth a look. Fair play to the kid, makes it look easy.
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Video: WATCH THIS! Filtering on the back wheel. UK styleee. One handed at times, too
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https://youtu.be/FCL_oycsY_8 Check this video out. It’s only 30 seconds long and it’s clearly shot from a helmet camera somewhere in the UK, but as far as filtering goes… this has a certain something that we’ve not seen before. We bet you watch it twice. And then pass it on to your mates.
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Triumph announces TFEST event for later this month
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Triumph Motorcycles will be hosting TFEST later this month (Saturday 22/Sunday 23 April), the annual celebration of its motorcycle range. Taking place at Triumph dealers throughout the UK, TFEST is a fantastic opportunity for fans to view the entire range, including the latest edition to the Triumph family as dealers unveil the new Street Triple…
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Caught out! 17 pictures of BMW’s HP4 RACE carbon superbike out in final pre-sale tests in Spain
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This is the BMW HP4 RACE undergoing a batch of final testing in Spain. Our spy snapper caught the 999cc hyperbike being put through an extensive testing programme in the South of Spain yesterday and from our exclusive pictures it’s clear to see that there’s already been a few tweaks to the gorgeous all-carbon bodywork…
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Guy Martin and John McGuinness out in action in Japan testing electric TT bikes
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John McGuinness and Guy Martin have been putting in the Japanese laps on the electric bikes that they will both contest at this year’s Isle of Man Zero TT race. The Honda team-mates were out in action in Japan yesterday with the Mugen Shinden electric bike squad. Although both riders were at the test, held…
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Suzuki announces new low-rate finance offer on SV650 and GSX-S1000 models
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Suzuki has announced a new, low-rate finance offer for its SV650 and GSX-S1000 machines, which means the middleweight V-twin can be ridden away for £60 per month. A new rate of 4.9% APR, coupled with a deposit of £1,500.00, means the SV650 can be ridden for only £1.94 per day. Suzuki’s GSX-S1000 – which gets more…