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UK Motorcycle clothing company expand in America
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Merlin ahave announced the appointment of Michael ‘Tex’ Mawby as North America Country Manager, to lead the expansion and presence of the Merlin brand within the USA and Canada. Mawby has vast motorcycle industry experience, previously serving as President of Gerbing Motorsports, Director of Sales and Marketing with TCX Boots and Eastern US and Canadian…
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Honda boffins make airbag advances
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Honda led the way in 2006 when it integrated an airbag into the Goldwing motorcycle. Now, the company is taking a further step, designing a new generation of cutting-edge airbags for motorcycles and filing for a patent. The Japanese manufacturer has a new design to replace the one introduced in 2006 on the Goldwing and…
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Suzuki test ride roadshow back for 2023!
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Suzuki GB will again embark on a test ride roadshow this summer, bringing an additional fleet of demo machines to several dealerships nationwide. The first of 13 events will take place on the 1-2 of April at new Suzuki dealer Mo-Tech Suzuki, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, with a test ride fleet including the all-new…
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Hydrogen Future?
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Honda team up with General Motors Honda and General Motors are the latest firms to reveal plans to get stuck into some hydrogen fuel cell research – and we’re here for it. With the increasingly urgent need for emissions-free vehicles, we’ve started to see more and more battery-powered machines making it to market. But there’s…
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Legal Q&A: Court for chap who taxed wrong bike
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Q We are very fortunate and both I and my partner have a bike each in the garage (we bought matching MT-09s a few years ago). As summer was ending, I made a Statutory Off Road Notice (SORN) declaration for both bikes around last September. However, as we had a mild October I got road…
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Specialist Spotlight: Bell Helmets
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They’re probably one of the best known helmet brands in the world. Here’s what you need to know about the iconic American firm. Bell began in 1923, originally known as Bell Auto Parts. Employee Roy Richter started with the company back in 1933 – that very same year he also started racing – his passion…
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Carbon-neutral: It’s Big in Japan…
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Yamaha is the first motorcycle manufacturer in Japan to utilize green aluminum in its bikes. This groundbreaking innovation is part of their effort to reduce emissions and contribute to environmental protection. They will also continue to progress towards using low-carbon aluminium in their journey to achieve carbon-neutral materials. Yamaha declared today that it had attained…
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Honda’s Big Buzz – Our thoughts on the Hornet
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The Hornet is back. But Honda’s completely reinvented it for the 21st century. Dave Manning explains what you need to know about the hotly anticipated middleweight. When Honda first launched the Hornet way back in 1996 – as a four-cylinder machine of just 250cc capacity – it was a departure from the normal Japanese domestic…
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TRADEMARKED! Harley-Davidson X350 and X500
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It looks like we’re finally getting closer to seeing the long-awaited small-capacity Harley-Davidsons in the flesh. Here’s what we know. We’ve been telling you for years about Harley-Davidson’s plans to move into the small and midsize motorcycle market. We’ve brought you leaked documents, concept art, details of donor bikes and more – and yet there’s…
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British brand Dot is back!
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The resurgence of another British brand is well underway, with the arrival of three new bikes under the historic Dot banner. There’s the Dot Demon scrambler, the Reed Racer café racer and the new limited edition Street Fighter. From its home at the National Centre for Motorsport Engineering in Bolton, the Street Fighter’s been developed…
