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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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Triumph launches Fast Track priority order scheme at Motorcycle Live
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Triumph launches Fast Track priority order scheme at Motorcycle Live. Since launching its 2016 Bonneville range in London last month, interest for Triumph’s five new classic models has continued to soar. The range includes the Street Twin, T120 and T120 Black and the reborn café racers – the Thruxton and Thruxton R. To give…
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Johnny Depp: I want to make a film about Mick Doohan!
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Johnny Depp: I want to make a film about Mick Doohan! Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp has said that he wants to make a full-on documentary about motorcycle racing legend Mick Doohan. The five-times 500cc GP world champion let the actor and his wife stay at Doohan’s mansion on the Australian Gold Coast whilst Depp…
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Husqvarna confirms 125cc version of the awesome Vitpilen cafe racer WILL appear in 2017
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Husqvarna has confirmed that it is building a small capacity roadster. The comments from the factory underline that a 125cc modern-cafe racer is going to be added to the upcoming range which will be on sale in Spring 2017. Looking very similar to the awesome Vitpilen 401 (Vit = white, pilen = arrow) which…
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Hyosung 450 appears. Funky. 50bhp, lots of torque, single-cylinder and cheap (hopefully)
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This is the Hyosung GD450 – a new naked roadster from the Korean bike maker that’s going to be available for 2016. Powered by a liquid-cooled single-cylinder, DOHC 449cc motor, the bike kicks out 50bhp @ 7,500rpm and 47.7Nm of torque @ 7,000rpm. It gets a six-speed gearbox, a 96mm bore and a compression ratio…
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Kawasaki’s 150cc mini Street Scrambler project sketched out for 2017
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Kawasaki’s 150cc mini Street Scrambler project sketched out for 2017. It seems as though there was a bit of ‘loose-lips’ going on at the EICMA event at the Milan Show, and they’ve been speaking about what’s coming in 2017. Those who know about Kawasaki’s plans have, so we’re told, said that the company is…
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Inside Line: Top Japanese journalists saying new Busa still on its way!
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Inside Line: Top Japanese journalists saying new Busa still on its way! Top Japanese motorcycle magazine is, as you’d expect, pretty much finger-in-the-pulse of what’s going on in Japan with current and upcoming motorcycles. The latest issue has just been finished and we’ve got a first look at the cover. As you might also expect,…
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Bike-mad Mum offers Ducati motorcycle for return of dog
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Julie Smith is offering her Ducati 750 Sport for the safe return of her daughter’s lost crossbreed, Harry. When Carli Ann Smith arrived home from work to hear her dog Harry was missing, so began the nightmare of desperate searching, with no happy ending yet on the cards. Now Mum is offering her bike if Harry…
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Kenny Roberts confirmed to attend Motorcycle Live
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Kenny Roberts confirmed to attend Motorcycle Live Three-time 500cc World Champion Kenny Roberts has been added to the list of racing stars confirmed to attend Motorcycle Live, which kicks off at The NEC, Birmingham this Saturday (28 November). Roberts – who will appear at the UK’s biggest bike show on the opening day – joins…
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Video: Lewis Hamilton’s limited edition MV Agusta Dragster
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In this video Lewis Hamilton talks about creating his limited edition 800cc MV Agusta dragster with their design team. The Dragster RR LH 44 features an Alcantara quilt pattern saddle, numerous parts made from Ergal (brake lever, handlebars, fuel filler cap, brake pump cover) and a special anodised red finish on the logos, frame, footpegs…
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Video: Getting too icy for riding your bike? Try snow biking
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It’s finally starting to get a bit chilly so we thought you’d appreciate this snow biking video. Never heard of snow biking? It combines snowmobiling and motocrossing – and it looks like amazing fun! Here’s how it works: take a regular motocross bike, take off the wheels, put a snowmobile track and a front ski…
