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Stafford Classic Motorcycle Show postponed until October
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Following the UK Government advice on the coronavirus pandemic we have unfortunately had to postpone our April/August Stafford Classic Motorcycle Show once again.
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Support the NHS with Wemoto’s NEW charity t-shirt
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WeMoto’s just released its latest charity t-shirt – and this year, it’s donating the profits to the NHS. Over the past five years, Wemoto’s been donating the profits from its charity t-shirts to the Manx Grand Prix Supporters Club – but this year it’s chosen to raise funds for the financially stretched NHS. ‘The Motorcyclist’…
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Triumph Motorcycles to cut 240 UK jobs
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Triumph Motorcycles is to cut 400 jobs worldwide, 240 of which are in the UK. The Hinckley-based factory said the cuts are the result of a big drop in sales due to the coronavirus pandemic. Triumph’s HQ is Hinckley, but it’s also got factories in Thailand and assembly operations in Brazil and India. At the…
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TWO new models coming from Indian? US factory registers Pursuit and Guardian names.
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Indian Motorcycle has registered two new model names, indicating we might see some new machines in the near future. The Indian Pursuit and Indian Guardian names have been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Australian intellectual property office. That’s as close to confirming the existence of two new models we’re…
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Dealerships can REOPEN from June 1 (in England)
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It’s been confirmed that motorcycle and scooter dealers can open their doors from June 1. The MCIA received confirmation that dealerships can reopen from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy – following confusion caused by the government’s original statement which only referred to car dealers. Rumours suggested that motorcycle and scooter retailers would…
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TT Lock-In: Relive the greatest moments in TT history
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Whilst the bikes may not be racing down Bray Hill this year, TT fans can look forward to eight evenings of exclusive TT-themed entertainment from the past, present and future as part of ‘TT Lock-In’ in June.
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SAT NAV speed camera alerts OUTLAWED in Germany
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Germany’s Road Traffic Regulations now prohibit the use of all devices which alert road users of the location of fixed and mobile speed cameras. TomTom and Garmin have sent emails out to its customers, letting them know that Germany has banned speed camera alerts for good. While it’s going to be extremely difficult for German…
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SPY SHOTS: Bimota’s KB4 CAUGHT testing on the road
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Bimota’s eagerly anticipated KB4 has been caught on camera while out testing – and we’ve got our hands on the shots thanks to our friends at Young Machine Japan. We’ve been talking about Bimota’s KB4 for months – and after the factory released a blurry teaser photo of the bike a couple of weeks ago,…
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Ducati’s Superleggera V4 is coming. CEO confirms FINAL on track tests.
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Ducati’s CEO, Claudio Domenicali has shared a snap of the Superleggera V4 as it gets ready for the final phase of testing. It’s been a bit of a wait, but Ducati’s limited edition Superleggera V4 is almost ready. First show to the world in February, the carbon fibre sportbike has just got to get through…
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YOU can RIDE a Moto2 race bike at the Red Bull Ring
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The Red Bull Ring in Austria is offering bikers the chance to blast round the track on a KTM Moto2 race bike. The Red Bull Ring has added five purebred Moto2 race machines to its fleet for 2020. And you can ride one. Kicking off in June, you can swing your leg over one of…
