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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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Three old BMWs into one gets you a nitrous hound
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We love this bike, as much for what it was (and now is) as for how funky it has ended up. This was a BMW R80 RT from the late 1980s, even better is that this was a POLICE BMW R80 RT from the late 1980s! The bike still carried its original blue…
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SCOOP: Yamaha’s 2016 electric production bikes revealed
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Reports are in this morning that Yamaha WILL launch its first production electric motorbikes in 2016 – and we will get to see the firm’s proddie electric tech in both on and off-road incarnations. Patents have been revealed that show two bikes and it’s clear that each is based very closely indeed on concept…
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The Ghostbusters get on their bike in new film
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Who ya gonna call? Well, if it’s a ghost problem you’ve got then it’ll be a squad of Ghostbusters pottering about in some part on a battered old scrambler. On-set pictures from the re-make of the iconic 1980s film have surfaced and aside from the usual re-purposed hearse to get around in the new…
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30th Anniversary GSX-R colours revealed
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It’s the 30th anniversary of the production of the GSX-R, a bike that changed the motorcycle world. To mark the occasion Suzuki is painting the 1000cc bike in special colours that ape the original scheme. We’ve been sent the pictures and the bike looks very coo. Here’s what Suzuki itself says about the historic…
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Feature: Flatshifter gives riders real leverage
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If you know someone who’s not able to get about very easily, but fancies the idea of riding a motorcycle then get them to check out Flatshifter. Flatshifter is a British company specializing in making gear levers, brake levers and quickshifters for motorcycles and trikes. In fact, anything with a sequential gearbox can get…
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SCOOP: Guy Martin to pilot land speed record attempt for Triumph
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TT legend and adrenaline junkie Guy Martin confirmed as pilot for the Triumph world record attempt The Triumph Rocket III Streamliner is powered by two 2.3 litre Triumph Rocket III engines, producing 1,000 bhp Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) world record attempt to take place at the Bonneville Speedway, Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah – 23-27…
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Guzzi Le Mans Radical to take on R-nine-T
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Made by a small engineering workshop not far from the Czech republic, this is the awesome Radical Guzzi cafe racer. The engine is a Guzzi Griso V-twin lump, taken from 1200 to 1450cc and kicks out 135bhp at the rear wheel. Builder, Stefan Bronold says he was so keen for some genuine character with the…
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Podcast 19: Neck lock, broken back, Patrick Swayze and drinking – chatting with TT winner Gary Johnson
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Time for a catch up with the funniest TT winner ever. Gaz stops off half way through a 100-mile long cycle ride to shoot the motorcycling breeze with MoreBikes. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/213644887″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]
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Launch report: Suzuki GSX-S1000FA
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Tested by: John Milbank Pictures by: James Wright and Ula Serra £9,999//143.5bhp @ 10,000rpm//78.2lb-ft @ 9,500rpm//214kg//www.suzuki-gb.co.uk The new GSX-S1000FA has been carefully targeted by Suzuki – its typical buyer is expected to be an experienced forty-plus rider with an above-average income. They previously owned a sportsbike and they’re expected to be using this for weekend rides without…
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SCOOP: Naked, supercharged version of the new Suzuki!
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By Leon Rose and Tony Carter SCOOP: Naked, supercharged version of the new Suzuki! So we’ve now seen the patent drawings published in the States for what is very likely to be the production version of the Recursion Suzuki shown as a concept bike a while back, and now we’ve been sent more…
