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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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Crashed biker left in ditch after police county border confusion
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Three police forces have apologised to a crash victim left in a ditch due to confusion as to which force should attend the call. The biker crashed near Tilbrook, Cambridgeshire, which borders Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire, on Sunday. Despite a 999 call going in shortly after 16:00 BST, emergency services did not arrive until 18:40. The…
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VIDEO Honda’s Project 2&4 walk around
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Honda has released this video showing its Project 2&4 race car-motogp bike hybrid, the car was officially unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show. Basically, the car is a track car styled a bit like a F1 car but powered by the RC213V motor. What makes it all the more interesting than that is that Honda says…
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VIDEO Honda’s new advert celebrates bikes with paper
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Let’s face it, Honda always makes good adverts for its products and this one was broadcast this week in the USA showing the history of the brand in two minutes. It’s a funky ad that works on showing where Honda has come from across a range of disciplines and does it all through some cool…
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VIDEO Ducati Diavel Carbon 2016 in action
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Here’s a little promo video of the new-for-2016 Ducati Diavel Carbon in action. There’s not much to the bike in reality, it’s a largely cosmetic exercise with a new seat unit and exhaust to keep the interest in the ‘dark’ range of the muscley-cruiser going. But it’s a nice video to watch, all the…
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VIDEO Mega freestyle video with Kawasaki’s Jamie Squibb
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Check out this absolutely brilliant video of Kawasaki freestyle rider Jamie Squibb. Made for Team Green, the video shows Jamie going about his practice routine and delves into the mind of a freestyle rider (‘bigger balls!’). It also shows Jamie’s surprisingly small and fluffy dog… Anyway, it’s a beltingly-good video and well worth a watch.…
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Sam Lowes signs three-year Aprilia MotoGP deal
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Sam Lowes has signed a three-year MotoGP contract with Aprilia Racing, including a one-year Moto2 deal with Team Federal Oil Gresini Moto2. The 24-year-old is will contest the Moto2 World Championship next season, before graduating to the premier class for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. Sam said: “I would like to thank Aprilia Racing and Gresini…
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Lowes and Guintoli with Yamaha for WSB return in 2016
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Yamaha has announced that it will return to WSB next year as an official squad being run out of the British Crescent racing base. It has signed battling Brit, 2013 BSB Champion Alex Lowes and 2014 World Superbike champion Sylvain Guintoli to ride the R1 superbike in the championship. Here’s what Yamaha itself said about…
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SCOOP Supercharged er-6f Ninja S2 claims made in Japan for next year
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In July we brought you the patent drawings that showed Kawasaki’s plans for a NEW supercharged motorcycle with a new supercharging unit very different to the one bolted to the H2R hypercycle. Last night this image (above) appeared in the Japanese press, showing what appears to be a supercharged version of the Kawasaki er-6f with…
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Honda’s CBR250RR – supercharged weapon on the way?
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Honda’s much-wanted CBR250RR is the rumoured-bike that seems to be refusing to go away and this month there’s a raft of even more rumours about the screaming quarter-litre bike appearing in next year. As you’d expect, the little sportster is far more track-oriented than any of the road-based, easy-going motorcycles we’ve seen recently from…
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Yamaha’s FZ1 Fazer replacement – mock up image has R1 styling
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Japanese magazine Young Machine has fired this into the mix with it’s latest issue, a mock up of the new FZ1 Fazer. We’ve know that the big Fazer is coming from Yamaha for some time, but the bike builder has an issue of how to pitch the bike to an audience in such a way…
