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Kawasaki patents a three-wheeled motorcycle
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There’s a bunch of patent drawings that have appeared on Italian site motociclismo.it, showing a three-wheeler from Kawasaki – but it doesn’t solve the two-wheels-at-the-front problem in the same way that Yamaha did with its Niken three-wheeler. In the detailed illustrations, it’s clear that the Kawasaki is going to use a quadrilateral system for the…
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Official campaign against loud motorcycles goes from 1 area to 81 areas in Germany
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Back in July last year, a campaign against excessive motorcycle noise was started in Baden-Wurttemberg in Germany. And now another 80 areas of the country have decided to crack down on loud bikes, too. Called the ‘Motorcycle Noise Initiative’ the original plan to enforce a drop in noise levels came from a joint plan by…
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BMW patents front wheel ‘catcher’ to help with motorcycle head-on crashes
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In a head-on collision, a motorcyclist will usually come off far worse than in any other type of crash. That’s largely due to the forces of the impact having nowhere to go and nowhere to dissipate, so the full impact gets transmitted straight back into the bike and rider. BMW thinks it has worked out…
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Norton collapse: change.org petition started calling for Stuart Garner to be questioned by the Government
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A petition has been set up calling for Norton boss Stuart Garner to be questioned over his conduct with the beleaguered British motorcycle firm and his part of an ongoing pensions investigation. Garner’s Norton Motorcycles was put into administration at the end of January by Metro Bank over a £300,000 tax bill to HMRC. On…
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Switch Motorcycles eScrambler concept. Coming for 2022.
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Switch Motorcycles has just unveiled its first electric bike; the eSCRAMBLER. And if all goes to plan, it’ll be available to buy in 2022. Built by the bloke behind bike builders Shanghai Customs, the Switch eSCRAMBLER could be the best looking retro-styled electric bike we’ve seen yet. It’s been designed by former Yamaha designer and…
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Is Harley-Davidson working on a sportbike? Could it look like THIS?
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Harley-Davidson’s been mixing things up of late. Later this year it’ll release its new adventure and streetfighter machines for public consumption – and rumours are swirling that there’s a sportbike on the way too. Could it look like this? H-D’s been in a bit of a slump recently. It’s not selling their same old bikes…
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VIDEO: Always cover your clutch. Little b***** causes crash – and it’s hilarious. Watch this!
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Even if you’re sat still in the street, you’ve got to stay vigilant when you’re on two wheels. Here’s the reason why. It’s a video from the lads at Dutch site olipeil – and it’s made us laugh out loud, so we thought you’d enjoy it too. https://www.facebook.com/Oliepeil/videos/949263238794057/ It shows a bloke revving a little…
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Hero MotoCorp boss says yes to possible partnership with Harley-Davidson
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This could be some significant news in the future of Harley-Davidson and publicly at least one of the big bosses involved says he’s up for it. Indian company Hero MotoCorp is being widely rumoured to be joining up with the iconic American brand for a range of small and mid-capacity motorcycles. Speaking to the Times…
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Sparks fly! Harley-Davidson and Indian Motorcycle go to war. Sort of.
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Harley-Davidson has (unofficially) bitten back at Indian Motorcycle – following the resurgent brand’s recent marketing campaign, which pits its new Challenger against H-D’s Road Glide. To show off the Challenger’s 122hp V-twin engine, Indian’s filmed it going up against Harley-Davidson’s Road Glide in a drag race and a taco truck tow-off. And it’s even offering…
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Flying Flea and Roadster – two new model names registered by Royal Enfield
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It looks like there’s two more new bikes coming from Royal Enfield which has registered two names with the European Union Intellectual Property Office: Flying Flea and Roadster. ‘Flying Flea’ isn’t a new name for Enfield though, the original flea was a 125cc bike made from the early 1930s to the 1960s. During the second…
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