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Anvil Motociclette unveils Indian Motorcycles flat tracker at the Wheels & Waves festival
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Anvil Motociclette, the Italian custom bike builder, has unveiled its latest project at Wheels & Waves. It’s a flat tracker called Shrimp – built from the bones of an Indian Scout Sixty. The Shrimp pays tribute to one of Indian’s earliest heroes, Albert ‘Shrimp’ Burns, whose story started at the age of 14 and ended…
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Gorgeous! Mugen MRV1400 illustration appears in Japan
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CHECK out this amazing illustration from our Japanese friends at YoungMachine – the magazine has shown its version of the MVR1400 cruiser which is heading our way in 2020. The drawing is based on a concept four-valve OHV air-cooled V-twin, 1400cc motor that was unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show earlier this year. Based on…
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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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CONFIRMED: Dakar-inspired Moto Guzzi V85 on sale in January 2019!
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Moto Guzzi unveiled its Concept V85 at last year’s EICMA show to widespread admiration – and it’s been revealed that it’ll be heading into production sooner than we first thought. You’ll be able to buy this gorgeous thing in January 2019! Valentina Barletta, marketing director of Moto Guzzi in France has confirmed that the Paris-Dakar…
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SAVE SOME CASH: Over £300 off Suzuki’s new V-Strom 1000 aluminium luggage
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Suzuki has launched a new range of three-piece aluminium luggage for its V-Strom 1000 and V-Strom 1000XT – and you can save over £300 if you buy the full set. Suzuki’s V-Strom 1000 range blends the attributes of middleweight adventure bikes and larger capacity machines, with an agile chassis and characterful, torquey V-twin engine. And…
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Innovative ex-BMW designer moves to Indian Motorcycles
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Indian Motorcycle Company has announced it has hired motorcycle industry design veteran, Ola Stenegard – the man behind the R-nineT – as its new Director of Product Design. The innovative ex-BMW designer will play a key role in the iconic American brand’s long-term growth strategy, bringing nearly two decades of product-design experience, a life-long passion…
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New Hailwood Race Replica announced!
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Aussie firm will build 12 exact replicas of Mike Hailwood’s TT-winning Ducati. This year’s Isle of Man TT will mark 40 years since Mike Hailwood’s famous comeback win in the 1978 F1 TT, following an 11-year hiatus. And to mark the milestone, Western Australia-based Ducati specialist Vee Two Australia is producing 12 exact replicas of…
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Fancy building an Indian Scout flattracker?
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Winter is traditionally the time for tinkering, and Indian is encouraging riders to pick up their tools and flattrack their Scouts – taking inspiration from the Indian Super Hooligan that’s making a name for itself in the American Flat Track championship. Indian says it is starting to see an increase in riders in Europe who…
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The Vins Duecinquanta: two-stroke, 90bhp, 85kg. Eeep.
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This is the Vins Duecinquanta, a motorcycle developed and being made by five ex-Ferrari Formula One engineers. Vins is the company that showed a couple of projects at Milan a couple of years ago when they tentatively shone a light on a 100cc and 250cc motorcycle idea they had. Back then the motor shown was…
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First ride: Moto Guzzi V7 III Special
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Moto Guzzi launched the third generation of its V7 retro machine, aptly named the V7 III, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the iconic V-twin model. WORDS: Mikko Nieminen, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure editor PHOTOGRAPHY: Jakob Ebrey & Moto Guzzi The V7 III family consists of three different models: the V7 III Special, the bike…
