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New Bikes: Aprilia’s RS 457
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The Italian firm’s looking to snap up sales in the learner legal market, revealing a proper A2-compliant sportsbike in the form of its new RS 457. Here’s what you need to know. Riders of a sporty disposition have got plenty to get excited about next year. There’s some exciting stuff going on at the lower…
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Bridgestone Launches its Next-Generation Sports Motorcycle Tyre
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*The new Bridgestone BATTLAX HYPERSPORT S23 is a sports radial motorcycle tyre for street use engineered to meet the requirements of the ever-evolving modern-day sport bikes.*The latest product in Bridgestone’s premium motorcycle tyre range, BATTLAX, features increased levels of exceptional dry and wet grip performance, employing a newly designed compound and updated pattern design.*The Bridgestone…
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Pricing and availability of 25th anniversary Hayabusa announced
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Suzuki has announced that the special edition Hayabusa, launched to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the legendary hyperbike, is available in dealerships now with an OTR price of £18,599 and will also be available on 2.9% APR finance on PCP or HP. The anniversary edition, launched to celebrate a quarter of a century of an icon after the first generation Hayabusa changed…
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First Impressions: Ninja 7 Hybrid
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Alan Dowds has been in Spain, where he’s been running the rule over Kawasaki’s new Ninja 7 Hybrid. Here’s what he has to say! I’m just back from the Kawasaki Ninja 7 Hybrid launch in Barcelona, and it’s fair to say that I’m pretty impressed. It’s an extremely interesting bike with a lot of new…
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HONDA CBR750R? Patents say yes…
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Rumours and patent applications from Japan suggest a motorcycle on the way that uses the same chassis and engine as the new Honda Hornet but with a sporty different styling. Here’s what we know about the CBR750R. At the official presentation, which took place at the Cologne Motor Show in October 2022, Honda revealed the…
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Used Bike Test: Yamaha R6
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If you had a pound for every Yamaha R6 ever sold… you’d have lots of pounds. I don’t know exactly how many of the machines have trundled down the Japanese brand’s production line since the model’s inauguration back in 1999, but the answer is ‘a lot’. R6s are everywhere, and rightfully so because they’ve been…
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King Kenny: Ironing out the kinks
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The VJMC’s Steve Cooper remembers… 1979 had been a holding position with Kenny Roberts doing his utmost to fend off the serried ranks of Suzuki RG500s. Unable to give him the extra power he wanted, the factory embarked on a mass loss programme – aluminium would replace steel for the chassis and the motor would…
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2024 Isle Of Man TT Dates Confirmed
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TT 2024 will once again commence on the Bank Holiday Monday (27th May) with free practice taking place in the morning followed by the first qualifying session in the afternoon. It will conclude with the Milwaukee Senior TT Race taking place on Saturday, 8th June 2024. You can expect the race schedule to follow a similar format to 2023,…
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Yamaha Racing Heritage Club Goes Back to the Future at Mugello
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The Yamaha Racing Heritage Club enjoyed a spectacular two days at Mugello on the 21st-22nd of July as part of the Yamaha Racing Experience, uniting legendary riders and their modern-day contemporaries on some historic two-stroke machinery. Do you own a Yamaha race bike, whether on or off-road? Find out if you are eligible to become…
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Triumph Extends Moto2 Partnership Until 2029
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Triumph Motorcycles has signed a new contract to continue as Exclusive Engine Supplier for the FIM Moto2™ World Championship for another five seasons, from 2025-2029. This will see Triumph powering the Moto2TM teams for a decade, enabling riders and teams to thrive and develop using its record-breaking 765 triple engine. To build on the success so…
