Off-Road
Off-Road
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Indian Motorcycle reveals stretched-out FTR750 hillclimber. Ready to race in the AMA Pro Hillclimb Series.
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Indian Motorcycle is returning to its Hillclimbing roots; racing a modified FTR750 in the AMA Pro Hillclimb series. Indian Motorcycle has announced it’ll be participating in this year’s AMA Pro Hillclimb Racing series – returning to a sport it dominated over 80 years ago. Riding the stretched-out Indian FTR750 will be ten-time AMA Pro Hillclimb…
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Yamaha reveals DAKAR-inspired Ténéré 700 Rally. And it’ll set YOU back £10,447.
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Paying tribute to Yamaha’s ’80s Dakar racers, the Japanese factory has just revealed a new tricked out Rally Edition of its Ténéré 700. And it’s about as cool as it gets. Yamaha’s Ténéré 700 has won the hearts and minds of off-road loving adventure motorcyclists the world over since its launch last year. And now…
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Dakar Rally 2021: NEW route and rules confirmed
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Dakar Rally organisers have just released next year’s route map and a revised set of rules for 2021. Taking place in Saudi Arabia for the second year, the famous rally event will run from January 3 – 15 2021. Starting and finishing in Jeddah, the new route traverses the desert before heading along the coastline…
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Is Yamaha working on an OFF-ROAD capable TMAX?
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Yamaha Europe’s Marketing Manager, Paolo Pavieso has hinted that there’s a chance we could see a Yamaha TMAX off-roader in the next two years. Is Yamaha getting ready to challenge Honda and its X-ADV? It certainly sounds like it. Our pals at Motociclismo.it have been speaking to Paolo Pavieso, Marketing Manager at Yamaha Motor…
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VIDEO: Scrambling in the ‘60s. Archive film to take you back in time.
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We love a bit of archive film here at MoreBikes – and the latest to catch our eye is ‘Scrambling for it’, which takes a look at scrambling in the UK in the 1960s. The film’s part of the Rank Organisation’s ‘Look at Life’ series – and this one in particular takes a look at…
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VIDEO: Riding big bikes off-road. Ducati’s Beppe Gualini explains how.
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Ten-time Dakar competitor and Ducati off-road expert Beppe Gualini has released a video breaking down how to handle a big bike off-road. There’s a lot of scepticism about just how well big adventure bikes handle off-road. Ok, so there’s little doubt what they can do in the hands of experts, but for us mere mortal…
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VIDEO: SuperBikers 1982. Road racing, flat tracking and motocross in ONE RACE.
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We’ve just been watching this brilliant piece of archive TV from 80s America; the 1982 SuperBikers Race. A made-for-TV special event thought up by the team at ABC’s Wide World of Sports – the SuperBikers race combined road racing, flat tracking and motocross in one single race. It’s a fantastic watch, if you’ve got 20…
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OFFICIAL documents confirm Husqvarna’s working on THREE new adventure motorcycles. NORDEN 250cc, 401cc and 501cc coming for 2021?
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A document from Husqvarna’s investor presentation shows what we’ve got to look forward to for the year ahead – and we’re most excited about THREE new adventure bikes from the Swedish-Austrian factory. We’ve already told you about KTM and Gas Gas’ upcoming model line-up, after getting our hands on official documents straight from the source…
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Suzuki’s V-Strom 650 for 2021? Here’s what Oberban Bezzi thinks it should look like…
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Following the launch of Suzuki’s new V-Strom 1050 for 2020, Oberdan Bezzi has released a series of images of what he thinks the next generation V-Strom 650 should look like. And they’re brilliant. Famed motorcycle designer Oberdan Bezzi releases his latest work on a regular basis – and the most recent to make an appearance…
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Honda WINS the Dakar Rally for the first time since 1989 with Ricky Brabec ending KTM’s 18 year winning streak.
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Honda’s Ricky Brabec has triumphed at the 2020 Dakar Rally, taking the title for the Japanese factory for the first time since 1989. After 18 years of KTM dominance, Honda’s taken the top spot at this year’s Dakar Rally – and Brabec has become the first American to ever win the race. Speaking about the…
