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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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New sports touring tyre from Metzeler
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Metzeler has launched a new sports touring tyre, the Roadtec 01. Metzeler calls this a sports touring tyre developed to offer class leading levels of grip in all weather conditions, perfect for sports touring, naked/sports bikes and adventure machines. The manufacturer also promises high-mileage and consistent ‘wear’ as well as stability at high speed and…
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SCOOP VIDEO: Yamaha’s latest teaser trailer for its ‘Next Level’ MT bike
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Here’s the latest, puzzling trailer video from Yamaha. In it, the firm shows various sci-fi-like images of a dancer, a future-suited, Tron-esque rider but nothing of a bike. Well, that is nothing except a pair of what looks like pretty normal MT-range mirrors fitted to the bike being ridden by future-boy. There’s still nothing…
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SCOOP VIDEO: New teaser film from Ducati
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Ducati has released the last teaser film in their ‘This is X’ series that shown us glimpses of the bikes that will be revealed at the EICMA show in Milan next week. This episode is called ‘This is sophistication’ and according to Ducati it tells the mysterious tale of unprecedented shapes, the colour black and…
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It’s the Great British Bike Off (as a cake) for Carole Nash’s 30th anniversary celebrations
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TO MARK its birthday and celebrate thirty years in business, Carole Nash insurance has unveiled a life-size replica of a motorcycle made entirely from cake and chocolate. Measuring 2 metres in length and 0.9 metres tall, the unique creation is modelled on the exact motorcycle that Carole Nash first insured back in 1985, an…
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SCOOP: Pictures of the new 2016 Honda CB500F, NC750S and Integra
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Honda has just announced updates for three of its mid-sized commuter models. We have been sent the latest pictures of the new bikes and a few words from Honda describing the updates: The CB500F street bike is given a hard-edged makeover for 2016, adding further desirability to its punchy all-round performance. Upgrades include: A new…
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SCOOP VIDEO: Yamaha’s OR2T four wheeler ‘bike’ testing and… it works!
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This is the Yamaha OR2T – a four wheeled motorcycle-type-of-thing that’s real, it works and, we’re told, is a serious part of the future plans of the Japanese factory. At the end of October, Yamaha showed its concept MWT-09 which is the MT-09-powered tilting three-wheeler. This looks to take the concept a whole step more…
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Husqvarna 701 Supermoto and Enduro launch report
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Tested by: Bruce Wilson This is the new 701 Supermoto and Enduro road-going models which mark a new era for Husqvarna, a company which since the KTM take-over is destined to release more road bikes in the future. Both of these new motorcycles share the same core components, including their 690cc single-cylinder engines which produce a…
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Supercharged 2016 Yamaha R3 built and revealed
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The bike is a stock Yamaha R3 which kicks out 42bhp at the 10,750rpm redline with a supercharger fitted. The race version now makes 60bhp (it’s limited to that amount, the full potential of the system in terms of output is not known) and it does that at 10,000rpm. Other than the supercharger and…
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SCOOP video: 2016 Kawasaki ZZR1400 walkaround
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SCOOP video: 2016 Kawasaki ZZR1400 walkaround. Here’s the official promo video of the 2016 Kawasaki ZZR1400 super tourer. The film centres around the Performance Sport version of the bike, the output is 200bhp from the Euro 4 compliant bike. Much is made about how well the new bike handles as well as how sharp the…
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Speed Camera Cash Cow claims are NONSENSE according to the Government
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Speed Camera Cash Cow claims are NONSENSE according to the Government. Panic stories about Bedfordshire Police ramping up the cash generated from speed cameras on the M1 are over-hyped tutt, according to the Government. Reports that the regional force’s Commissioner Olly Martins was going to permanently switch on cameras on the M1 in order to…
