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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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SCOOP AWESOME KTM/RD350 special built by kid in India
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Now THIS is what we want to have a go on next – this absolutely gorgeous mash-up between a KTM Duke 390 and a Yamaha RD350. This special has been built in India by Aseem Singh Pawar and is officially called the RD-Duke. Pawar (pictured below) lovingly calls his bike the ‘Flying Sikh’ and has done…
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SCOOP Atlantic Metals buys up Erik Buell Racing for $2.25m
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The second half of the deal over Erik Buell Racing has now gone through after an auction yesterday – in which Altlantic Metals acquired all of EBR’s bike-making equipment. That means the machines, parts, tools and associated bits and parts of EBR PLUS the company’s trademarks, patents and databases are now owned by the American…
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Massive fire guts Fantic site and destroys bikes
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A fire has swept through the Fantic production sheds at Treviso in Italy leaving bikes and machinery destroyed and causing a million Euros of damage. The fire broke out around midnight on Wednesday August 5, ten fire engines attended the blaze with the first unit arriving on site at 1.15am. According to reports, the majority…
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Mega collection of 60 exotic rare bikes going up for sale
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An incredible collection of 60 rare, mostly American motorcycles will be put up for sale at Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale, on October 17-18. “This is an incredibly rare find; 60 fantastic collectors’ motorcycles, all carefully stored in the Brescia based private museum of entrepreneur and CEO of the Santoni Group, Tiberio Lonati,” said Ben…
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Sponsored story: The Official Motorcycle and Scooter Tagged Equipment Registration Security Scheme
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In 2012, the Motorcycle Industry Association, a number of top manufacturers and the Police came together to launch the first ever industry wide anti-theft initiative – the MASTER Scheme. The manufacturers who have signed up to the scheme, mark their bikes with various technologies, free of charge by the dealer to the customer, before they…
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Sponsored story: Get ready for your best year of biking, with Carole Nash
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We’ve all been there – the sun’s out, you’re gearing up for a thrilling ride-out to a summer bike meet when all of a sudden your trusty steed just won’t start. Or maybe it’s temporarily off the road. Wouldn’t it be handy to hop on your mate’s bike instead, if only your insurance would cover…
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Video: One of the dumbest crashes you’ll ever see NSFW
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Ok, so this is one of the dumbest bits of riding we’ve seen for a while – and it ends up with a fat bloke in a t-shirt wiping out spectacularly. The cruiser ‘dude’ behind the cameraman clearly isn’t paying attention to what’s happening up front, panic brakes and ends up on his face. Dumb…
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Hot rumour’s from Ducati sources: 899 ‘S’ instead of new Streetfighter 1299
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Hot rumours today about the Ducati 2016 line-up which are largely centering around a 899 ‘S’ type model Panigale. The grumbles about the bike are coming from America and they are virtually rubbishing the recent gossip-mongering elsewhere that claimed we could be about to see a 1299-based Streetfighter launched by Ducati. Those rumours of the…
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SCOOP Video Yamaha’s MT-09-powered super sand buggy wotsit nearly here
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Do you fancy a four-wheeled, super sand buggy type racer from Yamaha – powered by the firm’s three-cylinder MT-09 engine? Yeah, we wouldn’t mind a blat in it too. And looking at this very funky video released by the Japanese factory, it’s going to be with us by the start of next month. …
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SCOOP Great British Bake Off Hollywood starting Bikes n Bakes festival!
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British Bake Off star Paul Hollywood is setting up a motorcycle and baking festival. No, we didn’t believe it either when we first heard about it – but it’s true. The brilliant lazer-eyed barn owl of baking is a life-long motorcycle fan and owns a few bikes including a Kawasaki H2. He’s trying to…
