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Ducati Museum pays tribute to ‘Mike the Bike’ Hailwood
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Ducati has just unveiled a new exhibition at its factory museum – bringing to together three amazing Grand Prix machines built by the iconic Fabio Taglioni for a young Mike Hailwood. More specically, Taglioni built the 125, 250 and 350cc Desmo Twins to order between 1958 and 1960, for an ex-racer and motorcycle dealer named…
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VIDEO: Talking tyres and the TT with sidecar supremo’s – the Birchall Brothers
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Mansfield-based brothers Ben and Tom Birchall will be aiming for their seventh sidecar victory at the Isle of Man TT over the next couple of weeks. And Avon Tyres caught up with them before they headed across to the iconic event in the middle of the Irish Sea – to find out just what it…
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PRODUCTS: Shark Explore-R Helmet Review
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Having worn Shark Helments for five years, experienced motorcycle journalist Chris Moss has a selection of lids from its range. But the Explore-R has become his ‘go to’ helmet, thanks to its excellent versatility and clever design… It can be converted from road to adventure/off-road spec via its quickly detachable visor and rapidly attached peak…
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First Ride: Triumph Street Twin (A2 Restricted)
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A2 LICENCE RESTRICTED RETRO-STYLED ROADSTER Over the last few years a swathe of retro styled bikes has cemented themselves in the motorcycle market – and Triumph has consistently been at the forefront of the trend. Sitting within the retro-styled Bonneville range, the Street Twin is the least expensive of Triumph’s revamped family of parallel twins…
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INCOMING: Yamaha’s leaning multi-wheeler – the NIKEN. The launch is about to happen
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MoreBikes is out in Austria for the launch of Yamaha’s hotly anticipated leaning multi-wheeler, the Niken and we’ll be bringing you the lowdown on the funky front-ender once we’ve got off its sweet seat after the world’s first ride. Espoused as a corner carving king, we’re going to be putting it through its paces on…
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Get ready! Yamaha NIKEN pre-orders open today
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The all-new Yamaha Niken is one of the most talked about bikes/trikes of 2018. And Yamaha has announced that you’ll be able to pre-order one from today. If for some reason, you’ve missed all the hype – the all-new Niken is powered by a liquid-cooled, in-line, 3-cylinder engine, and is equipped with LMW (Leaning Multi Wheel) technology to…
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KTM unveils its next generation of ready to race two-stroke enduro machines for 2019
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Following on from KTM’s revolutionary range of two-stroke enduro machine which were introduced last year, the Austrian’s continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible, refining and updating its EXC line-up for 2019. For 2019, its KTM 250 EXC TPI and KTM 300 EXC have had a bit of an overhaul, with improved WP fork…
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Suzuki Street Tour: Test ride a Suzuki at some of Britain’s favourite biker cafes
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Suzuki will be touring Britain’s favourite biker cafés throughout 2018, offering the chance for punters to swing their leg over some of its latest machinery. And it kicks off this weekend at the Super Sausage café near Towcester. Following on from the popularity of last summer’s tour, Suzuki will visit four venues and offer eight…
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Travis Pastrana to attempt three of Evel Knievel’s iconic jumps on an Indian Scout FTR 750
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Indian Motorcycle has announced that Travis Pastrana will be jumping an Indian Scout FTR750 in tribute to Evel Knievel, the founding father of motorcycle stunts. ‘Evel Live’, which is being run in partnership with Nitro Circus, on Sunday July 8th, will see Pastrana attempt three of Knievel’s most famed jumps on the Scout FTR750, including…
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SILVERSTONE CLASSIC: Bike legends out in force at Silverstone
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Wayne Gardner, Phil Read MBE, Christian Sarron and Freddie Spencer will be on hand at this summer’s Silverstone Classic, which takes place across 20-22 July. The famous foursome will be sharing memories with fans during a series of meet and greets and will be wowing crowds on Saturday and Sunday with laps of the full…
