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40th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Show postponed until June 2020
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Following the recent announcement from the UK Government, Mortons Events has had to postpone the 40th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Show which was due to be held on April 25-26.
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BMW launches range of saucy M performance parts for the S1000RR
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Carbonio rims, forged alloy loveliness, baubles and jewellery galore for BM’s mighty superbike WE’RE all stuck at home now, so a bit of fantasy online retail therapy won’t go amiss will it? And news reached us the other day of a new range of performance goodies from BMW. The firm is transferring the ‘M’ motorsports…
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Yamaha suspends production in Italy and France due to coronavirus
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Yamaha has announced that production at two of its facilities in Italy and France has been temporarily suspended in response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Production at the Motori Minarelli engine factory in Calderara di Reno, Italy – and the MBK Industrie assembly plant in Saint-Quentin, France has been suspended. Both will be shut until…
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VIDEO: Watch Sylvain Guintoli put a stock GSX-R around Donington. This is WELL WORTH watching in full
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Look, he’s a Suzuki man taking a 2020 Suzuki GSX-R1000R out for a really fast lap at Donington, which is a circuit he knows better than he knows the back of his right hand. But, this video is superb. And Sylvain is genuinely one of the most honest (and nicest) people in racing. It’s well…
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KTM closes factory in fight against coronavirus – two week stop will affect 2020 business plans in the long run
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The Austrian factory has just closed for two weeks in an attempt to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. KTM itself says that whilst the shutdown won’t affect sales and deliveries, it will affect the firm’s business plans for the rest of 2020. Stopping production at the plant in Mattighofen is a measure to not…
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VIDEO: Rea and Lowes put Kawasaki’s ZX-25R through its paces at Jerez.
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Kawasaki’s finally released video of its new ZX-25R in action. And it shows Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes ripping round Jerez. We told you it was coming and here it is. Kawasaki’s dropped the video of Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes tearing around Jerez on the new Ninja ZX-25R – and it shows that the…
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Want to see Yamaha's plans for a carbon-fibre road bike that BRUISES when damaged and emits LIGHT from a wound to the frame?
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Here’s a design patent from Yamaha that’s going to blow a few minds – a carbon-fibre framed motorcycle that BRUISES when the frame is damaged, even if the bike falls over at a standstill. It might sound like a thought-pattern straight from the latest sci-fi blockbuster movie, but the truth of the matter is that…
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Norton collapse: MPs raise question over pensions scheme
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Questions have been raised in parliament over whether regulators should have got involved sooner in investigating the pension scheme set up by Norton Motorcycles and Stuart Garner. Norton owner Garner was a trustee of three pension schemes all of which were linked to the motorcycle company. And now MPs from the Work and Pensions Committee…
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Here’s CFMoto’s 300 SR new sport bike that makes nearly 30bhp and weighs just 165kg road-ready!
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It may only be heading for the Asian market, but this gorgeous 300 is definitely worthy of your attention. The CFMoto 300 SR uses a single-cylinder 293cc motor (which can be taken down to 250cc) and kicks out 29.2hp @ 8,750rpm. Torque-wise there’s 25.3Nm @ 7,250rpm. It has a six-speed gearbox and a 140/60…
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PRODUCTS: Shark Helmets launches range of iridium visors that you can use at NIGHT.
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Shark Helmets has just revealed a new range of iridium visors – and they’re certified for use in the day and at night. If you own a Shark Spartan, Spartan Carbon, Skwal 2 and D-Skwal 2, gone are the days of having to carry a spare visor for when the light fades. That’s because the…
